David Sardy is scoring the superhero action sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. The movie is directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank, Gamer). Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze who lives in exile in Eastern Europe, where he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form. Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds and Christopher Lambert are co-starring. Scott Gimple and Seth Hoffman (Flash Forward) have written the screenplay, which is based on a story by David Goyer (Batman Begins). Avi Arad (Spider-Man, Iron Man), Ari Arad, Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball) and Steven Paul are producing. Mark Steven Johnson who directed the first Ghost Rider installment scored by composer Christopher Young, is executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
David Sardy to Score ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Sardy, Ghost Rider, Premium Rush, Spirit of Vengeance
‘War Horse’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg, War Horse
The details for the soundtrack release of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse have been revealed. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by John Williams. The soundtrack will be released on November 21, 2011 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon
Dickon Hinchliffe to Score ‘Shadow Dancer’
Posted: October 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, HBO, James Marsh, Luck, Shadow Dancer
Dickon Hinchliffe has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Shadow Dancer. The movie is directed by James Marsh (Man on Wire) and stars Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Aidan Gillen and Gillian Anderson. The film follows a young mother who is heavily involved in the Irish Republican movement and loses her younger brother at the hands of the British security forces. The BBC Films production is written by Tom Bradby and produced by Chris Coen (Funny Games), Andrew Lowe (This Must Be The Place) and Ed Guiney (The Guard). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Senna’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, score, Senna, Soundtrack
Decca Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the documentary Senna. The album includes the original score by composer Antonio Pinto. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 28, 2011. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below and visit Amazon to download the album. Senna is directed by Asif Kapadia and centers on the Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34. The movie opened in US theaters last summer and the BluRay and DVD has just been released in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
Rolfe Kent to Score ‘Gambit’
Posted: October 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gambit, Michael Hoffman, Rolfe Kent, Young Adult
Rolfe Kent has signed on to score the crime comedy Gambit. The movie is directed by Michael Hoffman and stars Colin Firth as a London art curator who enlists a Texas rodeo queen, played by Cameron Diaz, in a scheme to con the richest men of Canada. Stanley Tucci, Alan Richman, Cloris Leachman and Sir Tom Courtenay are co-starring. The screenplay for the remake of the 1966 film with the same title starring Michael Caine and Shirley McQueen is written by Joel and Ethan Coen. Mike Lobell (Tears of the Sun), Adam Ripp and Rob Paris (Dirty Girl) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Pike to Score Stephen King’s ‘Bag of Bones’
Posted: October 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bag of Bones, Mick Garris, Nicholas Pike, Stephen King
Nicholas Pike is the composer of the upcoming miniseries Bag of Bones. The project based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel is directed by Mick Garris who previously helmed the TV adaptations of The Stand and The Shining. The four-hour miniseries stars Pierce Brosnan as a man who is unable to stop grieving for his deceased wife. After returning to the lakeside retreat they shared, he inadvertently gets involved in a local custody battle – while having nightmares about his dead wife. Melissa George, Annabeth Gish, Anika Noni Rose, William Schallert, Jason Priestley and Caitlin Carmichael are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Polisse’ Soundtrack By Stephen Warbeck Released
Posted: October 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Polisse, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck
L’R du Trésor has released a soundtrack album for the French social satire Polisse. The album features the original score by Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love), as well as four songs from the movie by Anne Germain, Breakbot, Keedz and Urban Species. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and audio clips from each track can be checked out below. Polisse is directed by Maïwenn Le Besco who also stars in the film as a journalist working on a story about the lives of cops assigned to a Paris juvenile division. The movie premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and has been picked up for domestic distribution by Sundance Selects. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger to Return for ‘Underworld Awakening’
Posted: October 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paul Haslinger, Underworld, Underworld Awakening
Paul Haslinger is currently scoring the action horror sequel Underworld Awakening. Kate Beckinsale is returning as Selene who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy and India Eisley are co-starring and Mans Marlin and Bjorn Stein (Storm, Shelter) are directing the latest installment of the franchise. Len Wiseman is producing the Screen Gems and Lakeshore production alongside Tom Rosenberg & Gary Lucchesi (Million Dollar Baby). Haslinger has previously scored the original Underworld movie, as well as the prequel Rise of the Lycans in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Cup’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Rowland, score, Soundtrack, The Cup
Rubber Records has released a soundtrack album for the Australian drama The Cup. The album includes the original score from the movie by composer Bruce Rowland (The Man from Snowy River, Lightning Jack). The soundtrack is available as a digital release on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. The Cup is directed by Simon Wincer (Quigley Down Under, Free Willy) and stars Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Curry, Daniel MacPherson and Tom Berlinson. The movie about the running of the 2002 Melbourne Cup opened last week in Australia and is currently awaiting a domestic release. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Mansell Scores Sony’s ‘Two Worlds’ Spot
Posted: October 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Two Worlds
Clint Mansell has written the music for a new spot promoting Sony’s new 3D television. The spot, entitled Two Worlds, is directed by Arev Manoukian and features the poem “That’s What I Heard You Say”, written and read by Leonard Cohen. Mansell recorded his music for the project at Air Studios in London. Watch the 2D version of a stereo 3D cinema spot after the jump and also check out a making of featurette, which features footage from the recording sessions. Read the rest of this entry »
