Mark Mothersbaugh (Cloudu with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums) recently shot a video for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in which he discusses this years’ five Oscar nominated scores including Avatar (James Horner), The Hurt Locker (Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Alexandre Desplat), Sherlock Holmes (Hans Zimmer) and Up (Michael Giacchino). To watch the video, visit the Academy webpage or check it out on YouTube.
Mark Mothersbaugh discussing Academy Award-nominated scores
Posted: March 7, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh
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Season of the Witch score album announced
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Season of the Witch
Relativity Media Soundtracks has announced to release Atli Örvarsson’s score for the fantasy adventure Season of the Witch. The album is scheduled to come out on March 16 and features about 50 minutes of Örvarsson’s music. In the movie directed by Dominic Sena (Swordfish, Gone in 60 Seconds), 14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce her powers could be the source of the Black Plague. Season of the Witch stars Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Christopher Lee. Lionsgate will release the movie later this year.
Remember Me score album coming soon
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Remember Me
Marcelo Zarvos’ score for the romantic drama Remember Me will be released next Tuesday, March 9 by E 1 Music. The album features 12 cues from the score for a total of 45 minutes of music. The album will be a download-only release available iTunes or Amazon. To listen to clips from the score, check out this link on Amazon. A separate song album will also be released the same day. Remember Me stars Robert Pattinson, Emilie DeRavin, Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper and will be released on March 12 by Summit Entertainment. To find out more about the movie and watch the trailer, check out the official Facebook movie page. Read the rest of this entry »
Zarvos and Levinson to reunite on HBO movie
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beastly, Brooklyn's Finest, Marcelo Zarvos, Please Give, You Don't Know Jack
Marcelo Zarvos recently finished work on his score for the HBO biopic You Don’t Know Jack. The projects marks Zarvos’ second collaboration with award-winning director Barry Levinson who previously worked together on the satire What Just Happened?. You Don’t Know Jack offers a look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, played by Al Pacino. Pacino is joined by Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman. The movie will premiere on HBO this April. To find out more about movie and watch the trailer, check out HBO’s official movie page.
Brooklyn’s Finest, another Zarvos project opens in theaters today. The score to the crime thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke and Wesley Snipes will be released by Varese Sarabande Records on March 23. Read the rest of this entry »
Giacchino to host Academy Event
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Giacchino
Film Music Reporter has learned that Michael Giacchino will host an evening of Animation & Classical Music on May 14 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA. The event is organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and if previous events of the Academy are any indication, the evening will feature many appearances by special guests of the film music industry. Tickets will go on sale on April 28 at www.oscars.org and more details on the event will be announced soon.
Chloe soundtrack album announced
Posted: March 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chloe, Mychael Danna
Silva Screen Records will release Mychael Danna’s score for the erotic thriller drama Chloe on March 22. The music has been describes as a lush, Bernard Herrman-style score. The movie is directed by Atom Egoyan (Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, Where The Truth Lies, Felicia’s Junrney, Ararat, Adoration) who regularly works with Danna. Chloe stars Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried and Julianne Moore and will be released in late march by Sony Pictures Classics.
Here’s the tracklisting:
1. In My Line Of Business
2. People Like You
3. Chardonnay
4. When Did We Stop?
5. I Felt Him
6. Shower
7. You Look Just Like Her
8. Windsor Arms
9. The First Time
10. Conservatory
11. Touch You
12. Have This
13. Waiting Room
14. Do You Want To Count It?
15. Don’t Want This To Be Over
16. Told You Not To Call
17. She Was Nobody
18. This Person
19. Your Parent’s Room
Giacchino on CNN
Posted: March 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, Up
Michael Giacchino recently was featured on CNN with a new video interview. Giacchino talks about the importance of theme and melody, his influences and his Oscar nomination. The video also offers a glimpse into a recent recording session for Lost and also includes Hans Zimmer commenting on Giacchino’s Academy Award-nominated score for Up. To watch the whole video, click here.
Elfman to score Gus Van Sant’s Restless
Posted: March 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman, Gus van Sant, Restless, The Green Hornet, The Wolfman
In a recent interview with Collider, Elfman confirmed that he will score Gus Van Sant’s upcoming drama Restless (previously untitled). The movie revolves around a teenage boy and girl who share a preoccupation with mortality. The movie is produced by Ron Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard. Restless stars Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland). Restless marks Elfman’s fifth collaboration with Van Sant after To Die For, Good Will Hunting, Psycho and Milk. A release date for the movie produced by Imagine Entertainment has yet to be announced.
Elfman will score the movie before he starts working on Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet. The comic book adaptation starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz and Tom Wilkinson. The movie is scheduled to be released this December by Sony Pictures.
In the interview, Elfman also talks about Alice in Wonderland, his working process and his motivations for choosing projects. He also goes into detail on what happened on The Wolfman. To listen to or read the whole interview, click here.
Reitzell slated to score The Beaver and Goats
Posted: March 3, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Reitzell, Goats, Peacock, The Beaver
Brian Reitzell has been announced to score the Jodie Foster-directed comedy drama The Beaver. Mel Gibson plays a depressed toy company CEO with a failed marriage starts to wear a beaver puppet on his hand as a form of therapy, much to the initial bemusement of his family. The movie co-stars Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Summit Entertainment will release the film later this year.
Reitzell has also been hired to score the upcoming comedy Goats. The movie is the directorial debut of Christopher Neill, who regularly works as an acting coach and rehearsal advisor. His credits include The Virgin Suicides, Being John Malkovich and Marie-Antoinette. Sofia Coppola, who collaborated with Reitzell on Lost in Translation and Marie-Antoinette will serve as an executive producer on the movie, which is expected to shoot next month. The cast of Goats will be led by Jason Schwartzman, David Duchovny and Robin Wright Penn. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded Fantastic Mr. Fox score released
Posted: March 3, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, The Fantastic Mr. Fox
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.
