Daily Film Music News
Two new movies opened wide earlier this week on Wednesday:
The Coen Brothers-directed western True Grit starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin was scored by Carter Burwell. Check out our news article announcing the soundtrack album on Nonesuch Records.
Two new movies in wide release this weekend:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader featuring a score by David Arnold opens in most theaters. A soundtrack album has been released by Sony Masterworks. Check our our previous posting announcing the album release. Two new interviews with Arnold about working on Narnia have recently been published. Visit Film Music Magazine and Classic FM to read and listen to the interviews.
Michael Brook has written the score for the upcoming country-themed drama Country Strong. The movie directed by Shana Feste starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester centers on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star. Feste previously worked with composer Christophe Beck on her last movie The Greatest. A soundtrack album featuring the songs in the movie has already been released by Sony Music. For audio clips and to order the CD, visit Amazon. No word yet on if any of the score will be released. The Screen Gems movie will get a limited release on December 22 and is planned to receive a wide release on January 7, 2011. To find out more about Country Strong and watch the trailer, visit the film’s official webpage.