Maurizio De Angelis has scored the upcoming TV mini-series Titanic: Blood and Steel. The 12-part series is directed by Ciaran Donnelly (The Tudors) and stars Chris Noth, Neve Campbell, Derek Jacobi, Kevin Zegers, Ophelia Lovibond, Billy Carter, Massimo Ghini, Branwell Donaghey and Martin McCann. The show focuses on the the process of building the ship from the ground up and the people who made the ship a reality against the class-bound backdrop of Edwardian Belfast, Northern Ireland, where financial pressures led to fatal compromises. Matthew Faulk & Mark Skeet (Vanity Fair) and Stefano Voltaggio have written the screenplay. Guido De Angelis is executive producing for De Angelis Group. Read the rest of this entry »
Maurizio De Angelis Scoring ‘Titanic: Blood and Steel’
Posted: April 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Maurizio De Angelis, Titanic: Blood and Steel
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 27, 2012)
Posted: April 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bernie, Graham Reynolds, Lucas Vidal, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Andrews, Rostam Batmanglij, Safe, score, Sound of my Voice, Soundtrack, The Five-Year Engagement, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Raven, Theodore Shapiro
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the Aardman Animation’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D stop-motion animated feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits directed by Peter Lord (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) & Jeff Newitt and featuring the voice talent of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and David Tennant. The film’s score is composed by Theodore Shapiro. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music has been released earlier this week on Madison Gates Records and is available exclusively on iTunes. Visit our soundtrack announcement to find out more about the release.
Also opening wide is the period thriller The Raven directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) and starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson. The score for the film about the final days of Edgar Allan Poe is composed by Lucas Vidal. A soundtrack album featuring Vidal’s original music has been released by Relativity Music Group. Visit iTunes to download the album and check out our previous article for the full album details, including audio clips. Also visit Film School Rejects for a lengthy video interview with the composer about his work on the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Touchback’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Touchback, William Ross
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the football drama Touchback. The album features the film’s original score composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ladder 49). The music was recorded with a 55-piece orchestra at Air Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released on May 29, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Touchback is written and directed by Don Handfield and stars Kurt Russell, Brian Presley, Melanie Lynsky, Christine Lahti and Marc Blucas. Anchor Bay has released the film in select theaters earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Pinto to Score ‘Snitch’
Posted: April 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, HBO, Michael Mann, Ric Roman Waugh, Snitch, Witness
Antonio Pinto has signed on to score the action thriller Snitch. The film is directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Felon) and stars Dwayne Johnson as a father who is forced to become an informant for the DEA to reduce his falsely accused son’s 10-year jail sentence. Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper, Benjamin Bratt, Jon Bernthal, Harold Perrineau, Melina Kanakaredes, Michael Kenneth Williams, Rafi Gavron and Nadine Velazquez are co-starring. Waugh adapted the screenplay from an original script by Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road). Johnson is producing the Exclusive Media Group, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi production with Dany Garcia and David Fanni. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Men in Black 3’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Men in Black 3, Men In Black III, score, Soundtrack
The track list of the soundtrack release for the upcoming sci-fi comedy sequel Men in Black 3 has been revealed. The album features the original score from the film composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack is currently scheduled to be released on CD on May 29, 2012 by Sony Masterworks and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. The film’s song Back in Time by Pitbull has already been released and can be downloaded here. Men in Black 3 is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve and Emma Thompson. The film will be released in theaters on May 25. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri to Score ‘The Invisible Woman’
Posted: April 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ilan Eshkeri, Ralph Fiennes, The Invisible Woman
Ilan Eshkeri is set to score the upcoming drama The Invisible Woman. The film marks the second directorial effort of Ralph Fiennes following last year’s Coriolanus, which also featured music by Eshkeri. The Invisible Woman stars Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander. The film is based on Claire Tomalin’s biography of Nelly Ternan and details the story of the secret mistress with whom Charles Dickens had a decade-long relationship. Abi Morgan (Shame, The Iron Lady) has written the screenplay and Stewart Mackinnon (the upcoming Quartet), Gabrielle Tana (The Duchess, Coriolanus), Christian Baute (Funny Games) and Carolyn Marks Blackwood are producing the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Get the Gringo’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, Get the Gringo, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has revealed the details of the soundtrack album for the action film Get the Gringo. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War), as well as two songs by by Ten Years After and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. The album will be released digitally on May 1, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Get the Gringo is directed by Adrian Grunberg and stars Mel Gibson as a career criminal who is convicted of a crime and sent to a tough Mexican prison, where he learns to survive with the help of a nine year old boy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rock of Ages’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Anders, Matt Sullivan, Rock of Ages, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack release for the upcoming movie adaptation of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages have been revealed. The album features the film’s cover versions of classic rock songs by Guns N’Roses, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Journey, Poison, Reo Speedwagon, Joan Jett, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar and Twisted Sister performed by the film’s cast including Juliannne Hough, Diego Bonito, Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Malin Akerman. Adam Anders (Glee) serves as the film’s music executive producer and Matt Sullivan (Dreamgirls, Hairspray) is the project’s music supervisor. The soundtrack will be released on June 5, 2012 by WaterTower Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rock of Ages is directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray) and also stars Paul Giamatti, Mary J. Blige and Alec Baldwin. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman & Alex Wurman Scoring Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’
Posted: April 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Sorkin, Alex Wurman, HBO, The Newsroom, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman has recently recorded the main titles theme, as well as the score for the pilot of the new HBO drama The Newsroom. Composer Alex Wurman is currently scoring the other episodes of the show’s first season. The series is created by Academy Award- and mutiple Emmy Award-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing) and stars Jeff Daniels as a cable news anchor and Emily Mortimer as his executive producer. Sam Waterston, John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski, Dev Patel and Olivia Munn are co-starring. Sorkin is executive producing the series with Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men) and Alan Poul (Six Feet Under). Read the rest of this entry »
Pino Donaggio to Receive Lifetime Achievment Award at Ghent Film Festival
Posted: April 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Newton Howard, Pino Donaggio, World Soundtrack Awards
Pino Donaggio has been selected as the 12th recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the the closing-night gala of the World Soundtrack Awards at the Ghent Film Fest on October 20, 2012. The composer is best known for his collaborations with director Brian De Palma, which include such films as Dressed to Kill, Carrie and Blow Out, as well as the upcoming drama Passion. Among the composer that were previously honored with the award are John Barry, Marvin Hamlisch, Giorgio Moroder and Angelo Badalamenti. In addition, the music of James Newton Howard will also be celebrated at the 12th World Soundtrack Awards gala. The composer whose credits include The Sixth Sense, Signs, King Kong, The Fugitive, Michael Clayton and The Hunger Games, as well as the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman and The Bourne Legacy was awarded as the Film Composer of the Year in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
