Buena Vista Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of Captain America: The First Avenger. The album includes the original score by Alan Silvestri, as well as the original song Star Spangled Man with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by David Zippel. The soundtrack will be released on July 19, 2011 and is available to pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from each track on the album below. The music was recorded at Air Studios in London. Captain America: The First Avenger is directed by Joe Johnston and stars Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci and Dominic Cooper. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Alan Silvestri, Captain America, David Zippel, Star Spangled Man, The First Avenger
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Tim Boland and Sam Retzer Scoring ‘Honey 2’
Posted: June 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Honey 2, Sam Retzer, Tim Boland
Tim Boland and Sam Retzer have written the score for the dance film sequel Honey 2. The film is directed by Bille Woodruff who also directed the first part. The movie’s cast includes Katerina Graham (The Vampire Diaries), Randy Wayne, Audrina Patridge, Melissa Molinaro and Lonette McKee who is reprising her role from the first part. The original Honey from 2003 starring Jessica Alba featured a score by Mervyn Warren. Boland and Retzer’s best known film scoring credit is the 2007 street dancing hit movie Stomp the Yard. Honey 2 also features numerous songs from artists including Estelle, La Roux and Far East Movement. The movie is coming out this weekend in the UK and will be opening theatrically in other European countries throughout the summer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Rachel Portman, score, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has revealed the details for the soundtrack release of the upcoming drama Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. The album includes 18 tracks from the original score by Rachel Portman. The soundtrack will be released on July 12, 2011 and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added soon. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan directed by Wayne Wang is set in 19th century China and centers on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women. The film will be released on July 15 by Fox Searchlight. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 10, 2011)
Posted: June 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Michael Giacchino, Michael Nyman, Richard Gibbs, score, Soundtrack, Super 8, The Trip
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Super 8 directed by J.J. Abrams, produced by Steven Spielberg and staring Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Ron Eldard, Kyle Chandler and Noah Emmerich is opening in most features music composed by Michael Giacchino. As previously announced on this page, Varese Sarabande will be releasing a score album on June 28. Visit MTV Movie Blog for a video interview with Giacchino from the Super 8 premiere and check out a recent article in Variety about the composer’s newest projects. More interviews are expected to appear in the next couple of weeks.
Also opening wide this weekend is the kid’s pic Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer directed by John Schultz and starring Jordana Beatty in the title role, as well as Heather Graham and Jaleel White. Richard Gibbs has written the film’s score. The music was recorded with an 80-piece orchestra at the Newman Scoring Stage on the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles. Check out the LA Times blog for an article about the recording of the score. No soundtrack release has been announced. For more information on the movie, visit our scoring assignment announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Horrible Bosses’ Soundtrack Coming in July
Posted: June 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Horrible Bosses, score, Soundtrack
UPDATE (July 2, 2011): Check out our new article for details and audio clips of the soundtrack.
Watertower Music will be releasing the soundtrack album for the upcoming dark comedy Horrible Bosses. The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on July 5, 2011 and will also be available as a “CD on Demand” on Amazon. The score for Horrible Bosses is composed by Christopher Lennertz. The composer brought together a number of rock/pop musicians to record the score at the legendary Capitol Studios and The Village in Los Angeles. The key musicians included Money Mark (Beastie Boys) on keyboards, Mick McCready (Pearl Jam) and Dave Levita (Eminem) on guitar, Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction) and Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band) on bass, Victor Indrizzo (Beck) on drums and DJ Cheapshot (Fort Minor, Linkin Park) on turntables. Check back on this page for more details on the soundtrack album. Read the rest of this entry »
Johan Söderqvist to Score ‘The Bald Hairdresser’
Posted: June 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: All You Need is Love, Johan Söderqvist, Susanne Bier, The Bald Hairdresser
Johan Söderqvist confirmed in a recent interview on Spoiler Alert Radio that he is about to reunite with director Susanne Bier on her newest project. The production company Zentropa (via The Playlist) recently revealed a new English title for Bier’s new romantic comedy. The Bald Hairdresser (originally entitled All You Need is Love) stars Pierce Brosnan alongside a number of mostly Danish actors. Anders Thomas Jensen who has been involved in many of Bier’s movies is co-writing the script. Söderqvist has been working with the Danish director for about two decades, most notably on Brothers, After the Wedding and this year’s Academy Award winner in the Best Foreign Language Film category In a Better World. He also collaborated with composer Gustavo Santaolalla on Bier’s English-language debut Things We Lost in the Fire. The Bald Hairdresser will reportedly be bilingual, partly Danish and partly English. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Too Big to Fail’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Marcelo Zarvos, score, Soundtrack, Too Big to Fail
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the HBO movie Too Big to Fail. The album includes the original score by Marcelo Zarvos. The soundtrack will be released on July 12, 2011 and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. Too Big to Fail is directed by Curtis Hanson and stars William Hurt, Paul Giamatti, James Woods, Billy Crudup, Matthew Modine, Tony Shalhoub, Topher Grace, Kathy Baker, Bill Pullman, Michael O’Keefe and Cynthia Nixon. The film about the financial crisis of 2008 and the group of powerbrokers who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of a few weeks premiered last month on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Blake Neely to Score ABC’s ‘Pan Am’
Posted: June 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Blake Neely, Pan Am, The Mentalist
Blake Neely is set to score the upcoming ABC drama Pan Am. The show set in the 1960’s revolves around pilots and flight attendants working at the iconic and once-dominant Pan Am airline. The drama stars Christina Ricci in her first major TV gig, as well as Kelli Garner (The Aviator), Jonah Lotan (Generation Kill), Michael Mosley (Scrubs), Margot Robbie and Karine Vanasse. Jack Orman (ER, JAG) created the show and Thomas Schlamme (Parenthood, The West Wing) directed the pilot. Orman and Schlamme are also producing alongside Nancy Hult Ganis, who was a Pan Am flight attendant herself in the 70’s. Pan Am is scheduled to premiere this fall on ABC and will airing every Sunday night at 10:00pm. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Every Day’ Soundtrack released
Posted: June 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Every Day, Jeanine Tesori, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Every Day. The album includes the original score by Jeanine Tesori (Nights in Rodanthe). The soundtrack was released yesterday and is now available to download on Amazon and iTunes. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Every Day is directed by Richard Levine and stars Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Carla Gugino, Brian Dennehy and Eddie Izzard. The movie about a New York couple in romantic crisis has been released in theaters earlier this year and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD from Image Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mr. Popper's Penguins, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has revealed the soundtrack details for Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The album includes 27 tracks of the original score composed by Rolfe Kent. The soundtrack will be released on June 28, 2011 and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. The music has recently been recorded at the Fox Alfred Newman scoring stage in Los Angeles. Mr. Popper’s Penguins is an adaptation of the 1938 children’s book and stars Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll and Angela Lansbury. The movie will be released on June 17 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
