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 »
‘The Lady’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Serra, Luc Besson, score, Soundtrack, The Lady
‘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 »
Alexandre Desplat to Reunite with Florent Emilio Siri on ‘Cloclo’
Posted: November 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Cloclo, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Florent Emilio Siri
Alexandre Desplat is set to reunite with director Florent Emilio Siri on the upcoming biographical drama Cloclo. The composer has scored all of the director’s previous features, including the Bruce Willis-starring thriller Hostage, the crime thriller The Nest and most recently, the historical drama L’ennemi intime. Cloclo stars Jérémie Renier as French singer Claude François who was a star of “chanson française” in the 1960 and 70s and died in a tragic accident in 1978, at the age of 39. Benoît Magimel, Monica Scattini, Ana Girardot, Joséphine Japy and Robert Knepper who plays Frank Sinatra are co-starring in the drama. Julien Rappeneau (The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch) has written the screenplay and Cyril Colbeau-Justin & Jean-Baptiste Dupont (36th Precint, Point Blank) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘New Year’s Eve’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Garry Marshall, John Debney, New Year's Eve, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has announced a soundtrack album for Garry Marshall’s ensemble comedy New Year’s Eve. The album includes a number of songs from the movie by artists, including Jon Bon Jovi, actress Lea Michele, Kate York, Goo Goo Dolls, P!nk, Katie Herzig, Charles Brown, Duncan and Sophie B. Hawkins. The soundtrack will be released on December 6, 2011. Check out audio clips from all songs on the album below and visit Amazon to download the album. None of the original score by John Debney is included on the album, but a separate score album might be released at a later date (just as with Marshall’s previous movie Valentine’s Day). For a behind the scenes look at the composer working on the score for the film, visit YouTube. Read the rest of this entry »
Javier Navarrete to Score ‘Wrath of the Titans’
Posted: November 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clash of the Titans, Javier Navarrete, Jonathan Liebesman, Wrath of the Titans
Javier Navarrete has been hired to score the fantasy movie Wrath of the Titans. The film is the sequel to the 2010 hit film Clash of the Titans and stars Sam Worthington who is reprising his turn as Perseus, Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades and Danny Huston as Poseidon. They are joined by new cast members Edgar Ramirez, Rosamund Pike and Bill Nighy. The movie is directed by Jonathan Liebesman who has worked with composer Brian Tyler on his last couple of projects (Battle Los Angeles, The Killing Room). David Leslie Johnson (Orphan, Red Riding Hood), Dan Mazeau and Steven Knight (Eastern Promises) have written the screenplay and Basil Iwanyk (The Town) is returning as a producer of the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rebellion’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Klaus Badelt, L'ordre et la morale, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rebellion, score, Soundtrack
Labelzero has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller Rebellion (L’ordre et la morale). The album includes the original score by composer Klaus Badelt. The composer collaborated with French industrial percussion band Les Tambours du Bronx on the music for the film. The soundtrack is available digitally on Klaus Badelt’s official website and can be purchased for the price of your choice. Rebellion is co-written and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and also stars in the film alongside Sylvie Testud and Philippe Torreton. The movie was released in France this past weekend and is currently awaiting a domestic release date. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Zanelli to Score ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’
Posted: November 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Peter Hedges, The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Geoff Zanelli is the composer of the fantasy drama The Odd Life of Timothy Green. The film is written and directed by Peter Hedges (Pieces of April, Dan in Real Life) and stars Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton as a happily married couple who bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears. Ron Livingston, Dianne Wiest, Odeya Rush, Rosemarie DeWitt and CJ Adams are co-starring in the film produced by Ahmet Zappa, Scott Sanders and James Whitaker. The Odd Life of Timothy Green is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2012 by Walt Disney Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Iron Lady’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Iron Lady, Thomas Newman
Sony Music will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the drama The Iron Lady. The album includes the original score by composer Thomas Newman, as well as a song from the musical The King and I, one track from the opera Norma and a classical piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. The soundtrack will be released on December 27, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. The Iron Lady is directed by Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) and stars Meryl Streep as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Read the rest of this entry »
Tarsem Singh’s ‘Mirror, Mirror’ to feature Music by Alan Menken
Posted: November 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Mirror Mirror, Tarsem Singh
Alan Menken has announced on Twitter that he will composing music for the upcoming fantasy comedy Mirror, Mirror. The film is directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell) and stars Lily Collins as Snow White who enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright and Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen who steals control of a kingdom. Also starring are Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, Sean Bean as the King and Nathan Lane as the hapless servant to the queen. Melissa Wallack and Jason Keller (Machine Gun Preacher) have written the screenplay and Bernie Goldmann (300, Fool’s Gold), Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter, Zombieland) and Brett Ratner (Tower Heist, Rush Hour) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 18, 2011)
Posted: November 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Another Happy Day, Breaking Dawn, Carter Burwell, Happy Feet Two, John Powell, Largo Winch, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Soundtrack, The Descendants, The Heir Apparent, The Twilight Saga
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fourth part of the Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 directed by Bill Condon and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick and Ashley Greene. The film’s score is composed by Carter Burwell who has scored his second movie for the franchise. A soundtrack album with the songs from the film, plus one track from Burwell’s score has already been released by Atlantic Records. For audio clips and more information about the album, visit our previous article. The label will also be releasing a separate soundtrack featuring Burwell’s music on December 13. For the full details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the animated film sequel Happy Feet Two directed by George Miller and featuring the voice talent of Elijah Wood, Pink, Robin Williams, Hank Azari, Benjamin Flores, Elizabeth Daily, Sofía Vergara, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Hugo Weaving and Anthony LaPaglia. John Powell has written the score and also produced the songs for the film. Some of the other composers well known in the film music community who are involved in the music for the project include T Bone Burnett and David Hirschfelder. A soundtrack album including both songs and Powell’s score has been released on Watertower Music. Audio clips and more details can be checked out in our previous news article. Read the rest of this entry »
