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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 25, 2011)

February 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Drive Angry, Hall Pass, Michael Wandmacher, score, Soundtrack

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

The action movie Drive Angry 3D directed by Patrick Lussier and starring Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard features music by Michael Wandmacher. A soundtrack album featuring the original score is now available on iTunes and will be released on CD on March 8 by Lakeshore Records. Visit our previous article announcing the soundtrack release for more information.

Also opening wide this weekend is the comedy Hall Pass. The film is directed by the Farrelly Brothers and stars Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate, Jenna Fisher and Richard Jenkins. The movie centers on a married man, who is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Hall Pass features a number of songs, but no original score (even though a cue named Card Sting written by Mike Post for the TV show Law & Order is used several times during the film). No plans for a soundtrack release have been announced.

‘Drive Angry’ Soundtrack announced

February 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: 3D, Drive Angry, Michael Wandmacher, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the action movie Drive Angry 3D. The album includes the original score by composer Michael Wandmacher. The soundtrack will be available digitally on February 22, 2011 and will get a CD release on March 8. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. An iTunes link will be added once the album becomes available. Drive Angry 3D centers around a vengeful father, who chases after the men who killed his daughter. The film directed by Patrick Lussier and starring Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard will be released in theaters on February 25. To find out more about the film, visit the official movie webpage and watch the trailer below.

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Michael Wandmacher’s ‘Train’ score released

January 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Drive Angry, Michael Wandmacher, Soundtrack, Train

Lionsgate Records has released Michael Wandmacher’s score for the horror thriller Train. The film directed by Gideon Raff (The Killing Floor) stars Thora Birch.The movie is set in Europe, where a group of American college athletes unknowingly board a train that will become one deadly ride. The movie premiered at 2008’s Screamfest Film Festival and has been available on DVD for more than a year. To listen to audio clips and download the score, visit Amazon or iTunes.

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Michael Wandmacher to Drive Angry

March 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Drive Angry, Michael Wandmacher

Evolution Music Partners has announced that Michael Wandmacher will score the upcoming action thriller Drive Angry. The movie will be the second collaboration between Wandmacher and director Patrick Lussier who worked together on last year’s My Bloody Valentine. The 3D movie about a vengeful father chases after the men who killed his daughter stars Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard and is scheduled to be released on February 11, 2011 by Summit Entertainment.

Wandmacher also has Piranha 3-D coming out this August. The horror movie was directed by Alexandre Aja and stars Eli Roth, Elisabeth Shue, Christopher Llyod and Ving Rhames.