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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 20, 2012)

Posted: April 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Chimpanzee, Christopher Lennertz, Darling Companion, David Torn, James Newton Howard, Jesus Henry Christ, Lesley Barber, Mark Isham, Nicholas Hooper, Paul McCartney, Simon Taufique, Steve Wood, The Lucky One, The Moth Diaries, Think Like a Man, To the Arctic 3D

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the romantic drama The Lucky One based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, directed by Scott Hicks (Shine) and starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner. The film’s original score is written by Mark Isham. No score album has been announced yet, but WaterTower Music hss released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Jules Larson, Correatown, Joshua Radin, Early Winters, Voxhaul Broadcast, A Fine Frenzy and Mayfield. To listen to audio clips and check out the full track list, visit our previous article.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Think Like a Man directed by Tim Story and starring Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Jerry Ferrara, Regina Hall, Terrence J. and Romany Malco. Christopher Lennertz has composed the film’s score. A soundtrack album featuring the comedy’s title song performed by Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo feat. Rick Ross, as well as other songs from and inspired by the film by artists including John Legend feat. Ludacris, Kelly Rowland and Future has been released on Epic Records. None of Lennertz score is included on the album. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Last Call at the Oasis’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: April 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Jeff Beal, Last Call at the Oasis, score, Soundtrack

Milan Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Last Call at the Oasis. The album features the original score from the movie written by Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal (Appaloosa, Rome, Carnivale). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 1, 2012 and also as an on-demand CD-R on Amazon. Check out the film’s opening sequence featuring Beal’s music after the jump. Last Call at the Oasis directed by Jessica Yu about the global water crisis exposes defects in the current system, shows communities already struggling with its ill-effects and highlights individuals championing revolutionary solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Sayfritz to Score ‘Filth’

Posted: April 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Filth, Jon S. Baird, Mark Sayfritz

Mark Sayfritz has signed on to score the comedic thriller Filth. The movie is written and directed by Jon S. Baird (Green Street Hooligans, Cass) and stars James McAvoy as an Edinburgh police detective who is manipulating everyone who stands in his way of securing a job promotion and winning back his family and daughter. Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots and Joanne Frogatt are co-starring in the film based on the novel by Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting). Baird is also producing the thriller with Ken Marshall for Steel Mill Pictures, Judy Styler (Moon, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) & Celine Rattray (The Kids Are All Right) for Maven Pictures and Jens Meurer (The Last Station, Black Book) for Egoli Tossell Films. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Girl in Progress’ Soundtrack & Score Album Announced

Posted: April 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Christopher Lennertz, Girl in Progress, score, Soundtrack

Artists’ Addiction Records will be releasing both the score and a soundtrack album for the upcoming comedy drama Girl in Progress. The score album features the original music from the film composed by Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Hop). The album will be released digitally on May 8, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from the score can be checked out below. Also scheduled to be released on the same day is a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by artists including Eydie Gorme y Los Panchos, Espinoza Paz, Queen Sea Big Shark and Beth Thornley. To pre-order the album, click here. Girl in Progress is directed by Patricia Riggen and stars Eva Mendes, Patricia Arquette, Cierra Raminez and Matthew Modine. The movie centers on a teenage girl dissatisfied with her life who tries to enter adulthood, but succeeds only in creating one crisis after another. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: April 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Band of Misfits, In an Adventure with Scientists, Peter Lord, score, Soundtrack, The Pirates, Theodore Shapiro

Madison Gate Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for Aardman Animation’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D stop-motion animated feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Theodore Shapiro (Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada) who makes his animated feature scoring debut on the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 24, 2012. UPDATE (June 2012): The album has also been released as an on demand CD-R on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the release below. The Pirates! Band of Misfits is directed by Peter Lord (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) & Jeff Newitt and features the voice talent of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and David Tennant. The film has been released in the UK under title The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists and will be arriving in domestic theaters on April 27. Read the rest of this entry »

Slash Slated to Score ‘Nothing to Fear’

Posted: April 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Anthony Leopardi III, Nothing to Fear, Slash

According to Variety, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is attached to score the indie horror thriller Nothing to Fear. The film marks the directorial debut of storyboard artist Anthony Leonardi III (Rango, 47 Ronin) and stars James Tupper, Anne Heche, Rebekah Brandes, Clancy Brown and Ethan Peck. The movie follows a family that moves to a small town seeking a better life, only to to run against a charismatic but emotionally conflicted man of the cloth. Slash is also producing the film with Rob Eric and Michael Williams (Session 9) through his Slasher Films production company. He has previously scored the comedy drama This Is Not a Movie starring Edward Furlong and Peter Coyote. He also has played guitar on a number of high profile film scores, such as Clint Mansell’s The Wrestler and Brian Tyler’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Anchor Bay has picked up domestic rights to Nothing to Fear. No release date has been announced yet.

Walter Murphy Scores Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Ted’

Posted: April 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Seth MacFarlane, Ted, Walter Murphy

Walter Murphy is currently recording his orchestral score for the upcoming live action & CG-animated comedy Ted. The film is directed by Seth MacFarlane and stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi and Joel McHale. The movie tells the story of a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear (voiced by MacFarlane) who came to life as the result of a childhood wish and has refused to leave his side ever since. MacFarlane has co-written the screenplay with Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild and is also producing the film with Scott Stuber (Role Models, Safe House), John Jacobs (Blades of Glory) and Jason Clark (Hotel for Dogs). Murphy has been working with MacFarlane over the last couple of years on the animated hit shows American Dad and Family Guy, for which the composer has received four Emmy Award nominations. Ted is scheduled to be released on July 13, 2012 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

‘GCB’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: April 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: ABC, GCB, Kristin Chenoweth, Soundtrack

Elektra Nashville will be releasing a soundtrack album for the new ABC comedy drama series GCB. The album includes two songs performed by the show’s star Kristin Chenoweth, as well as other songs featured in the series’ first season by the country duo The JaneDear Girls, singer-actress Emily West, Brett Eldredge, Joanna Cotten, Billy Joe Shaver, Jaime Hanna, Rick Trevino, Elizabeth Cook, Jason McCoy, and Dean Alexander. None of Jeff Beal’s original score from the show is included. The soundtrack will be released on May 8, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. GCB created by Robert Harling is based on Kim Gatlin’s book Good Christian Bitches and stars Chenoweth, Marisol Nichols, Mark Deklin, Miriam Schor, Jennifer Aspen, Annie Potts, David James Elliott and Brad Beyer. Read the rest of this entry »

Lorne Balfe to Score ‘The Frozen Ground’

Posted: April 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Assassins Creed III, Lorne Balfe, Salinger, The Frozen Ground, The Sweeney

Lorne Balfe has been hired to score the upcoming thriller The Frozen Ground. The film is written and directed by Scott Walker and stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens, Radha Mitchell and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The movie centers on the investigation of notorious serial killer Robert Hansen who murdered as many as 21 women, kidnapping them and taking them out to the Alaskan wilderness to turn them loose and hunt them. Randall Emmett & George Furla (16 Blocks, The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans) are producing the thriller with Mark Ordesky (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) & Jane Fleming for Amber Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »

Thomas Newman’s ‘Whispers in the Dark’ Score Released

Posted: April 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman, Whispers in the Dark

Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Paramount Pictures’ 1992 thriller Whispers in the Dark directed by Christopher Crowe and starring Annabella Sciorra, Alan Alda, Jill Clayburgh. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award-nominated composer Thomas Newman. To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Newman originally edited half hour of highlights for a planned but never-released album. Intrada’s release features the complete score from original digital session masters. Read the rest of this entry »