Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 9, 2012)

Posted: March 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the fantasy epic John Carter directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Collins, Thomas Haden Church, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Mark Strong, James Purefoy and Bryan Cranston. The film’s music is composed by Michael Giacchino. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details including audio clips and visit our soundtrack preview article for more music. A separate article featuring interviews with Giacchino about his music for the film will be published shortly.

Also opening wide is the family comedy A Thousand Words directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy, Ariel Winter, Kerry Washington and Allison Janney. John Debney who previously worked with the director on the sci-fi comedy Meet Dave has written the score for the movie. No soundtrack album has been announced. A video from the orchestral score’s recording sessions can be checked out on YouTube. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »

Rachel Portman Scoring ‘Private Peaceful’

Posted: March 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Rachel Portman is currently writing the music for the upcoming British drama Private Peaceful. The film is directed by Pat O’Connor and stars Jack O’Connell, George Mackay, Alexander Roach, Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour. The movie set in the fields of Devon and the WWI battlefields of Flanders is based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and tells the story of two brothers who fall in love with the same girl. Simon Reade adapted the material for the screen and is also producing the film with Guy de Beaujeu. No word yet on whether any music by Mark Knopfler who was announced as the film’s composers by various news outlets last years will still be featured in the film. Pat O’Connor previously worked with composers including Michael Kamen (Circle of Friends, Inventing the Abbotts) and Christopher Young (Sweet November). Read the rest of this entry »

’30° Couleur’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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SMART will be releasing a soundtrack album for the French comedy 30° couleur. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Time Machine), as well as the song Eye Abada by Asa. The soundtrack will be released digitally in France on March 12, 2012. No word yet on a domestic release. For audio clips from all tracks on the album, visit Amazon.fr. 30° couleur is directed by Lucien Jean-Baptiste and Philippe Larue and stars Jean-Baptiste and Edouard Montoute. The movie produced by Quad Films (the company behind the French local box office hit Intouchables) is set for a release in France on March 14. Read the rest of this entry »

Jeff Rona to Score ‘Phantom’

Posted: March 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring Assignments
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Jeff Rona is scoring the upcoming Cold War-set submarine thriller Phantom. The movie is written and directed by Todd Robinson (Lonely Hearts) and stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner, Sean Patrick Flanery and Lance Henriksen. The movie revolves around a Captain of a Soviet submarine who has to leave his pregnant wife for a secret mission on which he is forced to face his past in order to find redemption in the present while being challenged by a rogue KGB group. John Watson & Pen Densham (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Backdraft) amd Julian Adams are producing the project. Robinson has previously written the screenplay for Ridley Scott’s White Squall, which marked Rona’s first major studio feature scoring assignment. Read the rest of this entry »

Bernard Herrmann’s ‘It’s Alive’ Score Released

Posted: March 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Film Score Monthly has released the world premiere CD release of the nearly complete score for the 1974 horror film It’s Alive written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring John Ryan and Sharon Farrell. The music is composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann. The album includes almost 45 minutes of the score, as well as two bonus tracks. For audio clips and the full soundtrack details including the track list, check out Film Score Monthly’s CD page and to order the album, visit Screen Archives.

The Chemical Brothers to Score ‘Now You See Me’

Posted: March 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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According to The Playlist, The Chemical Brothers are attached to score the upcoming heist movie Now You See Me. The film is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Common. The movie follows a group of the world’s greatest illusionists who pull off daring bank heists during their performances. Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans, Fresh) and Edward Ricour have written the screenplay for the Summit Entertainment production. Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Transformers) are producing via their Kurtzman Orci Paper Products company. Read the rest of this entry »

New Edition of Alan Silvestri’s ‘Predator’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: March 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Intrada Records has announced a remastered soundtrack edition for the 1987 horror thriller classic Predator directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The album features the original score from the film by Alan Silvestri. The score has previously received limited editions releases by the label and Varese Sarabande, both of which sold out in record time. The new release will be available while interest and supplies renain. For audio clips and to oder the album, visit Intrada’s online store. Read the rest of this entry »

Varese Sarabande to Release Steve Jablonsky’s ‘Battleship’ Soundtrack

Posted: March 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for Universal Pictures’ action tentpole release Battleship. The album includes the original score written by composer Steve Jablonsky (Transformers series). The soundtrack will be released on May 8, 2012. The cover art and track list will be published in a couple of weeks. Check back on this site for an update and audio clips from the score. Battleship is directed by Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) and stars Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Hamish Linklater and Rihanna. The movie based on Hasbro’s classical naval combat board game will be released overseas next month and arrives in US theaters on May 18. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Thin Ice’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: March 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Werk Music has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Thin Ice. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the release after the jump. Thin Ice directed by Jill Sprecher and starring Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup and Lea Thompson was released in select theaters last month. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie webpage.

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‘Mirror Mirror’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Relativity Music Group will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the upcoming family fantasy comedy Mirror Mirror. The album includes the original score from the film composed by eigth-time Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken, as well as the original song I Believe in Love performed by the movie’s lead actress Lily Collins. The album will be released on March 27, 2012 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Sony Classical is releasing the soundtrack digitally overseas later this week on March 9. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Mirror Mirror is directed by Tarsem Singh and stars Lily Collins as Snow White, Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, Sean Bean as the King and Nathan Lane as the servant to the queen. Relativity Media will release the movie nationwide on March 30, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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