Ludwig Göransson is set to score the new Fox comedy show New Girl. The project stars Zooey Deschanel as a girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys, played by Jake Johnson (No Strings Attached), Max Greenfield (Ugly Betty) and Lamorne Morris. The show is created by Liz Meriwether (No Strings Attached). Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher, Orange County) directed the pilot episode. Peter Chernin (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Katherine Pope (Breakout Kings), Dave Finkel & Brett Baer (30 Rock, United States of Tara) are executive producing alongside Meriwether and Kasdan. New Girl is scheduled to premiere on September 20, 2011 and will be airing every Tuesday night on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson to Score Fox’s ‘New Girl’
Posted: July 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Childish Gambino, Fox, Ludwig Göransson, New Girl
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‘Dexter’ Season 5 Soundtrack announced
Posted: July 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, Rolfe Kent, score, Season 5, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the Showtime hit drama Dexter. The album features music from Season 5 of the show, including 18 tracks from the score by Daniel Licht, as well as the the main theme composed by Rolfe Kent. Also featured on the soundtrack are several Latin songs from such artists as Bomba Estereo, Astata, Cuban All Star Band, Malo, Los Iracundos, Leny More and Latin Bitman. The album will be released on August 16, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Dexter stars Michael C. Hall as a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer. The fifth season of the show is set to be released on the same day as the soundtrack on DVD and Blu-Ray. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck to Score ‘The Muppets’
Posted: July 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bret McKenzie, Christophe Beck, The Muppets
Christophe Beck has been hired to score the family movie The Muppets. The first film featuring Jim Henson’s creatures since 1999’s Muppets from Space is directed by James Bobin and teams up characters including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy with actors Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones. Segel also co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). Todd and David Lieberman (The Fighter, The Proposal) are producing the project. The film also features numerous cameos by such actors as Emily Blunt, Ricky Gervais, Alan Arkin, Jack Black, Billy Crystal, Zach Galifianakis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ed Helms, Donald Glover, John Krasinski and Danny Trejo. Previous Muppets movie composers include Hans Zimmer, Ralph Burns, Miles Goodman and Jamshied Sharifian. Walt Disney Records has already announced a soundtrack album for the film to be released on November 22, 2011, but no word yet on if it will contain any of Beck’s score. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Serra Scoring Luc Besson’s ‘The Lady’
Posted: July 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Serra, Luc Besson, The Lady
Eric Serra is scoring the upcoming drama The Lady. The film is directed by Luc Besson who has collaborated with the composer on most of his movies (including Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element and La femme Nikita. The French/British co-production tells the true story of political activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband Michael Aris. Michelle Yeoh stars in the title role as Suu Kyi, the reluctant politician who spent almost 15 years under house arrest in Burma until last November. The film focuses on the heartrending choice she had to make about whether to return to England and nurse her husband, played by David Thewlis, who was dying of cancer or to carry on fighting for democracy in Burma. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi to Score ‘Person of Interest’
Posted: July 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Person of Interest, Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi has signed on to score the new CBS series Person of Interest. The show is created by Christopher Nolan’s brother Jonathan (co-writer of The Dark Knight and The Prestige) and centers on a presumed dead former-CIA agent who teams up with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes by using their own brand of vigilante justice. J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (Lost) are producing alongside Greg Plageman (Cold Case) and David Semel (Heroes, No Ordinary Family) who also directed the pilot. The drama’s cast includes Michael Emerson (Lost), Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ), Taraji B. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Kevin Chapman (Brotherhood). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Conan the Barbarian’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Conan the Barbarian, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
Warner Bros. Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming remake of Conan the Barbarian. The album includes the film’s original score by composer Tyler Bates. The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Conan the Barbarian is directed by Marcus Nispel and follows the mythical hero driven to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village. The movie stars Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan and Stephen Lang and will be released on August 19 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
Dickon Hinchliffe to Score Oren Moverman’s ‘Rampart’
Posted: July 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Oren Moverman, Rampart
Dickon Hinchliffe is scoring the upcoming crime drama Rampart. The movie based on a story by James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia) is directed by Oren Moverman (The Messenger) who also co-wrote the script with Ellroy. The film centers on the widespread corruption in the anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division in the late 1990’s. Woody Harrelson stars as an LAPD officer on a redemptive journey as he finds himself embroiled in the scandal. Ben Foster, Steve Buscemi, Ice Cube, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon and Robin Wright are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
2011 Summer Television Music Roundup (Part 2)
Posted: July 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Roth, Brad Hatfield, Damages, Dan Foliart, Danny Lux, DirecTV, Doug DeAngelis, Evan Frankfort, FX, James Levine, Jim Dooley, John Swihart, Liz Phair, Mark Dauer, Melissa & Joey, Michael Reola, Michael Suby, Miracle Day, Murray Gold, Pieter A. Schlosser, Pretty Little Liars, State of Georgia, Switched at Birth, The Lying Game, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Torchwood, Wilfred
In our second part of this summer’s roundup of television scores, we’re taking a look at the new and returning shows on FX, ABC Family and Starz. Also visit our previous article featuring shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, USA and Showtime.
FX:
The only new show this summer on FX is the comedy Wilfred. The show stars Elijah Wood as a depressed and unemployed worker who imagines seeing a man in a dog costume. Jason Gann and Fiona Gubelmann are co-starring and guest stars include Ed Helms, Chris Klein and Rashida Jones. Jim Dooley (Pushing Daisies, Obsessed) is providing the score for the show. Wilfred is based on an Australian series with the same title and is adapted by David Zuckerman (Family Guy, American Dad). Randall Einhorn (The Office, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) directed the pilot. The show’s first season of 13 episodes is currently airing every Thursday night on FX. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Smurfs’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack, The Smurfs
As reported last week, Madison Gate Records will be releasing a score album for the live-action/animated hyrbid film adaptation of The Smurfs. Details have now been announced for the album featuring the original score by composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Beverly Hills Chihuaha). The album will be released on July 26, 2011 and the on-demand CDR is available for pre-order on Amazon. The album will also be available digitally on the same day. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The Smurfs is directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria and Sofia Vergara. The film’s voice talent includes Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, Alan Cummings and Katy Perry. The movie will be released in 2D and 3D next Friday, July 29. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Mann to Score ‘Ringer’
Posted: July 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: CW, Gabriel Mann, Lifetime, Ringer, The Exes, The Protector, TV Land
Gabriel Mann is the composer of the upcoming CW drama Ringer. The show stars Sarah Michelle Gellar (in her first TV show since Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as a woman on the run, who assumes her twin sister’s identity, only to discover that her sister’s life is just as complicated and dangerous as the one she’s trying to escape. Nestor Carbonell (Lost), Ioann Gruffudd (Fantastic Four), Kristoffer Polaha (Mad Men) and Tara Summers (Boston Legal) are co-starring. Pam Veasey (CSI: NY), Peter Traugott (Samantha Who?) and Richard Shephard (The Matador, The Hunting Party) are executive producing the drama. Shephard also directed the project’s pilot. The CW has scheduled the show to premiere on September 13. Read the rest of this entry »
