Rupert Gregson-Williams is currently scoring the upcoming comedy Jack and Jill. The project reunites the composer with director Dennis Dugan who worked with Gregson-Williams on his last four movies, most recently on the comedies Just Go With It and Grown Ups. The film stars Adam Sandler who plays both main characters in the film, Jack and Jill. Jack is a family man who is forced to deal with Jill, his twin sister from the Bronx when she comes to Los Angeles for a visit and then won’t leave. Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Shaquille O’Neal and Dana Carvey are co-starring. Sandler is also producing through his Happy Madison Productions company. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring ‘Jack and Jill’
Posted: June 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Sandler, Dennis Dugan, Jack and Jill, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Zookeeper
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‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: June 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Patrick Doyle, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, score, Soundtrack
It has been announced today that the official soundtrack album for the upcoming sci-fi action film Rise of the Planet of the Apes will be released by Varese Sarabande Records. The soundtrack includes the score from the movie by composer Patrick Doyle on his second major summer blockbuster project after Thor. The album will be released on July 26, 2011. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. More details on the soundtrack including track list and cover art will be posted soon. Rise of the Planet of the Apes stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow and Brian Cox. The movie directed by Rupert Wyatt has been described as an origin story of the Planet of the Apes saga. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams Coming in July
Posted: June 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cowboys & Aliens, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hybrid, score, Soundtrack
UPDATE (July 19, 2011): Check out our new article for more details on the soundtrack and visit Amazon to order the album.
Varese Sarabande Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the upcoming sci-fi action western Cowboys & Aliens. The album features the original score from the film by composer Harry Gregson-Williams. The soundtrack will be released on July 26, 2011. It has been reported that the electronic music group Hybrid has collaborated with Gregson-Williams on the score. No word yet on if any of Hybrid’s contributions will be on the album. Check back on this page in a couple of weeks for more details and the full track list. Cowboys & Aliens is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino’s ‘Monte Carlo’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino, Monte Carlo, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the teen comedy Monte Carlo. The album includes 40 tracks of Michael Giacchino‘s original score from the film. The soundtrack will be released on June 28, 2011 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Monte Carlo is directed by Tom Bezucha (The Family Stone) and stars Leighton Meester, Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy and Andie MacDowell. The movie tells the story of a girl and her best friend who travel to Paris with one girl’s future stepsister, where one of the girls is mistaken for a spoiled British heiress, which leads the girls to find themselves going on a dream vacation to Monte Carlo. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Yared Scoring Angelina Jolie’s ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey’
Posted: June 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angelina Jolie, Belle du Seigneur, Dado Dzihan, Gabriel Yared, In the Land of Blood and Honey, Waves and Patterns
Gabriel Yared is writing the score for the upcoming drama In the Land of Blood and Honey. The film marks the directorial debut of Angelina Jolie who also wrote the screenplay for the project. The movie starring Rade Serbedzija, Nikola Djuricko and Goran Kostic is set during the bloody civil war in the former-Yugoslavia in the early ’90s and tells the love story between a Serbian man and Bosnian woman who meet on the eve of the war and the effect the crisis has on their relationship. The movie will reportedly also feature additional music by Dado Dzihan (Dado Jehan) as Waves and Patterns. The project is produced by GK Films (The Tourist, The Town). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Art of Getting By’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alec Puro, score, Soundtrack, The Art of Getting By
Rhino Records is set to release a soundtrack album for the romantic dramedy The Art of Getting By. The album includes three score tracks by composer Alec Puro, as well as several songs from the movie from such artists as The Shins, Earlimart, Mates of State, Delphic, Leonard Cohen, Clap Your Hand Say Yeah, The Boxer Rebellion, Pavement and French Kicks. The soundtrack will receive a physical release on June 14, 2011 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD) and will also be available digitally on the same day. Check out audio clips from each track on the album below. The Art of Getting By is written and directed by Gavin Wiesen and stars Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Alicia Silverstone, Blair Underwood and Rita Wilson. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Price to Score ‘Horrid Henry: The Movie’
Posted: June 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 7lives, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Horrid Henry: The Movie, Michael Price, Nick Moore, Sherlock Holmes
Michael Price is scoring the upcoming British 3D kids pic Horrid Henry: The Movie. The film is based on the successful children’s property by Francesca Simon and stars Anjelica Huston, Richard E. Grant, Rebecca Front, Parminder Nagra, Kimberly Walsh, Noel Fielding, Mathew Horne, Prunella Scales and Jo Brand. The movie about Horrid Henry’s ongoing battle against the tyranny of adults is directed by Nick Moore who previously collaborated with Price on the 2008 comedy Wild Child starring Emma Roberts. Horrid Henry: The Movie is produced by Vertigo Films, the company behind last year’s indie hit Monsters and Street Dance 3D. The film will be released on July 29, 2011 in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wonderful World’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: June 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Answers to Nothing, Craig Richey, score, Soundtrack, Wonderful World
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the drama Wonderful World. The album includes the original score by Craig Richey (Friends with Money, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters) from the movie written and directed by Joshua Goldin (Darkman). The album will be released digitally on June 14, 2011. Visit Amazon to download the soundtrack and check out the audio clips from the score below. Wonderful World stars Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Kenneth Williams and Philip Baker Hall. The film tells the story about a bitter and cynical man who falls in love with his African houseguest. The movie was released in theaters last year by Magnolia Pictures and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
John Swihart Scoring ABC Family’s ‘Switched at Birth’
Posted: June 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC Family, John Swihart, Switched at Birth, The Perfect Host
John Swihart is the composer on the new ABC Family drama Switched at Birth. The show centers around two teen girls who discover that they were accidentally switched at birth. One girl grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and two brothers, while the other one, who lost her hearing as a child due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a poor neighborhood. The series is created and produced by Lizzy Weiss (Blue Crush) and stars Vanessa Marano, Katie Leclerc, Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson and Lucas Grabee. Steve Miner (Halloween H2O, Forever Young) directed the pilot. Also producing are Paul Stupin (Dawson’s Creek) and John Ziffren (Melissa & Joey). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 3, 2011)
Posted: June 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Turner, Andrew Hewitt, Beautiful Boy, Beginners, Blake Neely, Brian Reitzell, David Palmer, Henry Jackman, Love Wedding Marriage, Roger Neill, score, Soundtrack, Submarine, Trevor Morris, X-Men: First Class
Only one new movie is opening wide this weekend:
Matthew Vaughn’s comic book adaptation X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence and Rosamunde Pike is expected to top the weekend box office. The film’s music is written by Henry Jackman and a soundtrack album has been released digitally earlier this week by Sony Classical. A physical release will follow on June 28. For more information on the album and to listen to audio clips from the score, visit our previous article.
Opening in limited release is the dramedy Beginners directed by Mike Mills and starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Melanie Laurent. The film’s score is composed by Roger Neill, David Palmer and Brian Reitzell. The movie also features a number of songs. A soundtrack album with both songs and score has been released earlier this week by Relativity Music Group. To preview and find out more about the album, visit our soundtrack announcement. AOL Music is also currently streaming the full album for free until the end of the week. Read the rest of this entry »
