Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action adventure epic 300: Rise of an Empire directed by Noam Murro and starring Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green, Callan Mulvey, Jack O’Connell and Lena Headey. The film’s original music is compowed by Junkie XL (Divergent, Paranoia). […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 7, 2014)
Posted: March 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 300: Rise of an Empire, Alexandre Desplat, Daniel Pemberton, Danny Elfman, Grand Piano, Haunt, In Fear, Junkie XL, Marcelo Zarvos, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Reinhold Heil, Roly Porter, The Face of Love, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Victor Reyes
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SCL Hosts Reception for Oscar-Nominated Composers & Songwriters
Posted: March 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Oscar Nominees Reception, Owen Pallett, Robert Lopez, SCL, Steven Price, Thomas Newman, William Butler
Yesterday afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category in Beverly Hills. SCL president Ashley Irwin introduced the nominees who briefly spoke to the audience. All six nominated composers in the score category were in attendance, including Alexandre Desplat, nominated for the sixth […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Roman Polanski’s Dreyfus Affair Drama ‘D’
Posted: February 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, D, Matteo Garrone, Roman Polanski, The Tale of Tales
Alexandre Desplat revealed during a conversation and performance of his Oscar-nominated score for Philomena on Sunday afternoon at the Beverly Hills Hotel that he will be reteaming with Roman Polanski on the director’s next movie D. The film tells the true story of Albert Dreyfus, one of the few Jewish officers on the General Staff of the French […]
Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Philomena’ Score Celebrated at Q&A and Live Performance Event
Posted: February 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Philomena
Yesterday afternoon, the work of Alexandre Desplat was celebrated during a conversation and performance of his Oscar-nominated score for Philomena at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge. During a Q&A moderated by Society of Composers & Lyricists president Ashley Irwin, the composer talked about his fourth collaboration with director Stephen Frears, the challenges of the project and meeting the real […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’
Posted: February 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Angelina Jolie, Unbroken
Alexandre Desplat has been tapped to score the upcoming World War II drama Unbroken. The film marks the second directorial effort of Angelina Jolie and stars Jack O’Connell, Garrett Hedlund, Domhnall Gleeson, Jai Courtney and Finn Wittrock. The movie is based on the book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hildebrand and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 7, 2014)
Posted: February 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Fantastic Fear of Everything, After the Dark, Alexandre Desplat, Anton Sanko, Cavemen, Jonathan Davis, Julian Wass, Karl Preusser, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nicholas O'Toole, Nurse 3D, Rolfe Kent, Ronen Landa, The Lego Movie, The Monuments Men, The Pretty One, Vampire Academy, Welcome to the Jungle
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature The Lego Movie directed by Phil Lord & Chris Miller and featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day and Morgan Freeman. Mark Mothersbaugh who previously scored Cloudy […]
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, score, Soundtrack, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
ABKCO Records will release the official soundtrack album for Wes Anderson’s comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) who previously collaborated with the director on The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. Also included are a number of folk music tracks used in the […]
‘The Monuments Men’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George Clooney, score, Soundtrack, The Monuments Men
Sony Music will release the official soundtrack album for George Clooney’s historical drama The Monuments Men. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) who previously composed the music for Clooney’s The Ides of March. The soundtrack will be released on February […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 22, 2013)
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Contracted, Delivery Man, James Newton Howard, Jon Brion, Kevin Riepl, Philomena, The Christmas Candle, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Tim Atack
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of the bestselling novel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland. Republic Records has released […]
‘Venus in Fur’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, La Vénus à la fourrure, Roman Polanski, Venus in Fur
Playtime has released a soundtrack album for Roman Polanski’s drama Venus in Fur (La Vénus à la fourrure). The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo) who previously worked together with the director on The Ghost Writer and Carnage. The soundtrack is now available to download […]
