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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 5, 2014)

December 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Air, By the Gun, Comet, Daniel Hart, Deborah Lurie, Dying of the Light, Eric D. Johnson, Frederik Wiedmann, Life Partners, Murder of a Cat, Nathan Whitehead, Nima Fakhrara, Pioneer, Poker Night, Scott Glasgow, The Pyramid, Wild

Only one movie is opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in around 600 theaters is the horror thriller The Pyramid directed by Gregory Levasseur, produced by Alexandre Aja and starring Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O’Hare, Christa Nicola and Amir K. The film’s original music is composed by Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, The Courier). No soundtrack album has been announced. The Pyramid follows a group of U.S. archaeologists who discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. The thriller is being released by 20th Century Fox. For more information about the film, visit the official movie website.

Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday is the drama Wild directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Gaby Hoffman, Kevin Rankin and Michiel Huisman. The film doesn’t feature an original score. Sony Legacy has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Portishead, The Shangri-Las, Billy Swan, Lucina Williams, Wings, Pat Metheny Group & more. Check out our previous news article for the full details and to learn more about the Fox Searchlight release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2014)

April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Only one new movie is opening this weekend:

Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Captain America: The Winter Soldier directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit ET Online for a video featurette about the movie’s music and check out recent interviews with Jackman on Collider, Comicbook.com, Comic Book Therapy and The Movie Bit.

Opening in limited release is the Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer, based on a novel by Michael Faber and starring Scarlett Johansson. Mica Levi from the experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shape has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Levi’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Also visit Pitchfork, Indiewire and Variety for recent interviews with Levi about her work on the project.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 14, 2014)

February 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Four new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Already in theaters since Wednesday is the sci-fi action movie RoboCop directed by José Padilha and starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams and Samuel L. Jackson. Pedro Bromfman who previously scored Padilha’s Elite Squad movies has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit ET Online for a video featurette about the score and check out ASCAP’s We Create Music blog for an interview with Bromfman about his wok on the film.

Opening today is the fantasy romance Winter’s Tale directed by Akiva Goldsman and starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Russell Crowe, Eva Marie Saint,, Ripley Sobo and Mckayla Twiggs. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Bee Movie, Click). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the song Miracle performed by KT Tunstall. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to listen to audio clips.

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‘After Tiller’ to Feature Music by Eric D. Johnson and Andy Cabic

January 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: After Tiller, Andy Cabic, Eric D. Johnson

Eric D. Johnson and Andy Cabic have composed the score for the upcoming documentary After Tiller. The film is directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson and centers on the four remaining doctors in the United States who continue to perform third-trimester abortions after the assassination of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas in 2009. The movie follows each of the four physicians’ private and professional struggles. Shane and Wilson are also producing the documentary and have co-written the screenplay with Greg O’Toole. Johnson and Cabic have previously collaborated on the score for last year’s Smashed starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul.

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‘Smashed’ Soundtrack Details

September 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Andy Cabic, Eric D. Johnson, score, Smashed, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has announced the soundtrack details for the indie drama Smashed. The album features the film’s score composed by Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson (Our Idiot Brother, Ceremony), as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Richard and Linda Thompson, Bart Davenport, Omero Guerrero, Cass McCombs, Dark Meat, Sonny & The Sunsets and Smog. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 9, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Smashed is directed by James Ponsoldt and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul as a married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol and whose relationship is put to the test when the wife decides to get sober. Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Mary Kay Place are co-starring. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a theatrical release on October 12, 2012.

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Sundance 2012 Film Music Roundup (Part 4)

January 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Andrew Hollander, Andy Cabic, Eric D. Johnson, Hrishikesh Hirway, Jonathan Snipes, Predisposed, Room 237, Save the Date, Sleepwalk with Me, Smashed, Spencer David Hutchings, William Hutson

Also check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of our roundup of the music and composers of the movies premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

One of the best received films that premiered at the festival is the drama Smashed directed by James Ponsoldt (Off the Black). The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul as s a married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol and whose relationship is put to the test when the wife decides to get sober. The cast also includes Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Mary Kay Place. Ponsoldt co-wrote the screenplay with Susan Burke and Jennifer Cochis, Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling (Like Crazy) are producing. The film’s music is written by Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson. While the project marks Cabic’s feature scoring debut, Johnson has previously written the music for the Uma Thurman-starring romance Ceremony and co-scored last year’s indie comedy Our Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 26, 2011)

August 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alec Puro, Brighton Rock. Martin Phipps, Buck Sanders, Circumstance, Colombiana, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Eric D. Johnson, Gingger Shankar, Higher Ground, Marco Beltrami, Nathan Larson, Nathaniel Mechaly, Our Idiot Brother, score, Soundtrack

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark directed by Troy Nixey, produced by Guillermo Del Toro and starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders. A soundtrack album featuring the score has been released digitally earlier this week and will be coming out on CD on September 27 on Lakeshore Records. For audio clips and more details, visit our previous article.

Also opening wide is the indie comedy Our Idiot Brother directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Shirley Knight. Nathan Larson and Eric D. Johnson composed the movie’s score. Abkco Records has released a soundtrack album including selections of the score, as well as several songs from the movie. To listen to audio clips and find out more about the release, visit our soundtrack announcement.

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‘Our Idiot Brother’ Soundtrack Details

July 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Eric D. Johnson, Nathan Larson, Our Idiot Brother, score, Scoundtrack

Abkco Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the indie comedy Our Idiot Brother. The soundtrack features selections from the film’s score by Nathan Larson and Eric D. Johnson, as well as songs by such artists as Willie Nelson, Generationals, Fruit Bats, Daniel Tashian & Mindy Smith, El May and Carol King. The album will be released on August 23, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sound clips are available in the box below. Our Idiot Brother is directed by Jesse Peretz (First Love, Last Rites, The Ex) and stars Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Shirley Knight. The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by the Weinstein Company for a theatrical release on August 26.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 8, 2011)

April 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Arthur, Born to be Wild, Ceremony, Eric D. Johnson, Hanna, Marco Beltrami, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Brook, score, Soul Surfer, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, The Chemical Brothers, Theodore Shapiro, Wrecked, Your Highness

Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

The comedy Arthur directed by Jason Winer and starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner and Greta Gerwig features music by Theodore Shapiro. A soundtrack with songs from the movie has been released earlier this week by WaterTower Music. No word on a release of Shapiro’s score. To find out more about the soundtrack and to hear Shapiro’s thoughts on the film’s score, visit our previous article.

Also coming out this week is the family drama Soul Surfer starring AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt. The film’s score is by Marco Beltrami and has been released by Madison Gate Records as reported here. The album can be downloaded on iTunes. A separate soundtrack with songs from the film has been released by Rhino Records this Tuesday.

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