According to JWfan.net, Sony Classical will be releasing a new edition of the soundtrack for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace to coincide with the release of the 3D re-release of the film in February. The album featuring the original music composed by John Williams will be a straight re-issue of the soundtrack that was released at the time of the movie’s release in 1999. The album is available to download on Amazon and audio clips can be checked out below. The 3D version of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace directed by George Lucas and starring Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Llyod, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker will be released in theaters nationwide on February 10, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Reissue ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phanom Menace’ Soundtrack
Posted: January 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Episode I, John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars, The Phantom Menace
New ‘Batman Forever’ Score Album Edition Released
Posted: January 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Batman Forever, Elliot Goldenthal, Joel Schumacher, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released a new limited edition release of the score for Joel Schumacher’s 1995 comic book adventure Batman Forever. The music is written by Academy Award winner Elliot Goldenthal. The 2-CD set includes the remastered original score album release, as well as the composer’s score in chronological order, including around an hour of previously unreleased music. The album is limited to 3500 copies. For audio clips and to order the album, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman was Schmumacher’s and Goldenthal’s first collaboration in the Batman series, which was followed in 1997 with Batman & Robin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Contraband’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clinton Shorter, Contraband, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released the official soundtrack album for the thriller Contraband. The album includes the film’s original score composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9), as well as several songs from the movie by artists including J Roddy Walston and the Business, Eli “Paperboy” Reed and The True Loves, Ryan Shaw, The Heavy and Big Head Todd & The Monsters. The album is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Contraband is directed by Baltasar Kormakur and stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Lukas Haas, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna and J.K. Simmons. The film will be released in theaters on January 13, 2012 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘House of Lies’
Posted: January 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: House of Lies, Mark Mothersbaugh, Matthew Carnahan, Showtime
Mark Mothersbaugh has written the score for the new Showtime original series House of Lies. The dark comedy created by Matthew Carnahan (Dirt) is based on Martin Kihn’s book House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time. The series stars Don Cheadle as a self-loathing management consultant who will use any means to get the information his clients need. Kristen Bell, Dawn Olivieri, Ben Schwartz, Josh Lawson, Donis Leonard Jr., Richard Schiff and Glynn Turman are co-starring. Carnahan is executive producing the comedy with Jessika Borsiczky (Flash Forward) and Stephen Hopkins (24, The Ghost and the Darkness) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Man on a Ledge’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, Man on a Ledge, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller Man of a Ledge have been revealed. The album includes 14 tracks of the movie’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Puss in Boots). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 17, 2012 by Summit Entertainment and on CD on February 7. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon and click here to check out audio clips from the album. Man on a Ledge is directed by Asger Leth and stars Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Genesis Rodriguez, Edward Burns and Kyra Sedgwick. The movie is set for a release on January 27 by Summit Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Mann to Score NBC’s ‘Bent’ and ABC Family’s ‘Jane by Design’
Posted: January 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC Family, Bent, Gabriel Mann, Jane by Design, Lifetime, Modern Love, NBC
Gabriel Mann is scoring a couple of new TV shows that are set to premiere in 2012. Among the composer’s new projects is the half-hour comedy Bent. The series is created by Tad Quill (Scrubs, Spin City) and stars Amanda Peet as a recently divorced lawyer and David Walton as an irresponsible contractor and recovering gambling addict who is hired to remodel her kitchen. Jeffrey Tambor, Margo Harshman and Joey King are co-starring. Craig Zisk (Nurse Jackie, Weeds) directed the first two episodes. The Universal Media Studios-produced show is set to premiere as a mid-season replacement this spring on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
Mario Grigorov Scoring Lee Daniels’ ‘The Paperboy’
Posted: December 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lee Daniels, Mario Grigorov, The Paperboy
Mario Grigorov is the composer of the thriller The Paperboy. The film reunites Grigorov with director Lee Daniels. They have previously collaborated on the 2009 indie hit Previous and 2005’s Shadowboxer. Lee’s third directorial feature stars Matthew McConaughey, Zak Efron, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack and Scott Glenn. The movie is based on the 1995 novel by Pete Dexter and centers around two brothers who team up to investigate a possible miscarriage of justice surrounding a death row inmate convicted of killing the local sheriff. Dexter has also written the film’s screenplay. Daniels is producing the independent movie alongside Hilary Shor (Children of Men). The Paperboy is currently in post-production. No word yet on when the film will be released.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 30, 2011)
Posted: December 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Angels Crest, Pariah, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Iron Lady, Thomas Newman
While no new movies are opening wide this week, a couple of new films are receiving a release in select cities:
The highest profile title among this week’s openings is The Iron Lady directed by Phyllida Lloyd and starring Meryl Streep as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Thomas Newman has composed the original score for the movie. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song from the musical The King and I, a track from the opera Norma and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude No. 1 in C Major. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening in limited release is the drama Pariah written and directed by Dee Rees about a 17-year-old African-American woman in Brooklyn struggling with her sexuality. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs from artists such as as Tamar-kali and Sparlha Swa. To listen to audio clips and learn more about the soundtrack release, visit our previous news article. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sherlock’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BBC, David Arnold, Michael Price, score, Sherlock, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack release for the BBC series Sherlock. The album includes the original score from series one of the show, which includes the three ninety minute episodes A Study In Pink, The Blind Banker and The Great Game. The music is written by David Arnold and Michael Price who were nominated for a BAFTA for their work on the series. The soundtrack will be released overseas both digitally and on CD on January 30, 2012. No word yet on a domestic release. Audio clips can be checked out on Amazon.co.uk. The soundtrack release coincides with the UK premiere of the second season with three new ninety minutes films. Read the rest of this entry »
James Seymour Brett to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘Lay the Favorite’
Posted: December 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Batman Live, James Brett, James Seymour Brett, Lay the Favorite, Stephen Frears
James Seymour Brett is currently scoring the comedy Lay the Favorite. The film is directed by Stephen Frears and stars Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson, Laura Prepon and Vince Vaughn. Recording sessions for the music are scheduled to take place in early January. The movie follows a young woman as she goes from in-home stripper in Tallahassee to gambler’s assistant in Las Vegas, working for one of the most successful sports gamblers in the business. D.V. DeVincentis (High Fidelity) has written the screenplay based on Beth Raymor’s memoir. DeVincentis is also producing the independent film with Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Randall Emmett & George Furla (16 Blocks) and Paul Trijbits (Jane Eyre). Read the rest of this entry »
