Director Michael J. Bassett has recently announced on his official blog that Jeff Danna and Akira Yamaoka are set to reunite to score the upcoming sequel Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. The movie based on the horror video game stars Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Malcolm McDowell and Carrie-Anne Moss. Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger return as their characters from the first Silent Hill installment. The film’s story centers on a young woman who is plagued by terrifying nightmares and her father’s disappearance and discovers, on the eve of her 18th birthday, that she’s not who she thinks she is. Don Carmody (Resident Evil: Apocalypse & Afterlife) and Samuel Hadida (True Romance) are producing the project through Davis-Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Danna & Akira Yamaoka to Score ‘Silent Hill: Revelation 3D’
Posted: November 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Akira Yamaoka, Jeff Danna, Michael J. Bassett, Silent Hill, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 2): The CW
Posted: November 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mann, Hart of Dixie, Jeremy Adelman, John Frizzell, Mark Snow, Ringer, The CW, The Secret Circle
In our second part of our fall television music series, we are taking a look at the new and returning shows on The CW:
Among the new shows on the network is the fantasy teen drama The Secret Circle produced by Kevin Williamson (Scream, The Vampire Diaries) and starring Brittany Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Shelley Hennig, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter, Natasha Henstridge and Ashley Crow. The composer of the show is John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Dante’s Peak, Office Space) who has worked with Williamson before on the writer’s directorial debut Teaching Mrs. Tingle. The Secret Cirlce has received a full season order and currently airs every Thursday night on the CW. Read the rest of this entry »
Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 1): FOX
Posted: November 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alcatraz, Allen Gregory, Brian Tyler, Fox, Josh Sitron, Ludwig Göransson, Michael Andrews, New Girl, Terra Nova
Following our television music series from the summer, Film Music Reporter presents a listing of this fall’s new network dramas and comedies and its composers, as well as the major new cable shows of the season that feature original music. Featured in part 1 are the shows on FOX. Articles for all other networks will be published within the next few weeks.
Currently finishing up its premiere season is the sci-fi adventure show Terra Nova produced by Steven Spielberg and Brannon Braga and starring Jason O’Mara, Stephen Lang, Shelley Conn, Landon Liboiron and Naomi Scott. Brian Tyler is the composer of all 13 episodes of the first season. Two videos from the orchestral recording sessions of the score on the Fox Scoring Stage can be checked out on YouTube (Cycles of Time and Magical Journey). Also check out an interview with the composer about his work on the show on Tracksounds, during which he announced that a score album is in the works. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 25, 2011)
Posted: November 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dangerous Method, Alexandre Desplat, Arthur Christmas, Bret McKenzie, Christophe Beck, Conrad Pope, Dickon Hinchliffe, Harry Gregson-Williams, Howard Shore, Hugo, Ludovic Bource, My Week with Marilyn, Rampart, score, Soundtrack, The Artist, The Muppets
Three new movies opened in wide release this past Wednesday:
The film released in most theaters this Thanksgiving weekend is the new movie adaptation of The Muppets directed by James Bobin and starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper. The film’s score is written by Christophe Beck and Bret McKenzie serves as the project’s music supervisor and has also written several songs for the movie. To find out more about McKenzie’s work on the film, check out interviews in the New York Times, TWoP and The Hollywood Reporter. A soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film has been released on Walt Disney Records. To find out more about the album, visit out our previous article. No release of Beck’s score has been announced at this point. To learn more about Beck’s contributions to the film, check out an article in Variety.
