The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ music branch has sent out a list of all 77 Oscar-eligible scores for 2011’s Academy Awards ceremony. As previously reported, a number of scores has been ruled ineligible (Black Swan, The Fighter, True Grit, The Kids Are All Right) by the music branch and Randy Newman hasn’t submitted his score for Toy Story 3. The list also doesn’t include Alan Menken’s score for Tangled, which apparently also hasn’t been submitted, while a song from the movie written by Alan Menken is among the frontrunners for getting a song nomination. As Variety notes, James Newton Howard has four scores in contention (The Last Airbender, Love and Other Drugs, Salt, The Tourist), while Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow: Part 1, The Ghost Writer) and David Arnold (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Made in Dagenham, Morning Glory) have three scores each on the list. Read the rest of this entry »
Oscar-eligible scores announced
Posted: December 30, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alan Menken, Oscars, Tangled
Deborah Lurie scoring ‘Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’
Posted: December 29, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deborah Lurie, Justin Bieber, Never Say Never, Prom
Deborah Lurie is currently recording the score for the upcoming music documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. The movie follows Justin Bieber with some footage of performances from his 2010 concert tour and will be released in 3D early next year. Also appearing in the film is Miley Cyrus and Jaden Smith. The documentary is directed by Jon Chu who directed this year’s Step Up 3D and 2008’s Step Up 2: The Streets, where he worked with composers Bear McCreary and Aaron Zigman. He recently uploaded a short video from the recording sessions of the score on Twitter, which can be watched here. To watch the film’s trailer and get more information on the movie, visit the official movie webpage. Read the rest of this entry »
Dario Marianelli’s ‘Eat Pray Love’ score released
Posted: December 29, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dario Marianelli, Eat Pray Love, Soundtrack
Dario Marianelli’s score for this summer’s romance drama Eat Pray Love has been released on Monkeywrench/Madison Gate Records. The score album can be found on an exclusive 2 disc-bundle including the official soundtrack album featuring 13 songs from the movie and one cue from Marianelli’s score, which has been released earlier this summer. The extra bonus disc features 8 tracks from Dario Marianelli’s score. To order the bundle and listen to audio clips from both discs, visit HSN.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 25, 2010)
Posted: December 26, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Country Strong, Gulliver's Travel, Henry Jackman, Little Fockers, Michael Brook, Soundtrack, Stephen Trask, Sylvain Chomet, The Britoons, The Illusionist, True Grit
Two new movies opened wide earlier this week on Wednesday:
The Coen Brothers-directed western True Grit starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin was scored by Carter Burwell. Check out our news article announcing the soundtrack album on Nonesuch Records. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Melt with You’ to get tomandandy score
Posted: December 23, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: I Melt with You, The Details, tomandandy
The composer duo tomandandy has been chosen to score the upcoming thriller I Melt with You. The film focuses on four lifelong friends who, during their annual get-together, realize that their lives haven’t exactly turned out the way they expected. The movie is directed by Mark Pellington, who previously collaborated with tomandandy on Arlington Road (alongside Angelo Badalamenti) and The Mothman Prophecies. He recently used composer John Frizzell on his last movie Henry Poole Is Here. I Melt with You stars Carla Gugino, Jeremy Piven, Thomas Jane and Rob Lowe. The independently financed movie will premiere at the upcoming Sundance film festival in January. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ soundtrack announced
Posted: December 23, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elton John, Gnomeo & Juliet, James Newton Howard, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming animation musical Gnomeo & Juliet. The album includes two new songs by Elton John, as well as new versions of classic Elton John hits, such as a new arrangement of Crocodile Rock featuring Nelly Furtado. The album also includes a number of cues from James Newton Howard’s original score. The soundtrack will be released on February 8, 2011. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. To watch the movie’s trailer, visit the official webpage. Gnomeo and Juliet features the voice talent of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith, Jason Statham, Patrick Stewart and Michael Caine and will be released in theaters on February 11. Read the rest of this entry »
Dario Marianelli scoring new ‘Jane Eyre’ adaptation
Posted: December 22, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dario Marianelli, Hippie Hippie Shake, Jane Eyre
Film Music Reporter has learned that Dario Marianelli has been hired to score Focus Features’ upcoming movie adaptation of Jane Eyre. The movie is directed by Cary Fukunaga, who previously directed 2009’s indie hit Sin Nombre which featured a score by Marcelo Zarvos. The new adaptation stars Mia Wasikowska in the title role, as well as Judi Dench, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Sally Hawkins. Jane Eyre centers around a mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer and soon discovers that he’s hiding a terrible secret. To get more information on the movie, check out the official movie webpage, as well as the official Facebook page. Focus Features will release the movie on March 11, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hood To Coast’ soundtrack released
Posted: December 22, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hood to Coast, Nathan Barr, Soundtrack
Trylee True Records has released an official soundtrack album for the upcoming documentary Hood To Coast. The score for the film was written by composer Nathan Barr. The album features 30 cues from Barr’s score for a running time of around 57 minutes. The documentary directed by Christoph Baaden and Marcie Hume centers around the annual Hood To Coast Relay race, the world’s largest relay race and follows several race teams on their journey. To download the score and listen to audio clips from the album, visit iTunes or Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
George S. Clinton scoring ‘Salvation Boulevard’
Posted: December 21, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George S. Clinton, Salvation Boulevard, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
George S. Clinton recently scored the upcoming comedy thriller Salvation Boulevard. The movie stars Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Pierce Brosnan and Marisa Tomei. The film is directed by George Ratiff who previously directed the 2007 thriller Joshua with a score by Nico Muhly. Clinton replaced composer Jeff Beal who was previously assigned to score the film. Salvation Boulevard is set in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor. The movie will premiere at next year’s Sundance film festival. No distribution deal or release date has been announced. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Music Never Stopped’ to feature a score by Paul Cantelon
Posted: December 21, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Conviction, Paul Cantelon, The Music Never Stopped
Film Music Reporter has learned that Paul Cantelon has recently completed writing the music for the upcoming drama The Music Never Stopped. The films stars Julia Ormond, J.K. Simmons, Tammy Blanchard and Mia Maestro and marks the feature directorial debut for Jim Kohlberg. The movie tells the tale of a father who struggles to bond with his estranged son Gabriel, after Gabriel suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. The movie will have its premiere at the 2011 Sundance film festival. No release date has been set for The Music Never Stopped, but a release is expected in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
