Watertower Music will be releasing the soundtrack album for the action thriller Contagion. The album includes 20 tracks from the original score by Cliff Martinez. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 6, 2011 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from each track on the release after the jump. Contagion is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Ehle, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Cranston and John Hawkes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Contagion’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, Contagion, score, Soundtrack
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Soundtracks for ‘Dolphin Tale’ and ‘Johnny English Reborn’ announced
Posted: September 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dolphin Tale, Ilan Eshkeri, Johnny English Reborn, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced two new score albums to be released in October. First up is the soundtrack release for the 3D family drama Dolphin Tale. The album includes the movie’s score by composer Mark Isham and will be released on October 11, 2011. Check back on this page for the full details in a couple of weeks. Dolphin Tale is directed by Charles Martin Smith and stars Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr., Kris Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble. The movie will be released on September 23. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seven Days in Utopia’ Soundtrack released
Posted: September 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Carmichael, Klaus Badelt, score, Seven Days in Utopia, Soundtrack
Klaus Badelt has released a soundtrack album for the drama Seven Days in Utopia on his own label. The album includes the movie’s original score, which the composer co-scored with Christopher Carmichael. Also featured on the release is the song Eyes On You by Jacqueline Becker. The soundtrack is available to download on Badelt’s official website for the price of your choice. The full album can also be previewed on the page. Seven Days in Utopia directed by Matt Russell and starring Robert Duvall, Melissa Leo and Lucas Black tells the story of a talented young golfer who finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia, Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
Jacob Groth to Score ‘Unforgettable’
Posted: September 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Jacon Groth, Niels Arden Oplev, Unforgettable
Jacob Groth is the composer of the new CBS crime drama Unforgettable. The show is based on J. Robert Lennon’s short story The Rememberer and adapted for television by Ed Redlich (Withot a Trace) and John Bellucci. The series stars Poppy Montgomery as a former New York City police detective who suffers from hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to remember everything. Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck), Kevin Rankin (Trauma), Michael Gaston and Daya Vaidaya are co-starring. Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman (Kidnapped) are producing the project with Redlch and Bellucci. Niels Arden Oplev directed the pilot. Groth has previously scored the director’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Moneyball’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Moneyball, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Moneyball. The album features the original score from the film by composer Mychael Danna (Capote, Little Miss Sunshine). The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2011 and will be available digitally and as an on demand CD-R. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon and check back on this page for audio clips and the full track list to be published soon. To listen to a few short preview clips of Danna’s music, visit the official movie website. Moneyball is directed by Bennett Miller and stars Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Pratt. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Abduction’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abduction, Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Soundtrack
Epic Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the action thriller Abduction. The album features a score suite composed by composer Edward Shearmur, as well as several songs from the movie by such artists as Train, Lenny Kravitz, Raphael Saadiq, Oh Land, Cobra Starship, Black Stone Cherry, Matthew Koma, Alexis Jordan and Donora. The soundtrack will be released on September 20, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Abduction is directed by John Singleton and stars Taylor Lautner, Lily Colins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello and Sigourney Weaver. The movie will be released in theaters on September 23 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Johnson Scoring ‘Looper’
Posted: August 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Looper, Nathan Johnson, Rian Johnson
Nathan Johnson is currently scoring the sci-fi action thriller Looper. The movie is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels and Piper Perabo. The project reunites Johnson with his regular producing partners Ram Bergman and James D. Stern. The film centers on a killer who works for the mob of the future and disposes of people who are sent from the future. When he recognizes one victim as his future self, he hesitates and lets him escape. Nathan is the cousin of Rian Johnson and has previously written the music for the director’s other two features Brick and The Brothers Bloom. Looper is scheduled to be released on September 28, 2012 by FilmDistrict and TriStar.
New Edition of James Horner’s ‘Commando’ Soundtrack released
Posted: August 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Commando, James Horner, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released a new expanded soundtrack edition for the classic 1985 action movie Commando. The album includes the film’s score by James Horner, including almost 20 minutes of previously unreleased material. Also featured on the soundtrack is PowerStation’s song Someday, Somehow, Someone’s Gotta Pay, which runs during the end credits of the picture. The album is limited to 3000 copies. To listen to audio clips and order the CD, visit La-La Land’s online store. Commando directed by Mark L. Lester stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a retired elite commando who has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Marvin to Score NBC’s ‘Grimm’
Posted: August 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Grimm, NBC, Richard Marvin
Richard Marvin is scoring the new NBC fantasy crime drama Grimm. The show created by David Greenwalt (Angel) and Jim Kouf (Rush Hour, National Treasure) is inspired by the Grimm’s fairy tales and revolves around a homicide detective learns that he is a descendent of a group of hunters known as “Grimms”, who fight to keep humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world. The series stars Russell Hornsby, David Giuntoli, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz and Reggie Lee. Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) and Todd Milliner (Hot in Cleveland) are executive producing alongside Greenwalt amd Kouf. Marc Buckland (Murder One, My Name is Earl) directed the pilot. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Machine Gun Preacher’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: August 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Asche & Spencer, Chris Cornell, Machine Gun Preacher, score, Soundtrack, The Keeper
Relativity Music Group has announced the official soundtrack release for the upcoming drama Machine Gun Preacher. The album includes 15 tracks from the original score by Asche & Spencer (Monster’s Ball, Stay). The music was recorded with the 60-piece Slovak National Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava. Also on the album is the original song The Keeper by Chris Cornell (Casino Royale). The song can be checked out on Cornell’s official website and is available to download on Amazon. The full soundtrack will be released on September 20, 2011. Check back on this page for the full details of the release. Machine Gun Preacher is directed by Marc Forster and stars Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Shannon. Read the rest of this entry »
