SoundWorks Collection has posted a new profile on the sound and music of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The video includes interviews with composer Michael Giacchino, director Brad Bird, as well as the film’s supervising ADR editor Gwen Whittle Yates and supervising sound editor Richard Hymns. Check out the full video that also features some footage from the score’s recording sessions after the jump. As previously announced, the soundtrack for the movie is coming out on CD on January 10, 2012 and it has recently already been released digitally and is now available to download on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
The Sound and Music of ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’
Posted: December 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Ghost Protocol, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible
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Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 6): Cable
Posted: December 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, American Horror Story, Boss, Brian Reitzell, Carter Burwell, Cesar Davila-Irizarry, Charlie Clouser, Enlightented, FX, Gabriel Mann, Gustavo Santaolalla, HBO, Hell on Wheels, Homeland, James Levine, Kevin Kiner, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ryan Murphy, Sean Callery, Showtime, Starz, The Exes, TV Land
In our sixth and final part of our fall television series, we are taking a look at the major new shows on the cable networks:
One of this fall’s most talked about new shows is American Horror Story created by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk and starring Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Taissa Farmiga and Denis O’Hare. The series has recently received two Golden Globe nominations for Best TV Drama and for Lange’s performance. The show’s score is composed by James Levine who has worked on most of Murphy’s projects in the last decade, including Nip/Tuck, Glee and the feature film Running with Scissors. The drama has also been using a lot of pre-existing score music from composers such as Bernard Herrmann and Alan Silvestri. The series’ opening theme is written by Charlie Clouser (Saw, Numbers) and sound designer Cesar Davila-Irizarry. Visit EW.com for more information and to watch the opening credits sequence. Read the rest of this entry »
‘John Carter’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: December 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Andrew Stanton, John Carter, Michael Giacchino
Last night, WQXR’s Movies on the Radio show premiered the first couple of tracks of the score for Disney’s upcoming sci-fi adventure John Carter. The music is composed by Michael Giacchino who recently recorded his orchestral score for the film in Los Angeles. During the one-hour show, Giacchino also talked about his other recent projects, including Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Super 8. To listen to the full interview and the world premiere of more than 10 minutes of the John Carter score, check out the audio stream below or visit WQXR’s website.
The segment with the tracks from John Carter starts around the 44:00 minute mark. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Baseline’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baseline, Michael Csányi-Wills, Nigel Clarke, score, Soundtrack
Cutting Edge Group’s Pale Blue soundtrack label has released a soundtrack album for the British urban crime drama Baseline. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Nigel Clarke and Michael Csányi-Wills (The Little Vampire, Will). The digital-only release is available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Baseline is directed by Brendon O’Loughlin and stars Jamie Forman, Zoe Tapper, Gordon Alexander, Freddie Connor, Gary Stretch and Dexter Fletcher. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website and Facebook page. Read the rest of this entry »
Christian Henson to Score ‘Trap for Cinderella’
Posted: December 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christian Henson, Grabbers, Iain Softley, Trap for Cinderella
Christian Henson is the composer of the upcoming British psychological thriller Trap for Cinderella. The movie is directed by Iain Softley and based on Sebastien Japrisot’s novel of the same name centering on the mystery surrounding two women who are trapped inside a beach house at a French resort that is gutted by a fire of suspicious origin. Tuppence Middleton, Alexandra Roach, Kerry Fox and Frances de la Tour are starring in the film produced by Robert Jones (Dirty Pretty Things) and Dixie Linder (The War Zone). Softley has previously worked with composers Edward Shearmur (K-Pax, The Wings of the Dove) and Javier Navarrete (Inkheart) on his last couple of features. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Doyle’s ‘Man to Man’ Score Album Announced
Posted: December 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Neveux, Hideaways, Man to Man, Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for Régis Wargnier’s 2005 drama Man to Man. The album includes the score from the film written by Academy Award-nominated composer Patrick Doyle (Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes). The music is performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The album will be released both digitally and on CD on December 27, 2011. For audio clips and to pre-order the album, visit Screen Archives. Man to Man starring Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Hugh Bonneville centers on three anthropologists who hunt and capture pygmies for study, in an attempt to illustrate the link between man and ape. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 16, 2011)
Posted: December 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Game of Shadows, Alexandre Desplat, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Carnage, Chip-Wrecked, Ghost Protocol, Hans Zimmer, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible, Sherlock Holmes
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action adventure sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams,Stephen Fry, Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace. The film’s music is written by Hans Zimmer and produced by Zimmer & Lorne Balfe. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. For the full details, including audio clips, visit our previous article. For a behind-the-scenes video from the recording of the score, click here and also check out two junket video interviews with Zimmer on Trailer Addict. For more recent interviews with the composer talking about his music for the sequel, visit Collider, MTV, ARTISTdirect and The Playlist.
Also opening wide this week is the family movie sequel Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate. A soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs performed by The Chipmunks & The Chipettes has been released on Atlantic Records. For more information and audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement. The film’s score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh and no score album has been released. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Scoring Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’
Posted: December 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson
Alexandre Desplat has recently recorded his music for the upcoming indie drama Moonrise Kingdom. The film marks the composer’s second collaboration with director Wes Anderson after 2009’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox, for which Desplat earned an Academy Award nomination. The movie stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Francis McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward. The film is co-written by Anderson and Roman Coppola (The Darjeeling Limited) and is set in a small New England town that is turned upside down when a young boy and girl who fall in love run away together. Anderson is producing the project alongside Scott Rudin (The Social Network, No Country for Old Men), Steven Rales (Young Adult) and Jeremy Dawson (Fantastic Mr. Fox). Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Safe House’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: December 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ramin Djawadi, Safe House, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming action thriller Safe House. The album includes the original score by composer Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Game of Thrones). The music has just been recorded this week at Air Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full details of the release will be posted on this site early next year. Safe House is directed by Daniel Espinosa and stars Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Liam Cunningham, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick and Sam Shepard. Universal Pictures is planning a release of the film on February 10. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beneath the Darkness’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beneath the Darkness, Soundtrack
Concord Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Beneath the Darkness. The album features songs from and inspired by the film by artists including Dennis Quaid and the Sharks, Bret Michaels, Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Gabe Dixon, Ellis Hall, Edgar Winter, The Aerolites, Moreland & Arbuckle, Jamie James and the Kingbees. The soundtrack will be released on January 10, 2012 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album are available below. None of the film’s score composed by Geoff Zanelli is included on the release. Beneath the Darkness is directed by Martin Guigui and stars Dennis Quaid, Tony Oller, Aimee Teegarden, Stephen Lunsford, Devon Werkheiser and Brett Cullen. Read the rest of this entry »
