The World Soundtrack Academy announced the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 at last night’s closing event of the 38th Ghent International Film Festival. Alexandre Desplat was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2011. Hans Zimmer received the award for Best Orginal Film Score of the Year for Inception and Randy Newman was awarded for his song We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 in the Best Original Song Written for Film category. Alex Heffes received the Discovery of the Year Award for The First Grader & The Rite. The Public Choice Award went to A.R. Rahman for the film 127 hours. Among the composers in attendance at the event were Giorgio Moroder who was the recipient of the World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as Gabriel Yared, Hans Zimmer, Elliot Goldenthal, Alexandre Desplat, Alex Heffes and Abel Korzeniowski. Read the rest of this entry »
‘World Soundtrack Awards’ Winners Announced
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Alex Heffes, Alexandre Desplat, Giorgio Moroder, Hans Zimmer, Inception, Randy Newman, World Soundtrack Awards
Hans Zimmer to Sit Out the 2012 Oscar Race
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Hans Zimmer
According to an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hans Zimmer said at the Ghent Film Festival, where he was attendance for a performance of some of his scores at last night’s World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, that he will be sitting out this year’s Academy Awards competition. The composer mentioned that his decision is partly related to the death of his longtime publicist Ronni Chasen, to whom the concert was dedicated, but he also mentioned his desire to just focus on his upcoming work (which includes the highly anticipated The Dark Knight Rises). Zimmer has written music for five movies released this year, including Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Kung Fu Panda 2 (co-composed with John Powell), The Dilemma (co-composed with Lorne Balfe), Rango and the upcoming Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, with especially the latter two having been considered serious contenders for the awards race.
‘The Awakening’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Nicolas Errèra, score, Shaolin, Soundtrack, The Awakening
MovieScore Media’s Screamworks Records label has announced a soundtrack release for the supernatural thriller The Awakening. The album includes the original score from the film by composer Daniel Pemberton (Peep Show). A soundtrack CD will be released on November 8, 2011 and a digital release is also planned through 1812 Recordings. The Awakening is directed by Nick Murphy and stars Rebecca Hall, Dominic West and Imelda Staunton. In the movie, a ghost-debunker comes to a boy’s school to disprove the existence of ghosts, only to find her own beliefs challenged. The thriller has been picked up for domestic distribution at the Toronto Film Festival by Cohen Media Group. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’
Posted: October 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Nico Muhly, Stephen Daldry
Alexandre Desplat has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. He is taking over scoring duties from composer Nico Muhly who was originally attached to the project with his name even credited on the film’s poster and in the first trailer. The movie is directed by Academy Award nominated director Stephen Daldry (The Hours, The Reader) and stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, newcomer Thomas Horn, John Goodman, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright and Max von Sydow. The film is based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer is adapted for the screen by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) and produced by Scott Rudin (The Social Network). The drama tells the story of a nine-year-old boy who searches New York for the lock that matches a mysterious key left by his father when he was killed in the September 11 attacks. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2011)
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexander Jurriaans, Andrew Bird, Daniel Bensi, Johnny English Reborn, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Nathan Larson, Norman, Paranormal Activity 3, Paul Haslinger, Score Ilan Eshkeri, Soundtrack, The Might Macs, The Three Musketeers, William Ross
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend. Apart from Paranormal Activity 3, which is expected to top the weekend box office and doesn’t feature any original music, the following three movies are receiving a wide release:
The Three Musketeers directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, Matthew MacFayden, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelsen, Juno Temple and Ray Stevenson features music by Paul Haslinger. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Take That’s end title song When We Were Young has been released earlier this week by Milan Records. Check out our previous article for the full details and audio clips from the score.
Also opening wide is the action spoof Johnny English Reborn starring Oliver Parker and starring Rowan Atkinson, Rosamunde Pike, Dominic West and Gillian Anderson. The film’s score is written by Ilan Eshkeri. A soundtrack CD including the score will be released on November 1 by Varese Sarabande. The album is also already available digitally on iTunes. Visit our soundtrack announcement for more information and check out this video from the London Metropolitan Orchestra including an interview with the composer and footage from the recording sessions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Week with Marilyn’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Conrad Pope, Lang Lang, Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has announced a soundtrack release for the drama My Week with Marilyn. The album includes the original score by Conrad Pope. Alexandre Desplat has written Marilyn’s Theme for the film and pianist Lang Lang is performing on the score. Also featured on the album are several period songs by Nat King Cole, a medley of When Love Goes Wrong and Heat Wave, as well as the end title song That Old Black Magic performed by lead actress Michelle Williams. Audio clips are available after the jump. The album will be released digitally on November 1, 2011 on Amazon and iTunes and a physical release is planned for later in the month. Check back on this page for the CD release date. My Week with Marilyn is directed by Simon Curtis and stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson, Julia Ormond, Derek Jacobi and Dougray Scott. Read the rest of this entry »
David Sardy to Score ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Sardy, Ghost Rider, Premium Rush, Spirit of Vengeance
David Sardy is scoring the superhero action sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. The movie is directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank, Gamer). Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze who lives in exile in Eastern Europe, where he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form. Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds and Christopher Lambert are co-starring. Scott Gimple and Seth Hoffman (Flash Forward) have written the screenplay, which is based on a story by David Goyer (Batman Begins). Avi Arad (Spider-Man, Iron Man), Ari Arad, Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball) and Steven Paul are producing. Mark Steven Johnson who directed the first Ghost Rider installment scored by composer Christopher Young, is executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘War Horse’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg, War Horse
The details for the soundtrack release of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse have been revealed. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by John Williams. The soundtrack will be released on November 21, 2011 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon
Dickon Hinchliffe to Score ‘Shadow Dancer’
Posted: October 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, HBO, James Marsh, Luck, Shadow Dancer
Dickon Hinchliffe has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Shadow Dancer. The movie is directed by James Marsh (Man on Wire) and stars Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Aidan Gillen and Gillian Anderson. The film follows a young mother who is heavily involved in the Irish Republican movement and loses her younger brother at the hands of the British security forces. The BBC Films production is written by Tom Bradby and produced by Chris Coen (Funny Games), Andrew Lowe (This Must Be The Place) and Ed Guiney (The Guard). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Senna’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, score, Senna, Soundtrack
Decca Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the documentary Senna. The album includes the original score by composer Antonio Pinto. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 28, 2011. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below and visit Amazon to download the album. Senna is directed by Asif Kapadia and centers on the Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34. The movie opened in US theaters last summer and the BluRay and DVD has just been released in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
