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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 11, 2011)

Posted: February 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music News
Tags: Atli Orvarsson, Cedar Rapids, Chris Bacon, Christophe Beck, Deborah Lurie, Elton John, Gnomeo & Juliet, James Newton Howard, Just Go With It, Justin Bieber, Never Say Never, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, The Eagle

Four new movies are opening in wide release today:

Just Go With It directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman features a score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. No soundtrack album has been announced and judging from the release status of Gregson-Williams’ previous work for Adam Sandler/Happy Madison-produced films (with the exception of Bedtime Stories), the score will most likely remain unreleased.

Also opening wide is the animation musical Gnomeo & Juliet, which features songs by Elton John and a score by James Newton Howard and Chris Bacon. As reported last December, a soundtrack album including Elton John’s songs and four cues from the original score are has been released this Tuesday. To order the CD and listen to audio clips, visit Amazon and to download the album, visit Amazon or iTunes. To watch a short interview with composer James Newton Howard talking about his score for the project, visit Trailer Addict. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Eagle’ Soundtrack announced

Posted: February 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music Albums
Tags: Atli Orvarsson, Kevin Macdonald, score, Soundtrack, The Eagle

Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the adventure movie The Eagle. The album includes Atli Orvarsson’s original score for the film starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland. The soundtrack will be released on February 22, 2011. The movie directed by Kevin Macdonald (Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) takes place in Roman-ruled Britain, where a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father’s memory by finding his lost legion’s golden emblem. The Eagle is opening in theaters today. To find out more about the movie, visit the official movie webpage and watch the trailer below. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Isham to score ‘Dolphin Tale’

Posted: February 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: 3D, Dolphin Tale, Mark Isham, The Conspirator, The Factory, Warrior

Mark Isham revealed in a recent interview on Scorenotes that he just signed on to score the upcoming family drama Dolphin Tale. The movie centers on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. The film stars Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr., Kris Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble. Dolphin Tale was shot in 3D and is supposed to feature spectacular underwater sequences. The film is directed by actor turned director Charles Martin Smith, who previously worked with Mychael Danna on his last two theatrical features (The Snow Walker, Stone of Destiny). Read the rest of this entry »

John Debney to score ‘New Year’s Eve’

Posted: February 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Garry Marshall, John Debney, New Year's Eve

John Debney has been hired to score the upcoming Garry Marshall-directed romantic comedy New Year’s Eve. The film tells intertwining stories of a group of New Yorkers as they navigate their way through bittersweet drama and romance over the course of New Year’s Eve. The movie follows the concept of 2009’s hit romantic comedy Valentine’s Day with Ashton Kutcher and Jessica Biel reappearing as different characters. The film’s cast also includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry, Robert De Niro, Sofia Vergara, Jon Bon Jovi, Hilary Swank, Lea Michele, Zac Efron, Abigail Breslin, Michelle Pfeiffer and Alyssa Milano. John Debney has become Garry Marshall’s regular composer, scoring all of Marshall’s movie in the last decade including The Princess Diaries movies, Raising Helen, Georgia Rule and Valentine’s Day. Read the rest of this entry »

Hans Zimmer to collaborate with ‘Rodrigo y Gabriela’ on new Pirates movie

Posted: February 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
Tags: Hans Zimmer, Inception, Johnny Marr, Pirates 4, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Rango, Rodrigo y Garcia

Hans Zimmer revealed in a recent interview on KCRW that he is currently collaborating with the Mexican music duo Rodrigo y Gabriela on his score for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Rodrigo y Gabriela are known for their fast, rhythmic acoustic guitar performances. Visit the duo’s official webpage to find out more about Rodrigo and Gabriela and listen to their work. The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean directed by Rob Marshall and starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Penelope Cruz is set to open on May 20, 2011. Click here to listen to the complete audio interview with Zimmer on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. In the interview, Zimmer also talks about his Oscar-nominated score for Inception, his thoughts on the Award season and his other upcoming projects. He also goes into detail about his collaboration with Johnny Marr on Inception and mentions that Marr has been brought back to perform on the music for Gore Verbinski’s Rango. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Soundtrack details

Posted: February 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Battle: Los Angeles, Brian Tyler, score, Soundtrack

Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the upcoming sci-fi action film Battle: Los Angeles. The album includes 22 tracks of Brian Tyler’s score for the movie directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Visit the official movie webpage, where several audio clips from the score can be heard. The album will be released on March 8, 2011 and can be pre-ordered at Amazon. The movie starring Aaron Eckhart, Bridget Moynahan and Michelle Rodriquez is opening on March 11. Read the rest of this entry »

Clint Mansell to score ‘Mass Effect 3’

Posted: February 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
Tags: Clint Mansell, Last Night, Mass Effect 3

While we don’t usually report video game scoring assignments, we will make exceptions for assignments by high profile film composer. According to a recent interview with Clint Mansell at The Quietus, the composer will score the upcoming game Mass Effect 3, which marks his first video game scoring assignment. The game developed by Bioware is scheduled to come out at the end of this year (watch the debut trailer below). In the interview, Mansell also talks about his work methods, his experience leading his band Pop Will Eat Itself and his collaboration with Darren Aronofsky including his scores for Black Swan, The Wrestler and Requiem for a Dream. Read the rest of this entry »

Paul Leonard-Morgan scoring ‘Limitless’

Posted: February 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Limitless, Nico Muhly, Paul Leonard Morgan

Film Music Reporter has learned that composer Paul Leonard-Morgan has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming thriller Limitless. Nico Muhly was the original composer on the movie as reported last year with his name even being listed in the film’s trailer. The final recording sessions for Paul Leonard-Morgan’s score are scheduled to take place this week. Limitless marks the composer’s first big American feature project. Leonard-Morgan’s previous credits include several British TV series, such as MI-5 (aka Spooks) and Silent Witness, as well as a number of British TV documentaries. To find out more about the composer and listen to audio clips from his previous work, visit his official website. Limitless is directed Neil Burger and stars Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro. The film is set to open on March 18, 2011 by Relativity Media. Read the rest of this entry »

Alex Heffes joining Brian Reitzell on ‘Red Riding Hood’

Posted: February 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Alex Heffes, Brian Reitzell, Red Riding Hood, Soundtrack, The First Grader

Film Music Reporter has learned that composer Alex Heffes has stepped in to co-score Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood. He will be scoring the film alongside Brian Reitzell, who was announced as the composer and music supervisor on the film last year as reported here. Reitzell is also producing the songs in the movie. Heffes recently worked for the film’s studio on the recent horror thriller The Rite starring Anthony Hopkins. Watertower Music has already announced a soundtrack album to be released on March 8, 2011. We will be posting an update once more details about the soundtrack become available. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Jane Eyre’ Soundtrack details

Posted: February 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Dario Marianelli, Jack Liebeck, Jane Eyre, score, Soundtrack

Sony Classical has announced a soundtrack album for Cary Fukunaga’s upcoming adaptation of Jane Eyre. The album includes the film’s original score by Dario Marianelli featuring violinist Jack Liebeck. The soundtrack will be released on March 8. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. The movie starring Mia Wasikowska, Judi Dench, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Sally Hawkins will open in theaters on March 11. For more information on the movie, watch the trailer below and visit the official movie webpage. Read the rest of this entry »