Also opening wide is the family movie Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Sascha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone and Christopher Lee. Howard Shore has composed the music for the film. A soundtrack album including the composer’s score has been released on his own label Howe Records last Tuesday. For more information and audio clips, visit our soundtrack announcement. Also check out Shore’s official website for an interview with the composer about his work on the film and a recent article in Variety to learn more about his latest collaboration with Scorsese. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Andrew Adamson’s ‘Mister Pip’
Posted: November 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Adamson, Harry Gregson-Williams, Mister Pip
Harry Gregson-Williams has mentioned in a recent interview with Animated Views that he has just started to work on the score for the indie drama Mister Pip. The movie is directed by Andrew Adamson who has collaborated with the composer on the director’s previous movies, including the first two Shrek films and the first and second installment in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Mister Pip is based on the novel by Lloyd Jones and stars Hugh Laurie as last the white man left on the war-torn island of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea who reads the kids his favorite novel, Great Expectations. A young girl conjures the novel’s Victorian characters and befriends Pip who helps her to endure the violence and moral uncertainty of her daily life. Kerry Fox, Alliv Samson and Eka Darville are co-starring. Adamson is producing the Olympus Pictures and Eyeworks production with Leslie Urdang & Dean Vanech (Rabbit Hole, Beginners) and Robin Scholes (Once Were Warriors). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Young Adult’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jason Reitman, Mateo Messina, Rolfe Kent, Soundtrack, Young Adult
Rhino Records is set to release the official soundtrack album for Jason Reitman’s dramedy Young Adult. The album includes one track by the composer of the film Rolfe Kent (who previously scored the director’s Thank You for Smoking and Up in the Air), as well as five tracks by Juno composer Mateo Messina. Also featured on the soundtrack are the songs from the movie by artists including Diana Ross, 4 Non Blondes, The Replacements, Lemonheads, Veruca Salt, Teenage Fanclub, Cracker, Dinosaur Jr. and Suicidal Tendencies. The soundtrack will be released on December 6, 2011 and the CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Young Adult marks Reitman’s second directorial feature with writer Diablo Cody (Juno). Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Return for ‘Star Trek’ Sequel
Posted: November 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: J.J. Abrams, John Carter, Michael Giacchino, Star Trek, Star Trek 2
ComingSoon.net is reporting that Michael Giacchino has confirmed that he will be returning to score the upcoming (currently untitled) Star Trek sequel. The assignment was expected as the composer has previously scored all of director J.J. Abrams’ previous movies, including the first Star Trek film in 2009. All primary cast members are expected to return for the sequel, including Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana. Abrams is co-writing the script with Damon Lindelof (Lost) and Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (Transformers). It has also just been announced that the movie will be shot in 3D and has been set for a release on May 17, 2013. Giacchino has been doing a lot of press in the last couple of days about his score for Super 8, which has been released on Blu-Ray and DVD this past Tuesday. Check out an interview on Crave Online, in which talks about his most recent collaboration with Abrams, as well as his other upcoming projects Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and John Carter. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Folk Scoring ‘There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion’
Posted: November 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Robert Folk, Secrets of Passion, Soundtrack, There Be Dragons
Robert Folk has recently scored the epic historical drama There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion. The film directed by Roland Joffé (The Mission) and produced by James Ordonez stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Rodrigo Santoro, Derek Jacobi and Olga Kurylenko. The movie is set during the Spanish Civil War and revolves around two childhood friends who became separated during the political conflict to find themselves on opposite sides as war erupts. As reported earlier this year, Stephen Warbeck has scored the original version of There Be Dragons that was released in theaters this past May. Folk has written the music for a recut version of the drama, which will be released under the title There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lady’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Serra, Luc Besson, score, Soundtrack, The Lady
SME Strategic Marketing Group will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Luc Besson’s drama The Lady. The album includes the original score by the director’s regular musical collaborator Eric Serra, as well as the song Soldier of Love by Sade. The soundtrack is scheduled to come out digitally on November 28, 2011 in Europe. A physical release is set to be released on December 6 overseas and is available as an import on Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release of the soundtrack, but check back on this site for updates. For audio clips of all 32 tracks on the album, visit Amazon.co.uk and two full tracks can be checked out on YouTube. The Lady stars Michelle Yeoh as the political activist Aung San Suu Kyi who spent almost 15 years under house arrest in Burma until November of last year and David Thewlis as her husband Michael Aris. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: November 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Game of Shadows, Hans Zimmer, score, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes 2, Soundtrack
Cinema Musica has uploaded the first audio previews of the soundtrack for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows by composer Hans Zimmer. The article is in German, but scroll down the page to listen to short audio clips from each track on the soundtrack. As reported last week, the soundtrack will be released by WaterTower Music on December 13, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. The final recording sessions for the score recently took place in London. Visit our previous article for the full soundtrack album details. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams,Stephen Fry, Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace will be released in theaters on December 16. Read the rest of this entry »
