Javier Navarrete has been hired to score the fantasy movie Wrath of the Titans. The film is the sequel to the 2010 hit film Clash of the Titans and stars Sam Worthington who is reprising his turn as Perseus, Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades and Danny Huston as Poseidon. They are joined by new cast members Edgar Ramirez, Rosamund Pike and Bill Nighy. The movie is directed by Jonathan Liebesman who has worked with composer Brian Tyler on his last couple of projects (Battle Los Angeles, The Killing Room). David Leslie Johnson (Orphan, Red Riding Hood), Dan Mazeau and Steven Knight (Eastern Promises) have written the screenplay and Basil Iwanyk (The Town) is returning as a producer of the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
Javier Navarrete to Score ‘Wrath of the Titans’
Posted: November 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clash of the Titans, Javier Navarrete, Jonathan Liebesman, Wrath of the Titans
‘Rebellion’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Klaus Badelt, L'ordre et la morale, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rebellion, score, Soundtrack
Labelzero has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller Rebellion (L’ordre et la morale). The album includes the original score by composer Klaus Badelt. The composer collaborated with French industrial percussion band Les Tambours du Bronx on the music for the film. The soundtrack is available digitally on Klaus Badelt’s official website and can be purchased for the price of your choice. Rebellion is co-written and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and also stars in the film alongside Sylvie Testud and Philippe Torreton. The movie was released in France this past weekend and is currently awaiting a domestic release date. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Zanelli to Score ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’
Posted: November 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Peter Hedges, The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Geoff Zanelli is the composer of the fantasy drama The Odd Life of Timothy Green. The film is written and directed by Peter Hedges (Pieces of April, Dan in Real Life) and stars Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton as a happily married couple who bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears. Ron Livingston, Dianne Wiest, Odeya Rush, Rosemarie DeWitt and CJ Adams are co-starring in the film produced by Ahmet Zappa, Scott Sanders and James Whitaker. The Odd Life of Timothy Green is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2012 by Walt Disney Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Iron Lady’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Iron Lady, Thomas Newman
Sony Music will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the drama The Iron Lady. The album includes the original score by composer Thomas Newman, as well as a song from the musical The King and I, one track from the opera Norma and a classical piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. The soundtrack will be released on December 27, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. The Iron Lady is directed by Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) and stars Meryl Streep as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Read the rest of this entry »
Tarsem Singh’s ‘Mirror, Mirror’ to feature Music by Alan Menken
Posted: November 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Mirror Mirror, Tarsem Singh
Alan Menken has announced on Twitter that he will composing music for the upcoming fantasy comedy Mirror, Mirror. The film is directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell) and stars Lily Collins as Snow White who enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright and Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen who steals control of a kingdom. Also starring are Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, Sean Bean as the King and Nathan Lane as the hapless servant to the queen. Melissa Wallack and Jason Keller (Machine Gun Preacher) have written the screenplay and Bernie Goldmann (300, Fool’s Gold), Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter, Zombieland) and Brett Ratner (Tower Heist, Rush Hour) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 18, 2011)
Posted: November 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Another Happy Day, Breaking Dawn, Carter Burwell, Happy Feet Two, John Powell, Largo Winch, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Soundtrack, The Descendants, The Heir Apparent, The Twilight Saga
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fourth part of the Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 directed by Bill Condon and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick and Ashley Greene. The film’s score is composed by Carter Burwell who has scored his second movie for the franchise. A soundtrack album with the songs from the film, plus one track from Burwell’s score has already been released by Atlantic Records. For audio clips and more information about the album, visit our previous article. The label will also be releasing a separate soundtrack featuring Burwell’s music on December 13. For the full details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the animated film sequel Happy Feet Two directed by George Miller and featuring the voice talent of Elijah Wood, Pink, Robin Williams, Hank Azari, Benjamin Flores, Elizabeth Daily, Sofía Vergara, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Hugo Weaving and Anthony LaPaglia. John Powell has written the score and also produced the songs for the film. Some of the other composers well known in the film music community who are involved in the music for the project include T Bone Burnett and David Hirschfelder. A soundtrack album including both songs and Powell’s score has been released on Watertower Music. Audio clips and more details can be checked out in our previous news article. Read the rest of this entry »
David Buckley Scoring ‘Gone’
Posted: November 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Buckley, Gone
David Buckley is scoring the upcoming thriller Gone. The movie stars Amanda Seyfried as a young woman who returns home from her night shift to find her sister’s bed empty. She’s convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two years before has come back to finish the job. Daniel Dunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan and Wes Bentley are co-starring. Heitor Dhalia is directing from a script by Allison Burnett (Untraceable, Autumn in New York). Tom Rosenberg & Gary Lucchesi (Million Dollar Baby, Underworld) and Sidney Kimmel (Adventureland, The Lincoln Lawyer) are producing the Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sons of Anarchy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: FX, Sons of Anarchy, Soundtrack
Columbia Records has announced a soundtrack album for the FX hit series Sons of Anarchy. The album includes 15 songs from the show’s first four seasons, including the Emmy nominated theme song This Life written by singer-songwriter Curtis Stigers, Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner, producer Bob Thiele and show creator Kurt Sutter, performed by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Also included on the soundtrack are four tracks performed by actress Katey Segal who won a Golden Globe for her performance on the show. The album will be released on November 29, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Lyle Workman to Score ‘American Reunion’
Posted: November 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Pie, American Reunion, Lyle Workman
Lyle Workman has signed on to score the upcoming comedy sequel American Reunion. The film reunites the stars of the original 1999 American Pie hit movie, Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Eugene Levy, Tara Reid, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge and Mena Suvari. They are joined by new cast members Katrina Bowden and Dania Ramirez. In the film, the characters of the original movie are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship. Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg who have written all three Harold & Kumar movies and directed the last two parts of the series, are writing and directing American Reunion. Craig Perry & Warren Zide (Final Destination) and Chris Moore (The Adjustment Bureau) are producing and original helmers Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz are executive producing the comedy. The project marks Workman’s first score for the franchise. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Conan O'Brien, Conan O'Brien Can't Stop, Jack White, Legally Prohibited Band, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop. The album includes the live performances from the movie by Conan O’Brien and the Legally Prohibited Band and Jack White from The White Stripes. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 6, 2011 and a physical CD release is planned for January. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Check back on this site for audio clips. Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop follows the comedian on his comedy tour, The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour, which took place in 2010 following his departure from The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien due to a scheduling dispute. Read the rest of this entry »
