La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack set for the sci-fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 3CD-set features more than three hours of previously unreleased music from the show by composers Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, Don Davis, John Debney and Fred Steiner. The Volume One set is limited to 3000 copies. To order the album and to listen to lengthy audio clips from the release, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Star Trek: The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry and starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Denise Crosby and Wil Wheaton aired from 1987 to 1994 and was the longest-running Star Trek series. Read the rest of this entry »
2011 Summer Television Music Roundup (Part 3)
Posted: August 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A. Patrick Rose, Against the Wall, Alphas, Bear McCreary, Danny Lux, Drop Dead Diva, Edward Rogers, Eureka, Falling Skies, Franklin & Bash, Gabriel Mann, HBO, James Levine, John Robert Wood, Joseph LoDuca, Keb' Mo', Leverage, Lifetime, Memhis Blues, Nathan Barr, Noah Sorota, Rizzoli & Isles, Scott Starrett, Syfy, The Closer, The Protector, TNT, True Blood, Warehouse 13
In our final part of our roundup of this summer’s television scores, we’ll take a look at the shows on TNT, Syfy, HBO and Lifetime. Also check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the series for the composers on all the other major network and cable shows of the summer.
TNT:
The most successful new show of the summer on TNT is the sci-fi series Falling Skies. The project starring Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Sarah Carter and Maxim Knight is produced by Steven Spielberg and centers on an alien invasion of Earth and the resistance formed by the survivor. Also producing are Graham Yost (Justified) and Robert Rodat (writer of Saving Private Ryan). Noah Sorota is scoring the show. Check out our announcement from earlier this year here and visit Tracksounds for an audio interview with the composer. The two-hour season finale is airing tonight on TNT. The show has already been renewed for a second season. For updates on the series, visit TNT’s official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jeff Who Lives at Home’ to feature Music by Michael Andrews
Posted: August 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jay Duplass, Jeff Who Lives at Home, Mark Duplass, Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews has composed the score for the upcoming comedy Jeff Who Lives at Home. The movie is written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass who worked with the composer on last year’s indie hit Cyrus starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill and Marisa Tomei. Jeff Who Lives at Home stars Jason Segel as a man searching for the meaning of life while on a mundane errand to buy some glue for his mother. Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon and Judy Greer are co-starring. Jason Reitman, Russell Smith and Lianne Halfon (Juno) are producing. The comedy is set to premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Three Musketeers’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: August 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Paul Haslinger, score, Soundtrack, The Three Musketeers
Rough Trade Distribution has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming 3D adaptation of The Three Musketeers. The soundtrack will be available in some European countries digitally on August 26, 2011 and on CD on September 2. The album includes the original score from the film by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Death Race), as well as the movie’s title song When We Were Young by Take That. Haslinger’s score was recorded with the Berlin Session Orchestra. For a first one-minute audio clip from the score, click here. The soundtrack is currently only available for pre-order in Europe, but check back for the full soundtrack details and more information on a domestic release. The Three Musketeers directed by Paul W.S. Anderson is a modern retelling of the classic story by Alexandre Dumas and stars Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, Matthew MacFayden, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelsen, Juno Temple and Ray Stevenson. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Escott Scoring ‘Shame’
Posted: August 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Escott, Shame, Steve McQueen
Harry Escott has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Shame. The movie is directed by Steve McQueen who previously directed the 2008 BAFTA-nominated drama Hunger. Shame stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie and Hannah Ware. The drama centers on a thirtysomething man living in New York who is battling his sex addiction and has to deal with the arrival of his troubled sister. McQueen co-wrote the screenplay with Abi Morgan (Brick Lane, the upcoming The Iron Lady). Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (The King’s Speech) are producing. Shame is set for a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 5, 2011)
Posted: August 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Hollander, John Debney, Jon Brion, Mychael Danna, Patrick Doyle, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, score, Soundtrack, The Change-Up, The Future, The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll, The Whistleblower
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
The sci-fi adventure prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes directed by Rupert Hyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow and Brian Cox is already guaranteed to top the weekend box office. The film’s music is composed by Patrick Doyle. A soundtrack album featuring the Doyle’s score will be released on CD later this month on Varese Sarabande. The album is also already available digitally on Amazon. For more details on the soundtrack and to listen to audio clips, visit our previous article.
The other wide release of the week is the comedy The Change-Up directed by David Dobkin and starring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde. John Debney has written the score for the movie. No soundtrack release has been announced. For a short audio clips from Debney’s score, visit the composer’s official Facebook fanpage. For more information on the film revolving around a married guy who accidentally changes bodies with his single best friend and ends up pursuing a female coworker, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Circus’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: August 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack, The Last Circus
Milan Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama The Last Circus. The album includes the original score by composer Roque Banos (The Machinist, the upcoming Intruders) performed by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. Also featured on the soundtrack is a rendition of Raphael’s Balada de la Trompet, The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. The Last Circus is written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and centers on a “happy” clown who is forcibly recruited to serve in the Spanish Civil War, where he massacres an entire platoon with a machete still in costume. The movie will be released in theaters on August 19 by Magnet Releasing. Read the rest of this entry »
Klaus Badelt Scoring ‘The Oranges’
Posted: August 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Asterix and Obelix, God Save Britannia, Intouchables, Klaus Badelt, The Oranges, War of the Buttons
Klaus Badelt is the composer of the upcoming indie dark comedy The Oranges. The movie is directed by Julian Farino (Entourage) and stars Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester, Catherine Keener, Adam Brody, Alia Shawkat, Allison Janney and Oliver Platt. The film centers on a man who begins an affair with the daughter of the family who lives across the street. Ian Helfer and Jay Reiss wrote the project’s screenplay. Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Leslie Urdang & Dean Vanech (Rabbit Hole, Beginners) are producing. Badelt previously worked with Bregman on last year’s comedy The Extra Man starring Kevin Kline. The Oranges is set to premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release Thomas Newman’s ‘The Help’ Score
Posted: August 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Help, Thomas Newman
Varese Sarabande has announced a score release for the upcoming drama The Help. The film’s music is composed by Thomas Newman. The soundtrack will be released on September 13, 2011. The album is now available for pre-order on Amazon. More details including cover art and track list will be posted on this page within the next few weeks. A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie has already been released on Geffen/Interscope Records. Check out our previous article for the full details including audio clips. The Help is directed by Tate Taylor and stars Emma Stone, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mike Vogel and Cicely Tyson. The movie based on the best-selling novel by Kathryn Stockett about the conflicted and complex relationships between Southern women and their housekeepers at the beginning of the civil rights movement will be released in theaters on August 12. Read the rest of this entry »
Anton Sanko to Score ‘The Possession’
Posted: August 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anton Sanko, Dibbuk Box, Ole Bornedal, The Possession
Anton Sanko has signed on to score next year’s horror thriller The Possession. The movie directed by Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch, I Am Dina) stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as a recently divorced father whose youngest daughter becomes strangely connected to an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. As the daughter’s behavior becomes more erratic, the father senses a dark presence building until he discovers that the box was built to contain a dibbuk – a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host. Kyra Sedgwick, Grant Show and Madison Davenport are co-starring in the film which was originally entitled Dibbuk Box. Sam Raimi and Bob Tapert are producing via Ghost House Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
