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 »
‘Senna’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, score, Senna, Soundtrack
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Rolfe Kent to Score ‘Gambit’
Posted: October 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gambit, Michael Hoffman, Rolfe Kent, Young Adult
Rolfe Kent has signed on to score the crime comedy Gambit. The movie is directed by Michael Hoffman and stars Colin Firth as a London art curator who enlists a Texas rodeo queen, played by Cameron Diaz, in a scheme to con the richest men of Canada. Stanley Tucci, Alan Richman, Cloris Leachman and Sir Tom Courtenay are co-starring. The screenplay for the remake of the 1966 film with the same title starring Michael Caine and Shirley McQueen is written by Joel and Ethan Coen. Mike Lobell (Tears of the Sun), Adam Ripp and Rob Paris (Dirty Girl) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Pike to Score Stephen King’s ‘Bag of Bones’
Posted: October 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bag of Bones, Mick Garris, Nicholas Pike, Stephen King
Nicholas Pike is the composer of the upcoming miniseries Bag of Bones. The project based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel is directed by Mick Garris who previously helmed the TV adaptations of The Stand and The Shining. The four-hour miniseries stars Pierce Brosnan as a man who is unable to stop grieving for his deceased wife. After returning to the lakeside retreat they shared, he inadvertently gets involved in a local custody battle – while having nightmares about his dead wife. Melissa George, Annabeth Gish, Anika Noni Rose, William Schallert, Jason Priestley and Caitlin Carmichael are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Polisse’ Soundtrack By Stephen Warbeck Released
Posted: October 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Polisse, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck
L’R du Trésor has released a soundtrack album for the French social satire Polisse. The album features the original score by Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love), as well as four songs from the movie by Anne Germain, Breakbot, Keedz and Urban Species. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and audio clips from each track can be checked out below. Polisse is directed by Maïwenn Le Besco who also stars in the film as a journalist working on a story about the lives of cops assigned to a Paris juvenile division. The movie premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and has been picked up for domestic distribution by Sundance Selects. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger to Return for ‘Underworld Awakening’
Posted: October 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paul Haslinger, Underworld, Underworld Awakening
Paul Haslinger is currently scoring the action horror sequel Underworld Awakening. Kate Beckinsale is returning as Selene who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy and India Eisley are co-starring and Mans Marlin and Bjorn Stein (Storm, Shelter) are directing the latest installment of the franchise. Len Wiseman is producing the Screen Gems and Lakeshore production alongside Tom Rosenberg & Gary Lucchesi (Million Dollar Baby). Haslinger has previously scored the original Underworld movie, as well as the prequel Rise of the Lycans in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Cup’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Rowland, score, Soundtrack, The Cup
Rubber Records has released a soundtrack album for the Australian drama The Cup. The album includes the original score from the movie by composer Bruce Rowland (The Man from Snowy River, Lightning Jack). The soundtrack is available as a digital release on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. The Cup is directed by Simon Wincer (Quigley Down Under, Free Willy) and stars Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Curry, Daniel MacPherson and Tom Berlinson. The movie about the running of the 2002 Melbourne Cup opened last week in Australia and is currently awaiting a domestic release. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Mansell Scores Sony’s ‘Two Worlds’ Spot
Posted: October 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Two Worlds
Clint Mansell has written the music for a new spot promoting Sony’s new 3D television. The spot, entitled Two Worlds, is directed by Arev Manoukian and features the poem “That’s What I Heard You Say”, written and read by Leonard Cohen. Mansell recorded his music for the project at Air Studios in London. Watch the 2D version of a stereo 3D cinema spot after the jump and also check out a making of featurette, which features footage from the recording sessions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Will’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Csányi-Wills, Nigel Clarke, score, Soundtrack, Will
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the British drama Will. The album features the original score from the film composed by Nigel Clarke and Michael Csányi-Wills (The Little Vampire, The Thief Lord). The music was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and Choir in Abbey Road’s famous Studio One. The soundtrack will be released on iTunes on November 1, 2011. A physical version of the album is also coming out in Europe on the same day. Will based on the historic “Miracle of Istanbul” is directed by Ellen Perry and stars Bob Hoskins, Damian Lewis, Perry Eggelton and Kristian Kiehling. The film chronicles an orphan’s journey across Europe to the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Chip-Wrecked, Soundtrack
Atlantic Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the family movie sequel Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked. The album features the songs from the movie performed by The Chipmunks & The Chipettes. The soundtrack will be released on November 15, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all songs on the album can be checked out below. None of Mark Mothersbaugh’s orginal score from the film is included on the album. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked is directed by Mike Mitchell and stars Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate. 20th Century Fox will release the movie on December 16. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Puss in Boots’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, Puss in Boots, Rodrigo y Gabriela, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will be releasing the soundtrack album for Dreamworks Animation’s Puss in Boots. The album features the original score from composer Henry Jackman who collaborated with Rodrigo y Gabriela on the movie as previously reported on this page. The soundtrack will be released on October 24, 2011 and will be available as a digital release on Amazon. A physical release has been announced overseas, but no word yet on a domestic release. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. Puss in Boots is directed by Chris Miller (Shrek the Third) and features the voice talent of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis and Billy Bob Thornton. The movie will be released in theaters on October 28. Read the rest of this entry »
