Bruno Coulais has recently recorded his score for the period drama Farewell, My Queen (Les adieux à la reine). The movie is directed by Benoit Jacquot (Right Now, A Single Girl) and stars Diane Kruger (National Treasure, Troy) as Marie-Antoinette. Lea Seydoux (Midnight in Paris) and Virginie Ledoyen (The Beach) are co-starring. The film is based on the prize-winning novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas and is set in the early days of the French revolution as people begin to revolt against the court of King Louis the XVI. The French/Spanish co-production is produced by Jean-Pierre Guerin, Kristina Larson and Pedro Uriol. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruno Coulais Scoring ‘Farewell, My Queen’
Posted: January 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benoit Jacquot, Bruno Coulais, Farewell My Queen, Les adieux à la reine
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‘Pan Am’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Pan Am, Soundtrack
Verve Music Group has released a soundtrack album for the ABC drama Pan Am. The album includes songs from and inspired by the show, including covers performed by Grace Potter and Nikki Jean as well as classic songs by Buddy Greco, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Getz & Gilberto, Peggy Lee among other artists. None of Blake Neely’s original score from the series is included. The album has been released this past week digitally and is available to download here. A physical release is scheduled to come out on January 17, 2012 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the release after the jump. Pan Am created by Jack Orman and starring Christina Ricci, Kelli Garner, Mike Vogel, Jonah Lotan, Michael Mosley, Margot Robbie and Karine Vanasse currently airs on Sunday nights on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
Dario Marianelli to Score Brian De Palma’s ‘Passion’
Posted: January 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian De Palma, Dario Marianelli, Passion
UPDATE (January 13, 2012): We have received word from SBS Productions that they have accidentally sent out incorrect information and that Pino Donaggio is attached to score the movie instead. Check out our new article here.
SBS Productions has confirmed to Film Music Reporter that Dario Marianelli is set to score Brian De Palma’s upcoming drama Passion. The movie starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace is a remake of the French psychodrama Love Crime (Crime d’amour) directed by Alain Corneau and starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier as two ruthless executives, one of whom is driven to murder the other. The rest of the cast has yet to be announced. Saïd Ben Saïd (Carnage) is producing the project through SBS Productions and Integral Films is the German partner. Brian De Palma has worked with some of film music’s most respected composers throughout his career. The director’s previous musical collaborators include Ennio Morricone (The Untouchables), John Williams (The Fury), Bernard Herrmann (Sisters), Danny Elfman (Mission Impossible), Patrick Doyle (Carlito’s Way), Ryuchi Sakamoto (Snake Eyes), Giorgio Moroder (Scarface), Pino Dinaggio (Dressed to Kill) and Mark Isham (The Black Dahlia). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 6, 2012)
Posted: January 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ben Romans, Beneath the Darkness, Brett Detar, Geoff Zanelli, Jonny Greenwood, Norwegian Wood, score, Soundtrack, The Devil Inside
Only one movie is opening in wide release this first weekend of the year:
Expected to finish the weekend at the top of the box office is the horror film The Devil Inside directed by William Brent Bell about a woman who travels to Italy where she becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother. The film’s music is written by Brett Detar and Ben Romans. Given the film’s found footage/documentary style, the movie doesn’t feature a lot of music and no soundtrack album release is expected. To find out more about the film from Paramount Pictures’ Insurge label, visit the official movie website.
Opening in limited release is the Japanese drama Norwegian Wood written and directed by Anh Hung Tran and starring Kenichi Matsuyama and Rinko Kikuchi. The film’s music is composed by Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood (There Will Be Blood, We Need to Talk About Kevin). Nonesuch Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in early 2011. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit Amazon. Norwegian Wood based on the bestselling novel by Haruki Murakami premiered at 2010’s Venice Film Festival and has already been released in many international territories. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chronicle’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chronicle, Josh Trank, Soundtrack
Milan Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Chronicle. The album includes 14 electro and indie rock tracks from the movie by artists including Blond Acid Cult, The LongCut, Bad Veins, Simian Mobile Disco, Deastro, Ab & The Sea, Capsule, Congorock and M83. The soundtrack will be released on January 31, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Chronicle directed by 26-year old Josh Trank and written by Max Landis follows three high school students after they develop powers from exposure to a mysterious substance. Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell and Ashley Hinshaw are starring in the film, which is set for a release on February 3, 2012 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Fall on Your Sword Scoring ‘Nobody Walks’
Posted: January 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fall on Your Sword, Nobody Walks, Twenty-Eight Hotel Rooms
Fall on Your Sword recently scored two films that will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival later this month. Competing in the US Dramatic category is the drama Nobody Walks. The film is directed by Ry Russo-Young (You Won’t Miss Me ) and co-written by Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture). The movie starring John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk, India Ennenga and Dylan McDermott follows a young, charismatic artist from New York who moves into a Los Angeles family’s home, only to find her disrupting their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
BAFTA Original Music Longlist Announced
Posted: January 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Longlist
The British Academy of Film and Television has released the longlist for the Orange British Academy Film Awards. The final nominations will be announced on January 17 and the awards ceremony will take place on February 12. Here are the 15 contenders in the Best Music category:
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – John Williams
The Artist – Ludovic Bource
Drive – Cliff Martinez
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Alexandre Desplat
The Help – Thomas Newman
Hugo – Howard Shore Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rampart’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Oren Moverman, Rampart, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the soundtrack details for the cop drama Rampart. The album includes four tracks from the film’s original score composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Last Chance Harvey), as well as the movie’s songs by artists including Billy Huff, Control Machete, Gonzales & Zuninga, Molotov, EB Black, Delinquent Habits, Gang Gang Dance and Leonard Cohen. The album will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the CD version is set for a February 7 release and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Rampart based on a story by James Ellroy is directed by Over Moverman and stars Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Steve Buscemi, Ice Cube, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon and Robin Wright. Read the rest of this entry »
The Sound and Music of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
Posted: January 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Atticus Ross, David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor
SoundWorks Collection has published a new video feature on the sound and music of David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The video includes interviews with composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, sound re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick and re-recording Mixer, sound designer and supervising sound editor Ren Klyce. Check out the full video after the jump and visit our soundtrack announcement to learn more about the score, which has been nominated for a Golden Globe. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo based on the bestselling novel by Stieg Larsson and starring Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgard and Joely Richardson is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Back to Gaya’ Soundtrack by Michael Kamen Announced
Posted: January 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Back to Gaya, Michael Kamen, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack release for the German animated film Back to Gaya. The album is dedicated to Academy Award-nominated composer Michael Kamen who passed away during the composing process and the production of the film. The score was completed with a selection of Kamen’s unused compositions from previous film projects by a team headed by the composer’s long-time associates Steve McLaughlin and Christopher Brooks, including Ilan Eshkeri and Robert Elhai. The soundtrack will be released on January 24, 2012 both digitally and on CD. For audio clips and to order the album, visit Screen Archives. Back to Gaya premiered in Germany in 2004 and has been released internationally under the title Boo, Zino and the Snurks, which featured the voice talents of Patrick Stewart and Emily Watson. Read the rest of this entry »
