Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the comedy The Change-Up. The album includes the film’s original score by composer John Debney, as well as a couple of tracks composed by Theodore Shapiro who was the original main composer of the movie. The soundtrack is available to download on iTunes, where you can listen to audio clips from all tracks. The Change-Up is directed by David Dobkin (The Wedding Crashers) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde. The movie centers on a married guy who accidentally changes bodies with his single best friend and ends up pursuing a female coworker. The comedy was released earlier this month by Universal Pictures and is currently playing in theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Change-Up’ Soundtrack released
Posted: August 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, score, Soundtrack, The Change-Up, Theodore Shapiro
Craig Armstrong Scoring ‘In Time’
Posted: August 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Niccol, Craig Armstrong, In Time
Craig Armstrong is currently scoring the sci-fi thriller In Time. The film is written and directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War) and stars Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde, Cillian Murphy and Alex Pettyfer. The movie is set in a retro-future when the aging gene has been switched off and people must pay to stay alive. The thriller revolves on a young man who is accused of murder when he inherits a fortune of time from a dead upper class man. Niccol is producing with Marc Abraham and Eric Newman (Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead, The Last Exorcism). Roger Deakins is the Director of Photography on the film. Niccol’s previous movies were scored by Michael Nyman, Carter Burwell and Antonio Pinto. Armstrong most recently wrote the music for Peter Mullan’s indie drama Neds and last year’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps directed by Oliver Stone. In Time will be released on October 28, 2011 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bellflower’ Soundtrack released
Posted: August 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bellflower, Jonathan Keevil, Soundtrack
Oscillope has released a soundtrack album for the action drama Bellflower. The album includes the original music from the film written by Jonathan Keevil. The soundtrack will be released on CD on September 6, 2011 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. The album is also already available to download. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the soundtrack below. Bellflower is written and directed by Evan Glodell and stars himself, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson and Rebekah Brandes. The movie centers on two friends who spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang “Mother Medusa”. The film was released in select cities on August 5 and is currently playing in limited release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: August 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Boardwalk Empire, HBO, Soundtrack
Elektra/Asylum Records has announced a soundtrack release for the Emmy-nominated HBO show Boardwalk Empire. The album features songs from the series by such artists as Stephen DeRosa, Regina Spektor, Nellie McKay, Vince Gioardano and the Nighthawks, Kathy Brier, Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III and Leon Redbone. The soundtrack will be released on September 13, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Boardwalk Empire produced by Terence Winter (The Sopranos) and Martin Scorsese chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), Atlantic City’s czar during Prohibition. The first season is expected to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Scoring Roman Polanski’s ‘Carnage’
Posted: August 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Alexandre Desplat, Carnage, Roman Polanski, The Ides of March
Film Music Reporter has learned that Alexandre Desplat has recently scored Roman Polanski’s upcoming black comedy Carnage. We have previously reported that Alberto Iglesias was attached to score the film according to a press release by Sony Pictures Classics in April, but it appears that the composer (who recently finished scoring the thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) never wrote any music for the film. Carnage marks the second collaboration between Polanski and Desplat who worked together on the director’s last movie The Ghost Writer. The movie is based on the Tony-winning play God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza and stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 12, 2011)
Posted: August 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 30 Minutes or Less, Antonio Pinto, Brian Tyler, Final Destination, Glee, Ludwig Göransson, score, Senna, Soundtrack, The 3D Concert Movie, The Help, Thomas Newman
Four new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters this week is the horror sequel Final Destination 5 directed by Steven Quale and starring Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Tony Todd and David Koechner. The film’s score is composed by Brian Tyler who is scoring his second movie in the horror series. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released on August 16 by Varese Sarabande. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the track list and cover art.
Already in theaters since Wednesday is the drama The Help directed by Tate Taylor and starring Emma Stone, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mike Vogel Jessica Chastain and Cicely Tyson. Thomas Newman has written the score for the movie. Varese Sarabande will release the score on September 13 as reported here. A soundtrack featuring songs from the movie, including Mary J. Blige’s The Living Proof is available on Geffen/Interscope Records (click here for audio clips and more details). Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Orvarsson to Score ‘Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters’
Posted: August 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Hansel and Gretel, Witch Hunters
Atli Orvarsson has signed on to score next year’s action comedy Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. The movie directed by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) is a continuation of the Brothers Grimm’s Hansel and Gretel fairy tale and stars Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen and Peter Stormare. The film is set 15 years after Hansel and Gretel killed the witch who kidnapped them. The siblings have now evolved into bounty hunters who pursue witches. Will Ferrell, Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights), Chris Henchy (The Other Guys, Entourage), Kevin J. Messick (A Lot Like Love) and Beau Flynn (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Journey to the Center of the Earth) are producing. Wirkola co-wrote the screenplay with D.W. Harper. The movie was shot in Germany this spring and is currently in post production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Buck Sanders, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Guillermo Del Toro, Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming horror thriller Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. The album features the film’s original score by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 30, 2011 and on CD on September 27 (available for pre-order on Amazon). Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be check out below. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark directed by Troy Nixey and produced by Guillermo Del Toro stars Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison. The movie premiered earlier this summer at the Los Angeles Film Festival and will be released in theaters on August 26 by Film District. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Score Preview
Posted: August 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor
The first snippet of the music from David Fincher’s upcoming thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has been uploaded to the official movie website. The film’s music is composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Listen to first tease of the score after the jump and check back on this page for updates on the soundtrack. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo based on the bestselling novel by Stieg Larsson stars Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgard and Joely Richardson. Sony Pictures will release the movie on December 21, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘High School’
Posted: August 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harold Faltermeyer, High School, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers have signed on to score the comedy High School. The composer duo is replacing Harold Faltermeyer who finished writing music for the film a while ago. The original version of the film also featured music by Freescha. The movie marks the directorial feature debut of John Stalberg and stars Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis and Colin Hanks. The comedy centers on a high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner and finds himself the subject of a drug test. Stalberg also co-wrote the script with Stephen Cusco (The Grudge). Warren Zide (American Pie, Final Destination) is producing with Ray Markovich. High School premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is currently awaiting a release date. Read the rest of this entry »
