Rachel Portman is the composer of the upcoming romantic comedy The Right Kind of Wrong. The movie is directed by Jeremiah Chechik (Christmas Vacation, Diabolique, The Avengers) and stars Ryan Kwanten as a struggling writer who meets the girl of his dreams at her own wedding. Catherine O’Hara, Will Sasso and Sara Canning are co-starring. The film is based on the novel Sex and Sunsets by Tim Dandlin and was adapted for the screen by Megan Martin. Robert Lantos (Eastern Promises, Being Julia, Barney’s Version) is producing the Serendipity Point Film production with Ari Lantos. Chechik has previously collaborated with Portman on the 1993 comedy Benny & Joon starring Johnny Depp.
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‘2 Guns’ Soundtrack Details
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the action movie 2 Guns. The album features the film’s original score composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9) who previously collaborated with director Baltasar Kormákur on last year’s Contraband. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on July 29, 2013 and in the U.S. on August 6. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. 2 Guns starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden and Edward James Olmos follows two operatives from competing bureaus who are forced on the run together. The film will be released nationwide on August 2 by Universal Pictures.
Ryan Gosling’s ‘How to Catch a Monster’ to Feature Music by Johnny Jewel
Johnny Jewel revealed in a recent interview with Noisey (via The Playlist) that he is writing music for Ryan Gosling’s upcoming directorial debut How to Catch a Monster. The film stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Iain De Caestecker, Matt Smith and Ben Mendelsohn. The movie is set against the surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city and centered on a single mother of two being swept into a macabre and dark fantasy underworld while her teenage son discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Marc Platt (Drive, 2 Guns, Legally Blonde) & Adam Siegel are producing the project for Marc Platt Productions, alongside Michel Litvak & David Lancaster (Bobby, Legion) for Bold Films. Gosling who has also written the screenplay is also producing for Phantasma Films.
‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’ Soundtrack Preview
The details of the domestic release of the soundtrack for the fantasy adventure sequel Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters have been revealed. The album features an alternate cover art, but the same content of the version to be released overseas including the film’s original score by Andrew Lockington (Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) and the song I Feel Alive by IAMEVE. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on August 6, 2013 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters directed by Thor Freudenthal and starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Jake Abel, Leven Rambin, Stanley Tucci, Sean Bean, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Head, Missi Pyle, Yvette Nicole Brown and Mary Birdsong follows Percy Jackson and his friends as they head into the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece.
Matthew Margeson Scoring ‘The Curse of Downers Grove’
Matthew Margeson is currently scoring the upcoming indie thriller The Curse of Downers Grove. The film is directed by Derick Martini (Lymelife, Hick) and stars Bella Heathcote, Lucas Till, Penelope Mitchell, Kevin Zegers, Helen Slater and Tom Arnold. The movie based on a novel by Michael Hornburg is set in Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago and follows a paranoid high school senior who is worried about an apparent curse that takes the life of one student every year at the school. Martini has co-written the screenplay with Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction). Oren Segal, Jason Dubin and Chiara Trento are producing the project. Margeson has previously scored the Segal-produced 2010 film Burning Palms. The Curse of Downers Grove is currently in post-production and is expected to be released in 2014.
‘Grace Unplugged’ Soundtrack Details
Sparrow Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming family drama Grace Unplugged. The album features the radio single All I’ve Ever Needed from AJ Michalka (formerly of Aly & AJ), as well as songs by Christian music artists including TobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Colton Dixon and Jamie Grace. The soundtrack will be released on August 27, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Grace Unplugged is directed by Brad J. Silverman and stars AJ Michalka, James Denton, Kevin Pollak, Michael Welch, Shawnee Smith, Jamie Grace, Chris Ellis, Mary Shaw, Chris Tomlin and Pia Toscano. The movie about a young singer and aspiring songwriter whose faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom will be released on October 4, 2013 by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions.
Dario Marianelli to Score Paul Haggis’ ‘Third Person’
Dario Marianelli has been hired to score the upcoming romantic drama Third Person. The film is written and directed by Paul Haggis and stars Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Adrien Brody, James Franco, Olivia Wilde, Maria Bello, Kim Basinger and Moran Atias. The movie follows three inter-connected love stories of three couples in three cities: Rome, Paris and New York. Haggis is also producing the project with Paul Breuls (The Devil’s Double, Killing Season) and Michael Nozik (Syriana, The Motorcycle Diaries). Haggis has previously collaborated with composers Mark Isham (Crash, In the Valley of Elah) and Danny Elfman (The Next Three Days) on his last directorial efforts.
Joel McNeely’s ‘Tinker Bell’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for Walt Disney Pictures’ 2008 animated feature Tinker Bell. The album featueres the film’s original music composed and conducted by Joel McNeely (Holes, Iron Will, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles). Also included are the film’s songs performed by Lorena McKennitt and Selena Gomez. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Walt Disney Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring the film’s songs, as well as McNeely’s end credits suite. Tinker Bell is directed by Bradley Raymond and features the voice talent of Mae Whitman, Kristin Chenoweth, Jane Horrocks, Anjelica Huston, Jesse McCartney, and Raven-Symone.
‘Kick-Ass 2’ Score Album Details
The details of the score album for the superhero action comedy sequel Kick-Ass 2 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Wreck It Ralph, X-Men: First Class) and Matthew Margeson (Transformers Prime, Skyline). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 13, 2013. A physical deluxe extended edition including additional tracks not included on the digital version will be released on August 20 by La-La Land Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. As previously reported, Sony Music will release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs. Kick-Ass 2 is directed by Jeff Wadlow and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Donald Faison, Clark Duke, John Leguizamo and Morris Chestnut. The sequel will nationwide on August 16, 2013 by Universal Pictures.
Michael Nyman Scoring Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’
Michael Nyman has taken over scoring duties on Spike Lee’s upcoming English language remake of Oldboy. The film starring Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley follows an advertising executive who is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement and sets out to find out who held him hostage and why when he is inexplicably released. Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, Thor) has written the screenplay based on Chan-wook Park’s critically acclaimed Korean film from 2003 and Roy Lee & Doug Davison (The Strangers, The Lake House), as well as Nathan Kahane (Juno, 50/50) are producing the Good Universe and Vertigo Entertainment/40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks production. The project marks Nyman’s first major American feature scoring assignment in several years.