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 »
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
‘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 »
Mark Mancina scoring ‘Flypaper’
Posted: December 21, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Flypaper, Mark Mancina
UPDATE (January 10, 2011): John Swihart has taken over scoring duties on the film.
Original article:
Film Music Reporter has learned that the upcoming crime comedy Flypaper will feature a score by composer Mark Mancina. The film centers around a man who is caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at the same bank and desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he’s secretly in love. The film is directed by Rob Minkoff, who previously worked with Mancina on the Disney fantasy The Haunted Mansion starring Eddie Murphy. The director also has worked with such composers as Hans Zimmer (The Lion King), Alan Silvestri (Stuart Little 1 & 2) and David Buckley (The Forbidden Kingdom). Flypaper stars Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Tambor, Mekhi Phifer and Tim Blake Nelson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Swan’ and ‘True Grit’ scores disqualified from Oscar consideration
Posted: December 21, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Swan, Carter Burwell, Clint Mansell, Michael Brook, Randy Newman, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3, True Grit
According to Variety, the scores for Black Swan by composer Clint Mansell and True Grit by Carter Burwell have been disqualified from Oscar consideration by the Academy music branch. Both scores were deemed ineligible because they are “diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music”. The Black Swan score was heavily adapted by Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and much of the True Grit score was based on 19th century hymns.
Also disqualified are the scores for The Fighter composed by Michael Brook and The Kids Are All Right by Carter Burwell, because they are being considered “diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs”. Alexandre Desplat’s score for The King’s Speech, which has been discussed as being potentially disqualified for its use of classical music in some key scenes was ruled eligible for Oscar consideration by the music branch committee. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sanctum’ soundtrack album announced
Posted: December 19, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Hirschfelder, Sanctum, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming 3D thriller Sanctum produced by James Cameron. The album will contain 18 tracks from David Hirschfelder’s score including a 6 minute suite. Check out our previous article on Hirschfelder’s assignment. The soundtrack will be released on February 1, 2011, three days before the domestic release of the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Deborah Lurie to score ‘Prom’
Posted: December 18, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deborah Lurie, Joe Nussbaum, Prom
Film Music Reporter has learned that Deborah Lurie is set to score the upcoming teen comedy Prom. In the movie, a group of teenagers get ready for their high school prom as several intersecting stories unfold as the big dance approaches. The movie starring Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) is directed by Joe Nussbaum, who previously worked with Lurie on the features Sleepover and Sydney White. Lurie is no stranger to teen movies and recently scored this year’s hit teen romance Dear John starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Casino Jack’ soundtrack released
Posted: December 18, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Casino Jack, Jonathan Goldsmith, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album for the comedy biopic Casino Jack. The movie directed by George Hickenlooper stars Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston and Jon Lovitz. In the movie, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder. The jazzy score for the film was written by Jonathan Goldsmith. The soundtrack album features 25 tracks from the Goldsmith’s score for a running time of around 37 minutes. To listen to audio clips and download the album, visit Amazon or iTunes. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 17, 2011)
Posted: December 18, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anton Sanko, Casino Jack, Daft Punk, Hans Zimmer, How Do You Know, John Debney, Jonathan Goldsmith, Rabbit Hole, Tron: Legacy, Yogi Bear
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Tron: Legacy features a score by Daft Punk. Click here to check out our posting on the soundtrack album announcement. Variety published an article on how the music of the French Duo grew from a supporting player to a starring role over the course of the movie’s production. Also visit Dazed Digital for a lenghty article on Daft Punk scoring the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Way Back’ soundtrack album announced
Posted: December 17, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Burkhard Dallwitz, Peter Weir, Soundtrack, The Way Back
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the upcoming drama The Way Back directed by Peter Weir. The album will include 14 tracks of Burkhard Dallwitz’ original score. Dallwitz previously scored The Truman Show for the director. The Way Back tells the fact-based story centered on soldiers who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940. The movie stars Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan and Ed Harris. The soundtrack album will be released on January 18, 2011, while Newmarket Films will release the movie on December 29 in LA and on January 21 in more cities. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Small World’ score by Klaus Badelt released
Posted: December 17, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Klaus Badelt, Small World
Klaus Badelt’s score for the French/German drama Small World has been made available on Klaus Badelt’s online store. The album contains contains 23 score tracks by Badelt, which can be downloaded for the price of your choice at Badelt’s website. The film directed by Bruno Chiche stars Gerard Depardieu and Alexandra Maria Lara. The movie will be released in Germany on December 16. To visit the German movie webpage and watch the trailer, click here.
