Kevin Kiner is scoring the AMC western series Hell on Wheels. The show created by Joe and Tony Gayton (Faster) is set in 1865 and centers on a former Confederate soldier, who is determined to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who murdered his wife. The series stars Anson Mount, Common, Dominique McElligott, Colm Meaney, Ben Esler, Philip Burke and Eddie Spears. Kiner is best known for scoring the long running CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, as well as the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and its feature film version. Hell on Wheels premieres tomorrow, November 6 and its first season of 10 episodes will be airing every Sunday night on AMC. Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Kiner Scoring AMC ‘Hell on Wheels’
Posted: November 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Gustavo Santaolalla, Hell on Wheels, Kevin Kiner
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Mark Mothersbaugh to Score ’21 Jump Street’
Posted: November 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 21 Jump Street, Chris Miller, Mark Mothersbaugh, Phil Lord
Mark Mothersbaugh is currently scoring the action comedy 21 Jump Street. The film based on the 80s TV series starring Johnny Depp is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller who previously collaborated with the composer on the 2009 animated hit film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. 21 Jump Street stars Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson and Ellie Kemper. The film revolves around two undercover police officers who go undercover in a high school in order to bust a drug ring. Jonah Hill co-wrote the project’s screenplay with Michael Bacall (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World). The movie is produced by Neal Moritz (The Fast and the Furious, I Am Legend and Stephen J. Cannell (The A-Team). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 4, 2011)
Posted: November 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Christophe Beck, David Wittman, Jonathan Elias, score, Soundtrack, The Son of No One, Tower Heist, William Ross
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the caper comedy Tower Heist directed by Brett Ratner and starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni, Michael Pena, Alan Alda, Gabourey Sidibe, Judd Hirsch and Nina Arianda. The film’s score is composed by Christophe Beck. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Tuesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details on the album.
Also opening wide is the comedy sequel A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and starring Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris, Patton Oswalt and Tom Lennon. William Ross has written the sccore for the movie. A score album will be released on November 15 by Varese Sarabande (click here for the full details). Watertower Music has also released a soundtrack with the songs from the film. For audio clips and for more information about the album, visit our previous article. Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Silvestri Confirmed to Score ‘The Avengers’
Posted: November 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Silvestri, Joss Whedon, Marvel, The Avengers
Film Music Reporter has received official confirmation that Alan Silvestri has signed on to score the highly anticipated comic book adaptation of The Avengers. While Silvestri’s involvement in the Marvel Studios production has been rumored in the last few months, no official announcement has been made before. The title has also just been added to the composer’s credit list on his official website. The Avengers is written and directed by Joss Whedon and stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard and Tom Hiddleston are co-starring in the Kevin Feige-produced movie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘We Bought a Zoo’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cameron Crowe, Jónsi, Nico Muhly, score, Sigur Rós, Soundtrack, We Bought a Zoo
Pitchfork (via The Playlist) has revealed the soundtrack details for Cameron Crowe’s comedy drama We Bought a Zoo. The album features the original music from the movie by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi who makes his studio feature scoring debut on the project. Also included on the soundtrack are reworked versions of songs from the musician’s 2010 solo album, along with Sigur Rós’s Hoppipolla. Jónsi collaborated with Russell Crowe on one of the tracks and composer Nico Muhly is providing the orchestral arrangements. The soundtrack will be released on December 13, 2011 by Columbia Records and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this site for audio clips from all tracks on the album. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Arthur Christmas’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arthur Christmas, Harry Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Aardman’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s Arthur Christmas have been revealed. The album features the original score from the movie by Harry Gregson-Williams who previously scored Aardman’s Chicken Run (with John Powell) and Flushed Away. Madison Gate Records will be releasing the album in the US on November 22, 2011, both digitally and as an on demand CD-R on Amazon. Sony Classical is handling the release overseas. Audio clips of all tracks on the album can be checked out on Amazon.co.uk. Arthur Christmas is directed by Barry Cook and features the voice talent of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Ashley Jensen. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Azaria to Score ‘Lockout’
Posted: November 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Azaria, Lockout, Luc Besson
Alexandre Azaria has been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi adventure Lockout. The movie is directed by James Mather & Stephen St. Leger and stars Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare and Tom Hollander. The film centers on a falsely convicted ex-government agent whose only chance of freedom is to accept a mission to rescue the president’s daughter from rioting prisoners at an outer space maximum security prison. Luc Besson co-wrote the script with the directors and also serves as an executive producer on the EuropaCorp production. Azaria has previously scored the production company’s two The Transporter sequels, which were also produced by Besson. FilmDistrict has picked up domestic rights for Lockout and is planning a theatrical release on April 13, 2012.
‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, score, Soundtrack, William Ross
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the score album for the comedy A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. The soundtrack includes the original score from the movie composed by William Ross. The album will be released on November 15, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously announced, Watertower Music has released a separate soundtrack with the songs from the film, two of which feature Ross’ arrangements. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmasis directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and stars Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris, Patton Oswalt and Tom Lennon. Read the rest of this entry »
Dario Marianelli to Reunite with Joe Wright on ‘Anna Karenina’
Posted: October 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli, Joe Wright
Dario Marianelli is set to reunite with Joe Wright on the director’s upcoming movie adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina. The movie stars Keira Knightley in the title role, Jude Law as her husband Aleksei Karenin and Aaron Johnson as Count Vronsky. Kelly Macdonald, Emily Watson, Matthew Macfayden, Olivia Williams, Domhnall Gleeson, Alice Vikander and Ruth Wilson are co-starring in the film. Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Empire of the Sun) adapted Tolstoy’s novel for the screen and Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner (Love Actually, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Richard Webster (Atonement, Eastern Promises) are producing the Working Title Films production. Marianelli and Wright have previously collaborated on Pride and Prejudice, The Soloist and Atonement, the latter of which earned the composer his first Academy Award. The director’s most recent film Hanna featured a score by The Chemical Brothers. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph LoDuca to Score ‘Freaky Deaky’
Posted: October 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freaky Deaky, Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca is scoring the upcoming action comedy Freaky Deaky. The film directed by Charles Matthau is based on the novel by Elmore Leonard (Jackie Brown, Out of Sight). The movie starring Billy Burke, Christian Slater, Crispin Glover, Michael Jai White, Breanne Racano and Roger Bart centers on a LAPD bomb squad officer who stumbles upon a plot by two former hippie activists who plan to use their bomb-making skills to trick an alcoholic movie mogul into handing over millions of dollars. An adaptation of the Leonard’s crime novel has been in development for years with Quentin Tarantino and John Malkovich being attached to the project at one point. Read the rest of this entry »
