Nathan Barr has been hired to score the upcoming ensemble comedy The Wedding. The movie is written and directed by Justin Zackham (Lights Out, The Bucket List) and stars Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Robin Williams, Ben Barnes and Topher Grace. The film centers on a long-divorced couple being forced to pretend that they are still happily married at their son’s marriage. Zackham is producing the project with Clay Pecorin, Richard Salvatore, Harry Ufland (Snow Falling on Cedars) and Anthony Katagas (Two Lovers). Read the rest of this entry »
Klaus Badelt’s ‘War of the Buttons’ Score Released
Posted: October 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Klaus Badelt, La guerre des boutons, La nouvelle guerre des boutons, Philippe Rombi, War of the Buttons
Strategic Marketing Group has released a soundtrack album for the new movie adaptation of War of the Buttons (La guerre des boutons). The album includes the original score by composer Klaus Badelt, which was recorded with the London Metropolitan Orchestra. The soundtrack is currently only available in France, but a domestic release is expected in the near future. To listen to audio clips from the score, check out the French Amazon site. La guerre des boutons is directed by Yann Samuell (Love Me if You Dare, My Sassy Girl) and produced by Matthew Gledhill. The movie tells the classic story of the battles waged by a band of kids from two rival villages in the southern French countryside. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Severe Clear’ Score by Cliff Martinez Released
Posted: October 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, score, Severe Clear, Soundtrack
Sirk Productions has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Severe Clear. The album includes the original score from the film by composer Cliff Martinez. The soundtrack is available digitally on Amazon and iTunes. To listen to clips from all 15 tracks on the album, check out the box after the jump. Severe Clear directed by Kristian Fraga is based on the memoir by First Lieutenant Mike Scotti as well as video footage shot by him and other members of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines on the outset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The movie was making the festival rounds in 2009 and will be released on BluRay on October 25, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Norman’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Bird, Norman, score, Soundtrack
Mom + Pop Records has announced a soundtrack release for the indie comedy drama Norman. The album includes the original score and songs from the movie by Andrew Bird, as well as a couple of songs from the film by Wolf Parade, the Blow, Richard Swift and Chad VanGaalen. The soundtrack will be released on October 11, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Norman is directed by Jonathan Segal and stars Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Richard Jenkins and Adam Goldberg. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tower Heist’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brett Ratner, Christophe Beck, score, Soundtrack, Tower Heist
Varese Sarabande has announcd the details for the soundtrack release of the action comedy Tower Heist. The album features the original score by composer Christophe Beck. The soundtrack will be released on November 1, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Tower Heist marks Beck’s and director Brett Ratner’s first collaboration. The movie starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni, Michael Pena, Alan Alda, Gabourey Sidibe, Judd Hirsch and Nina Arianda will be released nationwide on November 4. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2011)
Posted: September 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 50/50, Aaron Zigman, Courageous, David Wingo, Dream House, John Debney, Margaret, Mark Willard, Michael Giacchino, Nico Muhly, score, Soundtrack, Take Shelter, What's Your Number?
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Jim Sheridan’s horror thriller Dream House starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts features an original score by composer John Debney. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack CD including Debney’s score on October 11. The album is also already available to download on iTunes. To learn more about the album, visit our soundtrack announcement and check out the composer’s Facebook fan page to listen to a couple of tracks from the score.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama 50/50 directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anjelica Huston, Anna Kendrick and Bryce Dallas Howard. The score from the movie is composed by Michael Giacchino. No soundtrack album has been announced so far. The movie about a 25-year old guy’s struggle to beat cancer is released by Summit Entertainment. For more information about the film, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi to Score ‘Safe House’
Posted: September 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Espinosa, Ramin Djawadi, Safe House
Ramin Djawadi has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Safe House. The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington, Vera Farmiga, Liam Cunningham, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick and Sam Shepard. The film centers on a man at a CIA-run safe house who must help a criminal, who’s being kept there, avoid being killed by villains who want the witness dead. Daniel Espinosa (Easy Money) is directing the thriller produced by Scott Stuber (Role Models, The Kingdom) and written by David Guggenheim. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Resident’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Ottman, score, Soundtrack, The Resident
Cutting Edge Group’s Pale Blue label will be releasing the soundtrack for the horror thriller The Resident. The album includes the original score from the film composed by John Ottman. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 16, 2011 and will be available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all 17 score tracks can be checked out after the jump. The Resident is directed by Antti Jokinen and stars Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Christopher Lee. The movie about a young doctor who suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft and learns that her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz to Score Max Mayer’s ‘As Cool as I Am’
Posted: September 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: As Cool as I Am, Christopher Lennertz, Girl in Progress, Max Mayer, Patricia Riggen, See If I Care
Christopher Lennertz has signed on to score the comedy drama As Cool as I Am. The movie starring James Marsden, Claire Danes, Sarah Bolger, Jon Tenney, Peter Fonda, Jeremy Sisto, Alanis Morissette, Thomas Mann, Anika Noni Rose and Mario Batali follows a Montana teen girl who deals with her self-centered parents trying to recapture the youth they feel they missed. The film is directed by Max Mayer who has previously collaborated with Lennertz on the 2009 indie drama Adam starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne. As Cool as I Am is adapted from a novel by Pete Fromm and adapted for the screen by Virginia Korus Spragg (An Unfinished Life). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Johnny English Reborn’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ilan Eshkeri, Johnny English Reborn, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has revealed the details of the soundtrack release for the action spoof Johnny English Reborn. The album includes the original score from the comedy by composer Ilan Eshkeri. The orchestral score is performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on October 25, 2011 and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. Johnny English Reborn directed by Oliver Parker and starring Rowan Atkinson, Rosamunde Pike, Dominic West and Gillian Anderson has already opened in several international territories and is set for a release on October 28, 2011 in the US. Read the rest of this entry »
