Hollywood Chamber Orchestra music directors Noah Gladstone and Mark Robertson today announced that Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Carnivale, Appaloosa, Pollock) will conduct the world premiere of his score to the 2013 documentary Blackfish, live-to-picture, on Friday, July 1, 2016, at the Montalbán Theater in Hollywood. The movie, which centers on the controversial captivity of killer whales, premiered in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in January 2013 and was released in theaters later that year by Magnolia Pictures. The film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite was also one of the first projects selected by CNN to be distributed via their 24-hour news channel.
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‘Blackfish’ Soundtrack Released
Off the Grid Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Blackfish. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Appaloosa, Monk). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Blackfish is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and traces a 39 year history of killer whales in captivity leading up to a 2010 incident where an experienced Sea World trainer was killed by a 12,000 lb. whale. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released released in theaters last month by Magnolia Pictures.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 19, 2013)
Four new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is DreamWorks Animation’s latest feature Turbo is directed by David Soren and featuring the voice talent of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original score is composed by Henry Jackman (Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Relativity Music Group has released three different soundtrack editions for the film: a regular edition featuring the songs from the film, as well as selections of Jackman’s music, a deluxe edition featuring more score and a score-only album.
Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller The Conjuring directed by James Wan and starring Lili Taylor, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Joey King, Shanley Caswell, Haley McFarland, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver and Sterling Jerins. Joseph Bishara (Insidious, Dark Skies) has composed the film’s score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the film’s “family theme”composed by Mark Isham. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the album details and click here for audio clips. Visit ASCAP’s We Create Music blog, as well as Geek Room for recent interviews with Bishara about his work on the film.