James Horner Recording the Music for ‘Cristiada’

Posted: May 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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James Horner is currently recording his score for the historical epic Cristiada at Abbey Road Studios in London. The music is being recorded with a 100-piece orchestra and the recording sessions are scheduled for this and next week. Check out the film’s official Facebook page for tons of pictures and daily updates from the sessions. Clara Sanabras has been identified as the vocalist on the score. Another soloist and musician, Tony Hinnigan, who has worked with Horner on numerous films, including Braveheart and Titanic, has also been spotted in the pictures. Cristiada directed by Dean Wright chronicles the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government’s attempt to secularize the country. Read the rest of this entry »

David Holmes to Produce and Score ‘Good Vibrations’

Posted: May 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Screen Daily (via The Playlist) reports that David Holmes is set to write the music for the upcoming movie Good Vibrations. Holmes is also on the producing team of the film, which tells the story of Terri Hooley, Belfast’s godfather of punk. The project marks the composer’s feature producing debut. Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa, the duo behind 2009’s Cherrybomb is directing the project. Richard Dormer, Michael Fassbender, Steve Coogan, Robert Sheehan and Bronagh Gallagher are set to star in the picture. Andrew Eaton (24 Hour Party People, A Might Heart) is among the film’s other producers. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Cars 2’ Soundtrack Update

Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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A press release from Disney has announced the contents of the upcoming soundtrack release of Pixar’s Cars 2. Apart from 21 tracks of Michael Giacchino‘s original score, the album also includes a song written by the composer and performed by French singer/songwriter Bénabar. The song is called Mon coeur fait vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom) and is providing a musical introduction to Paris in the animation sequel. Also included on the soundtrack is the American alternative rock band Weezer, performing their own take of the 1984 pop hit You Might Think. Country superstar Brad Paisley, who was a major contributor to the first Cars soundtrack, returns with two new songs, including the duet Collisions of World, performed by Paisley and singer/songwriter Robbie Williams. Finally, the hit single Polyrhythm by the Japanese girl band Perfume is also featured on the release. The soundtrack will be released on June 14. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »

Aaron Zigman Scoring ‘A Mann’s World’ Pilot

Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Aaron Zigman is scoring the pilot for the drama A Mann’s World. The project is written, produced and directed by Michael Patrick King who has worked with the composer on both Sex and the City movies. The show follows the complicated life of Allan Mann, a celebrity hair stylist in glamorous Los Angeles as he navigates the complexities of his business, his family life, and his goal to stay young and relevant in a place where looks are everything. The pilot stars Don Johnson, Ellen Barkin, Kelly Hu, Sandra Vergara, Caitlin Crosby and JR Bourne. The project is Zigman’s first TV credit since he wrote the music for the 2004 Showtime show Crown Heights. Zigman joins a number of composers best known for their feature work who are scoring a TV pilot this season, including Mark Isham, Chris Bacon and Brian Reitzell. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Smallville’ Score Album released

Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack for the CW show Smallville. The album includes selections from the show’s original score by Mark Snow and Louis Febre. Snow was the composer on the project during its first six seasons, while Febre scored the last four seasons. The soundtrack featuring almost 70 minutes of music is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from each track after the jump. Smallville created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar is about to air its 2-hour series finale this Friday on the CW. The show, which followed Clark Kent’s adventures during the years before he becomes Superman stars Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack and John Glover. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The X-Files’ Soundtrack Set released

Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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La-La Land Records has released a 4CD-box set of composer Mark Snow‘s music for the mystery show The X-Files. The release includes selections of Snow’s score from 40 episodes that span the show’s nine seasons, for a total of more than 5 hours of music. The set is limited to 3000 copies and available to order on La-La Land Records’ website. Also check out the page for several lengthy audio clips from the set. Some of the episodes featured on the release include the Pilot, The Host, One Breath, Anasazi and The Post-Modern Prometheus. The X-Files created by Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson aired from 1993 to 2002 on FOX and spun two theatrical movies released in 1998 and 2008, which Snow also scored. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Jig’ Features Music by Patrick Doyle

Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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A project that somehow slipped under our radar is the documentary Jig, which opened in the UK last weekend. The film’s score is by Patrick Doyle whose music can currently been heard in Kenneth Branagh’s comic book adaption of Thor. Jig tells the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. The documentary directed and produced by Sue Bourne was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. Doyle’s Music was written for a small ensemble, including violin, guitar and flute. No information on a soundtrack release is available. For more information on the BBC Scotland production, watch the trailer below and visit the official movie website and Facebook page. The movie is currently playing in select theaters in the UK. A theatrical release in the US is planned for July. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Beginners’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: May 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Relativity Music Group has announced a soundtrack album for the dramedy Beginners. The album includes the original score by Roger Neill, David Palmer and Brian Reitzell. Also featured on the soundtrack are several songs from the movie from artists including Hoagy Carmichael, Gene Austin, Josephine Baker and Jolly Roll Morton. The album will be released on May 31, 2011 and is available to pre-order on Amazon. Also check out the audio clips below. Beginners is directed by Mike Mills (Thumbsucker) and stars Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Melanie Laurent. Focus Features will release the film on June 3. Read the rest of this entry »

Paul Englishby Scoring David Hare’s ‘Page Eight’

Posted: May 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Paul Englishby is the composer of the upcoming political thriller Page Eight. The BBC production centers on a long-serving M15 officer who is forced to quit his job in order to find the truth behind a mystery file which threatens its stability. The movie stars Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Felicity Jones, Judy Davis and Ewen Bremner. Page Eight is written and directed by Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Hare (The Reader, The Hours) who wrote his first original (non-adapted) script in 20 years for the project. Scott Rudin (The Social Network, No Country for Old Men) is acting as one for the film’s executive producer. The project marks Englishby’s first high profile feature project since he scored the 2009 Academy Award-nominated drama An Education starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard and Alfred Molina. Read the rest of this entry »

Christopher Young’s ‘Priest’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: May 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Madison Gate Records has announced a soundtrack release for the action horror thriller Priest. The album includes Christopher Young’s original score from the film. The score was recorded with 83 piece orchestra and a 32 member choir. The album will be released tomorrow, May 10 and is available to order as an on demand CD-R on Amazon. To download the score, visit Amazon or iTunes. Also check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Priest is the first collaboration between Young and director Scott Charles Stewart and stars Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Lily Collins, Stephen Moyer and Christopher Plummer. The 3D film will be released on May 13, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

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