Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2011)

Posted: July 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Already beating box office records is the fantasy sequel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat who scored his second Harry Potter film. A soundtrack album featuring Desplat’ score has been released on Watertower Music (click here for our soundtrack announcement including audio clips). To watch a short video from the score’s recording sessions and to listen to an audio interview with the composer, check out our previous article. Also check out Classic FM’s short interview with Desplat talking about his music for the final Harry Potter installment.

Also opening wide is Walt Disney Pictures’ animated film Winnie the Pooh. Henry Jackman composed the score for the movie. A soundtrack album featuring Jackman’s score, the film’s songs written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and an original song by Zooey Deschanel has been released on Walt Disney Records. For more information and audio clips, visit our soundtrack announcement. For a short video interview with Jackman from the red carpet at the movie’s Hollywood premiere, click here. Read the rest of this entry »

New ‘The Golden Child’ Soundtrack Set released

Posted: July 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack edition for the 1986 action adventure film The Golden Child. The 3 CD set includes both John Barry’s unused score and Michel Colombier’s score from the Paramount Pictures-produced movie. The soundtrack set marks the premiere release of Barry’s unused score. Also included are Barry’s unused song Dance A Little Closer performed by Randy Edelman, as well as the composer’s song Best Man in the World  performed by Ann Wilson. The release is limited to 5000 copies. To order the 3-Disc collections and to listen to audio clips, visit La-La Land Records’ webpage. Read the rest of this entry »

A.R. Rahman to Score ‘Welcome to People’

Posted: July 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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A.R. Rahman has signed on to score the upcoming drama Welcome to People. The film directed by Alex Kurtzman (Fringe, Star Trek) centers on a man who is directed by his father’s will to deliver $150.000 to his sister he didn’t know he had. The movie stars Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Pfeiffer and Mark Duplass. Kurtzman co-wrote the screenplay with his regular writing partner Roberto Orci, as well as Jody Lambert. Kurtzman and Orci also produce alongside Bobby Cohen (Jarhead, Revolutionary Road). Welcome to People is currently in post-production and a release date announcement is expected in the near future.

2011 Emmy Nominations announced

Posted: July 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The nominations for the 63rd Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories:

Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):

Mildred Pierce – Part Five – Music by Carter Burwell
The Pillars of the Earth – Anarchy – Music by Trevor Morris
Any Human Heart (Masterpiece) – Part 2 – Music by Dan Jones
Sherlock: A Study in Pink – Music by David Arnold and Michael Price
Thurgood – Music by Rob Mathes Read the rest of this entry »

Alberto Iglesias Scoring ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’

Posted: July 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Alberto Iglesias is currently recording his score for the Cold War thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The movie starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Graham and Benedict Cumberbatch is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In). The film based on the novel by John Le Carre centers on a veteran British spy who is rehired in secret by his government, which fears that the British Secret Intelligence Service, a.k.a. MI-6, has been compromised by a double agent working for the Soviet. Bridet O’Connor and Peter Straughan (The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Debt) adapted the novel for the big screen. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner (Atonement, Frost/Nixon) and Robyn Slovo (Catch a Fire) are producing. Read the rest of this entry »

Marco Beltrami Scoring ‘Blackbird’

Posted: July 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Marco Beltrami is currently scoring the thriller Blackbird. The film stars stars Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde as a brother and sister fleeing after a casino heist, who meet a young boxer just out of prison. Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek, Kate Mara and Treat Williams are co-starring. The movie is directed by Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky who previously directed The Counterfeiters, which won the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 2008. Zach Dean wrote the screenplay and Gary Levinsohn (Saving Private Ryan) is among the project’s prroducers. Read the rest of this entry »

John Debney to Score ‘The Three Stooges’

Posted: July 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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John Debney has been hired to score the upcoming slapstick comedy The Three Stooges. The film based on the mid-20th century comedy shorts is directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber). The movie stars Chris Diamantopolous as Moe Howard, Sean Hayes as Larry Fine and Will Sasso as Curly Howard. Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Jennifer Hudson, Craig Bierko and Carly Craig are co-starring. Mike Cerrone (Me, Myself and Irene) co-wrote the screenplay with the Farrelly Brothers who are also producing with Bradley Thomas and Charles B. Wessler. The Three Stooges takes place when the trio are dumped out as newborns at the door of an orphanage and the story follows them into adulthood. According to an interview with Peter Farrelly on EW.com, the film is structured in three acts, each a stand-alone story like the original episodes, but loosely connected. Read the rest of this entry »

Fernando Velazquez’s ‘Devil’ Score Album announced

Posted: July 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Varese Sarabande has announced a new limited edition album of the soundtrack for last year’s horror thriller Devil. The album features the original score by Fernando Velazquez performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. The soundtrack is limited to 1000 copies and is available for pre-order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Devil directed by John Erick Dowdle, produced by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Chris Messina, Caroline Dhavernas and Bokeem Woodbine centers on a group of people who are trapped in an elevator. The film was released last summer and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »

Brian Reitzell to Score Starz’s ‘Boss’

Posted: July 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Brian Reitzell has signed on to score the Starz series Boss. The show stars Kelsey Grammer as the Mayor of Chicago who is diagnosed with a degenerative mental condition that only he and his doctor know about. Kathleen Robinson, Martin Donovan, Jeff Hephner, Connie Nielsen and Hannah Ware are co-starring. The project is created by Farhad Safinia (co-writer of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto). Gus Van Sant (Milk, Good Will Hunting) directed the show’s pilot. Grammer, Safinia and Grammer are producing with Richard Levine & Lyn Greene (Nip/Tuck), as well as Brian Sher and Stella Stolper. Apart from scoring the show, Reitzell will also serve as the music supervisor on the project. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Should’ve Been Romeo’ to Feature Music by Geoff Zanelli

Posted: July 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Hitman) is the composer of the upcoming indie comedy Should’ve Been Romeo. The film is directed by Marc Bennett and stars Paul Ben-Victor, Kelly Osbourne, Ed Asner, Carol Kane, Michael Rapaport, Mary McCormack, Natasha Henstridge, Renee Taylor, B.J. Britt, Evan Handler, Alanna Ubach and Howard Rosenman. The movie centers on a self-centered, middle-aged pitchman for a potato chip company who loses his job and his livelihood just as his grandfather is dropped on his doorstep unexpectedly by his mother on her way to a singles cruise. Ben-Victor also co-wrote the screenplay and is producing alongside Gregory Segal. No release date has been set yet for the comedy. Read the rest of this entry »

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