The AV Club (via The Playlist) has revealed that Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi is scoring Cameron Crowe’s upcoming comedy drama We Bought a Zoo. The film is based on Benjamin Mee’s memoir and revolves around a widowed father who buys a dilapidated zoo in hopes of making a fresh start. He and his children, along with a small but loyal staff, work to get the zoo reopened. The film is starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Elle Fanning, Angus Macfadyen and Thomas Hayden Church. Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, Morning Glory) is adapting Mee’s memoir for the screen and Julie Torn (Unstoppable, Red Riding Hood) is producing. The movie marks the first major scoring assignment for Jónsi Birgisson. Read the rest of this entry »
Sigur Rós’ Jónsi to Score Cameron Crowe’s ‘We Bought a Zoo’
Posted: July 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cameron Crowe, Jónsi, Sigur Rós, We Bought a Zoo
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‘One Day’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: July 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: One Day, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
Universal-Island Records has announced the soundtrack album for the upcoming romance One Day. The album features four tracks from the score by Oscar-winning composer Rachel Portman, as well as a number of songs from the movie by artists including Elvis Costello, Del Amitri, Tricky, Fatboy Slim, Primal Scream, Robbie Williams, Ronan Keating, Corona and Tears for Fears. The soundtrack will be released on August 23, 2011. Check out audio clips from the album below and visit Amazon to download the soundtrack. One Day based on the bestselling novel by David Nicholls is directed by Lorne Scherfig and stars Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess and Patricia Clarkson. The movie is set to be released on August 19 by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 29, 2011)
Posted: July 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Bout Portant, Attack the Block, Calexico, Christian Henson, Christophe Beck, Cowboys & Aliens, Crazy Stupid Love, Harry Gregson-Williams, Heitor Pereira, Klaus Badelt, Life in a Day, Nick Urata, Point Blank, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price, The Devil's Double, The Guard, The Smurfs
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens directed by Jon Favreau, produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell. The film’s music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is now available to download on iTunes and will be released on CD on August 16. To check out the details of the album, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman and starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei. Christophe Beck and Nick Urata composed the movie’s score. A soundtrack album featuring twelve songs from the film has been released on Watertower Music. To listen to audio clips and learn more about the soundtrack, visit our previous article. No score album has been announced at this point. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson to Score Fox’s ‘New Girl’
Posted: July 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Childish Gambino, Fox, Ludwig Göransson, New Girl
Ludwig Göransson is set to score the new Fox comedy show New Girl. The project stars Zooey Deschanel as a girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys, played by Jake Johnson (No Strings Attached), Max Greenfield (Ugly Betty) and Lamorne Morris. The show is created by Liz Meriwether (No Strings Attached). Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher, Orange County) directed the pilot episode. Peter Chernin (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Katherine Pope (Breakout Kings), Dave Finkel & Brett Baer (30 Rock, United States of Tara) are executive producing alongside Meriwether and Kasdan. New Girl is scheduled to premiere on September 20, 2011 and will be airing every Tuesday night on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dexter’ Season 5 Soundtrack announced
Posted: July 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, Rolfe Kent, score, Season 5, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the Showtime hit drama Dexter. The album features music from Season 5 of the show, including 18 tracks from the score by Daniel Licht, as well as the the main theme composed by Rolfe Kent. Also featured on the soundtrack are several Latin songs from such artists as Bomba Estereo, Astata, Cuban All Star Band, Malo, Los Iracundos, Leny More and Latin Bitman. The album will be released on August 16, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Dexter stars Michael C. Hall as a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer. The fifth season of the show is set to be released on the same day as the soundtrack on DVD and Blu-Ray. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck to Score ‘The Muppets’
Posted: July 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bret McKenzie, Christophe Beck, The Muppets
Christophe Beck has been hired to score the family movie The Muppets. The first film featuring Jim Henson’s creatures since 1999’s Muppets from Space is directed by James Bobin and teams up characters including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy with actors Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones. Segel also co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). Todd and David Lieberman (The Fighter, The Proposal) are producing the project. The film also features numerous cameos by such actors as Emily Blunt, Ricky Gervais, Alan Arkin, Jack Black, Billy Crystal, Zach Galifianakis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ed Helms, Donald Glover, John Krasinski and Danny Trejo. Previous Muppets movie composers include Hans Zimmer, Ralph Burns, Miles Goodman and Jamshied Sharifian. Walt Disney Records has already announced a soundtrack album for the film to be released on November 22, 2011, but no word yet on if it will contain any of Beck’s score. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Serra Scoring Luc Besson’s ‘The Lady’
Posted: July 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Serra, Luc Besson, The Lady
Eric Serra is scoring the upcoming drama The Lady. The film is directed by Luc Besson who has collaborated with the composer on most of his movies (including Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element and La femme Nikita. The French/British co-production tells the true story of political activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband Michael Aris. Michelle Yeoh stars in the title role as Suu Kyi, the reluctant politician who spent almost 15 years under house arrest in Burma until last November. The film focuses on the heartrending choice she had to make about whether to return to England and nurse her husband, played by David Thewlis, who was dying of cancer or to carry on fighting for democracy in Burma. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi to Score ‘Person of Interest’
Posted: July 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Person of Interest, Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi has signed on to score the new CBS series Person of Interest. The show is created by Christopher Nolan’s brother Jonathan (co-writer of The Dark Knight and The Prestige) and centers on a presumed dead former-CIA agent who teams up with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes by using their own brand of vigilante justice. J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (Lost) are producing alongside Greg Plageman (Cold Case) and David Semel (Heroes, No Ordinary Family) who also directed the pilot. The drama’s cast includes Michael Emerson (Lost), Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ), Taraji B. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Kevin Chapman (Brotherhood). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Conan the Barbarian’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Conan the Barbarian, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
Warner Bros. Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming remake of Conan the Barbarian. The album includes the film’s original score by composer Tyler Bates. The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Conan the Barbarian is directed by Marcus Nispel and follows the mythical hero driven to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village. The movie stars Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan and Stephen Lang and will be released on August 19 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
Dickon Hinchliffe to Score Oren Moverman’s ‘Rampart’
Posted: July 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Oren Moverman, Rampart
Dickon Hinchliffe is scoring the upcoming crime drama Rampart. The movie based on a story by James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia) is directed by Oren Moverman (The Messenger) who also co-wrote the script with Ellroy. The film centers on the widespread corruption in the anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division in the late 1990’s. Woody Harrelson stars as an LAPD officer on a redemptive journey as he finds himself embroiled in the scandal. Ben Foster, Steve Buscemi, Ice Cube, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon and Robin Wright are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
