Sony Classical is set to release two of this year’s most anticipated soundtracks, including the album for the latest James Bond film Skyfall. The release features the film’s music composed by Thomas Newman. The soundtrack is set to be released overseas on October 22, 2012 and is expected to come out in the US around the same time. Check back on this site for the full album details. Skyfall directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw marks Newman’s first film in the Bond series. The 23rd Bond movie will be released in the US on November 9 after opening in Europe at the end of October. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release Soundtracks for ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Life of Pi’
Posted: September 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Bond, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, score, Skyfall, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
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World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year Nominations Announced
Posted: September 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Discovery of the Year, World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the five nominees for the Discovery of the Year Award 2012, via which the organization rewards up-and-coming talent from the previous year.
Here are the nominees:
Brian Byrne – Albert Nobbs
Lucas Vidal – The Cold Light of Day, The Raven, Mientras Duermes Read the rest of this entry »
‘For a Good Time, Call…’ Score Album Announced
Posted: September 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: For a Good Time Call..., John Swihart, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a score album for the indie comedy For a Good Time, Call… The album features the film’s original score composed by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mothers). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 11, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. As previously announced, the label has also released a separate soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs. For a Good Time, Call… directed by Jamie Travis and starring Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Justin Long, Mark Webber and James Wolk premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival and opened in limited release last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes to Score ‘The Tomb’
Posted: September 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Emperor, Mikael Hafstrom, The Tomb
Alex Heffes is reuniting with director Mikael Hafstrom on the upcoming action thriller The Tomb. The film starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger follows an expert on structural security who is put to the test when he is framed and put in a high-security prison of his own design and must find the person who put him there. Amy Ryan, Jim Caviezel, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vinnie Jones, Sam Neill and 50 Cent are also starring in the film. Randall Emmett & George Furla (16 Blocks, The Bad Lieutenant) are producing the Emmett/Furla Films and Summit Entertainment production with Mark Canton (300, Immortals), Robbie Brenner (Machine Gun Preacher) and Kevin King-Templeton (The Expendables, Rocky Balboa). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Parade’s End’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Dirk Brosse, HBO, Parade's End, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the BBC and HBO mini-series Parade’s End. The album featuring the series’ original score composed by Dirk Brossé. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 2, 2012 and is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Parade’s End based on the tetralogy of novels by Ford Madox Ford stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Adelaide Clemens, Rupert Everett, Miranda Richardson, Anne-Marie Duff, Roger Allam, Janet McTeer, Stephen Graham and Jack Huston. Susanna White (Nanny McPhee Returns) is directing the series and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Anna Karenina) has adapted the novels for the small screen. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Horowitz Scoring ‘Intersection’
Posted: September 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Marconi, Intersection, Luc Besson, Richard Horowitz
Richard Horowitz is scoring the upcoming thriller Intersection. The film is written and directed by David Marconi (screenwriter of Enemy of the State) and stars Frank Grillo (The Grey, Warrior) as a newlywed husband whose wife plots his murder on their honeymoon in Morocco. Roschdy Zem (Days Of Glory) Marie-Josée Croze (The Diving Bell And The Butterfly), Charley Bewley (Twilight) and Jaimie Alexander (Thor) are also starring in the film. Luc Besson and Gareth Upton (Colombiana) are producing the film for EuropaCorp (Taken, Transporter series). Horowitz is best known for co-scoring Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday and Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1990 drama The Sheltering Sky, for which he won the Golden Globe with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Intersection and is set to be released in France on November 28, 2012 and a release in the US is expected in 2013.
‘High School’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: High School, score, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the teen comedy High School. The album features the film’s original score composed by The Newton Brothers (Detachment, Setup). The soundtrack has been released today and is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips from the album. High School marks the directorial feature debut of John Stalberg and stars Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis, Sean Marquette, Matt Bush, Adhir Calyan and Colin Hanks. The comedy was released earlier this year in theaters and is coming out on Blu-Ray and DVD today. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger to Score John Stockwell’s ‘Code Name: Geronimo’
Posted: September 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Code Name: Geronimo, John Stockwell, Paul Haslinger
Paul Haslinger has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller Code Name: Geromino. The film is directed by John Stockwell and centers on the military incursion into Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan from the perspective of a small contingent of Navy SEALS. The movie stars Cam Gigandet, Xzibit, Freddy Rodriguez, Anson Mount, Kathleen Robertson, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Kenneth Miller, Robert Knepper and William Fichtner. Kendall Lampkin has written the screenplay and Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, Killer Joe), Tony Mark and Zev Foreman are producing the Voltage Pictures production. Stockwell has collaborated with Haslinger on several of his movies before, including Crazy/Beautiful, Blue Crush, Into the Blue, and Turistas. The Weinstein Company has picked up domestic rights for Code Name: Geronimo. The film is currently in post-production and is awaiting a release date.
‘Pitch Perfect’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Mark Kilian, Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack
Universal Music Group will be releasing the soundtrack album for the musical comedy Pitch Perfect. The album features the songs performed by the movie’s competing a capella groups The Barden Bellas and The Treblemakers. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed and produced by Christophe Beck and Mark Kilian. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2012 and physically on October 2. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Check out two clips from the comedy featuring music included on the soundtrack after the jump. Pitch Perfect is directed by Jason Moore and stars Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine, Freddie Stroma, Hana Mae Lee, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Skylar Astin. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring ‘Blood’
Posted: September 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blood, Daniel Pemberton, Nick Murphy
Daniel Pemberton has recently recorded his score for the British psychological thriller Blood at Abbey Road Studios in London. The project reunites the composer with director Nick Murphy who previously directed the horror thriller The Awakening starring Rebecca Hall, which is currently playing in limited release with the composer’s soundtrack out on Screamworks Records. Blood stars Paul Bettany and Stephen Graham as two cop brothers who collapse under the weight of their father’s shadow and must investigate a crime they themselves have committed. Mark Strong, Brian Cox and Naomi Battrick are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
