Watertower Music has revealed the details of the score soundtrack release for Tim Burton’s supernatural comedy drama Dark Shadows. The album features the original score from the film composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator Danny Elfman. The soundtrack will be released on May 8, 2012 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Dark Shadows os based on the classic ABC TV show stars Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas Collins who is forced to deal with monsters, ghosts and other supernatural creatures. The cast also includes Chloe Moretz, Thomas McDonell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bella Heathcoate and Eva Green. The film is scheduled for a release on May 11 by Warner Bros Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dark Shadows’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Dark Shadows, Soundtrack, Tim Burton
Robert Duncan to Score Shawn Ryan’s ‘Last Resort’
Posted: April 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Last Resort, Robert Duncan, Shawn Ryan
Robert Duncan is scoring the pilot for the ABC drama Last Resort. The show created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield) is set in the near future and revolves around the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine who become hunted fugitives after ignoring an order to fire nuclear missiles. They escape to a NATO listening outpost where they publicly declare themselves to be the world’s smallest nuclear nation with nuclear warheads. The series stars Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Robert Patrick, Autumn Reeser, Max Adler, Daisy Betts and Dichen Lachman. Karl Gajdusek (Dead Like Me) has co-written the pilot episode and will be executive producing the show with Ryan. Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) is directing the pilot and also serves as an executive producer. Duncan continues his working relationship with Shawn Ryan on the project. They have previously worked together on the hit show The Unit and most recently, the critic favorites Terriers and The Chicago Code. Read the rest of this entry »
Klaus Badelt to Score ‘Fly Me to the Moon’
Posted: March 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fly Me to the Moon, Klaus Badelt, Pascal Chaumeil
Klaus Badelt has been tapped to score the French action adventure comedy Fly Me to the Moon. The film reunites the composer with director Pascal Chaumail. They previously collaborated on the 2010 romantic comedy Heartbreaker starring Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis. Fly Me to the Moon stars Diane Kruger and Dany Boon and follows a successful woman in love who tries to break her family curse of every first marriage ending in divorce, by dashing to the alter with a random stranger before marrying her boyfriend. The Heartbreaker team of Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou and Laurent Zeiton is producing for Quad Productions. Zeiton has also co-written the screenplay with Yoann Gromb. Badelt has also recently scored the comedy 30° couleur for the production company. Fly Me to the Moon is scheduled for a release in France on October 31, 2012 followed by a release in other European markets. No word yet on a domestic distribution deal.
Mark Isham’s ‘Nowhere to Run’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Isham, Nowhere to Run, score, Soundtrack
Perseverance Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1993 action film Nowhere to Run. The album includes the original score from the film composed by Academy Award-nominated composer Mark Isham. The album is limited to 3000 copies and will be released on April 6, 2012. The release includes the complete score, as well as a couple of alternate cues. For audio clips, click here and visit Amazon to order the album. Nowhere to Run is directed by Robert Harmon and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Ted Levine and Joss Ackland. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 30, 2012)
Posted: March 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Bishop Allen, Bully, Dark Tide, Goon, Intruders, Ion Furjanic, Javier Navarrete, Mark Sayfritz, Mirror Mirror, Ramachandra Borcar, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack, Wrath of the Titans
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
The first wide release of the week is the 3D fantasy film Wrath of the Titans directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Danny Huston, Edgar Ramirez, Rosamund Pike and Bill Nighy. The sequel to the 2010 film Clash of the Titans is scored by Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Watertower Music earlier this week. For audio clips and more details, visit our previous article. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Navarrete about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the family fantasy comedy Mirror Mirror directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Lily Collins as Snow White, Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, as well as Armie Hammer, Sean Bean and Nathan Lane. Eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken has composed the music for the film. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as the original song I Believe in Love performed by Lily Collins. Check out soundtrack announcement for audio clips and the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Aaron Zigman to Score ‘Step Up Revolution’
Posted: March 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Scott Speer, Step Up, Step Up Revolution
Aaron Zigman has been tapped to score the upcoming dance movie Step Up Revolution. The fourth movie in the Step Up series is directed by music video/commercials director Scott Speer and stars Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman and Stephen Boss. The film follows the daughter of a wealthy businessman who arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer, but soon falls in love with a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs. Adam Shankman (Hairspray) is producing the film with Jennifer Gibgot (17 Again), Erik Feig (I Know What You Did Last Summer) and Patrick Wachsberger (Mr. & Mrs. Smith). Jon Chu who helmed the previous two films is executive producing. Zigman has previously scored the original Step Up film in 2006, as well as the 2008 sequel Step Up 2: The Streets, while Bear McCreary scored the third installment Step Up 3D in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen to Score ‘Imogene’ and ‘The English Teacher’
Posted: March 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Battleground, Craig Zisk, Imogene, Rob Simonsen, Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Sperman, The English Teacher
Rob Simonsen has been hired to score the upcoming indie comedy Imogene. The film is directed by Shari Springer Sperman and Robert Pulcini (American Splendor) and stars Kristen Wiig as a New York playwright who stages a fake suicide attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend, only to end up being forced into the custody of her gambling-addict mother. Annette Benning, Darren Criss, Natasha Lyonne, June Diane Raphae and Matt Dillon are co-starring. Michelle Morgan has written the screenplay and Alix Madigan (Winter’s Bone), Celine Rattray (The Kids Are All Right) and Trudie Style are producing the Anonymous Content and Maven Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Cold Light of Day’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lucas Vidal, score, Soundtrack, The Cold Light of Day
The details of the soundtrack album for the upcoming thriller The Cold Light of Day have been revealed. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Spanish composer Lucas Vidal. The soundtrack has just been released digitally in the UK. UPDATE (August 2012): The soundtrack is now also available to download in the US on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The Cold Light of Day directed by Mabrouk El Mechri and starring Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver marks Vidal’s second high profile project to be released overseas within weeks of each other following James McTeigue’s The Raven starring John Cusack. The thriller about a man whose family is kidnapped while on vacation in Spain opens in the UK and several other international markets in April. A release in the US is scheduled for September 7, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham to Score ‘Upside Down’
Posted: March 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Juan Diego Solanas, Mark Isham, Upside Down
Mark Isham confirmed in a recent interview with BuzzFocus.com that he is currently working on the music for the upcoming sci-fi romance Upside Down. The film directed by Juan Diego Solanas and starring Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess centers on a a man searching an alternate universe for a long-lost love from his youth. Jayne Heitmeyer, Larry Day and Holly O’Brien are co-starring in the co-production of Studio 37, Onyx Films and Transfilm. Claude Léger (Grey Owl), Dimitri Rassam, Alexis Vonarb & Aton Soumache (Renaissance) and Jonathan Vanger are producing the romantic drama. No word yet on if any of the score by Benoit Charest who has previously been announced as the composer of the project will remain in the film. Read the rest of this entry »
James Horner Attends ‘Titanic 3D’ Premiere
Posted: March 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Cameron, James Horner, Titanic, Titanic 3D
Last night, James Horner attended the world premiere of James Cameron’s Titanic 3D at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Before the movie started, the composer conducted an orchestral 20-minute suite from his Academy Award-winning score from the film. Check out a video interview with the composer on the red carpet after the jump, in which he talks about his experience writing the score and the hit song My Heart Will Go On, his collaboration with Cameron and the concert piece he has composed for the premiere. Sony Classical has released a new four-disc soundtrack edition for the film starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet earlier this week. Visit our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
