Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 1, 2011)

Posted: July 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Three new movies are opening wide this holiday weekend:

Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Ken Jeong, Alan Tudyk, Frances McDormand and John Turturro already opened on Wednesday. The film’s music is composed by Steve Jablonsky. A score album has been released digitally and is available to download on iTunes (check out our soundtrack announcement for more information). A physical CD release is expected later this year. For an audio interview with Jablonsky talking about his score for the film, visit Film Music Magazine. A separate soundtrack with songs from the movie is also available. Click here for more details on the song album.

Also opening wide this weekend is the Tom Hanks-directed comedy drama Larry Crowne starring Hanks and Julia Roberts. The movie is scored by composer James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album featuring twelve songs from the film and one track of Newton Howard’s score has been released earlier this week on Rhino Records. Check out our previous article for more information and audio clips from the soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »

James Horner to Score ‘Black Gold’

Posted: July 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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James Horner has signed on to write the music for the epic adventure Black Gold. The film is directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud who has previously collaborated with Horner on the 1986 thriller The Name of the Rose starring Sean Connery and the 2001 war drama Enemy at the Gates. Black Gold is based on the classic novel The Great Thirst by Hans Reuschand and tells the story of the rivalry between two Emirs in Arabia in the 1930’s just as oil is being discovered, and the rise of a young, dynamic leader who unites the various tribes of the desert kingdoms. The film stars Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim, Freida Pinto and Liya Kebede. Read the rest of this entry »

Henry Jackman Scoring ‘Man on a Ledge’

Posted: June 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Henry Jackman is scoring the upcoming cop thriller Man on a Ledge. The movie starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Edward Burns and Kyra Sedgwick centers on an ex-cop and now wanted fugitive who stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while an NYPD hostage negotiator tries to talk him down. The film is directed by Asger Leth who previously helmed the documentary Ghosts of Cite Soleil. Pablo Fenjves, Chris Gorak (Right at Your Door) and Erich & Jon Hoeber (Red, the upcoming Battleship) wrote the project’s script. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Salt), David Ready and Mark Vahradian (Red) are producing. Read the rest of this entry »

Harald Kloser to Co-Write and Co-Produce Roland Emmerich’s ‘Singularity’

Posted: June 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Deadline reports that composer/screenwriter/producer Harald Kloser co-wrote the screenplay for Roland Emmerich’s upcoming science fiction movie Singularity, which he is also co-producing. No word yet on if he will be writing the score for the film as well, but given his previous work with the director, it is assumed that he will also be involved in the music for the project. No information about the movie’s plot has been revealed yet. Kloser previously co-wrote the scripts for Emmerich’s 10’000 BC and 2012 and co-scored both movies with composer Thomas Wander. Sony Pictures has set a May 17, 2013 release date for Singularity. Read the rest of this entry »

‘A Little Help’ Soundtrack announced

Posted: June 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Columbia Records has announced a soundtrack release for the comedy drama A Little Help. The album includes two score tracks by composer Austin Wintory (Captain Abu Raed, Grace), as well as the original song I’m Lucky co-written by Wintory and Céleigh Chapman. Also featured on the soundtrack are Jakob Dylan with three original songs, Rob Benedict’s band Louden Swain, Dion, Zach Page and Céleigh Chapman. The album will be released digitally on July 19, 2011. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. A Little Help is directed by Michael J. Weithorn (The King of Queens) and centers on a recently widowed single mom who reconnects with an old flame – her sister’s husband. The film stars Jenna Fischer, Chris O’Donnell and Rob Benedict. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Giacchino & J.J. Abrams – Full Conversation

Posted: June 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
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UCLA’s Hammer Museum has published the full conversation between Michael Giacchino and director J.J. Abrams that took place on June 12 as previously reported on this page. Check out the almost 90 minutes video after the jump. Giacchino and Abrams talk about their influences, their working process, how they first met and started working together on Alias, and their collaboration on such projects as Star Trek, Lost and their most recent project Super 8. Read the rest of this entry »

Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’ Trailer

Posted: June 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The first teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming epic drama War Horse has surfaced online and while it hasn’t officially been confirmed yet, it undoubtedly sounds like that it features original music by John Williams. Check out the trailer after the jump. War Horse stars David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine and Toby Kebbell. The film follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. The movie is set to be released on December 28, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Danny Elfman and T Bone Burnett to Team Up for ‘The Hunger Games’

Posted: June 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Lionsgate (via The Hollywood Reporter) has confirmed today that Danny Elfman and T Bone Burnett are teaming up to score the upcoming film adaptation of The Hunger Games. As previously reported, Elfman mentioned in an interview earlier this month that he has been in talks to score the film. Apart from collaborating on the score with Elfman, Burnett will also serve as the film’s Executive Music Producer, producing songs for the film and soundtrack. The movie based on the bestselling novel by Suzanne Collins is directed by Gary Ross (Pleasantville, Seabiscuit). Jennifer Lawrence stars a young woman selected to represent her district in a televised fight to the death. Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson are co-starring. Nina Jacobson (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, One Day) and Jon Kilik (Babel, Inside Man) are producing. The Hunger Games will be released on March 23, 2011.

Clinton Shorter to Score ‘Contraband’

Posted: June 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Clinton Shorter has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Contraband. The movie is directed by Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur (The Sea, 101 Reykjavik) and stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Lukas Haas, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna and J.K. Simmons. The film is a remake of the 2008 Icelandic film Reykjavic-Rotterdam, which was produced and co-written by Kormakur who also starred in the movie. The thriller centers on a security guard and former smuggler on the Iceland-Netherlands route who is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Giacchino’s ‘Up’ Soundtrack released on CD

Posted: June 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Intrada Records has announced the premiere CD release of the soundtrack for Pixar’s Oscar-winning animation Up. The film’s music is composed by Michael Giacchino who received his first Academy Award for his original score. The soundtrack was previously only released digitally by Walt Disney Records. Intrada’s new edition marks the first album in a new series of soundtracks on CD, co-branded with Walt Disney Records. To listen to audio clips and order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Up is directed by Pete Doctor and centers on an elderly widower (voiced by Ed Asner) and an earnest young wilderness explorer who fly to South America by floating in a house.  Read the rest of this entry »

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