ABKCO Records just released an expanded version of Alexandre Desplat’s score from Fantastic Mr. Fox (The Abbey Road Mixes). The album includes 47 minutes of the Academy-Award nominated score. The release comes as a surprise, especially since 24 minutes of the score has already been released on the official soundtrack including the songs featured in the animated picture. At this time, the album is a download-only release and can be found on iTunes and Amazon.
Expanded Fantastic Mr. Fox score released
Posted: March 3, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, The Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Korzeniowski set to score Rabbit Hole
Posted: March 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole
Abel Korzeniowski has been hired to score the drama Rabbit Hole. The movie directed by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus) stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. The movie about a couple trying to cope with the death of their four-year-old child in a car accident will be released later this year.
The project marks Korzeniowski’s first score after his critically acclaimed score for A Single Man, received a Golden Globe nomination earlier this year.
Alex Heffes to score The Rite
Posted: March 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Charles Ferguson, Mikael Hafstrom, The Rite
Alex Heffes will write the score for the upcoming supernatural thriller The Rite. The movie will be directed by Mikael Hafstrom (Derailed, Gabriel Yared, Shanghai) and Anothony Hopkins is expected to lead the cast. Hafstrom and Heffes previously worked together on Shanghai, but his score for the yet to be released movie was ultimately replaced by Klaus Badelt. The Rite follows a disillusioned American seminary student who attends exorcism school at the Vatican and ultimately finds his faith through encounters with demonic forces. A release date for the Warner Bros/New Line production has yet to be announced.
Heffes is also working on a feature length documentary about the economic crisis directed by Charles Ferguson (No End in Sight). The movie is expected to come out later this year by Sony Pictures Classics.
Michael Wandmacher to Drive Angry
Posted: March 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Drive Angry, Michael Wandmacher
Evolution Music Partners has announced that Michael Wandmacher will score the upcoming action thriller Drive Angry. The movie will be the second collaboration between Wandmacher and director Patrick Lussier who worked together on last year’s My Bloody Valentine. The 3D movie about a vengeful father chases after the men who killed his daughter stars Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard and is scheduled to be released on February 11, 2011 by Summit Entertainment.
Wandmacher also has Piranha 3-D coming out this August. The horror movie was directed by Alexandre Aja and stars Eli Roth, Elisabeth Shue, Christopher Llyod and Ving Rhames.
New Giacchino Video Interview
Posted: March 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Michael Giacchino, Up
David Poland has uploaded the final video interview in his series of interviews with all of this year’s Oscar-nominated composers. In the Interview, Michael Giacchino talks about his score for Up, working on Star Trek, as well as his TV scores for Lost and Fringe. To watch the very informative video interview, click here.
Nanny McPhee sequel score album announced
Posted: March 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang
James Newton Howard’s score for Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang will be released by Varese Sarabande Records. The movie is the sequel to Nanny McPhee, which was scored by Patrick Doyle and came out in 2006. In the sequel, Emma Thompson is reprising her role as Nanny McPhee and is joined by the recently Oscar nominated Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The orchestral score by James Newton Howard was recorded in London last month. The score album will be released on March 30. Because the movie won’t premiere in the United States until this summer, the album will only be available as an import from Europe and on iTunes until August 2010 when the CD will be released domestically as well.
Elfman Oscar profile on Good Morning America
Posted: March 1, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman, Tim Burton
This morning, Danny Elfman was featured in ABC’s Good Morning America Oscar profile series, where he talked about what awards mean to him. Additionally, the profile showed Elfman working in his studio, as well as scoring session footage from Alice in Wonderland with Tim Burton. The video from the show can be streamed on the ABC News video page and on YouTube.
Shearmur scores Furry Vengeance
Posted: March 1, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ed Shearmur, Furry Vengeance, Mother and Child
Ed Shearmur is writing the score for the upcoming family adventure comedy Furry Vengeance for Summit Entertainment. The movie starring Brendan Fraser, Ken Jeong and Brooke Shields is directed by Roger Kumble. Shearmur and Kumble previously worked together on Cruel Intentions, The Sweetest Thing and College Road Trip. In the movie, Fraser plays a real estate developer whose new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protesters, local woodland creatures who don’t want their homes disturbed. Furry Vengeance is scheduled to be released on April 30.
Shearmur’s music can currently be heard in theaters in The Wolfman where he received an additional music credit alongside main composer Danny Elfman. Also coming out this year is the Shearmur scored Mother and Child which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last September and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a domestic release this May. Mother and Child stars Naomi Watts and Samuel L. Jackson and is directed by Rodrigo Garcia (Nine Lives, Passengers). Read the rest of this entry »
Beverly Hills Cop & Fletch score albums planned
Posted: March 1, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music AlbumsTags: Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch, Harold Faltermeyer
In a recent interview with Cinematical, Harold Faltermeyer announced that albums for his scores for Beverly Hills Cop and Fletch are in the works. The label he’s working with is La-La-Land Records and the intention would be to release the complete scores.
In the interview, Faltermeyer also talks about Cop Out, his working process and his future plans. To read the entire interview, click here.
The Goonies score album announced
Posted: March 1, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bill Conti, David Grusin, Dreamers, Jerry Goldsmith, Philippe Sarde, The Goonies, The Manhattan Project, The Scout, The Spiral Road
Varese Sarabande announced their latest CD club releases this morning. The latest batch includes four new albums, which can all be ordered on the Varese webpage.
One of the most requested titles in soundtrack history finally receives a CD release. To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the movie, Dave Grusin’s score for The Goonies directed by Richard Donner and produced by Steven Spielberg is limited to 5000 copies. For sound clips and to order the CD, click here. Read the rest of this entry »
