Brian Tyler has been hired to score the horror sequel Final Destination 5. He previously scored the fourth part of the franchise The Final Destination, which was the first one released in 3D and turned out to be the highest grossing entry in the series. Final Destination 5 marks the live action feature directing debut for Steven Quale, who previously co-directed the 2005 documentary Aliens of the Deep alongside James Cameron. The film stars Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Tony Todd and David Koechner. The new movie follows the concept of the previous parts and sees a new batch of victims, co-workers on a corporate retreat, escaping the collapse of a city’s suspension bridge. The movie marks Tyler’s second score in the Final Destination series. The late Shirley Walker scored the first three movies. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to score ‘Final Destination 5’
Posted: February 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Battle: Los Angeles, Brian Tyler, Columbus Circle, Final Destination 5
Edward Shearmur taking over ‘Jumping the Broom’
Posted: February 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Jumping the Broom, Rodrick Rules, Wendy and Lisa
Film Music Reporter has learned that Edward Shearmur has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming comedy Jumping the Broom. He is replacing composers Wendy and Lisa (Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman), who have previously been hired to score the film as reported last November. The movie directed by Salim Akil stars Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps and Julie Bowen and centers around two very different African American families that converge on Martha’s Vineyard one weekend for a wedding. Jumping the Broom will be released for Mother’s Day weekend on May 6, 2011 by Sony Pictures. Watch the recently released new trailer below and check the official movie webpage for updates on the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Adjustment Bureau’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: February 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Richard Ashcroft, score, Soundtrack, The Adjustment Bureau, The Future's Bright, Thomas Newman
Relativity Music Group has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming sci-fi romance thriller The Adjustment Bureau. The album includes Thomas Newman’s original score from the film, as well as the song The Future’s Bright, which was written for the film by Newman and singer/songwriter Richard Ashcroft (former frontman of The Verve). The album will be released on March 1, 2011. To download the album and listen to audio clips, visit Amazon. The Adjustment Bureau is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick and is directed by George Nolfi. The movie starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Terence Stamp centers around a charismatic congressman who meets a beautiful ballet dancer, only to find strange circumstances keeping them from getting closer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 18, 2011)
Posted: February 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Alex Wurman, Alexander Rudd, Big Mommas, David Newman, Even the Rain, I Am Number Four, John Ottman, Like Father Like Son, Lucas Vidal, score, Soundtrack, Tambien La Lluvia, The Last Lions, Trevor Rabin, Unknown, Vanishing on 7th Street
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
The teen sci-fi action movie I Am Number Four directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Alex Pettyfer, Dianne Agron, Timothy Olyphant and Teresa Palmer features a score by Trevor Rabin, as well as many songs from such artists as Beck, Kings of Leons and The Black Keys. No soundtrack album has been announced for the Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg-produced movie. There is about 45 minutes of Rabin’s score in the film, which would make a soundtrack release a definite possibility. Check back on this site if an announcement will be made.
Also opening is the mystery thriller Unknown directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Frank Langella and Aidan Quinn. The music for the Joel Silver-produced movie is written by John Ottman and Alexander Rudd. Visit our previous article announcing the soundtrack release, which will be released on Varese Sarabande Records on March 8. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Ottman on his newest project. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Larson’s Sundance titles
Posted: February 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Margin Call, My Idiot Brother, Nathan Larson, Our Idiot Brother, Silent House, Trust
Nathan Larson recently scored three movies that premiered at this year’s Sundance film festival and have been picked by major distributors:
Margin Call is a thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis. The film marks the feature directing debut of J.C. Chandor and stars Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell, Stanley Tucci and Demi Moore. Lionsgate has picked up rights for the film and is planning a release this fall. Visit the film’s official movie webpage and Facebook page for updates on the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Drive Angry’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: February 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 3D, Drive Angry, Michael Wandmacher, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the action movie Drive Angry 3D. The album includes the original score by composer Michael Wandmacher. The soundtrack will be available digitally on February 22, 2011 and will get a CD release on March 8. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. An iTunes link will be added once the album becomes available. Drive Angry 3D centers around a vengeful father, who chases after the men who killed his daughter. The film directed by Patrick Lussier and starring Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard will be released in theaters on February 25. To find out more about the film, visit the official movie webpage and watch the trailer below. Read the rest of this entry »
‘In Treatment’ Soundtrack album released
Posted: February 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: In Treatment, Richard Marvin, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the TV show In Treatment. The album includes the original score from the first two seasons of the HBO drama composed by Richard Marvin. Marvin is most well known for his features scores for U-571 and Surrogates, as well as for his music for the HBO show Six Feet Under. The soundtrack was released digitally earlier this week and can be downloaded on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips from the album. In Treatment centers around a psychotherapist played by Gabriel Byrne, who questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for ten years. Byrne has won a Golden Globe Award for his lead performance. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez to score ‘Contagion’
Posted: February 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Contagion, Steven Soderbergh
Cliff Martinez has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller Contagion. The film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum, The Informant!) centers on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. The movie’s cast includes Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Ehle, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Cranston and John Hawkes. Soderbergh and Martinez previously collaborated on such movies as Sex, Lies and Videotape, Kafka, Underneath, The Limey, Traffic and Solaris. Read the rest of this entry »
Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil scoring ‘The Killer Elite’
Posted: February 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 3, Drei, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Soundtrack, The Killer Elite, Tom Tykwer, Tomorrow When the War Began
Film Music Reporter has learned that the composer duo of Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil is scoring the upcoming action thriller The Killer Elite. The film directed by Gary McKendry stars Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic Purcell and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The movie is based on the Ranulph Fiennes novel The Feather Men and and follows a group of former British special forces members who are being hunted by assassins. Among the film’s producers is Michael Boughen, who produced last year’s Australian hit movie Tomorrow, When the War Began, which featured a score by Klimek & Heil. No release date has been set yet for the Australian/American co-production, but the movie is expected to open later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Aaron Zigman scoring ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’
Posted: February 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Madea's Big Happy Family, Tyler Perry
Aaron Zigman is currently scoring the upcoming comedy Madea’s Big Happy Family starring and directed by Tyler Perry. Zigman has become Perry’s regular film composer, having scored the director’s last seven movies, most recently last year’s drama For Colored Girls. Madea’s Big Happy Family co-stars Loretta Devine, Bow Wow. The film is scheduled to be released on April 22, 2011 by Lionsgate. For more information on the film, watch the trailer below and visit the movie’s official webpage. Read the rest of this entry »
