Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 14, 2011)

Posted: October 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the remake of Footloose directed by Craig Brewer and stars Kenny Wormaid, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Blake Shelton, Zac Brown, The Smashing Pumpkins, Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes and Big & Rich. For audio clips and more information about the album, visit our previous article. The film’s score is written by Deborah Lurie and no separate score release has been announced.

Also opening wide is the horror prequel The Thing directed by Matthijs van Heijingen Jr. and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen and Joel Edgerton. Marco Beltrami has written the music for the film. A soundtrack album featuring Beltrami’s score has been released by Varese Sarabande earlier this week. For more information about the album and to listen to audio clips from the release, visit our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »

Brian Tyler to Score D.J. Caruso’s ‘The Goats’ and ‘John Dies at the End’

Posted: October 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Brian Tyler is set to reunite with director D.J. Caruso on the upcoming indie drama The Goats. The movie written and directed by Caruso is based on the young adult novel by Brock Cole and stars Chandler Canterbury and Annalise Basso as kids at summer camp who fall victims to a prank that leaves them stranded at Goat Island. Val Kilmer, Radha Mitchell and Kate Maberly are co-starring in the film produced by Alexander Rodnyansky and Geyer Kosinski (School for Scoundrels). Tyler and Caruso have previously collaborated on the 2009 action thriller Eagle Eye starring Shia LaBeouf. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Big Year’ Score Album Released

Posted: October 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Fox Music has released a soundtrack for the comedy drama The Big Year. The album includes the score by composer Theodore Shapiro. The soundtrack is currently available exclusively on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips from the score. The Big Year is directed by David Frankel, for which Shapiro has previously scored The Devil Wears Prada and Marley & Me. The movie starring Jack Black, Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, Jim Parsons, Rashida Jones, Dianne Wiest, Rosamund Pike and Anjelica Huston is opening in theaters today. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Project Nim’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: October 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Attic Records’ Cinewax division will be releasing a soundtrack album for the documentary Project Nim. The album includes the score by composer Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone) and will be released on October 25, 2011 as digital release. Check out audio clips from the soundtrack after the jump. Project Nim is directed by James Marsh (Man on Wire) and chronicles a historic experiment to try to teach a chimpanzee language while raising the primate like a human child. For more information about the film, which opened in theaters this summer, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »

Christophe Beck to Score ‘This Means War’

Posted: October 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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The first trailer of the action comedy This Means War was released today and confirmed the involvement of composer Christophe Beck. The movie is directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator: Salvation) and stars Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Angela Bassett and Til Schweiger. The film centers on two best friends and international spies who fall in love with the same woman and declare war on each other. Will Smith, Simon Kinberg (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), James Lassiter (I Am Legend), Robert Simonds (Cheaper by the Dozen) are producing alongside Witherspoon. Beck and McG have previously collaborated on the 2006 drama We Are Marshall. Read the rest of this entry »

Brad Fiedel’s ‘Fright Night’ Score Released

Posted: October 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the the score for the 1985 horror classic Fright Night. The album includes the original music composed by Brad Fiedel (Terminator, True Lies). To order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store, where you can also listen to lengthy audio clips from the album. Fright Night directed by Tom Holland starring Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale and Roddy McDowall is available on DVD. A remake of the film, which featured a score by Ramin Djawadi has been released this summer. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Intruders’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: October 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The soundtrack for the horror thriller Intruders will be released by Milan Records. The album features the original score by composer Roque Banos (The Machinist, Sexy Beast). The album is currently set to be released on January 9, 2012 in Europe. (UPDATE March 2012): The album will be released on March 27, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the soundtrack below. It has just been announced this week that Millennium Films picked up domestic rights for the film and is planning a release this spring. Intruders by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) and stars Clive Owen, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten, Ella Purnell and Kerry Fox. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Life in a Day’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: October 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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EMI Music will be releasing a soundtrack album for the documentary Life in a Day. The album includes the score from the movie composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and Matthew Herbert. The album is set to be released digitally on October 24, 2011 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the soundtrack after the jump. Life in a Day directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Ridley Scott was shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on July 24th, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Howard Shore to Collaborate with Metric on David Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’

Posted: October 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Metric have announced on their official website that they are teaming up with composer Howard Shore on the score for the drama Cosmopolis. As previously reported, Shore is scoring the movie directed by David Cronenberg and starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Durand, Jay Baruchel and Samantha Morton. The film centers on a multimillionaire who risks his fortune to bet against the yen on a cataclysmic day. Metric have previously collaborated with Shore on The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, for which they co-wrote the end titles song Eclipse (All Yours). Cosmopolis has recently entered post-production and is expected to be released in 2012.

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Elmer Bernstein’s ‘Trading Places’ Score Released

Posted: October 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for the 1983 comedy Trading Places. The album features the score by Elmer Bernstein, which incorporates Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. The soundtrack is limited to 2000 copies and is available to order on La-La Land Records’ website, where you can also check out audio samples from the score. Trading Places directed by John Landis stars Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche. Bernstein has received the movie’s sole Academy Award nomination for his work on the comedy, which was also nominated for two Golden Globes for Best Comedy and Eddie Murphy’s lead performance. Read the rest of this entry »

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