Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated series Tron: Uprising. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Raid) who previously collaborated with Daft Punk on their score for Tron: Legacy. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Tron: Uprising is created by Steven Lisberger & Bonnie MacBird and features the voice talent of Elijah Wood, Bruce Boxleitner, Lance Henriksen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Nate Corddry and Reginald VelJohnson. The show is set between the feature versions of Tron and Tron: Legacy. The first season of 18 episodes premiered on Disney XD this past summer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tron: Uprising’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Tron, Tron: Legacy
Grammy Nominations Announced
Posted: December 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards, Grammy Nominations
The nominations for the 55th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film/TV music related categories, which also include the first nominated video game score in the history of the awards:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- The Adventures of Tintin (John Williams) – Sony Classical
- The Artist (Ludovic Bource) – Sony Classical
- The Dark Knight Rises (Hans Zimmer) – WaterTower Music
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Null/Madison Gate
- Hugo (Howard Shore) – Howe Records
- Journey (Austin Wintory) – Sony Computer Entertainment America Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release Christophe Beck’s ‘Paperman’ Score
Posted: December 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Paperman
Walt Disney Records will release the score for Disney’s animated short Paperman. The music is composed by Christophe Beck (The Muppets, The Hangover). The one-track single will be released digitally on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Paperman directed by John Kahrs and produced by John Lasseter follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. The black-and-white animated short is currently playing in theaters nationwide in front of Disney’s Wreck-It-Ralph and is among the 10 shorts up for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Short Film category. Read the rest of this entry »
Julian Wass Scoring ‘The Pretty One’ and ‘Teddy Bears’
Posted: December 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Julian Wass, Teddy Bears, The Pretty One
Julian Wass is scoring the upcoming indie comedy The Pretty One. The film is directed by Jenee LaMarque and stars Zoe Kazan as a young woman who is mistaken for her dead “perfect” identical twin and seizes the chance to masquerade as her sister. Jake Johnson (New Girl) and Ron Livingston are co-starring. The project marks the feature directorial debut of LaMarque who has also written the screenplay. Robin Schorr (Peaceful Warrior) is producing through RCR Pictures and Steven J. Berger is producing for Provenance Pictures. The Pretty One was shot this past summer in Los Angeles and is now in post-production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Not Fade Away’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Chase, Not Fade Away, Soundtrack
ABKCO Records will release a soundtrack album for David Chase’s drama Not Fade Away. The album features the songs from the film by such artists as James Brown, The Rolling Stones, The Twylight Zones, Bo Diddley, Elmore James, The Sex Pistols and The Rascals. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Not Fade Away written and directed by Chase (The Sopranos) stars James Gandolfini, John Magaro, Jack Huston, Will Brill, Bella Heathcote, Brad Garrett and Christopher McDonald. The film is set in 1964 and follows three best friends from the suburbs of New Jersey who decide to form a rock band. The movie will be released in select cities on December 21, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Californication’ Season 6 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Californication, Showtime, Soundtrack
Entertainment One Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Californication. The album features songs from the sixth season of the show by artists including Steve Jones, Marilyn Manson, The Blind Pets, Ryan Adams, Joe Walsh, Lissie, Johnny Thunders, Warren Zevon and Tim Minchin. The soundtrack will be released on January 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the full track list after the jump. Californication stars David Duchovny as a troubled novelist who moves from New York to California and suffers from writer s block which complicates his relationships with his girlfriend and daughter. The fifth season of the series will be released on DVD on December 18 (click here to order the box set). Season 6 is set to premiere on January 13, 2012 on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen Scoring ‘The Way, Way Back’
Posted: December 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Rob Simonsen, The Way Way Back
Rob Simonsen has been hired to score the indie comedy The Way, Way Back. The film marks the directorial debut of Jim Rash and Nat Faxon and stars Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, AnnaSophia Robb, Allison Janney and Amanda Peet. The movie follows a teen boy who struggles to find himself as he comes to terms with his unattentive mother and cheating stepfather during summer vacation. Rash and Faxon who received an Academy Award for writing last year’s The Descendants have penned the screenplay. Kevin Walsh is producing through his production company and Tom Rice is producing for Sycamore Pictures. It has just been announced that The Way, Way Back will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Read the rest of this entry »
Satellite Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Satellite Awards
The International Press Academy has announced the nominees for its 17th annual Satellite Awards today. The nominees in the music-related categories are:
Original Score
- Argo – Alexandre Desplat
- Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli
- Skyfall – Thomas Newman
- The Master – Jonny Greenwood
- Lincoln – John Williams
- Beasts of the Southern Wild – Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin Read the rest of this entry »
Annie Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Here are the music-related nominees:
Music in a Feature Production
- Alexandre Desplat – Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation
- Bruce Retief – Adventures in Zambezia – Saltzman Communications
- Henry Jackman – Wreck-It-Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda – Secret of the Wings – DisneyToon Studios
- John Powell, Adam Schlesinger, Ester Dean – Ice Age: Continental Drift – Blue Sky Studios
- John Powell, Cinco Paul – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – Illumination Entertainment
- Mark Mothersbaugh – Hotel Transylvania – Sony Pictures Animation
- Patrick Doyle, Mark Andrews, Alex Mandel – Brave – Pixar Animation Studios Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Rock’ to Feature Music by Ben Lovett
Posted: December 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Lovett, Black Rock, Katie Aselton
Ben Lovett is writing a new score for the indie horror thriller Black Rock. The film is directed by Katie Aselton (The Freebie) who also stars in the film alongside Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson and Anslem Richardson. The movie follows three friends who are going on a weekend getaway to an isolated island in Maine and discover that they are not alone. Mark Duplass (Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home) has written the screenplay and is also executive producing with his brother Jay. Adele Romanski is producing the project. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it featured a different score by Peter Golub as reported earlier this year. Lovett has previously scored a number of movies, including the cult horror film The Signal. Read the rest of this entry »
