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 »
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
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 »
Alexandre Desplat to Score Jacques Audiard’s ‘Rust and Bone’
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Jacques Audiard, Rust and Bone
Alexandre Desplat has revealed in a recent interview with Collider that he will be reuniting with French director Jacques Audiard this year. They have previously worked together on all of the director’s features including the crime drama A Prophet, which was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category two years ago. The director’s newest film is the drama Rust and Bone based on a short-story collection by Craig Davidson of the same title. The movie stars Marion Cotillard as a killer whale trainer who suffers a terrible accident during one evening’s performance and is left handicapped. Matthias Schoenarts, Celine Sallette and Bouli Lanners are co-starring. Audiard co-wrote the film’s screenplay with his writing partner on A Prophet, Thomas Bidegain and is also producing the film with Martine Cassinelli and Pascal Caucheteux. The movie is set for a release this fall in France. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Grey’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Streitenfeld, score, Soundtrack, The Grey
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack for the action drama The Grey. The album includes the film’s original score written by Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood, American Gangster). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the physical version is scheduled for a release on January 31. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The Grey is directed by Joe Carnahan and stars Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, JoeAnderson and James Badge Dale. Open Road Films will be releasing the movie nationwide on January 27. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Red Tails’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Lucas, Red Tails, score, Soundtrack, Terence Blanchard
Sony Masterworks will be releasing the soundtrack album for the WWII drama Red Tails. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, The 25th Hour). The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Red Tails produced by George Lucas and directed by Anthony Hemingway stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard and Bryan Cranston. The movie based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II about a group of African-American combat pilots at battle will be released nationwide on January 20, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘Dog Fight’
Posted: January 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dog Fight, Jay Roach, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is set to reteam with director Jay Roach on the upcoming comedy Dog Fight. The movie stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two rival politicians running for a congressional seat in a small North Carolina district election. Jason Sudekis, Brian Cox, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Baker, Katherine LaNasa, Dan Akroyd and John Lithgow are co-starring. The film’s script is written by Chris Henchy (The Other Guys) and Shawn Harwell (Eastbound & Down). Ferrell is producing the project with Adam McKay through Gary Sanchez Productions and Roach and Galifianikis are also producing. Roach has previously collaborated with Shapiro on the 2010 comedy Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, as well as the upcoming HBO drama Game Change starring Julianne Moore, Ed Harris and Woody Harrelson. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Kamen’s ‘Road House’ and ‘Renegades’ Soundtracks Released
Posted: January 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Kamen, Renegades, Road House, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the release of two scores from the 80s composed by late composer Michael Kamen (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon). First up is the world premiere of the composer’s score for the 1989 action film Road House. Apart from most of the major cues from the score, the album also includes a couple of tracks not used in the picture. To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Road House is directed by Rowdy Herrington and stars Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzala and Kelly Lynch.
2012 Academy Awards Original Score Predictions
Posted: January 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Predictions
On December 22, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the movies eligible in the Best Original Score category for the 84th Academy Award. Among the 97 scores on the list, we think about a quarter of the titles have a realistic chance of getting one of the five nominations. Among those scores, there are ten titles that we consider to have frontrunner status (including two scores that should get nominated for sure). The other scores listed seem more like long shots, but past years have shown that surprise nominations are possible.
The Locks:
Ludovic Bource who has composed the score for the black-and-white romance The Artist has already won 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 also received a Golden Globe and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination. The fact that the movie doesn’t feature any dialogue makes the music carry a much heavier load than in a most other pictures and the score has been singled out in an unusually large number of film reviews. In addition, the universal acclaim of the film, as well its Oscar chances in other categories (including Best Pictures) makes The Artist our current pick to win the award unless the controversy around the limited use of Bernard Herrmann’s score from Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo in the film keeps growing and ends up impacting some voters. Read the rest of this entry »
