Film Music Reporter

Academy Announces 104 Original Scores in Oscar Race

Posted: December 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Academy Awards, Best Original Score, Oscars

The Academy of Motion Pictures Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the eligible movies in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards. Notable omissions include such titles as Moonrise Kingdom (Alexandre Desplat) and Silver Linings Playbook (Danny Elfman). The 104 eligible scores along with the composer are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:

“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer
“After the Wizard,” Stephen Main, composer
“Alex Cross,” John Debney and Sebastian Morton, composers
“The Amazing Spider-Man,” James Horner, composer
“Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli, composer Read the rest of this entry »

‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: December 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Alexandre Desplat, Kathryn Bigelow, score, Soundtrack, Zero Dark Thirty

Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the political thriller Zero Dark Thirty. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on December 19, 2012 and is available to order on Amazon. Listen to the full score after the jump. Zero Dark Thirty is directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) and stars Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Mark Strong, Edgar Ramirez, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Nash Edgerton and Jennifer Ehle. The film follows an elite team of intelligence and military operatives who devoted themselves to to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. The movie will be released in New York and Los Angeles on December 19 and expand to additional markets on January 11, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Bradshaw Scoring ‘Top of the Lake’

Posted: December 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: BBC, Jane Campion, Mark Bradshaw, Sundance Channel, Top of the Lake

Mark Bradshaw has been hired to score BBC’s and Sundance Channel’s mini-series Top of the Lake. The seven-part series is helmed by Academy Award-winning director Jane Campion (The Piano) and Australian director Garth Davis and stars Elisabeth Moss, Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan and David Wenham. The drama is set in New Zealand and follows the disappearance of a five-months pregnant 12-year-old girl who was last seen standing chest-deep in a frozen lake. Emile Sherman & Iain Canning (The King’s Speech, Shame) are producing the project for See-Saw Films and Philippa Campbell (Black Sheep) is producing for Escapade Pictures. Campion has written the teleplay with Gerard Lee (Sweetie). Read the rest of this entry »

Lionsgate Records to Release Fernando Velazquez’s ‘The Impossible’ Score in the US

Posted: December 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Fernando Velazquez, score, Soundtrack, The Impossible

Lionsgate Records has announced a domestic release for the soundtrack of the drama The Impossible. The album features the film’s original score composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, Devil). The soundtrack will be released on December 11, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album features the same content as the international version that was released overseas in October by Quartet Records. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Velazquez was recently honored with the Critic’s Choice Award from the National Radio of Spain for Best Classical Music for his score for the film, which has been breaking box office records in Spain over the last couple of weeks. The Impossible starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland is based on the true story about a family caught in mayhem of the tsunami that hit the coast of Thailand in 2004. Read the rest of this entry »

LA, NY and Boston Film Critics Announce Winners for Best Music in Film 2012

Posted: December 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Boston Online FIlm Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Online

A couple of major local critics associations have been announced their winners for this year’s movies. Unlike in previous years, each organization picked a different winner. Check out the film music-related picks after the jump. For a full list of winners, click on each group’s name below.

Los Angeles Film Critics Association:

Best Film Score: Beasts of the Southern Wild – Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Runner-Up: The Master – Jonny Greenwood Read the rest of this entry »

‘Gangster Squad’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: December 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Gangster Squad, Ruben Fleischer, Soundtrack

WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the crime drama Gangster Squad. The album features songs from and inspired by the movie by artists including Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers, Imelda May, Pee Wee King, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Peggy Lee, Delta Rae and St. Vincent. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. As previously reported, Varese Sarabande will release a separate soundtrack featuring composer Steve Jablonsky’s score. Gangster Squad is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and stars Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Pena. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 9, 2012)

Posted: December 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: ABC, Christmas With Holly, Hallmark, Lorne Balfe, Nathan Wang, Restless, Sundance Channel

Premiering tonight on ABC is Hallmark Hall of Fame Production’s original movie Christmas With Holly. The film is directed by Allan Arkush (Heroes, Crossing Jordan) and stars Sean Faris, Eloise Mumford, Daniel Eric Gold, Dana Watkins, Catherine Bèrubè, Alex Paxton-Beesley and Lucy & Josie Gallina. Nathan Wang (The Game Plan, She’s the Man) has composed the movie’s score. The film follows a 6-year-old who writes a letter to Santa Claus asking for a mother for Christmas, after her mother passes away. To learn more about the Hallmark production, visit ABC’s official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Les Misérables’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: December 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Alain Boublil, Anne Dudley, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer, Les Miserables, Soundtrack, Tom Hooper

The details of the soundtrack album for Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of the stage musical Les Misérables have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg and with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and performed by cast members including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, Colm Wilkinson and Sacha Baron Cohen. Also included is the new original song Suddenly composed by Schonberg and featuring lyrics by Alain Boublil. Anne Dudley (The Crying Game, The Full Monty) serves as the film’s music producer. The soundtrack will be released on December 25, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also download the album and listen to audio clips. Les Misérables will be released on December 25 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 7, 2012)

Posted: December 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Andrea Guerra, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Deadfall, Hyde Park on Hudson, James Seymour Brett, Jeremy Sams, Lay the Favorite, Marco Beltrami, Michael Price, Playing for Keeps

Only one new movie is opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in almost 3000 theaters is the romantic comedy Playing for Keeps directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Judy Greer, Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The film’s music is written by Italian composer Andrea Guerra (Letters to Juliet, Hotel Rwanda) who has previously collaborated with director on The Pursuit of Happiness. No soundtrack album has been announced. The comedy follows a former soccer star who returns home to put his life back together. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.

Opening in limited release is the period comedy drama Hyde Park on Hudson directed by Roger Michell and starring Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman, Samuel West, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Wilson, Eleanor Bron and Olivia Williams. Jeremy Sams (The Mother, Enduring Love) has composed the film’s original score. Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score next Tuesday. For audio clips and to check out the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack for Starz’s ‘Boss’ Announced

Posted: December 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
Tags: Boss, Brian Reitzell, score, Soundtrack, Starz

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series Boss. The album features selection’s from the show’s score composed by Brian Reitzell (Friday Night Lights, Beginners) who also serves as the music supervisor. Also included are tracks by Robert Plant & The King of Joy, Wilco and Mark Hollis. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 18, 2012 and physically on January 29, 2013. To download the album, click here and to pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. Boss stars Kelsey Grammer as the Mayor of Chicago who is diagnosed with a degenerative mental condition that only he and his doctor know about. Kathleen Robinson, Martin Donovan, Jeff Hephner, Connie Nielsen and Hannah Ware are co-starring. The first season of the drama is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD and the second season aired this fall on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »