Marco Beltrami is currently scoring the thriller Blackbird. The film stars stars Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde as a brother and sister fleeing after a casino heist, who meet a young boxer just out of prison. Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek, Kate Mara and Treat Williams are co-starring. The movie is directed by Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky who previously directed The Counterfeiters, which won the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 2008. Zach Dean wrote the screenplay and Gary Levinsohn (Saving Private Ryan) is among the project’s prroducers. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami Scoring ‘Blackbird’
Posted: July 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blackbird, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Marco Beltrami, The Thing
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John Debney to Score ‘The Three Stooges’
Posted: July 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bobby Farrelly, John Debney, Peter Farrelly, The Three Stooges
John Debney has been hired to score the upcoming slapstick comedy The Three Stooges. The film based on the mid-20th century comedy shorts is directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber). The movie stars Chris Diamantopolous as Moe Howard, Sean Hayes as Larry Fine and Will Sasso as Curly Howard. Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Jennifer Hudson, Craig Bierko and Carly Craig are co-starring. Mike Cerrone (Me, Myself and Irene) co-wrote the screenplay with the Farrelly Brothers who are also producing with Bradley Thomas and Charles B. Wessler. The Three Stooges takes place when the trio are dumped out as newborns at the door of an orphanage and the story follows them into adulthood. According to an interview with Peter Farrelly on EW.com, the film is structured in three acts, each a stand-alone story like the original episodes, but loosely connected. Read the rest of this entry »
Fernando Velazquez’s ‘Devil’ Score Album announced
Posted: July 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Devil, Fernando Velazquez, The Egyptian
Varese Sarabande has announced a new limited edition album of the soundtrack for last year’s horror thriller Devil. The album features the original score by Fernando Velazquez performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. The soundtrack is limited to 1000 copies and is available for pre-order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Devil directed by John Erick Dowdle, produced by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Chris Messina, Caroline Dhavernas and Bokeem Woodbine centers on a group of people who are trapped in an elevator. The film was released last summer and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Reitzell to Score Starz’s ‘Boss’
Posted: July 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Awake, Boss, Brian Reitzell, Kelsey Grammer, NBC, Starz
Brian Reitzell has signed on to score the Starz series Boss. The show 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 project is created by Farhad Safinia (co-writer of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto). Gus Van Sant (Milk, Good Will Hunting) directed the show’s pilot. Grammer, Safinia and Grammer are producing with Richard Levine & Lyn Greene (Nip/Tuck), as well as Brian Sher and Stella Stolper. Apart from scoring the show, Reitzell will also serve as the music supervisor on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Should’ve Been Romeo’ to Feature Music by Geoff Zanelli
Posted: July 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beneath the Darkness, Geoff Zanelli, Should've Been Romeo, You May Not Kiss the Bride
Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Hitman) is the composer of the upcoming indie comedy Should’ve Been Romeo. The film is directed by Marc Bennett and stars Paul Ben-Victor, Kelly Osbourne, Ed Asner, Carol Kane, Michael Rapaport, Mary McCormack, Natasha Henstridge, Renee Taylor, B.J. Britt, Evan Handler, Alanna Ubach and Howard Rosenman. The movie centers on a self-centered, middle-aged pitchman for a potato chip company who loses his job and his livelihood just as his grandfather is dropped on his doorstep unexpectedly by his mother on her way to a singles cruise. Ben-Victor also co-wrote the screenplay and is producing alongside Gregory Segal. No release date has been set yet for the comedy. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Brook Co-Scoring ‘The Vow’
Posted: July 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Brook, Rachel Portman, The Vow
Michael Brook (The Fighter, Into the Wild) has recently co-written the music for the upcoming romantic drama The Vow. As reported last year, Rachel Portman has also been working on the project. The movie starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Wendy Crewson and Jessica Lange centers on a newlywed couple that recovers from a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, her husband endeavors to win her heart again. The film is directed by Michael Suscy who worked with Portman on the Emmy-winning drama Grey Gardens. Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman and Paul Taublieb are producing The Vow. Screen Gems has set a release date for the drama on February 10, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 7, 2011)
Posted: July 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Dickon Hinchliffe, Horrible Bosses, Ironclad, Jeff Cardoni, Lorne Balfe, Mark Kilian, Nathan Barr, Project Nim, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Chameleon, The Ledge, The Ward, Zookeeper
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Horrible Bosses directed by Seth Gordon and starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx features music by Christopher Lennertz. The composer collaborated with several musicians, including Money Mark, Mick McCready, Dave Levita, Chris Chaney, Stefan Lessard, Victor Indrizzo and DJ Cheapshot on the score. A soundtrack album has been released on Watertower Music. To find out more about the album, listen to audio clips and watch a making of video of the soundtrack, visit our previous article. To learn more about the musicians featured on the soundtrack, click here.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Zookeeper directed by Frank Coraci and starring Kevin James, Rosario Dawso, Leslie Bibb, Donnie Wahlberg and the voices of Sylvester Stallone, Adam Sandler, Nick Nolte, Cher, Jon Favreau and Judd Apatow. The film’s score is written by Rupert Gregson-Williams. As with most movies from Sandler’s production company Happy Madison Productions, no score album has been released. For more information about the movie, check out our article from last month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sarah’s Key’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: July 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Max Richter, Sarah's Key, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the French drama Sarah’s Key. The album includes the original score from the film composed by Max Richter, as well as several songs from the film by artists including Frehel, Loren Wilfong and Sarah Ber. The soundtrack will be released on June 19 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all track on the album below. Sarah’s Key (Elle s’appelait Sarah) is directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner and stars Kristin Scott Thomas as an American journalist living in Paris, Melusine Mayance and Niels Arestrup. The film premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by the Weinstein Company for a theatrical release on July 22. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fright Night’ Soundtrack Coming in August
Posted: July 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fright Night, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming horror comedy Fright Night. The album includes the score from the film written by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011. More details about the album are expected in a couple of weeks. Fright Night is directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) and stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Please, David Tennant and Toni Collette. The remake of the 1985 film about a teenager who discovers his new next-door neighbor is a vampire will be released in theaters on August 19. Read the rest of this entry »
Angelo Badalamenti and Alf Clausen Honored at ASCAP Awards
Posted: July 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alf Clausen, Angelo Badalamenti, ASCAP Film and Television Awards, ASCAP Golden Note Award, ASCAP Henry Mancini Award
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has published the acceptance speeches at this year’s ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards. As reported last month, Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive) received the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, which was handed to him by director David Lynch at the event on June 23, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Alf Clausen (The Simpsons, Moonlighting) received the ASCAP Golden Note Award. Watch both acceptance speeches after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
