Four new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Transcendence directed by Wally Pfister and starring Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Morgan Freeman. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Little Miss Sunshine, Moneyball) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack […]
Posts Tagged ‘George Fenton’
Soundtrack Details for Disneynature’s ‘Bears’
Posted: April 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bears, Disneynature, George Fenton, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Bears. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer George Fenton (Anna and the King, Gandhi, Groundhog Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bears is directed by […]
George Fenton Scoring Ken Loach’s ‘Jimmy’s Hall’
Posted: April 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, Jimmy's Hall, Ken Loach
George Fenton is reuniting with director Ken Loach on the upcoming drama Jimmy’s Hall. The movie stars Barry Ward in the title role, alongside Simone Kirby, Jim Norton, Brían O’Byrne and Andrew Scott. The movie is set in 1932 and follows Irish communist leader James Gralton who returns from a decade in New York to re-open the dance hall he built […]
‘The Zero Theorem’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Fenton, score, Soundtrack, Terry Gilliam, The Zero Theorem
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for Terry Gilliam’s sci-fi drama The Zero Theorem. The album features the film’s original music composed by George Fenton (Dangerous Beauty, Groundhog Day, Hitch) who previously scored the director’s The Fisher King. Also included is the song Creep by Argentine jazz singer Karen Souza. The soundtrack will […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 29, 2013)
Posted: September 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Betrayal, BT, CBS, Danny Lux, David E. Kelley, Erica Weis, Gabriel Mann, George Fenton, HBO, Ironside, James S. Levine, John Swihart, Masters of Sex, Michael Penn, Michael Suby, Mike DiMattia, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, NBC, Orr Rebhun, Robert Lydecker, Scott Clausen, Sean Saves the World, Showtime, Sleepy Hollow, The Crazy Ones, The CW, The Millers, The Originals, We Are Men, Welcome to the Family
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series Masters of Sex created by Michelle Ashford and starring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson, as well as Caitlin Fitzgerald, Nicholas D’Agosto and Teddy Sears. The show’s original score is composed by Michael Penn […]
George Fenton to Score Disneynature’s ‘Bears’
Posted: August 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bears, Disneynature, George Fenton
George Fenton has been hired to score Disneynature’s upcoming documentary Bears. The film is directed by Alastair Fothergill (Earth, African Cats, Chimpanzee) and Keith Scholey (African Cats) and showcases a year in the life of two mother bears as they impart life lessons to their impressionable young cubs. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming […]
George Fenton Scoring Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Zero Theorem’
Posted: July 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, Terry Gilliam, The Zero Theorem
George Fenton is currently scoring the upcoming sci-fi drama The Zero Theorem. The film is directed by Terry Gilliam and stars Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Matt Damon, Lucas Hedges, Peter Stormare and Melanie Thierry. The movie follows an eccentric computer genius plagued with existential angst as he works on a mysterious […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 12, 2013)
Posted: April 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 42, Austin Wintory, Disconnect, George Fenton, Hanan Townshend, Into the White, It's a Disaster, James L. Venable, Mark Isham, Max Richter, Nils Petter Molvaer, Scary Movie 5, The Angels' Share, To the Wonder
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sports drama 42 written and directed by Brian Helgeland and stars Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Alan Tudyk, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Brad Beyer and T.R. Knight. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, A River […]
‘The Angel’s Share’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Fenton, Ken Loach, score, Soundtrack, The Angels' Share
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for Ken Loach’s comedy drama The Angel’s Share. The album features the film’s original score composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator George Fenton (Gandhi, The Fisher King, Groundhog Day). Also included are two songs featured in the film by by The Proclaimers and Deadmau5. The soundtrack is […]
George Fenton Scoring Stephen Frears’ ‘Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight’
Posted: January 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, HBO, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, Stephen Frears
George Fenton is scoring the upcoming HBO original movie Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. The film is directed by Stephen Frears and stars Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Benjamin Walker, Danny Glover, Barry Levinson, Pablo Schreiber, Ed Begley Jr., Bob Balaban and Kathleen Chalfant. The movie chronicles Ali’s battle with the Supreme Court over his Muslim beliefs […]
