Alexandre Desplat has been hired to score the upcoming Dreamworks Animation feature Rise of the Guardians. The movie is based on the book series The Guardians of Childhood by William Joyce (Meet the Robinsons) who is also co-directing the film with Peter Ramsey. The movie follows a group of heroic childhood legends, including Santa Claus […]
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Alexandre Desplat to Score Dreamworks Animation’s ‘Rise of the Guardians’ and Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’
Posted: February 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Argo, Ben Affleck, Dreamworks Animation, Rise of the Guardians
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Alexandre Desplat to Score Peter Webber’s ‘Emperor’
Posted: January 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Emperor, Peter Webber
Director Peter Webber has announced on Twitter (via The Film Stage) that Alexandre Desplat is attached to score the upcoming political thriller Emperor. The movie starring Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones is set in Japan amidst the uncertainties of the days following the nation’s surrender at the end of World War II, when General […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Jacques Audiard’s ‘Rust and Bone’
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Jacques Audiard, Rust and Bone
Alexandre Desplat has revealed in a recent interview with Collider that he will be reuniting with French director Jacques Audiard this year. They have previously worked together on all of the director’s features including the crime drama A Prophet, which was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category two years […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 23, 2011)
Posted: December 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Atticus Ross, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Gabriel Yared, In the Land of Blood and Honey, John Williams, Jónsi, score, Soundtrack, The Adventures of Tintin, The Darkest Hour, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor, Tyler Bates, War Horse, We Bought a Zoo
Six movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend. Three movies already opened on Wednesday and two films will be receiving a wide release on Christmas Day. Among the December 21 releases is the thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo directed by David Fincher and starring Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Stellan […]
‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Daldry
The details of the soundtrack album for Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close have been revealed. The album includes 18 tracks from the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat. As previously announced, the soundtrack is scheduled to be released on CD on January 17, 2012 by WaterTower Music. The album has been released […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 16, 2011)
Posted: December 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Game of Shadows, Alexandre Desplat, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Carnage, Chip-Wrecked, Ghost Protocol, Hans Zimmer, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible, Sherlock Holmes
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action adventure sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams,Stephen Fry, Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace. The film’s music is written by Hans Zimmer and produced […]
Alexandre Desplat Scoring Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’
Posted: December 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson
Alexandre Desplat has recently recorded his music for the upcoming indie drama Moonrise Kingdom. The film marks the composer’s second collaboration with director Wes Anderson after 2009’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox, for which Desplat earned an Academy Award nomination. The movie stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Francis McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared […]
2012 Grammy Nominations Announced
Posted: December 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Clint Mansell, Daft Punk, Grammy Awards, Grammy Nominations, Ryan Shore
The nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music related categories: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Black Swan (Clint Mansell) – Sony Classical/Fox Music Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow – Part 2 (Alexandre Desplat) – WaterTower Music The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat) – Decca […]
‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will be releasing the soundtrack album for the drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which marks the last major movie of the year for which no soundtrack announcement had been made yet (visit our upcoming soundtracks section for a full listing of the soundtracks coming out in the next couple of weeks). The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 25, 2011)
Posted: November 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dangerous Method, Alexandre Desplat, Arthur Christmas, Bret McKenzie, Christophe Beck, Conrad Pope, Dickon Hinchliffe, Harry Gregson-Williams, Howard Shore, Hugo, Ludovic Bource, My Week with Marilyn, Rampart, score, Soundtrack, The Artist, The Muppets
Three new movies opened in wide release this past Wednesday: The film released in most theaters this Thanksgiving weekend is the new movie adaptation of The Muppets directed by James Bobin and starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper. The film’s score is written by Christophe Beck and Bret McKenzie serves as the project’s […]
