Dario Marianelli to Score Brian De Palma’s ‘Passion’

Posted: January 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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UPDATE (January 13, 2012): We have received word from SBS Productions that they have accidentally sent out incorrect information and that Pino Donaggio is attached to score the movie instead. Check out our new article here.

SBS Productions has confirmed to Film Music Reporter that Dario Marianelli is set to score Brian De Palma’s upcoming drama Passion. The movie starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace is a remake of the French psychodrama Love Crime (Crime d’amour) directed by Alain Corneau and starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier as two ruthless executives, one of whom is driven to murder the other. The rest of the cast has yet to be announced. Saïd Ben Saïd (Carnage) is producing the project through SBS Productions and Integral Films is the German partner. Brian De Palma has worked with some of film music’s most respected composers throughout his career. The director’s previous musical collaborators include Ennio Morricone (The Untouchables), John Williams (The Fury), Bernard Herrmann (Sisters), Danny Elfman (Mission Impossible), Patrick Doyle (Carlito’s Way), Ryuchi Sakamoto (Snake Eyes), Giorgio Moroder (Scarface), Pino Dinaggio (Dressed to Kill) and Mark Isham (The Black Dahlia). Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 6, 2012)

Posted: January 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Only one movie is opening in wide release this first weekend of the year:

Expected to finish the weekend at the top of the box office is the horror film The Devil Inside directed by William Brent Bell about a woman who travels to Italy where she becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother. The film’s music is written by Brett Detar and Ben Romans. Given the film’s found footage/documentary style, the movie doesn’t feature a lot of music and no soundtrack album release is expected. To find out more about the film from Paramount Pictures’ Insurge label, visit the official movie website.

Opening in limited release is the Japanese drama Norwegian Wood written and directed by Anh Hung Tran and starring Kenichi Matsuyama and Rinko Kikuchi. The film’s music is composed by Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood (There Will Be Blood, We Need to Talk About Kevin). Nonesuch Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in early 2011. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit Amazon. Norwegian Wood based on the bestselling novel by Haruki Murakami premiered at 2010’s Venice Film Festival and has already been released in many international territories. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Chronicle’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: January 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Milan Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Chronicle. The album includes 14 electro and indie rock tracks from the movie by artists including Blond Acid Cult, The LongCut, Bad Veins, Simian Mobile Disco, Deastro, Ab & The Sea, Capsule, Congorock and M83. The soundtrack will be released on January 31, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Chronicle directed by 26-year old Josh Trank and written by Max Landis follows three high school students after they develop powers from exposure to a mysterious substance. Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell and Ashley Hinshaw are starring in the film, which is set for a release on February 3, 2012 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »

Fall on Your Sword Scoring ‘Nobody Walks’

Posted: January 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Fall on Your Sword recently scored two films that will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival later this month. Competing in the US Dramatic category is the drama Nobody Walks. The film is directed by Ry Russo-Young (You Won’t Miss Me ) and co-written by Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture). The movie starring John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk, India Ennenga and Dylan McDermott follows a  young, charismatic artist from New York who moves into a Los Angeles family’s home, only to find her disrupting their lives. Read the rest of this entry »

BAFTA Original Music Longlist Announced

Posted: January 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The British Academy of Film and Television has released the longlist for the Orange British Academy Film Awards. The final nominations will be announced on January 17 and the awards ceremony will take place on February 12. Here are the 15 contenders in the Best Music category:

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – John Williams
The Artist – Ludovic Bource
Drive – Cliff Martinez
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Alexandre Desplat
The Help – Thomas Newman
Hugo – Howard Shore Read the rest of this entry »

‘Rampart’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: January 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records has announced the soundtrack details for the cop drama Rampart. The album includes four tracks from the film’s original score composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Last Chance Harvey), as well as the movie’s songs by artists including Billy Huff, Control Machete, Gonzales & Zuninga, Molotov, EB Black, Delinquent Habits, Gang Gang Dance and Leonard Cohen. The album will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the CD version is set for a February 7 release and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Rampart based on a story by James Ellroy is directed by Over Moverman and stars Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Steve Buscemi, Ice Cube, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon and Robin Wright. Read the rest of this entry »

The Sound and Music of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’

Posted: January 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
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SoundWorks Collection has published a new video feature on the sound and music of David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The video includes interviews with composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, sound re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick and re-recording Mixer, sound designer and supervising sound editor Ren Klyce. Check out the full video after the jump and visit our soundtrack announcement to learn more about the score, which has been nominated for a Golden Globe. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo based on the bestselling novel by Stieg Larsson and starring Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgard and Joely Richardson is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Back to Gaya’ Soundtrack by Michael Kamen Announced

Posted: January 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack release for the German animated film Back to Gaya. The album is dedicated to Academy Award-nominated composer Michael Kamen who passed away during the composing process and the production of the film. The score was completed with a selection of Kamen’s unused compositions from previous film projects by a team headed by the composer’s long-time associates Steve McLaughlin and Christopher Brooks, including Ilan Eshkeri and Robert Elhai. The soundtrack will be released on January 24, 2012 both digitally and on CD. For audio clips and to order the album, visit Screen Archives. Back to Gaya premiered in Germany in 2004 and has been released internationally under the title Boo, Zino and the Snurks, which featured the voice talents of Patrick Stewart and Emily Watson. Read the rest of this entry »

‘There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: January 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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20120105-121120.jpgVarese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the epic historical drama There Be Dragons: Secretos De Pasión (Secrets of Passion). The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Robert Folk. The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 is now available for pre-order on Amazon. There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion is directed by Roland Joffe and stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Rodrigo Santoro, Derek Jacobi and Olga Kurylenko. The film is a recut version of the drama that was released last May in the US (and featured a different score by Stephen Warbeck). Visit our previous article for more information and check out a recent interview with Joffe about the new version on The Playlist. Read the rest of this entry »

Thomas Newman to Score Sam Mendes’ James Bond Film ‘Skyfall’

Posted: January 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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MI6 – The World of James Bond is reporting that Thomas Newman will be scoring the newest James Bond movie Skyfall. Film Music Reporter has learned at the end of last year that Newman had been attached to the film for several months, but it appeared that he was not officially signed on yet at that point. The film is directed by Sam Mendes who worked with Newman on four of his five feature projects, including American Beauty and Road to Perdition. The previous five James Bond films have been scored by David Arnold. Skyfall stars Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem,  Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw. In the film, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. The screenplay is written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace) and John Logan (The Last Samurai, Rango). Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are producing the 23rd Bond movie. Read the rest of this entry »

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