Mark Isham has been tapped to score the upcoming sports drama 42. The film is written and directed by Brian Helgeland and stars Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, Brad Beyer, John C. McGinley, Toby Huss and Nicole Beharie. The movie tells the life story of baseball star Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. Legendary Pictures chairman and CEO Thomas Tull (300, Inception) is producing the project. The drama marks Helgeland’s fourth directorial effort for the big screen. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter’s previous films featured scores by Carter Burwell (A Knight’s Tale), Chris Boardman (Payback) and David Torn (The Order). Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham to Score Brian Helgeland’s ’42’
Posted: September 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 42, Brian Helgeland, Mark Isham
‘Bless Me, Ultima’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bless Me Ultima, Carl Franklin, Mark Kilian, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for Carl Franklin’s drama Bless Me, Ultima. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Traitor, Pitch Perfect). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2012. Check out audio clips below. Bless Me, Ultima directed by Franklin (Out of Time) is based on the bestselling novel by Rudolfo Anaya and tells the coming-of-age story of a man growing up in New Mexico during World War II and his relationship with an elderly medicine woman who helps him navigate the battle between good and evil that rages in his village. Ganalon and Miriam Colon are starring in the movie produced by Mark Johnson (Rain Man, The Chronicles of Narnia). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spy Hunter’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ryan Shore, score, Soundtrack, Spy Hunter
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s video game reboot Spy Hunter. The album features the game’s original music written by Grammy-nominated composer Ryan Shore (Prime, The Shrine). The composer who makes his video game scoring debut on the project has incorporated Henry Mancini’s classic theme to Peter Gunn (also used in into his score for the original 80s game) into his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 9, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Spy Hunter is a reboot of the 1983 combat driving series and is developed for PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS by TT Fusion. To pre-order the game, which is also coming out on October 9, click here. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nobody Walks’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fall on Your Sword, Nobody Walks, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie drama Nobody Walks. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fall On Your Sword (Another Earth, Lola Versus). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 9, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Nobody Walks is directed by Ry Russo-Young and stars John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk, India Ennenga and Dylan McDermott. The movie co-written by Lena Dunham (Girls) follows a young artist from New York who moves into a Los Angeles family’s home, only to find her disrupting their lives. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures for a theatrical release on October 12. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release Christopher Young’s ‘Sinister’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, score, Scott Derrickson, Sinister, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Sinister. The album features the film’s original score composed by Christopher Young (Hellraiser, The Grudge). The soundtrack will be released physically on October 16, 2012 and is now available on Amazon. The full soundtrack details and audio clips will be posted on this site within the next couple of weeks. Sinister is directed by Scott Derrickson who previously worked with Young on The Exorcism of Emily Rose and stars Ethan Hawke as a journalist who moves his family into a house where another family was murdered and discovers film footage revealing what happened before the tragedy occured. The movie will be released nationwide on October 12 by Summit Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rec 3: Genesis’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mikel Salas, Rec 3: Genesis, score, Soundtrack
Screamworks Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish horror thriller Rec 3: Genesis. The album features the film’s music composed by Mikel Salas. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips from the score. Rec 3 is directed by Paco Plaza and stars Leticia Dolera, Javier Botet and Diego Martin. The third installment in the Spanish zombie horror series follows the wedding preliminaries of a young couple through the lens of a relative and the steadicam-rig POV of a professional wedding photographer. The movie opened in Europe earlier this year and has just been released in select US cities last weekend by Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing and is also available on Video on Demand. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Trouble with the Curve’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack, Trouble with the Curve
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the drama Trouble with the Curve. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream), as well as the end credits song On My Way (To The Big Time) by Randy Brown and performed by The Neighbors with Greg Camp. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 18, 2012 and physically on October 16. The CD version is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Trouble with the Curve is directed by Robert Lorenz and stars Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard and Scott Eastwood. The movie about an aging baseball scout who is losing his sight and takes a road trip to Atlanta with his daughter will be released on September 21 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Score ‘Hitchcock’ Biopic and Gus Van Sant’s ‘Promised Land’
Posted: September 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Gus van Sant, Hitchcock, Promised Land, Silver Linings Playbook
Danny Elfman has signed on to score the upcoming biographical comedy drama Hitchcock. The film is directed by Sacha Gervasi (Anvil: The Story of Anvil, screenwriter of The Terminal) and follows the iconic director’s struggles during the filmmaking of the horror classic Psycho. Anthony Hopkins stars in the title role, alongside Scarlett Johansson and James D’Arcy who portray Psycho stars Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins, as well as Helen Mirren as Hitchcock’s wife Alma. Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jessica Biel and Danny Huston are also starring. Actor Paul Schackman appears as Psycho‘s composer Bernard Herrmann. John McLaughlin (Black Swan) has written the film’s script and Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters), Joe Medjuck (Disturbia, Old School), Tom Pollack and Tom Thayer are producing the Montecito Picture Company and Fox Searchlight Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Tall Man’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, Joel Douek, score, Soundtrack, The Tall Man, Todd Bryanton
MovieScore Media’s Screamworks Records has released a soundtrack album for the mystery thriller The Tall Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Todd Bryanton, Joel Douek and Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young (The Shipping News, Spider-Man 3). The soundtrack has been released today and is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips from the score. The Tall Man is written and directed by Pascal Laugier and stars Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie and William B. Davis. The movie is set in a mining town where children are vanishing without a trace and are thought of being abducted by a mysterious entity known locally as “The Tall Man.” The thriller opened in US theaters on August 31 and is also available on Video on Demand. Read the rest of this entry »
Diane Warren and Celine Dion Reteaming for ‘Song for Marion’
Posted: September 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Celine Dion, Diane Warren, Song for Marion, Unfinished Songs
Variety is reporting that songwriter Diane Warren has teamed up again with Celine Dion for an original song written for the comedy drama Song for Marion. The song Unfinished Songs with music and lyrics by Warren and performed by Dion is playing over the film’s end credits. Warren has previously been nominated for six Academy Awards for her work for film, including for the song Because You Loved Me from 1996’s Up Close and Personal, which was also performed by Dion. Unfinished Songs is already considered a strong contender to get a nomination at next year’s award ceremony, especially given the Academy’s recent rule change that guarantees five nominations in the Best Original Song category. Read the rest of this entry »
