Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in over 2600 theaters is the horror sequel Texas Chainsaw 3D directed by John Luessenhop (Takers, Lockdown) and starring Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonde, Thom Barry, Dan Yaeger and Trey Songz. The film’s music is composed by John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Legion, The Roommate). No […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 4, 2013)
Posted: 4th January 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dark Truth, John Frizzell, Jonathan Goldsmith, Texas Chainsaw 3D
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‘Argo’ Music Featurette
Posted: 3rd January 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Argo
A new featurette on Alexandre Desplat‘s score for Ben Affleck’s Argo was published today. The video features footage from the recording sessions of the music, as well as interview clips with the composer and vocalist Sussan Deyhim. Check out the full video after the jump. The score for Argo already received a Golden Globe and […]
‘After Tiller’ to Feature Music by Eric D. Johnson and Andy Cabic
Posted: 1st January 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: After Tiller, Andy Cabic, Eric D. Johnson
Eric D. Johnson and Andy Cabic have composed the score for the upcoming documentary After Tiller. The film is directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson and centers on the four remaining doctors in the United States who continue to perform third-trimester abortions after the assassination of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas in 2009. The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 28, 2012)
Posted: 28th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne Dudley, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Danny Elfman, Herbert Kretzmer, Les Miserables, Marc Shaiman, Nick Cave, Parental Guidance, Promised Land, Warren Ellis, West of Memphis
Three new movies have opened nationwide earlier this week on Christmas Day: Topping the box office on Christmas Day was the movie musical Les Miserables directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, Colm Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. Universal Republic has […]
’10 Cent Pistol’ to Feature Music by Jim Dooley
Posted: 27th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 10 Cent Pistol, Jim Dooley, Michael C. Martin
Jim Dooley has signed on to score the noir thriller 10 Cent Pistol. The film is written and directed by Michael C. Martin and stars Jena Malone, JT Alexander, Damon Alexander, Joe Mantegna, Adam Arkin, Jessica Szohr, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Emilio Rivera and Haylie Duff. The movie tells the story of two brothers and lifelong […]
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Beautiful Creatures’ Soundtrack
Posted: 26th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beautiful Creatures, Soundtrack, thenewno2
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Beautiful Creatures. The album features the film’s original music composed by the British rock band thenewno2. The soundtrack will be released on February 5, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full album details, including cover art and track list will […]
‘A.C.O.D.’ to Feature Music by Nick Urata
Posted: 24th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.C.O.D., Nick Urata, Stuart Zicherman
Nick Urata has composed the music for the indie comedy A.C.O.D.. The film is directed by Stuart Zicherman (writer of Elektra) and stars Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jane Lynch, Ken Howard and Clark Duke. The movie follows a man who learns he was enlisted in a study about […]
BMI to Present Composer/Director Roundtable at 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Posted: 21st December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Sundance Film Festival
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced the 15th annual Composer/Director Roundtable and 11th annual Snowball during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, slated for January 23 in Park City, Utah. BMI’s roundtable entitled Music & Film: The Creative Process will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sundance House. The conversation will be […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 16, 2012)
Posted: 16th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 1600 Penn, Erica Weis, NBC, Orr Rebhun
Airing tomorrow, December 17 on NBC is the pilot for the new comedy series 1600 Penn created by Jason Winer (Modern Family, Arthur) and starring Bill Pullman, Jenna Elfman, Josh Gad, Martha MacIsaac, Amara Miller, Benjamin Stockham and Andre Holland. The show’s score is composed by Orr Rebhun and Erica Weis who have previously written […]
