David Arnold is currently recording the score for the upcoming sci-fi comedy Paul. In the movie, two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51. The movie is directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) and stars Simon Pegg, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman, Will Hader and Seth Rogen as the voice of Paul. The movie is produced by Nira Park, who previously worked with David Arnold on the Simon Pegg-starring 2007 comedy Hot Fuzz. Universal Pictures is planning to release Paul on March 18, 2011 in the US and on Valentine’s Day in the UK.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 19, 2010)
Two movies open wide this weekend:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is already breaking pre-sales records and is expected to beat the opening weekend grosses from the previous films in the series. Alexandre Desplat wrote the score for the movie as the fourth composer in the series. To find out more about the soundtrack which has been released earlier this week, check out our previous news article. For several links to interviews with the composer on the Harry Potter score, click here. Also check out an in depth interview with the composer on the fansite Harry Potter’s Page, which has just been published today.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 12, 2010)
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Tony Scott’s new thriller Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson features a score by Harry Gregson-Williams. The movie has received the best reviews for any movie by the director in over a decade. The score has been described as a hybrid electronic/orchestral score in the vein of Gregson-Williams’ other scores for the director (Man on Fire, The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3). La-La-Land Records will be releasing a soundtrack album, featuring the score on December 7. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader soundtrack album announced
Sony Masterworks will release the soundtrack album for the third installment in the Narnia series The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. According to composer David Arnold, the album contains 72 minutes of score, while about 90 minutes of score is featured in the movie. Carrie Underwood also contributes the original song There’s a Place for Us, co-written by David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey, which will be playing during the film’s end credits, but will not be included on the soundtrack album.
Here’s the album tracklisting:
Silvestri’s Dutch score released
La-La-Land Records announced the world premiere release of Alan Silvestri’s score for the 1991 comedy Dutch. The John Hughes produced movie stars Ed O’Neill, Ethan Embry and JoBeth Williams. The CD is limited to 1200 copies and can be ordered at the label’s webpage where you can also listen to clips from the score.
Here’s the tracklisting:
David Arnold to score Morning Glory
David Arnold has been hired to score the upcoming romantic comedy Morning Glory. The movie starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson and Jeff Goldsmith is scheduled to come out this fall. The project marks the second collaboration between Arnold and director Roger Michell who previously worked together on Changing Lanes.
Arnold also recently recorded his score for Made in Dagenham aka Dagenham Girls for director Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, A Lot Like Love). The movie about the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination stars Rosamund Pike, Miranda Richardson and Bob Hoskins and is expected to come out later this year.
Arnold also has the third chapter in The Chronicles of Narnia series entitled The Voyage of the Dawn Treader coming out this December.