Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature The Croods directed by Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco and featuring the voice talent of Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke and Cloris Leachman. Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future Forrest Gump) […]
Posts Tagged ‘Alex Heffes’
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 22, 2013)
Posted: March 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Admission, Alan Silvestri, Alex Heffes, Hunky Dory, Joby Talbot, Love and Honor, Olympus Has Fallen, Stephen Trask, The Croods, The Sapphires, Trevor Morris
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 8, 2013)
Posted: March 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Danny Elfman, Dead Man Down, Emperor, Jacob Groth, Oz: The Great and Powerful
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful directed by Sam Raimi and starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff. Danny Elfman composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album […]
Alex Heffes to Score ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’
Posted: March 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Justin Chadwick, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Alex Heffes has been hired to score the upcoming biographical drama Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. The film is directed by Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl) and stars Idris Elba in the title role as the South African civil rights leader and Naomie Harris as Nelson Mandela’s wife, Winnie. Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Zolani Mkiva, […]
‘Emperor’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Emperor, Peter Webber, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the historical drama Emperor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, The Rite, State of Play). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 5, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out […]
Alex Heffes to Score ‘The Tomb’
Posted: September 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Emperor, Mikael Hafstrom, The Tomb
Alex Heffes is reuniting with director Mikael Hafstrom on the upcoming action thriller The Tomb. The film starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger follows an expert on structural security who is put to the test when he is framed and put in a high-security prison of his own design and must find the person who […]
Alex Heffes to Score Peter Webber’s ‘Emperor’
Posted: June 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Emperor, Peter Webber
Alex Heffes has signed on to score the upcoming historical drama Emperor. The film is directed by Peter Webber (The Girl with the Pearl Earring) and stars Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones, as well as Japanese actors Eriko Hatsune and Toshiyuki Nishida. The movie is set in post-World War II during the American occupation […]
Alex Heffes to Score ‘AWOL’
Posted: March 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, AWOL
Alex Heffes has been tapped to score the upcoming Vietnam War-set drama AWOL. The film marks the directorial debut of Danny Mooney and stars Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Austin Stowell, Aimee Teegarden, Chris Howell and Max Adler. The movie is based on the true story about a young soldier in Vietnam who is dumped by […]
‘World Soundtrack Awards’ Winners Announced
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Alex Heffes, Alexandre Desplat, Giorgio Moroder, Hans Zimmer, Inception, Randy Newman, World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy announced the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 at last night’s closing event of the 38th Ghent International Film Festival. Alexandre Desplat was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2011. Hans Zimmer received the award for Best Orginal Film Score of the Year for Inception and Randy Newman was […]
‘The First Grader’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, score, Soundtrack, The First Grader
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the drama The First Grader. The album includes Alex Heffes‘ original score from the movie. Heffes’ music features evocative vocals recorded in Kenya. The album will be released on June 14, 2011. To pre-order the soundtrack, visit Amazon. The First Grader directed by […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 13, 2011)
Posted: May 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Bridesmaids, Christopher Young, David Torn, Everything Must Go, Francois Tetaz, Go For It!, Hesher, Johnny Marr, Kenny Wood, Michael Andrews, Michael Penn, Normand Corbeil, Priest, score, Skateland, Soundtrack, The Big Bang, The First Grader, The High Cost of Living
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: The 3D horror thriller Priest directed by Scott Charles Stewart and starring Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Lily Collins and Christopher Plummer is opening in almost 3000 theaters. Christopher Young has composed the music for the film. A soundtrack album has been released by […]