Film Music Reporter has learned that James Newton Howard is currently working on the score for the upcoming drama Darling Companion. The film is directed by Newton Howard’s long time collaborator Lawrence Kasdan. They have previously worked together on such movies as Grand Canyon, Wyatt Earp, French Kiss, Mumford and Dreamcatcher. The project marks Kasdan’s first directorial effort in over eight years. The film centers around a woman who loves her dog more than her husband, and the drama that ensues after he loses the dog after attending a wedding at their vacation home in the Rockies. The independently financed movie stars Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, Richard Jenkins and Elizabeth Moss. The film was shot last fall and is currently in post-production. No release date has been set. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard Scoring ‘Darling Companion’
Posted: March 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Darling Companion, James Newton Howard, Lawrence Kasdan
Trent Reznor No Longer Involved in ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’
Posted: March 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor announced on the NIN message board (via /Film) that he is no longer involved in Timur Bekmambetov’s upcoming horror thriller Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. As announced earlier this month, it was reported that Reznor had been tapped to score the film and possibly have a cameo appearance in the movie starring Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Anthony Mackie. Here’s the exact quote from Reznor:
Don’t believe everything you read. As it turns out, I WON’T be working on (acting or scoring) ALVH after all. There’s no juicy story here, it’s just that when the news mysteriously leaked out about my involvement I hadn’t made up my mind completely, because various aspects of the project were changing. I felt the need to say something earlier this week because my inbox was filling up with speculation, and at that moment I thought I would be doing it. Confused yet? Apparently I am. Bottom line, I wish them the best with the film and I’m sure it will still be great. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 11, 2011)
Posted: March 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Battle: Los Angeles, Brian Reitzell, Brian Tyler, Cary Fukunaga, Dario Marianelli, Jane Eyre, John Powell, Mars Needs Moms, Red Riding Hood, score, Soundtrack
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Battle: Los Angeles starring Aaron Eckhart, Bridget Moynahan, Michael Pena and Michelle Rodriquez and directed by Jonathan Liebesman is expected to be the number one movie of the weekend at the domestic box office. The film’s music is written by Brian Tyler. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album with Tyler’s score (click here to check out our announcement of the soundtrack). To check out interviews with Tyler talking about his work on the project, visit AintItCoolNews and Film Music Magazine for a lengthy audio conversation with the composer.
Also opening today is Simon Wells’ Mars Needs Moms from Walt Disney Pictures. The film marks John Powell’s first out of four scores for animated movies to be released this year. A soundtrack album for the Robert Zemeckis-produced film has been released digitally by Walt Disney Records. Visit our previous article to find out more about the film and soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Water for Elephants’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: March 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, Water for Elephants
Sony Masterworks has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Water for Elephants. The album includes James Newton Howard’s original score from the movie. The soundtrack will be released on April 19, 2011. To order the CD, visit Amazon. Also check out audio clips from the album below. In Water for Elephants, a veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet. The movie’s cast is lead by Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook. The film is directed by Francis Lawrence and marks his second collaboration with James Newton Howard after 2007’s I Am Legend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Am Number Four’ Score Album coming
Posted: March 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: D.J. Caruso, I Am Number Four, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Rabin
Director D.J. Caruso announced on Twitter that a release of Trevor Rabin’s music for the teen sci-fi movie I Am Number Four is in the works. After some digging, we found out that the soundtrack release will most likely be tied to the DVD/Blu-Ray release this summer and one of the major soundtrack labels will be releasing the album. Details will be posted once an official announcement is made. I Am Number Four starring Alex Pettyfer, Dianne Agron, Timothy Olyphant and Teresa Palmer and produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg is currently playing in theaters. To find out more about the film and Rabin’s other upcoming project, visit our previous article. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates Confirmed to Score ‘Conan the Barbarian’
Posted: March 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Conan the Barbarian, James Gunn, Marcus Nispel, Soundtrack, Sucker Punch, Super, The Darkest Hour, The Way, Tim Williams, Timothy Williams, Tyler Bates
Film Music Reporter has finally been able to confirm that Tyler Bates has been assigned to score the upcoming remake of Conan the Barbarian. Conan the Barbarian is directed by Marcus Nispel who previously worked with composers Steve Jablonsky (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th) and Jonathan Elias (Pathfinder). The movie centering on the mythical hero driven to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village stars Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan and Stephen Lang. The Millennium/Nu Image film is scheduled to be released on August 19, 2011 by Lionsgate.
03/11/2011 UPDATE: We initially reported that Tim Williams will be co-composing the score according to the resume at the composer’s official webpage. The composer’s website is now listing him as just doing orchestrations, so we’re assuming that Bates will be the only credited composer. Williams has been orchestrating and conducting Bates’ recent scores and also co-wrote the score for the recent animated TV show Sym-Bionic Titan with Bates. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Super’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Super, Tyler Bates
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming action comedy Super directed by James Gunn and starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler and Kevin Bacon. The album features the original score by Tyler Bates, as well as songs by such artists as Tsar, Eric Carmen, Lo-def Dollz, Cheap Trick and Moneybrother. The soundtrack will be released on April 5, 2011. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. The film is scheduled to be released on April 1 in theaters and on April 13 on Video on Demand. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wrongfully Accused’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: March 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bill Conti, Ron Goodwin, score, Soundtrack, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Wrongfully Accused
Intrada Records has announced a sountrack album for the 1998 comedy spoof movie Wrongfully Accused. The album is limited to 1500 copies and features more than an hour of the original score by Bill Conti. To listen to audio clips from the score and order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Wrongfully Accused stars Leslie Nielsen as Ryan Harrison, who is framed for murder and must prove himself innocent by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man after escaping from a bus accident on the way to jail. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Red Riding Hood’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: March 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Brian Reitzell, Red Riding Hood, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has announced a soundtrack album for Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood. The album includes the original score by Brian Reitzell and Alex Heffes, as well songs by Billy Ray and The Big Pink. The soundtrack will be released on March 8, 2011. To listen to audio clips and download the score, visit Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz Scoring ‘Horrible Bosses’
Posted: March 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Hop, Horrible Bosses, Supernatural
According to Christopher Lennertz’ official website, the composer has begun working on the upcoming dark comedy Horrible Bosses. The movie stars Jason Sudekis, Charlie Day, Jason Bateman, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Aniston. The comedy centers on three best friends who, frustrated by their jobs, come to the conclusion the only solution is to kill one another’s bosses. The film is directed by Seth Gordon (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters), who previously worked with composer Alex Wurman on his studio feature directing debut Four Christmases starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon. Horrible Bosses is produced by Brett Ratner and Jay Stern and is currently scheduled to be released on July 8, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
