The cover art for the soundtrack release of this summer’s tentpole picture The Amazing Spider-Man has been revealed. The album featuring the film’s original music composed and conducted by James Horner will be released in the US on July 3, 2012 and in several international markets the week before. Check out our previous article for the track list and visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Roughly five minutes of the score premiered today during Tim Burden’s Movie Magic show. Listen to the audio preview after the jump. The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary will be released nationwide on July 3 by Sony Pictures.
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Michael Brook Scoring ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’
Michael Brook has been tapped to score the upcoming coming-of-age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The film is written and directed by Stephen Chbosky (creator of the cult TV show Jericho) based on his own novel and stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman and Dylan McDermott. The movie follows a 15-year-old introverted freshman who copes with his first love, the suicide of his best friend and his own mental illness. John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon & Russell Smith (Juno, Ghost World, Young Adult) are producing the Summit Entertainment production. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is set to be released on September 14, 2012.
‘Freelancers’ to Feature Music by Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke has composed the score for the upcoming cop drama Freelancers. The film is directed by Jessy Terrero (Soul Plane) and stars Robert De Niro, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Forest Whitaker, Ryan O’Nan, Dana Delany, Beau Garrett and Malcolm Goodwin. The movie follows the son of a murdered NYPD police officer who gains the patronage of his father’s former partner and joins his rogue task force. Jackson, Randall Emmett & George Furla (16 Blocks, Righteous Kill) are producing the Cheetah Vision and Emmett/Furla Films production. L. Philippe Casseus has written the project’s screenplay. The crime drama marks Clarke’s first scoring assignment in several years. His most recent credits include the 2008 films Soul Men starring Samuel L. Jackson & Bernie Mac and First Sunday starring Ice Cube. The composer who is also known as a jazz composer and bass player has previously written the scores for such hit films as Boyz n the Hood, Passengers 57, The Transporter and Romeo Must Die.
‘The Pact’ Soundtrack Announced
Movie Score Media’s Screamworks Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the horror film The Pact. The album includes the original score composed by Ronen Landa, which features performances by violinist Anna Bulbrook (of indie rock band The Airborne Toxic Event) and pianist Dan Tepfer. The soundtrack will be released on June 12, 2012. The Pact is directed by Nicholas McCarthy and stars Caity Lotz, Haley Hudson, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Sam Ball, Mark Steger, Dakota Bright, Agnes Bruckner and Casper Van Dien. The movie follows a woman who is struggling to deal with the aftermath of her mother’s death while discovering terrifying truths about her family’s past and the house she grew up in. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it was picked by IFC Midnight.
Clint Mansell Scoring Park Chan-wook’s ‘Stoker’
Clint Mansell is scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Stoker. The film is helmed by Korean director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) and stars Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney and Jacki Weaver. The Fox Searchlight Pictures production centers on a teenage girl who must deal with the unexpected appearance of a mysterious uncle following the death of her father. Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) has written the film’s script under the pseudonym Ted Foulke. Ridley and Tony Scott, as well as Michael Costigan (Being Flynn, Smart People) are producing the director’s first English language feature film through their Scott Free Productions company. It has previously been reported that Academy Award-winner Philip Glass was involved as the composer of the mystery thriller earlier this year.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 1, 2012)
Only one new movie is opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is Universal Pictures’ epic fantasy adventure Snow White and the Huntsman directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Lily Cole, Sam Claflin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Nick Frost, Bob Hoskins, Toby Jones and Eddie Marsan. The film’s score is composed by James Newton Howard. The composer was also involved in the original song Breath Of Life by Florence + the Machine, which is featured on the soundtrack album along with the score and is available on Universal Republic. More details about the soundtrack release can be checked out in our previous article. For a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the song, which features footage from the orchestra recording sessions, click here.
Opening in semi-wide is the historical epic For Greater Glory (aka Cristiada) directed by Dean Wright about the Cristeros War (1926-1929) and starring Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Bruce Greenwood, Nestor Carbonell and Peter O’Toole. James Horner has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Horner recorded his score with a 100-piece orchestra in May of last year at Abbey Road Studios in London. Since our last update on the project, the film been picked up by ARC Entertainment for US distribution. More information about the film can be checked out on the official movie website.
Johan Söderqvist Scoring ‘Kon-Tiki’
Johan Söderqvist will be recording his orchestral score for the epic drama Kon-Tiki this weekend at Abbey Road Studios in London. The film directed by Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning (Bandidas, Max Manus) marks Norway’s most expensive feature film to date and tells the story of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s voyage on a balsa-wood raft across the Pacific Ocean in 1947. Heyerdahl and his crew traveled across open sea to prove his scientific theory that the Polynesian people originally came from Peru in South America. The film’s cast includes Pål Sverre Hagen, Agnes Kittelsen, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Tobias Santelmann, Donald Baasmo Christiansen, James Oftebro and Gustaf Skarsgård and Søren Pilmark. Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor, A Dangerous Method, Sexy Beast) and Aage Aaberge (Strings) are producing the Nordisk Film Production project.
Ilan Eshkeri and Tim Wheeler to Score ‘Spike Island’
NME.com is reporting that composer Ilan Eshkeri and Tim Wheeler are scoring the upcoming British music drama Spike Island. The film is directed by Mat Whitecross (The Road to Guantanamo) and stars Elliott Tittensor (Shameless) and Matthew McNulty (Misfits) as the members of an aspiring band who take a trip to see their idols, the Stone Roses, play the now-legendary Spike Island concert, which is also known as the “baggy Woodstock” and took place in 1990 as the Madchester scene was at its height. The Stone Roses have given permission to use their music for the film. Lesley Manville (Another Year) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) are also among the cast members. Chris Coghill has written the screenplay and Fiona Neilson and Esther Douglas are producing the Fiesta Productions film.
‘Cowgirls n’ Angels’ Soundtrack Released
Silverscreen Music has released a soundtrack album for the family drama Cowgirls n’ Angels. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alan Williams. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Audio clips from all 25 tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. Cowgirls n’ Angels is directed by Timothy Armstrong and stars Bailee Madison, Alicia Witt, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Frankie Faison, Madison Burge, Jackson Rathbone and James Cromwell. The film follows a rebellious young girl who is searching for her father, a rodeo rider, whose identity her mom has kept from her. The movie was released in theaters last weekend in select cities by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Lyle Workman Scoring ’21 and Over’
Lyle Workman is the composer of the upcoming comedy 21 and Over. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriters Jon Lucas & Scott Moore (The Hangover, The Change-Up) and centers on a group of friends who drag their straight-arrow buddy out to celebrate his 21st birthday the night before an important medical school interview. The movie’s cast includes Miles Teller (Footloose), Justin Chon (The Twilight Saga), Skylar Astin (Taking Woodstock) and Sarah Wright (The House Bunny). David Hobermann & Todd Lieberman (The Fighter, The Proposal), Andy Yan and Hugo Shong are producing the Relativity Media and Sky Land Entertainment production. 21 and Over marks the first project which partners the US company with an arm of the Chinese government. The comedy was also partially shot in China and is the first of many projects that Relativity plans to shoot and do post-production work in the country.