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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 5, 2013)

April 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: 6 Souls, Andrew Hewitt, Cliff Martinez, Daniel Bensi, Evil Dead, John Frizzell, John Williams, Jurassic Park 3D, Mateo Messina, Rick Smith, Roque Banos, Saunder Jurriaans, Shane Carruth, Simon Killer, The Brass Teapot, The Company You Keep, The Story of Luke, Trance, Upstream Color

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror reboot Evil Dead directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore. The film’s music is written by Spanish composer Roque Banos (The Machinist, Sexy Beast). La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally on April 9. A physical release featuring more than 25 minutes of additional music is set to be released on May 7. The full album details will be posted on this website within the next couple of days. For a recent interview with Banos about his work on the film, visit Film Music Magazine and also check out ASCAP’s We Create Music blog for an article on the music.

Also opening wide is the Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park 3D based on the novel by Michael Crichton and starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Attenborough. The movie’s music is composed and conducted by John Williams. Geffen Records has released a 20th Anniversary soundtrack edition featuring the content of the original album, as well as four previously unreleased tracks. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.

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Andrew Hewitt to Score ‘The Sea’

December 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Andrew Hewitt, John Banville, The Sea

Andrew Hewitt has signed on to score the upcoming drama The Sea. The film is directed by Stephen Brown and stars Ciaran Hinds, Charlotte Rampling, Natascha McElhone, Rufus Sewell, Sinead Cusack, Missy Keating, Matthew Dillon and Padhraig Parkinson. The movie is based on the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by John Banville (Albert Nobbs) who adapted his work for the screen and tells the story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife. Luc Roeg (We Need To Talk About Kevin), Michael Robinson (Mr. Nice) and David Collins (Once) of Samson Films are producing the Independent and Samson Films production in association with Rooks Nest Entertainment, Quicksilver Films, Windmill Lane Pictures and RTE.

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Andrew Hewitt Scoring Richard Ayoade’s ‘The Double’

August 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Andrew Hewitt, Richard Ayoade, The Brass Teapot, The Double

Andrew Hewitt is scoring the upcoming indie comedy The Double. The film is directed by Richard Ayoade and stars Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. The movie is based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novella of the same name about an insignificant man who is driven to near breakdown by the appearance of his doppelganger. The comedy is co-written by Ayoade and Avi Korine (Mister Lonely) and produced by Amina Dasmal (Siren) and Robin Fox (The Caller) of Alcove Entertainment. Hewitt has previously scored Ayoade’s directorial debut feature Submarine.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 3, 2011)

June 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alex Turner, Andrew Hewitt, Beautiful Boy, Beginners, Blake Neely, Brian Reitzell, David Palmer, Henry Jackman, Love Wedding Marriage, Roger Neill, score, Soundtrack, Submarine, Trevor Morris, X-Men: First Class

Only one new movie is opening wide this weekend:

Matthew Vaughn’s comic book adaptation X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence and Rosamunde Pike is expected to top the weekend box office. The film’s music is written by Henry Jackman and a soundtrack album has been released digitally earlier this week by Sony Classical. A physical release will follow on June 28. For more information on the album and to listen to audio clips from the score, visit our previous article.

Opening in limited release is the dramedy Beginners directed by Mike Mills and starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Melanie Laurent. The film’s score is composed by Roger Neill, David Palmer and Brian Reitzell. The movie also features a number of songs. A soundtrack album with both songs and score has been released earlier this week by Relativity Music Group. To preview and find out more about the album, visit our soundtrack announcement. AOL Music is also currently streaming the full album for free until the end of the week.

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