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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 17, 2012)

Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Cecile Corbel, Christophe Beck, David Sardy, Ghost RIder: Spirit of Vengeance, Jeff Danna, Michael Brook, score, Soundtrack, The Secret World of Arrietty, Thin Ice, This Means War, Undefeated

Three new movies are opening in theaters this President’s Day weekend:

Expected to have the best weekend at the box office among the new releases is the superhero action sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance directed by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor and starring Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds and Christopher Lambert. The film’s score is composed by David Sardy (Zombieland, 21). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Madison Gate Records earlier this week. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.

Also opening wide is the romantic action comedy This Means War directed by McG and starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Angela Bassett and Til Schweiger. the film marks the second collaboration between McG and Christophe Beck who has written the music for the movie. No soundtrack album has been announced, but one clip from Beck’s score can be checked out here. To learn more about the film, visit our previous news article. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Casa de mi Padre’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Andrew Feltenstein, Casa de mi Padre, Christina Aguilera, John Nau, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the comedy Casa de mi Padre. The album includes Christina Aguilera’s title song, as well as selections from the film’s score written by Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau and a number of other songs from the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 13, 2012 (with a March 6 pre-sale). A CD version is scheduled to come out on March 27 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. Casa de mi Padre is directed by Matt Piedmont and stars Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Genesis Rodriguez, Nick Offerman & Pedro Armendariz, Jr. The Spanish-language film is produced by Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions company. Read the rest of this entry »

Edward Shearmur to Score ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days’

Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days, Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Jay Chandrasekhar, The Babymakers

Edward Shearmur is set to score the upcoming family movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. The movie is directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away) who also directed the previous Wimpy Kid installment and stars Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn who are all reprising their roles from the previous films. In third part of the series, “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley suffers the dog days of summer vacation, which include a camping trip gone wrong and a mishap at a public pool. Nina Jacobson (The Hunger Games) and Bradford Simpson are producing the project. The film marks the composer’s second score for the franchise following last year’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, John Powell, Paul Cinco, Soundtrack, The Lorax

Interscope Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the upcoming animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. The album includes the movie’s orignal songs written by composer John Powell and the film’s director/screenwriter Cinco Paul and performed by Ester Dean, voice cast member Ed Helms, Fletcher Sheridan, Jenny Slate and Randy Crenshaw. The soundtrack will be released on February 28, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all songs on the album after the jump. A separate score album featuring Powell’s score will be released on Varese Sarabande Records as announced here. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax directed by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul features the voice talent of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Rob Riggle and Betty White. The Illumination Entertainment production will be released on March, 9 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Brake’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: February 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Brake, Brian Tyler, score, Soundtrack

Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the indie thriller Brake. The album features the original score from the film composed by Brian Tyler (The Expendables, Eagle Eye). The soundtrack will be released on March 20, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Brake is directed by Gabe Torres and stars Stephen Dorff as a man who is captured in the trunk of a moving car and won’t be set free until he gives up the whereabouts of “Roulette,” a secret location where the U.S. President is taken in the event of a terrorist attack. IFC Films will release the movie in select theaters on March 23. The thriller will also be coming out on VOD this Friday, February 17. Read the rest of this entry »

Cliff Martinez to Score Robert Redford’s ‘The Company You Keep’

Posted: February 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Ciff Martinez, Robert Redford, The Company You Keep

Cliff Martinez has been hired to score the upcoming thriller The Company You Keep. The movie is directed by Robert Redford who also stars in the film alongside Shia LaBeouf, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Brendan Gleeson, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick, Brit Marling, Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Richard Jenkins, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Root and Stanley Tucci. The thriller is written by Lem Dobbs (The Score, The Limey) based on a novel by Neil Gordon and centers on a former militant wanted by the FBI who must go on a run after his true identity is exposed by an ambitious young reporter. Redford is producing the film with Bill Holderman (The Conspirator) through his Wilwood Enterprises production company and Nicholas Chartier (The Hurt Locker) is producing through Voltage Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Cabin in the Woods’ and ‘Fringe: Season 3’ Soundtrack

Posted: February 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Chris Tilton, David Julyan, Fringe, score, Soundtrack, The Cabin in the Woods

Varese Sarabande has announced two new soundtrack albums today to be released in April. Among the new releases is the soundtrack for the horror thriller The Cabin in the Woods. The album includes the original score form the film by David Julyan (Memento, The Descent) and will be released on April 4, 2012. Check back on this page for the full details to be revealed within the next couple of weeks. The Cabin in the Woods written by Joss Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. The movie about five friends who go to a remote cabin in the woods where bad things happen will be released on April 13 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »

Angelo Badalamenti Scoring ‘A Late Quartet’

Posted: February 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: A Late Quartet, Angelo Badalementi, Stalingrad, Yaron Zilberman

Angelo Badalamenti is scoring the upcoming indie drama A Late Quartet. The movie is directed by Yaron Zilberman and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir and Christopher Walken as a world-renowned string quartet struggling to stay together as they mark their 25th anniversary. Imogen Poots and Wallace Shawn are co-starring. Zilberman co-wrote the script with Seth Grossman based on his original story. Vanessa Coifman (The Informers, Fireflies in the Garden), David Faigenblum (The Big White), Emanuel Michael (Boy) and Mandy Tagger are producing the project. A Late Quartet is currently in post-production. Read the rest of this entry »

Expanded ‘Planet of the Apes’ Score by Danny Elfman Released

Posted: February 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: A Walk in the Clouds, Danny Elfman, Maurice Jarre, Planet of the Apes, score, Soundtrack, Tim Burton

La-La Land Records has announced two new limited editon soundtrack albums. First up is an expanded release of the original score from Tim Burton’s 2001 version of Planet of the Apes composed by Danny Elfman. The 3-disc set includes the film version of the score, including source cues and alternates, on two discs, as well as the original 2001 soundtrack album, which includes the Rule the Planet remix by Paul Oakenfold. To order the album, which is limited to 3500 copies and listen to lengthy audio clips, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Read the rest of this entry »

Dory Previn Dead at 86

Posted: February 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Dory Previn

Lyricist Dory Previn has passed away today at age 86 at her home in Southfield, Mass. Previn has been nominated for three Academy Awards for her songs Faraway Part of Town from the 1960 musical Pepe and Second Chance from the 1962 drama Two For The Seesaw, both co-written by her then husband Andre Previn, as well as Come Saturday Morning from the 1969 film The Sterile Cuckoo co-written by Fred Karlin. Probably her best known collaboration with Andre Previn was the theme song for 1967’s Valley Of The Dolls, which became a massive hit for Dionne Warwick. She also received two shared Emmy nominations for the songs We’ll Win This World from 1982’s Two from a Kind with James Di Pasquale and Home Here from the TV show Two Marriages with Bruce Broughton. Dory Previn is survived by her husband, Joby Baker.