David Poland has published a 40-minutes video interview with composer Ludovic Bource in his DP/30 series. During the interview, Bource talks in detail about his work and inspirations for Michel Hazanavicius’ silent film The Artist starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Missi Pyle and Penelope Ann Miller. The composer also addresses Kim Novak’s recent comments about the use of Bernard Herrmann’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo in the movie and talks about his musical background, as well as his previous collaboration with Hazanavicius on the OSS 117 movie series. Bource has already won several awards for The Artist, including the Broadcast Film Critics Association Movie Award and European Film Award. Bource is also nominated for a Golden Globe and will be attending the awards ceremony tonight in Beverly Hills. The soundtrack for The Artist is available on Sony Classical. Check out the full interview after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludovic Bource on ‘The Artist’
Posted: January 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Ludovic Bource, Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Lucas Vidal’s ‘Mientras Duermes’ Score Released
Posted: January 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lucas Vidal, Mientras Duermes, score, Sleep Tight, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Spanish horror thriller Mientras duermes (Sleep Tight). The album includes the original score by Spanish composer Lucas Vidal (Vanishing on 7th Street) who appears to be having his breakout year in Hollywood in 2012 with two high profile movies coming out this spring, including James McTeigue’s The Raven starring John Cusack and The Cold Light of Day starring Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. The score for Mientras duermes was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack album is available to order on Quartet Records’ website as an import and on Screen Archives in the US. The movie is directed by Jaume Balgueró ([Rec] and [Rec] 2) and stars Luis Tosar (who just received a Goya Award nomination for his lead performance) and Marta Etura. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 13, 2012)
Posted: January 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Chad Fischer, Clinton Shorter, Contraband, Howard Ashman, Joyful Noise, Loosies, Mervyn Warren, score, Soundtrack
Three movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the thriller Contraband directed by Baltasar Kormakur and starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Lukas Haas, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna and J.K. Simmons. Clinton Shorter (District 9) has written the music for the film. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the movie’s songs performed by J Roddy Walston and the Business, Eli “Paperboy” Reed and The True Loves, Ryan Shaw, The Heavy and Big Head Todd & The Monsters. For the full soundtrack details and to listen to audio clips, visit our previous article.
Also coming out this weekend is the gospel-choir comedy Joyful Noise written and directed by Todd Graff and stars Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Kris Kristofferson, Courtney B. Vance and Jesse L. Martin. The film’s score is written by Mervyn Warren who also arranged and produced the film’s songs performed by the cast. Watertower Music has released a soundtrack featuring the songs, as well as a score suite. For audio clips and more information, visit our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino’s ‘Super 8’ Soundtrack in Concert
Posted: January 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: J.J. Abrams, Michael Giacchino, Super 8
Last weekend, Michael Giacchino conducted a concert on the roof of J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot. The scores performed include the Bad Robots productions Super 8, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Star Trek and the TV show Lost. David Poland from Movie City News has published a video of the performance of the Super 8 suite from the concert and also interviewed the composer about his work on the film. Check out the full video below and visit Poland’s Hot Blog to download the suite.
‘Another Happy Day’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Another Happy Day, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Soundtrack
Erased Tapes will be releasing a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama Another Happy Day directed by Sam Levinson and starring Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Haden Church, George Kennedy, Ezra Miller and Demi Moore. The album includes the orginal music from the film by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds. The soundtrack will be released on February 24, 2012 and is available for pre-order on the label’s website. Another Happy Day premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The indie production premiered in limited release last fall and is set for a DVD release on January 24. Read the rest of this entry »
Pino Donaggio to Score Brian De Palma’s ‘Passion’
Posted: January 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian De Palma, Passion, Pino Donaggio
Following our news article from last Saturday about Dario Marianelli scoring Brian De Palma’s Passion, we have just received word from SBS Production that they have accidentally sent out incorrect information and that the composer is not involved in the film at this point. According to the production company, Pino Donaggio is attached to write the music for the drama instead. The project would mark the composer’s first collaboration with De Palma since 1992’s Raising Cain. They have also worked together on Body Double, Dressed to Kill, Carrie, Blow Out and Home Videos. Passion is a remake of the French psychodrama Love Crime (Crime d’amour) and stars Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace. The movie produced by Saïd Ben Saïd (Carnage, Love Crime) is currently in pre-production and shooting is scheduled to begin this March in Berlin. No release date has been set yet.
Ludovic Bource Wins Critics’ Choice Movie Award for ‘The Artist’
Posted: January 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BFCA, Critic's Choice Movie Awards, Ludovic Bource, The Artist, The Muppets
Ludovic Bource has received the Critics Choice Movie Award for his score for the black-and-white romance The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius at tonight’s 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Cliff Martinez (Drive), Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Howard Shore (Hugo) and John Williams (War Horse). Bource has previously received the European Film Award, the Best Use of Music in Film Award by the Boston Film Critics, as well as as the Best Score Award by the Washington DC Film Critics. Bource is also nominated for a Golden Globe and is considered a frontrunner to receive an Academy Awards nomination. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Armstrong to Reunite with Baz Luhrmann on ‘The Great Gatsby’
Posted: January 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Armstrong, The Great Gatsby
Craig Armstrong has been hired to score Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming drama The Great Gatsby. The movie based on the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Callan McAuliff. Luhrmann adapted the novel with his writing partner Craig Pierce (Romeo + Juliet) and is also producing the project with Oscar-winning production and costume designer Catherine Martin (Moulin Rouge!), Douglas Wick (Gladiator), Lucy Fisher (Memoirs of a Geisha), Catherine Knapman & G. Mac Brown (Australia). The novel has spawned several film adaptations in the past, most notably 1974’s version directed by Jack Clayton, starring Robert Redford and featuring music by Nelson Riddle who won the Academy Award for his work on the film. Armstrong has previously scored the director’s Romeo + Juliet, as well as the Oscar-nominated musical Moulin Rouge!, for which he also provided most of the orchestral song arrangements. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Lockington, Dwayne Johnson, Journey 2, score, Soundtrack, The Mysterious Island
Watertower Music has announced a soundtrack release for the family adventure sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. The album features the original score from the film by composer Andrew Lockington who also wrote the music for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Also included on the release are two versions of What a Wonderful World performed by lead actor Dwayne Johnson and produced by film composer/orchestrator William Ross. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on February 7, 2012. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton and stars Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristin Davis and Luis Guzman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Underworld Awakening’ Score Album Details
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Paul Haslinger, score, Soundtrack, Underworld Awakening
Lakeshore Records has revealed the details of the score release for the action horror sequel Underworld Awakening. The album features the original score from the movie by Paul Haslinger who previously scored the original film in the series, as well as the 2009 prequel Rise of the Lycans. Also included are three tracks by Blue Stahli, Aesthetic Perfection and Angelspit. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the CD will be out on February 14. To pre-order the CD version, visit Amazon and check out the audio clips below. A seperate soundtrack featuring the movie’s songs has previously been announced here. Underworld Awakening directed by Mans Marlin & Bjorn Stein and starrinh Kate Beckinsale, Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy and India Eisley will be released in theaters on January 20. Read the rest of this entry »
