Tag: Dark of the Moon

Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 1, 2011)

July 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Dark of the Moon, James Newton Howard, John Swihart, Larry Crowne, Mandy Hoffman, Michael Giacchino, Monte Carlo, score, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, Terri, The Perfect Host, Transformers

Three new movies are opening wide this holiday weekend:

Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Ken Jeong, Alan Tudyk, Frances McDormand and John Turturro already opened on Wednesday. The film’s music is composed by Steve Jablonsky. A score album has been released digitally and is available to download on iTunes (check out our soundtrack announcement for more information). A physical CD release is expected later this year. For an audio interview with Jablonsky talking about his score for the film, visit Film Music Magazine. A separate soundtrack with songs from the movie is also available. Click here for more details on the song album.

Also opening wide this weekend is the Tom Hanks-directed comedy drama Larry Crowne starring Hanks and Julia Roberts. The movie is scored by composer James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album featuring twelve songs from the film and one track of Newton Howard’s score has been released earlier this week on Rhino Records. Check out our previous article for more information and audio clips from the soundtrack.

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‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Score Album Details

June 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 7 comments

Tags: Dark of the Moon, score, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers, Transformers 3

UPDATE (June 30, 2011): The score album is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below.

Film Music Reporter has received the details for the score album for Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The score is composed by Steve Jablonsky who also scored the previous Transformers movies. The score album was originally scheduled to be released on June 28, 2011, but is currently listed as unavailable on Amazon, while still being listed to come out during the week of the film’s global release in several international online stores. Check back on this page for updates on where to buy the score album. The official song soundtrack featuring such bands as Linkin Park, Paramore and My Chemical Romance has already been released last week. For more information and audio clips, visit our previous article.

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‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Soundtrack Status

May 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 23 comments

Tags: Dark of the Moon, Linkin Park, score, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers, Transformers 3

UPDATE (May 31, 2011): The release date of the score album has been pushed back to June 28, 2011, while the song album is still scheduled to come out on June 14.

Reprise Records will be releasing two different soundtrack albums for the upcoming sci-fi action sequel Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The track list of the song album recently surfaced and can be checked out after the jump. Artists included on the album are Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Goo Goo Dolls and Mastodon. Also featured on the soundtrack is Linkin Park’s song Iridescent, which will be featured as the end credits song in the film. As reported last month, the band is also collaborating with composer Steve Jablonsky on the movie. The song soundtrack will be released on June 14, 2011 and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. A separate score album will also be released on June 28. The release featuring Jablonsky’s score for the film can be pre-ordered here. More details on the score album will be posted soon.

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Steve Jablonsky and Linkin Park Collaborating on ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’

April 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Dark of the Moon, Iridescent, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers

Linkin Park announced on their official website (via ComingSoon.net) that they have once again teamed up with composer Steve Jablonsky for the music of the upcoming Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The band’s new single Iridescent will be featured as the end credits song in the sequel. The track is a fresh take of the song, which originally appeared on Linkin Park’s current album A Thousand Suns. The band previously contributed the songs What I’ve Done and New Divide for the previous Transformers movies, with the latter also being included in Steve Jablonsky’s score for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Linkin Park also published a new video about the film’s music, which you can watch after the jump. In the video, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and Steve Jablonsky talk about their collaboration and the placement of Iridescent in the film.

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Steve Jablonsky to return for ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’

December 14, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Dark of the Moon, Michael Bay, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers, Transformers 3

Steve Jablonsky will be back to score Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The third part in the series is once again directed by Michael Bay who has been working with Jablonsky on his last couple of movies. The sci-fi action sequel is written by Ehren Kruger and stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Ken Jeong, Alan Tudyk, Frances McDormand and John Turturro. In the movie, autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and learn its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers’ final battle. Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be released in 3D on July 1, 2011.

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