Watertower Music will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The album includes the original score by Alexandre Desplat and will be released on July 12, 2011. The music was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is directed by David Yates and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grind, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith and Tom Felton. The last movie in the series based on the J.K. Rowling books will be released in theaters on July 15. For updates on the film, visit the official movie webpage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, score, Soundtrack
Jon Brion to Score ‘ParaNorman’
Posted: June 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Brion, ParaNorman, The Future
Focus Features has announced that Jon Brion has signed on to score the upcoming 3D stop-motion animated comedy thriller ParaNorman. The movie centers Norman, a misunderstood 13-year-old boy who is the only person in a small town that has the abilities to prevent an attack from zombies. The film’s voice cast includes Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Elaine Stritch, Tucker Albrizzi, Alex Borstein and Jodelle Ferland. The film is directed by Sam Fell (Flushed Away, The Tale of Desperaux) and Chris Butler (storyboard supervisor on Coraline) who also wrote the screenplay. Focus Features and Laika Entertainment have previously produced the 2009 Academy Award-nominated animated film Coraline. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino on ‘Cars 2’
Posted: June 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Cars 2, Michael Giacchino, Pixar
Michael Giacchino has been doing a lot of interviews lately about his score for Pixar’s animated film Cars 2. The Pixar Podcast recently featured a 30-minute conversation with Giacchino talking about his work on the Pixar film, his collaboration with director John Lasseter, the difference between working on film and TV, his thematic approach and his thoughts on today’s film music. The full audio interview can be found here and parts of the interview have also been published in written form at Pixar Talk and Pixar Times. The soundtrack album for Cars 2 is coming out today on Walt Disney Records and is available to order and download on Amazon. Check out the audio clips below for a preview of each track. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jig’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jig, Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the documentary Jig. The film’s music is by Patrick Doyle who also has two blockbuster scores coming out this summer (Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Apart from the score, the soundtrack also features the song Now Is Your Time with music written by the composer and performed by his daughter Abigail Doyle. The album will be released on July 12, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Jig is directed and produced by Sue Bourne and tells the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. The film opened in May in the UK and will be released on June 17 in select cities in the US. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler Scoring ‘Brake’
Posted: June 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brake, Brian Tyler, Gabe Torres, Terra Nova
Brian Tyler has recently scored the upcoming indie production Brake. The film is directed by Gabe Torres who previously collaborated with Tyler on the composer’s first feature film Bartender. Nathan West and James Walker are producing and James Mathers (The U.S. vs. John Lennon) is the film’s cinematographer. Not much is known yet about the movie, but production on the film has recently been finished and the project is screening for buyers this month. In a recent interview with the Australian website TheVine, Tyler mentioned that his score for Brake is purely electronic. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino & J.J. Abrams: A Conversation
Posted: June 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alias, J.J. Abrams, Lost, Michael Giacchino, Super 8
Yesterday afternoon, Michael Giacchino and J.J. Abrams took part in a discussion of the movie industry and their work together at UCLA’s Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. I Heart Woo has uploaded a video of almost 10 minutes from the event. During the conversation, Giacchino and Abrams talk about the director/composer relationship, the composer’s work on their first collaboration on Alias, as well as their thoughts on the ending of Lost. They also discuss their most recent project Super 8 with Giacchino explaining the use of the Hammer B3 organ in the score. Check out the full video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Breakdown’ Limited Edition Set released
Posted: June 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Basil Poledouris, Breakdown, Eric Colvin, Judd Miller, Richard Marvin, score, Soundtrack, Steve Forman
La-La Land Records has released a new limited edition of the soundtrack for the 1997 thriller Breakdown. The film’s music by Basil Poledouris comes in 3-CD set. Disc One features the Final Revised Film Score, Disc Two contains the Alternate Early Film Score and Disc Three contains additional Alternates. Additional music is by Richard Marvin, Eric Colvin, Steve Forman and Judd Miller. The set is limited to 3000 copies and is available to order on La-La Land Records website. Also check out audio clips from the album on the page. Breakdown is directed by Jonathan Mostow (U-571, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Surrogates) and stars Kurt Russell, Kathleen Quinlan and J.T. Walsh. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Alan Silvestri, Captain America, David Zippel, Star Spangled Man, The First Avenger
Buena Vista Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of Captain America: The First Avenger. The album includes the original score by Alan Silvestri, as well as the original song Star Spangled Man with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by David Zippel. The soundtrack will be released on July 19, 2011 and is available to pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from each track on the album below. The music was recorded at Air Studios in London. Captain America: The First Avenger is directed by Joe Johnston and stars Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci and Dominic Cooper. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Boland and Sam Retzer Scoring ‘Honey 2’
Posted: June 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Honey 2, Sam Retzer, Tim Boland
Tim Boland and Sam Retzer have written the score for the dance film sequel Honey 2. The film is directed by Bille Woodruff who also directed the first part. The movie’s cast includes Katerina Graham (The Vampire Diaries), Randy Wayne, Audrina Patridge, Melissa Molinaro and Lonette McKee who is reprising her role from the first part. The original Honey from 2003 starring Jessica Alba featured a score by Mervyn Warren. Boland and Retzer’s best known film scoring credit is the 2007 street dancing hit movie Stomp the Yard. Honey 2 also features numerous songs from artists including Estelle, La Roux and Far East Movement. The movie is coming out this weekend in the UK and will be opening theatrically in other European countries throughout the summer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Rachel Portman, score, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has revealed the details for the soundtrack release of the upcoming drama Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. The album includes 18 tracks from the original score by Rachel Portman. The soundtrack will be released on July 12, 2011 and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added soon. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan directed by Wayne Wang is set in 19th century China and centers on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women. The film will be released on July 15 by Fox Searchlight. Read the rest of this entry »
