Film Music Reporter has been able to confirm that John Williams is officially attached to score Steven Spielberg’s War Horse. The movie follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. The movie currently in post-production stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson and David Thewlis. While Williams’ involvement in the movie was expected, the composer’s noticeably absence from film scoring in the past couple of years raised concerns in some circles if Williams would indeed be back to score Spielberg’s latest movie. The Dreamworks and Amblin Productions movie is scheduled to be released on December 28, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams confirmed for ‘War Horse’
Posted: November 6, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Williams, Steven Spielberg, The Adentures of Tintin, The Secret of the Unicorn, War Horse
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader soundtrack album announced
Posted: November 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music AlbumsTags: Carrie Underwood, David Arnold, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Sony Masterworks will release the soundtrack album for the third installment in the Narnia series The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. According to composer David Arnold, the album contains 72 minutes of score, while about 90 minutes of score is featured in the movie. Carrie Underwood also contributes the original song There’s a Place for Us, co-written by David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey, which will be playing during the film’s end credits, but will not be included on the soundtrack album.
Here’s the album tracklisting: Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 5, 2010)
Posted: November 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman, Aaron Zigman, Christophe Beck, Dido, Due Date, Fair Game, For Colored Girls, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Jolene, Lorne Balfe, Megamind
This week, Film Music Reporter is launching a new weekly column talking about the music of the weekend’s new films opening in the US.
Opening this Friday (November 5):
Megamind
Music by Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe
Dreamworks Animation’s latest movie features a score by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe, as well as numerous popular songs. A soundtrack album featuring about 30 minutes of score, as well as most of the songs used in the movie has been released by Lakeshore Records. To listen to clips, check out Amazon or iTunes. The movie contains roughly 50 minutes of score including a very nice arrangement of the main themes during the end credits which has surprisingly been left off the soundtrack album. Read the rest of this entry »
John Ottman scores ‘Unknown’
Posted: November 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Ottman, The Resident, Unknown, Unknown White Male
Film Music Reporter has learned that John Ottman is currently finishing up work on the upcoming mystery thriller Unknown (previously entitled Unknown White Male). In the movie, a man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is. The movie stars Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Frank Langella and Aidan Quinn. The project marks Ottman’s third collaboration with director Jaume Collet-Serra after House of Wax and last year’s Orphan. Unknown is produced by Joel Silver, who has worked with Ottman on numerous projects such as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gothika and most recently on this year’s The Losers. Warner Bros Pictures will release the movie domestically on February 18, 2011. To check out the recently released movie trailer, check out the official movie webpage. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Warbeck to score Game of Thrones
Posted: November 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Game of Thrones, Just William, Killing Bono, Stephen Warbeck, There Be Dragons
Stephen Warbeck has been chosen as the composer for the upcoming HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones. The show is based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novel series and is produced and co-written by David Benioff (The 25th Hour, Troy, The Kite Runner). Game of Thrones is set in a fictitious world where magic exists and the ruling empire is in shambles. The series chronicles the conflicts of kings, queens, mercenaries and warlords as the they battle for control of the throne.The cast includes Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey. The series will premiere in 2011 and will have 10 episodes in its first season. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer confirmed to score untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel
Posted: November 3, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Rango, Sherlock Holmes 2, The Dilemma
Hans Zimmer’s agency has confirmed his involvement in the upcoming untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel. The assignment doesn’t come as a surprise given the positive reaction to the score for the first part which ended up getting Zimmer his first Oscar nomination in 9 years. The Guy Ritchie-directed movie is currently filming and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law alongside new cast members Stephen Fry, Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace. In the sequel, Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. Warner Bros has set a December 16, 2011 release. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos slated to score The Bay
Posted: November 3, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Barry Levinson, Beastly, Isopod, Marcelo Zarvos, The Bay, The Beaver
Marcelo Zarvos is set to reunite with director Barry Levinson on the upcoming sci-fi horror film The Bay (aka Isopod). Zarvos and Levinson previously collaborated on the 2008 satire What Just Happened and this year’s HBO movie You Don’t Know Jack. According to Screen Daily, The Bay centers around the aftermath of a viral outbreak on the Eastern Seaboard. The story is told via a series of recordings on camera phones, 911 calls and other scraps of video as the town of Claridge, Maryland, is engulfed by chaos. The cast mostly consists of relatively unknown actors. The film is produced by Jason Blum and Steven Schneider, the team behind the Paranormal Activity movies. No release date or distribution deal has been announced yet for the independent film production. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami to score The Thing prequel and Scream 4
Posted: November 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Buck Sanders, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Marco Beltrami, Scream 4, The Thing
Marco Beltrami has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller The Thing. The prequel’s story takes place before the actions of the 1982 classic directed by John Carpenter. The movie directed by Matthijs van Heijingen Jr. is set in the Antarctica where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The Thing stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen and Joel Edgerton. Universal Pictures has set a April 29, 2011 release date for the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard taking over The Tourist
Posted: November 1, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Yared, Gnomeo and Juliet, James Newton Howard, Love and Other Drugs, The Green Hornet, The Tourist, Water for Elephants
James Newton Howard has taken over scoring duties on the dramatic thriller The Tourist starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. He is replacing composer Gabriel Yared who has already recorded music for the movie in London earlier this year. The movie directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Live of Others) revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart and Elise, an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. The recording sessions for the score have recently started in Los Angeles and the movie is scheduled to be released on December 10 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to score The Gardener
Posted: October 31, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, La fille du puisatier, The Burma Conspiracy, The Gardener, The King's Speech, The Tree of Life
UPDATE (February 24, 2011): The Gardener has recently received a new title: 
A Better Life.
Alexandre Desplat has been hired to score the upcoming drama The Gardener. In the movie, a gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city’s wealthy landowners. The Gardener is directed by Chris Weitz who previously worked with Desplat on The Golden Compass and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. The indie drama stars Demian Bichir. No release date has been set yet for the Summit Entertainment movie. Read the rest of this entry »
