John Debney has two new scoring assignments coming up. He will be scoring the thriller The Double, which marks screenwriter Michael Brandt’s (3:10 To Yuma, Wanted) directing debut. Topher Grace, Richard Gere, Stana Katic, Odette Yustman and Michael Sheen lead the film’s cast. The movie centers on a retired CIA operative who is paired with a young FBI agent to unravel the mystery of a senator’s murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin. The Double is currently being shot and produced by Hyde Park Entertainment. The movie is expected to premiere in theaters in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
New projects for John Debney
Posted: July 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Thousand Words, John Debney, Machete, Predators, Robert Rodriguez, The Double
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Brian Reitzell set to score Red Riding Hood
Posted: July 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Reitzell, Red Riding Hood
Film Music Reporter has learned that Brian Reitzell has been hired to score the upcoming horror drama Red Riding Hood. The movie is directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, The Nativity Story, Thirteen) and stars Amanda Seyfried. The movie is set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf and where a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family’s displeasure. Apart from composing the score, Reitzell will also write and produce the film’s songs and serve as the movie’s music supervisor. The film starts shooting at the end of this month and will be released on March 11, 2011 by Warner Bros. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Brion scoring The Other Guys
Posted: July 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam McKay, Jon Brion, The Other Guys
Jon Brion has been chosen to provide the original score for the upcoming action cop comedy The Other Guys starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie is directed by Adam McKay, who used Brion on his last movie Step Brothers back in 2008. Ferrell and Wahlberg play two mismatched New York City detectives, who seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize. The movie marks Brion’s first film scoring project in almost 2 years when scored both Step Brothers and Synecdoche, New York. Sony Pictures will release The Other Guys on August 6.
Giacchino to score Let Me In
Posted: July 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Let Me In, Michael Giacchino, Undercovers
Michael Giacchino has been hired to score the upcoming horror romance Let Me In. In the movie, a bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. The movie is directed by Matt Reeves, who previously worked with Giacchino on Cloverfield. Let Me In is a remake of the Swedish vampire thriller Let The Right One In from 2008 and stars Chloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Richard Jenkins. Overture is set to release the movie on October 1. Read the rest of this entry »
Djawadi to take over Red Dawn
Posted: June 25, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breakout Kings, Brian Tyler, Ramin Djawadi, Red Dawn
Ramin Djawadi has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming Red Dawn remake from Brian Tyler who was originally assigned to score the movie. In the movie directed by Dan Bradley, a group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of Chinese and Russian soldiers. The movie stars Chris Hemsworth, Adrienne Palicki and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The MGM movie was originally scheduled to come out later this year, but according to recent reports, the movie has been put on an indefinite hold given the financial situation of the studio, but none of the reports have been confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »
Gustavo Santaolalla scoring ‘On the Road’
Posted: June 24, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gustavo Santaolalla, On the Road, Walter Salles
Gustavo Santaolalla is scoring the upcoming adventure drama On the Road. The film is directed by Walter Salles who previously worked together with the composer on The Motorcycle Diaries and 2008’s Linha de Passe. The movie stars Sam Riley, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund. On the Road is based on the 1957 novel by Jack Kerouac and is produced by Francis Ford Coppola. A release date in 2011 is expected.
BREAKING NEWS! Danny Elfman to score The Next Three Days
Posted: June 22, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Danny Elfman, Mark Isham, Paul Haggis, The Next Three Days
Film Music Reporter has learned that Danny Elfman has been hired to score the upcoming thriller The Next Three Days. The movie directed by Paul Haggis stars Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde and Brian Dennehy. In the movie, an English teacher devises a daring plan and takes extreme actions to rescue his wife from jail where she has been wrongfully imprisoned for murder. The Next Three Days is based on the 2007 French movie Pour Elle which received a score by Klaus Badelt. The movie marks writer/director Haggis’ first collaboration with Danny Elfman. His regular composer collaborator Mark Isham (Crash, In The Valley of Elah) reportedly was originally slated to score the movie. Other reports indicated that Alberto Iglesias was hired to score the movie earlier this year, but Film Music Reporter hasn’t been able to confirm his involvement. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael Danna Going The Distance
Posted: June 22, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Going the Distance, Mychael Danna, Nanette Burstein
Film Music Reporter has learned that Mychael Danna recently finished scoring the upcoming romantic comedy Going The Distance. The movie directed by Nanette Burstein centers on a man and woman in a long-distance relationship who ultimately come to the realization that they would be happier dating someone closer to home. The movie stars Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis. Nanette Burstein previously collaborated with Mychael’s brother Jeff Danna on the documentary The Kid Stays in the Picture. The New Line Cinema production will be released domestically by Warner Bros on August 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
Gregson-Williams and Buckley scoring The Town
Posted: June 22, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Affleck, David Buckley, Harry Gregson-Williams, The Town
Harry Gregson-Williams and David Buckley are currently finishing up work on the score for the crime thriller The Town. The movie is directed by Ben Affleck who is also starring in the movie alongside Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Jon Hamm and Jeff Cooper. In the movie, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down. The movie marks Gregson-Williams’ second collaboration with director Ben Affleck after scoring his directing debut Gone Baby Gone in 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
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