Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the documentary These Amazing Shadows. The album includes the original score by Peter Golub (The Great Debaters, Frozen River, Countdown to Zero). The music was recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra last fall. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 12, 2011. To listen to a few tracks from the score, visit Peter Golub’s official website and watch the film’s end credits sequence below. These Amazing Shadows is directed by Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton and tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film. The talent interviewed for the documentary includes Rob Reiner, John Waters, Leonard Maltin, Gale Anne Hurd, John Singleton, Tim Roth and Wayne Wang.
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Victor Reyes to Score ‘Red Lights’
Victor Reyes is set to score the upcoming psychological thriller Red Lights. The project reunites the composer with director Rodrigo Cortéz who has worked with Reyes multiple times, most recently on their international breakthrough film Buried starring Ryan Reynolds, which was released last year. Red Lights stars Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Joely Richardson, Toby Jones and Elizabeth Olsen. The movie centers on a psychologist and her assistant whose study of paranormal activity leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic. The thriller has already sold to many international territories, while a domestic distribution deal has yet to be announced.
Julian Nott Scoring ‘The Decoy Bride’
Julian Nott has recently completed scoring the upcoming British romantic comedy drama The Decoy Bride. The film is directed by Shereen Folkson and stars Alice Eve, David Tennant, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Urie and Federico Castelluccio. The film’s story follows the wedding of a film star and Brit author, who decide to escape to a remote island to marry but become entangled in a love mix-up. The Decoy Bride is written by Neil Jaworkski and comedienne Sally Philips. The movie marks the first theatrical feature film assignment in several years for Julian Nott who is best known as the composer of the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit short films, as well as the 2005 feature film version of the series. No word yet on a release date for the movie, but a release in the UK later this year is expected.
David Arnold to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
David Arnold is the recipient of the Richard Kirk Award for career achievment at this year’s BMI Film & Television Awards. The Grammy-winning composer (Independence Day) has previously received 10 BMI film music awards. Arnold is best known as the composer of the last five James Bond movies, as well as for his music for Roland Emmerich’s Stargate, Independence Day and Godzilla. The composer has also worked multiple times with directors John Singleton (Shaft, 2 Fast 2 Furious), Michael Apted (Enough, Amazing Grace) and Roger Michell (Changing Lanes) and is coming off of a busy year, in which he scored four feature films (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Morning Glory, Made in Dagenham and Paul).
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ Soundtrack Details
Film Music Reporter has received the track list of the soundtrack for the adventure sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The album features 11 tracks of the original score by Hans Zimmer and Rodrigo y Gabriela, as well as a number of remixes by electronic music artists Photek, Static Avenger, Ki:Theory and Adam Freeland. Also credited on the album is Eric Whitacre (who joined the music team as reported here) and composer Geoff Zanelli. There have also been two new cover arts circulating online (check out our previous article for the original one and see below for the other alternate cover). To pre-order the album, which will be released on May 17, 2011, visit Amazon. Check out the full track list after the jump.
Steve Jablonsky and Linkin Park Collaborating on ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’
Linkin Park announced on their official website (via ComingSoon.net) that they have once again teamed up with composer Steve Jablonsky for the music of the upcoming Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The band’s new single Iridescent will be featured as the end credits song in the sequel. The track is a fresh take of the song, which originally appeared on Linkin Park’s current album A Thousand Suns. The band previously contributed the songs What I’ve Done and New Divide for the previous Transformers movies, with the latter also being included in Steve Jablonsky’s score for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Linkin Park also published a new video about the film’s music, which you can watch after the jump. In the video, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and Steve Jablonsky talk about their collaboration and the placement of Iridescent in the film.
‘The Tree of Life’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. The album includes 13 tracks of Alexandre Desplat’s original score. As reported earlier, the soundtrack is set for a release on May 24, 2011. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. The Tree of Life starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn centers on a son and his complicated relationship with his father. The movie is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and is opening in the US on May 24, 2011.
Bruce Broughton’s ‘Stay Tuned’ Score released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release of the 1992 action fantasy film Stay Tuned. The music is composed by Bruce Broughton. The album is limited to 1500 copies and is divided in two sections including the original orchestral score, as well as four “imaginary TV suites” from the TV spots featured in the movie. To listen to audio clips and order the CD, visit Amazon or Intrada’s online store. Stay Tuned directed by Peter Hyams stars John Ritter, Pam Dawber and Jeffrey Jones and centers on a husband and wife who are sucked into a hellish TV and have to survive a gauntlet of twisted versions of TV shows they find themselves in.
Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Yves Saint Laurent’ Ad with Music by Clint Mansell
Darren Aronofsky recently directed an ad for the Yves Saint Laurent men’s fragrance La Nuit de L’Homme. His regular composer Clint Mansell has written the music for the commercial, which has now surfaced online. Aronofsky has worked with other previous collaborators on the project, including actor Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) and writers Ari Handel (The Fountain) and Mark Heyman (Black Swan, The Wrestler). The ad campaign for the product has been launched in Europe and is set to hit the US in a couple of months. To check out the two minute- commercial, which Aronofsky shot in Paris, watch the video after the jump.
Paul Haslinger Scoring ‘The Three Musketeers’
Film Music Reporter has learned that Paul Haslinger has been tapped to score the upcoming 3D action adventure film The Three Musketeers. The movie is a modern retelling of the classic story by Alexandre Dumas and stars Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, Matthew MacFayden, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelsen, Juno Temple and Ray Stevenson. The film is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Mortal Kombat) who previously collaborated with Haslinger on 2008’s Death Race starring Jason Statham. Alex Litvak (Predators) and Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones’ Diary) adapted Dumas’ novel for the screen. The Three Musketeers was shot in 3D last summer/fall in Germany and is currently finishing up post-production.