James Newton Howard’s name has been circulating online for a while as the composer for the upcoming comic book adaption of Green Lantern, but we finally have received confirmation that Newton Howard is indeed the composer on the movie. The film is directed by Martin Campbell, who previously worked with Newton Howard on the 2000 action adventure thriller Vertical Limit. He has also worked with such composers as James Horner (The Mask of Zorro, The Legend of Zorro, Beyond Borders) and David Arnold (Casino Royale). Green Lantern stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Saarsgard and Mark Strong. The film centers around a test pilot who is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard confirmed to score ‘Green Lantern’
Posted: January 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Green Lantern, James Newton Howard, Martin Campbell
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 21, 2011)
Posted: January 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Debney, No Strings Attached
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend. Ivan Reitman’s No Strings Attached starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher features a score by John Debney, as well as several songs. As reported a few days ago, two soundtrack albums have been announced and a few audio clips of Debney’s score can be found online.
Opening in limited release this weekend after receiving an Oscar-qualifying run at the end of last year is Peter Weir’s The Way Back featuring music by Burkhard Dallwitz and John Wells’ The Company Men with a score by Aaron Zigman.
‘The Mechanic’ soundtrack details
Posted: January 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jason Statham, Mark Isham, score, Simon West, Soundtrack, The Mechanic
Mark Isham Music has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming film action thriller The Mechanic. Mark Isham’s original score will be included on the album with more details being announced next week. The soundtrack is expected to be released on January 25 by MIM Records. The Mechanic follows an elite hit man as he teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims. The movie stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn and Donald Sutherland and is set to come out on January 28 by CBS Films. The film is directed by Simon West (Con Air, The General’s Daughter, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, When A Stranger Calls). For a short video with Isham and West talking about the score, watch the video below. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Strings Attached’ soundtracks announced
Posted: January 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, No Strings Attached, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced two different soundtrack albums for the romantic comedy No Strings Attached directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. A score album to be released on February 15, 2011 features the original score from John Debney. Two tracks from the score (Golf Date and I Love You/The Kiss) are currently available on John Debney’s Facebook Fanpage. Visit our previous article announcing the composer on the movie which will be released this Friday on January 21 and check out the film’s trailer below. To pre-order the score album, visit Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Lions’ to feature music by Alex Wurman
Posted: January 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Wurman, The Convincer, The Last Lions
Alex Wurman has recently finished scoring the National Geographic Entertainment-produced documentary The Last Lions. In the movie, filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert follow the epic journey of the lioness named Ma di Tau (“Mother of Lions”) as she battles to protect her cubs against the daunting onslaught of enemies to ensure their survival. The documentary is narrated by Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons. The Last Lions marks Wurman’s first documentary after scoring the Oscar-winning 2005 hit The March of the Penguins. The movie recently premiered at the Palm Springs Film Festival and is slated to be released on February 18 in select cities. Check out the film’s trailer below. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Pinto scoring ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation’
Posted: January 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Film Music Reporter has learned that Antonio Pinto is the composer on the upcoming action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation. The movie marks the directorial debut of Adrian Grunberg, who previously served as assistant director on such movies as Traffic, Frida and Apocalypto. The film stars Mel Gibson, Peter Stormare and Bob Gunton. Gibson also shares writing credit on the movie for the third time after The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto. In the movie, a career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy. Read the rest of this entry »
BAFTA Nominations announced
Posted: January 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the five nominations in the ‘original music’ category for this year’s ceremony.
The nominations are:
- 127 Hours (A.R. Rahman)
- Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman)
- How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
- Inception (Hans Zimmer)
- The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat)
The BAFTA Awards show will take place on Sunday, February 13 at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden.
Christopher Young’s Upcoming Projects
Posted: January 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce Robinson, Christopher Young, Priest, Scott Charles Stewart, The Rum Diary
Christopher Young is scoring the upcoming horror action horror thriller Priest. The movie involves a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who kidnapped his niece. The film stars Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Lily Collins, Stephen Moyer and Christopher Plummer. Priest is directed by Scott Charles Stewart who previously directed last year’s Legion with music by John Frizzell. Screen Gems has scheduled a May 13, 2011 release date for the 3D picture. To find out more about the film, watch the trailer below and visit the official movie webpage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Rite’ soundtrack details
Posted: January 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, score, Soundtrack, The Rite
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack for the upcoming horror thriller The Rite directed by Mikael Hafstrom and starring Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue and Alice Braga. The album includes 13 tracks of Alex Heffes’ original score and has has a running time of around 56 minutes. The soundtrack will come out on January 25 as a download release, with a physical CD to follow on February 8 (click here to pre-order the CD). To listen to audio clips from all tracks on the album, visit Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Reznor and Ross win Golden Globe for ‘Best Score’
Posted: January 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atticus Ross, Diane Warren, Golden Globes, Trent Reznor, You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me
Trent Reznor’s and Atticus Ross’ score for David Fincher’s The Social Network won the Golden Globe Award for ‘Best Original Score’ at today’s 68th Golden Globes ceremony. Reznor and Ross beat out the other four nominees Alexandre Desplat for The King’s Speech, Hans Zimmer for Inception, Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland and A.R. Rahman for 127 Hours. The Award marks the first nomination and win for both Reznor and Ross.
In the ‘Best Original Song’, Dianne Warren won the Golden Globe Award for the song You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me from Burlesque (performed by Cher). Songwriter Warren was nominated five times before, but this marks her first Golden Globe win.
