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 »
Christopher Lennertz Scoring ‘Horrible Bosses’
Posted: March 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Hop, Horrible Bosses, Supernatural
‘His Mother’s Eyes’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: March 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gustavo Santaolalla, His Mother's Eyes, Les Yeux De Sa Mère, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the French drama Les Yeux De Sa Mère (His Mother’s Eyes). The film’s music is written by two time Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla. The soundtrack will be released on March 22, 2011. While a physical CD will be made available in Europe, the album will only be released digitally in the US. His Mother’s Eyes is directed by Thierry Kilfa and stars Catherine Deneuve. The film will be released in France on March 23 and no domestic release date has been set. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hanna’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanna, Joe Wright, score, Soundtrack, The Chemical Brothers
The Playlist has revealed the details for the soundtrack release of the upcoming action thriller Hanna with music by The Chemical Brothers. The soundtrack album features the original score from the film and will be released on March 15, 2011. The film’s music can be previewed on the official movie webpage and is also featured in the film’s trailer (see below). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rio’ Soundtrack Status
Posted: March 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Rio, score, Soundtrack
Two soundtrack albums for the upcoming animated film Rio have been announced. Varese Sarabande Records will release John Powell’s original score from the movie on April 19, 2011. We will be posting a new article when the cover and tracklist will be published. Earlier this week, Fox Music and Interscope Records have announced a separate soundtrack album featuring songs from the movie. Artists featured on the soundtrack include Sergio Mendez, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx and Mikael Mutti. The album will be released on April 5, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 4, 2011)
Posted: March 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Beastly, Gore Verbinski, Hans Zimmer, Marcelo Zarvos, Rango, score, Soundtrack, Take Me Home Tonight, The Adjustment Bureau, Thomas Newman, Trevor Horn
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Gore Verbinski’s animated movie Rango starring Johnny Depp features music by Hans Zimmer. Visit our previous article announcing the soundtrack album to find out more. The soundtrack is now available to download at Amazon and iTunes and will be released on CD on March 15. To check out a short interview with Verbinski talking about the film’s music, visit Artists Direct.
Also opening is George Nolfi’s The Adjustment Bureau starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt The film’s score is written by Thomas Newman who also collaborated on a song for the movie with Richard Ashcroft. A soundtrack album was released on Relativity Music as reported here. Visit Amazon or iTunes to download the album. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor to Score ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’
Posted: March 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abraham Lincoln, Timur Bekmambetov, Trent Reznor, Vampire Hunter
Badass Digest is reporting that Trent Reznor has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The film based on the book by Seth Grahame-Smith is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, who most recently collaborated with composer Danny Elfman on 2008’s Wanted starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman. Tim Burton is also involved in the project as a producer. The movie stars Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Anthony Mackie. The film’s story portrays the 16th president as an ax-throwing, highly trained vampire assassin. Apart from scoring the film, Reznor is also expected to appear as a vampire in the movie. 20th Century Fox will release Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter in 3D on June 22, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen scoring ‘LOL’
Posted: March 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blue Bloods, Lisa Azuelos, LOL, Rob Simonsen
Rob Simonsen has been hired to score the upcoming comedy LOL. The film is written and directed by Lisa Azuelos and is a remake of her French 2008 film LOL (Laughing Out Loud) ® starring Sophie Marceau. The comedy stars Miley Cyrus, Ashley Greene, Thomas Jane and Demi Moore. The movie takes place in a world dominated by social media and centers on a teenage girl who is dumped by her older boyfriend while her divorced mother struggles to move on with her life. No release date has been set, but it is expected to be released later this year by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton in Concert
Posted: March 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Concert, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Frozen Planet, George Fenton, Route Irish
Last weekend, George Fenton performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the first part in the orchestra’s Masters of Film Music series. Selections from Fenton’s scores including Dangerous Liaisons, Ever After and Anna and the King were performed and Andy Tennant, director and long time collaborator of Fenton (most recently on The Bounty Hunter, Fool’s Gold and Hitch) was providing guest narration. Check out a short interview in the Dallas Voice and watch a video with Fenton talking about the concert and his career at The33TV.Com. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Money Train’ Soundtrack released
Posted: March 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Mancina, Money Train, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released a limited edition soundtrack for the 1995 action thriller Money Train. The album features more than 40 minutes from Mark Mancina’s original score from the film. The soundtrack is limited to 3000 copies. For audio clips and to order the CD, visit La-La Land Records. Money Train is directed by Joseph Ruben and stars Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Jennifer Lopez. In the movie, a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares. Read the rest of this entry »
Abel Korzeniowski scoring Madonna’s ‘W.E’
Posted: March 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Copernicus' Star, Madonna, score, Soundtrack, W.E
Abel Korzeniowski is scoring the upcoming romantic drama W.E. The film is directed by Madonna, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film. The movie stars Abbie Cornish, Natalie Dormer, Richard Coyle, Oscar Isaac and James D’Arcy. The drama tells the parallel love stories between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII and a modern romance in the 80’s. The project marks Korzeniowski’s first feature film scoring assignment since his Golden Globe-nominated score for 2009’s drama A Single Man starring Colin Firth. The composer was originally assigned to score last year’s Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman, but Anton Sanko ended up taking over the job. No release date for W.E has been announced, but Madonna recently presented footage from the film at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and it is expected to open later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
