Dustin O’Halloran is scoring the upcoming indie drama Now Is Good. The film based on a novel by Jenny Downham is written and directed by Ol Parker (Imagine Me & You) and stars Dakota Fanning as a seventeen year old girl diagnosed with a terminal illness who resolves to live her life on fast forward and falls in love with her new neighbor. Jeremy Irvine, Paddy Considine, Kaya Scoledario and Olivia Williams are co-starring. Peter Czernin and Graham Broadbent (In Bruges, the upcoming The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) are producing the project. Sony Picture Worldwide Acquisitions has picked up domestic rights for Now Is Good and Warner Bros. is handling the UK release. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran Scoring ‘Now Is Good’
Posted: January 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, Marius Markevicius, Now Is Good, Ol Parker, The Other Dream Team
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BAFTA Nominations Announced
Posted: January 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards. Here are the nominations in the ‘Original Music’ category:
The Artist – Ludovic Bource
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Hugo – Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Alberto Iglesias
War Horse – John Williams
The winners will be announced at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, February 12. For a full list of nominations, click here.
David Sardy to Score ‘End of Watch’
Posted: January 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Ayer, David Sardy, End of Watch
David Sardy has signed on to score the upcoming cop drama End of Watch. The film is written and directed by David Ayer (screenwriter of Training Day) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena as two LAPD officers as they confront love, marriage, fatherhood and the harsh realities of the Los Angeles streets. Anna Kendrick and Natalie Martinez are co-starring as the officers’ love interests. Ayer is producing the film through his production company Crave Pictures and John Lesher is producing through Gribisi Productions. Ayer’s previous directorial efforts (Harsh Times, Street Kings) featured music by composer Graeme Revell. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludovic Bource Wins Golden Globe for ‘The Artist’
Posted: January 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes, Ludovic Bource, Madonna, The Artist, W.E
Ludovic Bource has received his first Golden Globe Award for his score for the black-and-white romance The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Missi Pyle and Penelope Ann Miller. The composer has already won a number of other awards and is among the frontrunners to receive an Academy Award nomination as well. The other composers nominated in the category were John Williams (War Horse), Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Howard Shore (Hugo) and Abel Korzeniowski (W.E.).
(UPDATE: January 16, 2012): Check out the press room interview with the composer following his acceptance speech 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
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 »
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.
