According to the Hollywood Reporter, all Academy Award-nominated song will be performed at this year’s Oscar telecast. A.R. Rahman and Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine will perform the song If I Rise from Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, which has lyrics co-written by Dido and Rollo Armstrong. Rahman is also nominated for his original score on the movie. Alan Menken, who is nominated for writing the song I See the Light from Disney’s animated film Tangled, will accompany singers Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi on the piano. Randy Newman will perform his song We Belong Together from Pixar’s Toy Story 3. Finally, Gwyneth Paltrow will be singing the nominated song Coming Home from Shana Feste’s Country Strong. The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony will take place on February 27 and will air on ABC.
A.R. Rahman, Randy Newman and Alan Menken to perform at the Academy Awards
Posted: February 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman, Alan Menken, Oscars, Randy Newman, Tangled, Toy Story 3
‘Paul’ Soundtrack album announced
Posted: February 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Arnold, Greg Mottola, Paul, score, Simon Pegg, Soundtrack
Universal Music has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming sci-fi comedy Paul directed by Greg Mottola and starring Simon Pegg, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader and Seth Rogen as the voice of Paul. The soundtrack album includes songs featured in the movie from such artists as The Only Ones, Bill Dee Riley, Todd Rundgren, King Harvest, Marvin Gaye, Max Romeo and the B 52’s. The album also includes 12 tracks from composer David Arnold who composed the original score for the movie as reported here. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on February 21 and a domestic release is expected closer to the US release date of the movie on March 18, 2011.
Michael Giacchino on ‘Good Morning America’
Posted: February 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Good Morning America, Michael Giacchino, Oscars
This morning, ABC’s Good Morning America featured a report on Michael Giacchino in their Countdown to the Oscars series. The composer talks about his working methods, what joining the Academy meant to him and his efforts on mentoring students in Los Angeles. Giacchino has a busy year ahead of him with six movies scheduled for release this year and Andrew Stanton’s John Carter of Mars release date recently being moved forward from a Summer to a March, 2012 release.
Watch the video below or visit the ABC News webpage. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi taking over ‘Game of Thrones’
Posted: February 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Game of Thrones, HBO, Ramin Djawadi, Stephen Warbeck
TV Squad reports that Ramin Djawadi has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming HBO series Game of Thrones. He is replacing composer Stephen Warbeck who was originally scoring the project as reported last year. The fantasy drama based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire stars Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey and will have its premiere on April 17, 2011 on HBO. Djawadi will score all 10 episodes of the show’s first season. For more information on the show, watch the teaser trailer below and visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Roommate’ soundtrack details
Posted: February 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Frizzell, score, Soundtrack, The Roommate
Madison Gates Records has released a soundtrack album for the Screen Gems teen thriller The Roommate starring Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly and Cam Gigandet. The album includes 20 tracks of original score from composer John Frizzell. The album is currently available as a digital release. For audio clips and to download the album, visit iTunes. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Wurman scoring ‘Something Borrowed’
Posted: February 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Wurman, Luke Greenfield, Something Borrowed
Film Music Reporter has learned that Alex Wurman is the composer of the upcoming romantic comedy Something Borrowed. The movie centers around a Manhattan attorney who becomes involved with her best friend’s fiance following her 30th birthday. The film is an adaptation of the first in a series of novels from Emily Giffin and is directed by Luke Greenfield who has previously worked with composers Paul Haslinger on The Girl Next Door and Teddy Castellucci on The Animal. Something Borrowed stars Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski and Colin Egglesfield. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rango’ Soundtrack album announced
Posted: February 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gore Verbinski, Hans Zimmer, Rango, Soundtrack
Anti Records has announced a soundtrack album for Gore Verbinski’s upcoming animated film Rango. The album includes the original score by Hans Zimmer, as well as songs by Los Lobos. For an audio preview of Los Lobos’ Rango theme song, check out this LA Times article. The soundtrack will be released on Februray 25 as a digital release and on March 15 on CD. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
John Barry dies aged 77
Posted: January 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Barry
Various websites including the BBC reported this morning that John Barry has passed away at age 77 of a heart attack. Barry was born on November 3, 1933 in York, England and is considered one of the most accomplished and successful composers in film music history. Most famous for scoring 11 films in the James Bond series, among them Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice, Barry has been an active film composers in over four decades and scored close to a 100 feature films. He won five Academy Awards for such movies as Born Free, The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves. His last film score for Michael Apted’s Enigma was released in 2001, after which the composer retired from film composing.
Alberto Iglesias scoring ‘The Monk’
Posted: January 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, The Monk, The Skin That I Inhabit
Alberto Iglesias has two new projects coming out this year. He is currently finishing up the score for the French/Spanish co-production The Monk. The thriller is directed by German director Dominik Moll (Lemming) and stars Vincent Cassel and Geraldine Chaplin. The film is produced by Alvaro Longoria, who produced Steven Soderbergh’s Che movies which featured music by Iglesias. The Monk is an adaptation of the classic 1796 Gothic novel by Mathew Gregory Lewis and centers around Capucin Ambrosio, a pious, well-respected monk in Spain and his violent downfall. The film is currently scheduled to open in June in France and Spain. Read the rest of this entry »
Rolfe Kent to score ‘Young Adult’
Posted: January 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jason Reitman, Rolfe Kent, Young Adult
Jason Reitman revealed at the recent Power of Story – The Big Picture Panel at this year’s Sundance Film Festival (which included composer Thomas Newman) that he is about to reunite with composer Rolfe Kent on his new comedy drama Young Adult. The film marks the Reitman’s fourth feature directing effort. Kent previously wrote the score for the director’s Thank You For Smoking! and Up in the Air. Young Adult is scripted by Diablo Cody who worked with Reitman on 2007’s hit indie comedy drama Juno. The movie centers around a divorced writer from the Midwest who returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who’s now married with a family. Read the rest of this entry »
