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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 1, 2012)

Only one new movie is opening in wide release this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is Universal Pictures’ epic fantasy adventure Snow White and the Huntsman directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Lily Cole, Sam Claflin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Nick Frost, Bob Hoskins, Toby Jones and Eddie Marsan. The film’s score is composed by James Newton Howard. The composer was also involved in the original song Breath Of Life by Florence + the Machine, which is featured on the soundtrack album along with the score and is available on Universal Republic. More details about the soundtrack release can be checked out in our previous article. For a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the song, which features footage from the orchestra recording sessions, click here.

Opening in semi-wide is the historical epic For Greater Glory (aka Cristiada) directed by Dean Wright about the Cristeros War (1926-1929) and starring Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Bruce Greenwood, Nestor Carbonell and Peter O’Toole. James Horner has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Horner recorded his score with a 100-piece orchestra in May of last year at Abbey Road Studios in London. Since our last update on the project, the film been picked up by ARC Entertainment for US distribution. More information about the film can be checked out on the official movie website.

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‘Piranha 3DD’ Score Album Details

In addition to a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs, Lakeshore Records will also be releasing the score for the upcoming horror sequel Piranha 3DD. The film’s original music is composed by Elia Cmiral (Ronin, Stigmata). The album will be released digitally on May 22, 2012 and physically on June 19, 2012. The CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Piranha 3DD is the sequel to the 2010 film directed by Alexandre Aja, which featured a score by Michael Wandmacher. Ving Rhames, Christopher Llyod and Paul Scheer are reprising their roles from the original movie And they are joined by new cast members Danielle Panabaker, Gary Busey, Katrina Bowden, David Koechner and David Hasselhoff.

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Elia Cmiral to Score ‘Piranha 3DD’

Elia Cmiral has been hired to score the horror sequel Piranha 3DD. The movie is directed by John Gulager who is best known for helming the Feast trilogy. Ving Rhames, Christopher Llyod and Paul Scheer are reprising their roles from last year’s original film. They are joined by new cast members Danielle Panabaker, Gary Busey, Katrina Bowden, David Koechner, Matt Bush, Chris Zylka, Megan Tandy and David Hasselhoff. The film is reportedly set in a newly opened waterpark. Marcus Dunston and Patrick Melton (Saw IV, V, VI and The Final Chapter) wrote the project’s screenplay and Mark Canton (300, Immortals), Joel Soisson (Dracula 2000) and Marc Toberoff (My Favorite Martian) are producing. Michael Wandmacher was the composer of last year’s first part of the rebooted horror series.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2011)

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Scream 4 reunites director Wes Craven with composer Marco Beltrami. Two different soundtracks have been released for the horror sequel. A score album featuring Beltrami’s music will be released next Tuesday and a song soundtrack with two score tracks is available on Lakeshore Records. To listen to a lengthy audio interview with Craven and Beltrami on their collaboration, check out the latest ‘On The Score’ episode on Film Music Magazine. Also visit Examiner for a short interview with the composer.

Also opening is the animated feature Rio, which already opened in several foreign territories last weekend generating the highest grossing international opening of the year. The film’s score is by John Powell and Sergio Mendes served as the movie’s executive music producer. Rio‘s music team also includes percussionist Carlinhos Brown, lyricist Siedah Garrett, pop singer Taio Cruz and The Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am. A score album will be released next week by Varese Sarabande and the official soundtrack featuring the film’s songs is already out on Interscope Records.

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Elia Cmiral Scoring ‘Rites of Passage’

Elia Cmiral is currently scoring the thriller Rites of Passage. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter W. Peter Iliff (Point Break, Patriot Games, Varsity Blues) and stars Christian Slater, Wes Bentley, Kate Maberley, Ryan Donowho and Stephen Dorff. The movie centers around an anthropology bookworm who laments his place in a society that lacks a ceremony to mark his transition into manhood and leads his hard-partying, stressed-out classmates to his family’s abandoned ranch — where his brother lives in a psychotic world of drugs, guilt and Chumash Indian rituals. Rites of Passage is currently in post-production and no release date has been announced.

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Elia Cmiral scoring ‘Atlas Shrugged’

Elia Cmiral recently recorded his score for the upcoming bestseller adaptation Atlas Shrugged: Part 1. In the movie based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand, a powerful railroad executive struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. The film directed by Paul Johansson stars Taylor Schilling, Edi Gathegi and Matthew Marsden. According to Elia Cmiral’s official webpage, the score was recorded with a large orchestra. There have been many attempts to bring the novel to the screen for the past decades, including a recent version which had director Vadim Perelman and composer James Horner attached to the project. Atlas Shrugged will be released in theaters on April 15, 2011. Watch the trailer below and visit the official movie webpage for updates on the film.

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