Walt Disney Records has announced a soundtrack album for Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated feature Frankenweenie. The album includes the original song Strange Love written for the film by Karen O (Where the Wild Things Are). Also featured on the release are songs by artists including Neon Trees, Passion Pit, Grouplove, Kimbra, Plain White T’s, Robert Smith and Imagine Dragons. The soundtrack will be released on September 25, 2012 and can now be pre-ordered on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article next month. As previously reported, the label is also releasing a separate soundtrack featuring Danny Elfman’s original score from the movie (click here for the recently added cover art). Frankenweenie features the voice talent of Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Winona Ryder and centers on a pet dog who is brought back to life by his loyal owner after it is struck by a car. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Frankenweenie Unleashed’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frankenweenie, Soundtrack, Tim Burton
Ludwig Göransson to Score ‘Fruitvale’
Posted: August 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Animal Practice, Fruitvale, Ludwig Göransson, NBC, Ryan Coogler
Ludwig Göransson is scoring the upcoming indie drama Fruitvale. The film marks the feature directing debut of Ryan Coogler. The movie starring Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O’Reilly and Tristan Wilds tells the true story of Oscar Grant, a young black man detained on New Year’s Day 2009 by the Bay Area Rapid Transit police and shot in the back and killed. Coogler has also written the script for the film produced by Forest Whitaker and his Significant Productions partner Nina Yang (The Children of Huang Shi). Read the rest of this entry »
Nonesuch Records to Release Jonny Greenwood’s ‘The Master’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonny Greenwood, score, Soundtrack, The Master
Nonesuch Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly anticipated drama The Master. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonny Greenwood who previously collaborated with the director on 2007’s There Will Be Blood. The soundtrack will be released on September 11, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full album details will be posted on this site within the next couple of weeks. The Master stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman as a charismatic intellectual who hatches a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in America in 1952. Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Josh Close and Fiona Dourif are co-starring in the film, which is set to be released on September 14 by the Weinstein Company. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Urata to Perform Music from ‘Ruby Sparks’ at Largo
Posted: August 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Nick Urata, Ruby Sparks
Nick Urata will perform an intimate show at Largo at the Coronet on Thursday, August 16 in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of his soundtrack to Ruby Sparks. The composer and DeVotchKa frontman will be accompanied by an eight-piece ensemble and perform selections from the score for Ruby Sparks, other score pieces he composed, including the music to Little Miss Sunshine and I Love You Phillip Morris, as well as solo material. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris who directed both Little Miss Sunshine and Ruby Sparks will be introducing the show. For more information and to order tickets, visit Largo’s website. The soundtrack for Ruby Sparks is now available on Milan Records (click here for the full album details) and the film starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Chris Messina and Antonio Banderas is now playing in theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Expendables 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, score, Soundtrack, The Expendables 2
Lionsgate Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the action film The Expendables 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brian Tyler (Fast Five, Eagle Eye) who previously scored the first installment in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 14, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Overseas, the soundtrack is also set to be released physically on Silva Screen Records (click here for the alternate cover art). The Expendables 2 is directed by Simon West (Con Air) and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release James Horner’s ‘For Greater Glory’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cristiada, For Greater Glory, James Horner
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the historical epic drama For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by James Horner. The composer’s music was recorded with a 100-piece orchestra and choir at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2012. Check back on this site for the full album details. For Greater Glory is directed by Dean Wright and stars Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Bruce Greenwood, Nestor Carbonell and Peter O’Toole. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring ‘A Few Hours of Spring’
Posted: August 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Few Hours of Spring, Nick Cave, Quelques heures de printemps, Warren Ellis
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have composed the score for the French drama A Few Hours of Spring (Quelques heures de printemps). The film is directed by Stephane Brize and stars Vincent Lindon, Helene Vincent, Emmanuelle Seigner, Olivier Perrier and Sylvie Jobert. The movie follows a fortysomething man who has to go back and live with his mother, a situation that renews all the fury of their earlier relationship. Brize has also written the screenplay with Florence Vignon. Milena Poylo and Gilles Sacuto (Incendies) are producing the TS Production project. A Few Hours of Spring has just premiered at the Locarno Film Festival a couple of days ago and will also be shown at the Toronto Film Festival next month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Franklin & Bash’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Franklin & Bash, Soundtrack, TNT
Madison Gate Records has announced a soundtrack EP for the TNT series Franklin & Bash. The release features six original songs from the show performed by Pete, including the opening title song Mixture. The six-track EP is set to be released on August 14, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. Franklin & Bash created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais stars Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as two lawyers and lifelong friends who are recruited by a large firm’s major partner after winning a high-profile case. Malcolm McDowell , Dana Davis, Kumail Nanjiani and Reed Diamond are also starring. The comedy drama series premiered last summer and the final episodes of the second season currently air every Tuesday night on TNT. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean Callery to Score ‘Elementary’
Posted: August 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Elementary, Sean Callery, Small Time
Sean Callery has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama Elementary. The show is a modern day take on Sherlock Holmes set in New York and follows the iconic detective who has been assigned to live with his worst nightmare-sober coach, Dr. Joan Watson. Jonny Lee Miller stars as Holmes and Lucy Liu and Aidan Quinn are co-starring. Rob Doherty created the series is based on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and is also executive producing with Sarah Timberman & Carl Beverly (Justified, Kidnapped) and Michael Cuesta (Homeland). Elementary is set to premiere on September 27, 2012 and will be airing every Thursday night on CBS. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hit & Run’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hit & Run, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the romantic action comedy Hit & Run. The album includes the music from the film by artists including Bob Mervak, Ishmael Jingo, Lou Rawls, Kool and the Gang, John Martyn, Dazz Band and The Highlighters. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 21, 2012 and physically on September 25. The CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon and audio clips can be checked out below. Hit & Run is directed by Dax Shepard and David Palmer and stars Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Beau Bridges, Kristin Chenoweth, David Koechner, Michael Rosenbaum, Joy Bryant and Ryan Hansen. The comedy will be released nationwide on August 22, 2012 by Open Road Films. Read the rest of this entry »
