According to a recent article in Variety, John Williams will start scoring Steven Spielberg’s upcoming biopic Lincoln late next spring. The project will mark the composer’s and director’s 26th collaboration. The movie will focus on the political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, David Strathairn, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Strong and Joseph Cross are co-starring in the film. Tony Kushner (Angels in America, Munich) adapted Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 2005 book Team of Rivals. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams to Score Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ Next Spring
Posted: November 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Williams, Lincoln, Steven Spielberg
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James Newton Howard to Score ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’
Posted: November 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Newton Howard, Joe Roth, Sam Mercer, Snow White and the Huntsman
Following the news that James Newton Howard is scoring the upcoming thriller The Bourne Legacy from earlier this week, Universal Pictures has confirmed to Film Music Reporter that the composer has yet another high profile project coming up next summer. He will be scoring the epic fantasy adventure Snow White and the Huntsman. The film is directed by Rupert Sanders and stars Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Lily Cole, Sam Claflin and Sam Spruell. In this new version of Snow White, the huntsman sent to kill the girl becomes her mentor and protector instead. Ian McShane, Nick Frost, Bob Hoskins, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan are among the actors that will be portraying the dwarfs. Evan Daugherty and Hossein Amidi (Drive) have written the screenplay. Among the film’s producers are Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland) and Sam Mercer (Signs) who both have collaborated with Newton Howard several times before. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Game of Shadows, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, score, Sherlock Holmes, Soundtrack
Watertower Music will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. The album includes the original score from the movie by Hans Zimmer. Lorne Balfe who was involved as a soundtrack producer on the first film in 2009 is again co-producing the music with Zimmer. Also included on the album are three tracks from recordings of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Schubert’s Die Forelle and Ennio Morricone’s score for Two Mules for Sister Sara. The soundtrack will be released on December 13, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams,Stephen Fry, Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score ‘Total Recall’
Posted: November 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Len Wiseman, Total Recall
Harry Gregson-Williams has revealed in a recent interview with FSM Online that he will be scoring the upcoming remake of the sci-fi thriller Total Recall. The movie based on the Philip K. Dick short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale is directed by Len Wiseman and stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, John Cho and Ethan Hawke. Farrell plays factory worker Doug Quaid who is suffering from violent nightmares and begins to suspect that he’s a spy whose memory and personality were erased and replaced. Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Salt), Mark Bomback (Loive Free or Die Hard, Unstoppable) and James Vanderblit (Zodiac) have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Breaking Dawn, Carter Burwell, Part 1, score, Soundtrack, The Twilight Saga
Film Music Reporter has received the track list of the score release for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. The album features the original score by composer Carter Burwell. The soundtrack will be released on December 13, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. For a recent story about Burwell’s work on the film, visit The Boston Globe. Audio clips from all 25 tracks on the album can be checked out below. 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 will be released in theaters on November 18. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hugo’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, Hugo, Martin Scorsese, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack release for Martin Scorsese’s Hugo have been revealed. The album includes the original score by composer Howard Shore and will be released on November 22, 2011 by Howe Records. To pre-order the soundtrack, visit Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Hugo stars Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Sascha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone and Christopher Lee. The movie centers on a 12-year-old orphan who lives in a train station and must finish what his late father started by solving the mystery of a broken robotstars. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard to Score ‘The Bourne Legacy’
Posted: November 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Newton Howard, The Bourne Legacy, Tony Gilroy
James Newton Howard has been tapped to score the action thriller The Bourne Legacy. The film stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton and Stacy Keach. Albert Finney, Scott Glenn and Joan Allen are reprising their roles from the previous parts of the series. The project marks the composer’s first score for the franchise. The previous three installments have been scored by John Powell. The fourth Bourne movie is written and directed by Tony Gilroy who was involved as a writer on the previous movies in the series and has previously worked with Newton Howard on his first two directorial efforts Michael Clayton and Duplicity. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fireflies in the Garden’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fireflies in the Garden, Jane Antonia Cornish, score, Soundtrack
BSX Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Fireflies in the Garden. The album features the original music written by Jane Antonia Cornish who has scored the recut version of the film for the US market. The soundtrack is available to download on Amazon and a physical release is set to come out on November 23, 2011 on buysoundtrax.com. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. A soundtrack featuring Javier Navarrete’s music from the original cut that was released overseas is available to download on Amazon and as an import on CD. Fireflies in the Garden is directed by Dennis Lee and stars Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Ann Moss, Ioan Gruffud, Hayden Panetierre and Julia Roberts. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shame’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harry Escott, score, Shame, Soundtrack
Sony Music will be releasing a soundtrack album for the drama Shame. The album features selections from the original score from the film by composer Harry Escott, as well as classic Bach performances from pianist Glenn Gould. Also included on the release are several songs from the movie by artists including Blondie, Howlin’ Wolf, as well as Carey Mulligan’s performance of New York, New York featured in the film. The soundtrack will be released on December 6, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Shame is directed by Steve McQueen and stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie and Hannah Ware. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Bacon Scoring ‘High Ground’
Posted: November 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beethoven's Christmas Adventure, Chris Bacon, High Ground
Chris Bacon is the composer of the upcoming documentary High Ground. The film directed by Michael Brown tells the true story of eleven wounded veterans whose road to recovery takes them to the top of a Himalayan giant on a journey to heal the wounds of war. Don Hahn (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast) is producing the project. The movie was shot on location in Nepal and the United States and follows an expedition that teamed disabled veterans with world recognized mountain climbers, including blind Everest summiter Erik Weihenmayer. High Ground is expected to make its festival premiere in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
