Film Score Monthly has announced a new soundtrack edition for Lawrence Kasdan’s 1981 classic thriller Body Heat starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. The 2-CD set features the film’s music composed and conducted by John Barry. The first disc includes the full score, as well as alternates and a number of source music cues. The second disc opens with Barry’s never-released soundtrack LP and also features 10 early demos of Barry’s main theme, recorded with a small combo to demonstrate how it might sound with various instruments playing the melody. To order the soundtrack and to listen to audio clips, visit Film Score Monthly’s website.
Henry Jackman Scoring Disney’s ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’
Posted: August 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Henry Jackman, Wreck-It-Ralph
Henry Jackman is currently recording his score for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Wreck-It-Ralph. The film is directed by Rich Moore (The Simpsons, Futurama) and follows the behind-the-scenes lives of vintage arcade game characters. The movie’s voice talent include John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch. Phil Johnston (Cedar Rapids) and Jennifer Lee have written the screenplay and Clark Spencer (Bolt, Lilo & Stitch) is producing the project. Jackman has previously scored last year’s Winnie the Pooh feature for Disney, which was also produced by Spencer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Brook, Soundtrack, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The track list for the soundtrack album of the coming-of-age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been revealed. The album features one track from the film’s score composed by Michael Brook (The Fighter, Into the Wild), as well as the songs featured in the film by artists including The Samples, The Smiths, Cracker, Sonic Youth, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Innocence Mission and David Bowie. The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2012 by Atlantic Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is directed by Stephen Chbosky (Jericho) based on his own novel and stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman and Dylan McDermott. Read the rest of this entry »
Adrian Johnston Scoring ‘Dancing on the Edge’
Posted: August 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Accused, Adrian Johnston, BBC, Dancing on the Edge, Stephen Poliakoff, The Scapegoat
Adrian Johnston is scoring the upcoming BBC original series Dancing on the Edge. The five-part series is written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff (The Lost Prince, Shooting The Past) and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Wunmi Mosaku, Angel Coulby and John Goodman. The dramatic comedy follows the Louis Lester Band as they find fame amongst the parties and performances of upper class society in the capital. Nicky Kentish Barnes (Match Point, About A Boy) is producing the project and Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits are executive producing. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Possession’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anton Sanko, score, Soundtrack, The Possession
Lionsgate Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Possession. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anton Sanko (Rabbit Hole, Big Love). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 28, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. The Possession is directed by Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) and stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Grant Show and Madison Davenport. Sam Raimi is among the movie’s producers through his Ghost House Pictures production company. The film will be released nationwide on August 31 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Hornsby to Score Spike Lee’s ‘Old Boy’
Posted: August 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce Hornsby, Old Boy, Spike Lee
According to the LA Times, Bruce Hornsby is set to score Spike Lee’s upcoming English-language remake of Old Boy. The film is based on the critically acclaimed Korean film directed by Chan-wook Park. Josh Brolin is set to star as a man who is kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years for unknown reasons and sets out to find out who held him hostage and why when he is inexplicably released. Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson and Sharlto Copley (District 9) are also attached to star in the Mandate Pictures production. Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, The Cell) has written the script and is co-producing the project, while Roy Lee and Doug Davison (The Strangers, The Lake House) are producing. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 17, 2012)
Posted: August 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brian Tyler, Compliance, Cosmopolis, Daniel Pemberton, Francis and the Starlights, Geoff Zanelli, Heather McIntosh, Howard Shore, Jon Brion, Metric, ParaNorman, Robot & Frank, Salaam Remi, Sparkle, Spencer David Hutchings, The Awakening, The Expendables 2, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Why Stop Now?
Four new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action film sequel The Expendables 2 directed by Simon West and starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler who previously scored the 2010 original film. Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Tyler’s music. For the full album details, visit our previous article. Also check out Tyler’s recent appearance on the Weekly Comet and click here for a video interview with the composer from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood this past Wednesday.
Also opening wide is the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler and featuring the voice talent of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Jon Brion has composed the film’s music. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Entitled’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Robert Duncan, score, Soundtrack, The Entitled
Pale Blue Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for last year’s thriller The Entitled. The album features the film’s original score composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Terriers, The Unit). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 19, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. The Entitled is directed by Aaron Woodley and stars Kevin Zegers, Ray Liotta, Victor Garber, Laura Vandervoort, Dustin Milligan and Devon Bostick. The film follows a broke young man who abducts three rich college kids to try and get money from their fathers. The Entitled is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates Scoring Takashi Shimizu’s ‘7500’ and Joe Johnston’s ‘Not Safe for Work’
Posted: August 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 7500, Dawn of the Dead, God of War: Ascension, Joe Johnston, Not Safe for Work, Takashi Shimizu, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller 7500. The film is directed by Takashi Shimizu and stars Leslie Bibb, Ryan Kwanten, Amy Smart and Jamie Chung. The movie follows a group of passengers who encounter what appears to be a supernatural force while on a transpacific flight. Craig Rosenberg (The Uninvited, After the Sunset) has written the screenplay and Taka Ichise (Ring, The Grudge) and Roy Lee (The Strangers, The Lake House) are producing the project. Shimizu has previously worked with composer Christopher Young on his previous two major American features The Grudge and The Grudge 2. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Sweeney’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack, The Sweeney
Rhino Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the British crime drama The Sweeney. The album features the film’s original score composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, Ironclad), as well as two songs by Magnetic Man (featuring John Legend and Katy B). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on September 10, 2012 and is now available to pre-order as an import on Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release of the album. The Sweeney directed by Nick Love is based on the 1970s cult TV cop series and stars Ray Winstone and Ben Drew (aka Plan B) as two detectives in the Flying Squad, the London police unit dedicated to fighting armed robbery. Hayley Atwell and Damian Lewis are co-starring. The crime drama will be released in the UK on September 12. Read the rest of this entry »
