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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 6, 2012)

Three new movies are opening in wide release this week:

Already in theaters since this past Tuesday is the comic boot film reboot The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as The Lizard, as well as Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary. The film’s music is composed and conducted by James Horner. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the track list and audio clips, and click here for a montage including highlights from the score.

Also opening wide is the crime drama Savages directed by Oliver Stone and starring Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Uma Thurman, Emile Hirsch, Demian Bichir, Joel David Moore and John Travolta. Adam Peters has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music and Varese Sarabande have released a soundtrack album featuring selections from the score, as well as some of the movie’s songs by artists including Bob Dylan, Peter Tosh, Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation. Visit our soundtrack announcement for audio clips and more information. Also check out interviews with Peters in Variety and Film Music Magazine, as well as an audio interview on Movie Geeks United and a video interview from the film’s LA red carpet premiere with The Wrap.

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‘Katy Perry: Part of Me’ to Feature Music by Deborah Lurie

Deborah Lurie has written the underscore for the upcoming documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me. The 3D concert film is directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz and takes a look at the international superstar’s life both on- and off-stage. The movie documents Perry’s California Dreams Tour (consisting of 124 performances), which started over a year ago. Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) is producing the documentary for Imagine Entertainment, alongside Perry herself, as well as Martin Kirkup, Bradford Cobb and Steven Jensen of Direct Management. Craig Brewer who has collaborated with Lurie on last year’s Footloose is among the executive producers of the project. Lurie has previously scored last year’s hit documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which was produced by Cutforth and Lipsitz. Katy Perry: Part of Me will be released nationwide on July 5, 2012 by Paramount’s Insurge Pictures.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 27, 2012)

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the action drama The Grey directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson and James Badge Dale. The film’s music is composed by Marc Streitenfeld who has become go-to composer of Ridley Scott (who is producing The Grey) over the last couple of years, having previously scored such films as American Gangster and Robin Hood. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our previous article.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Man on a Ledge directed by Asger Leth and starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Genesis Rodriguez, Edward Burns and Kyra Sedgwick. Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Puss in Boots) has written the music for the film. Summit Entertainment has released a soundtrack album featuring Jackman’s music. The album is already available to download and the CD version will be released on February 7. To listen to audio clips and find out more about the film and score, check out our soundtrack announcement. Also visit YouTube for a short video interview with the composer at the Hollywood premiere of the movie earlier this week.

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‘One for the Money’ Soundtrack Details

Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action comedy One for the Money. The album includes 21 tracks from the movie’s original score by Deborah Lurie (Footloose, Dear John), as well as songs from the film by artists including Colbie Caillat, Vanessa Bryan & Mista Youngblood, Kristina & The Dolls, Amy Loftus and Delilah Bright. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on January 24, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. One for the Money is directed by Julie Anne Robinson and stars Katherine Heigl as an unemployed and newly-divorced woman who lands a job at her cousin’s bail-bond business, where her first assignment puts her on the trail of a wanted local cop from her romantic past.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 14, 2011)

Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the remake of Footloose directed by Craig Brewer and stars Kenny Wormaid, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Blake Shelton, Zac Brown, The Smashing Pumpkins, Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes and Big & Rich. For audio clips and more information about the album, visit our previous article. The film’s score is written by Deborah Lurie and no separate score release has been announced.

Also opening wide is the horror prequel The Thing directed by Matthijs van Heijingen Jr. and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen and Joel Edgerton. Marco Beltrami has written the music for the film. A soundtrack album featuring Beltrami’s score has been released by Varese Sarabande earlier this week. For more information about the album and to listen to audio clips from the release, visit our soundtrack announcement.

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Deborah Lurie to Score ‘Dorothy of Oz’

Deborah Lurie has signed on to score the upcoming animated 3D musical Dorothy of Oz. The movie’s story is an update on The Wizard of Oz and centers on Dorothy Gale who is returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friend. The movie’s voice cast includes Lea Michele, Jim Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Kelsey Grammer, Oliver Platt, Martin Short, Megan Hilty and Hugh Dancy. Dorothy of Oz is directed by Dan St. Pierre (Everyone’s Hero). While Lurie is writing the score, the film’s songs are written by Bryan Adams, Tift Merritt and Jim Vallance. Jim Dooley is providing additional songs and lyrics. The film is set for a spring 2012 release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2011)

Four new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Expecting to enjoy the biggest box office debut of the year so far is the action sequel Fast Five. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler. Check out our news entry from yesterday for a video interview with Tyler and recording sessions footage from the project. A score album will be released next Tuesday by Varese Sarabande and is already available on iTunes and a song album with three score cues is coming out on ABCKO Records.

Also opening wide is the teen comedy Prom directed by Joe Nussbaum. The film’s score is by Deborah Lurie. As reported earlier this month, a soundtrack with songs from the movie has been released by Hollywood Records, but none of Lurie’s original score is included.

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Deborah Lurie Scoring ‘Footloose’

Deborah Lurie is writing the score for the upcoming remake of Footloose. The film is directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan) and stars Kenny Wormaid, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. The movie is a remake of the 1984 hit film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest. Miles Goodman served as the music adaptor on the original film. The remake is said to focus more on the drama of the original movie about a city kid who moves to a conservative town where dancing and rock music has been banned and less on elaborate musical numbers of the Footloose stage adaptation.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 11, 2011)

Four new movies are opening in wide release today:

Just Go With It directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman features a score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. No soundtrack album has been announced and judging from the release status of Gregson-Williams’ previous work for Adam Sandler/Happy Madison-produced films (with the exception of Bedtime Stories), the score will most likely remain unreleased.

Also opening wide is the animation musical Gnomeo & Juliet, which features songs by Elton John and a score by James Newton Howard and Chris Bacon. As reported last December, a soundtrack album including Elton John’s songs and four cues from the original score are has been released this Tuesday. To order the CD and listen to audio clips, visit Amazon and to download the album, visit Amazon or iTunes. To watch a short interview with composer James Newton Howard talking about his score for the project, visit Trailer Addict.

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Deborah Lurie scoring ‘Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’

Deborah Lurie is currently recording the score for the upcoming music documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. The movie follows Justin Bieber with some footage of performances from his 2010 concert tour and will be released in 3D early next year. Also appearing in the film is Miley Cyrus and Jaden Smith. The documentary is directed by Jon Chu who directed this year’s Step Up 3D and 2008’s Step Up 2: The Streets, where he worked with composers Bear McCreary and Aaron Zigman. He recently uploaded a short video from the recording sessions of the score on Twitter, which can be watched here. To watch the film’s trailer and get more information on the movie, visit the official movie webpage.

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