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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 31, 2017)

March 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Carrie Pilby, Cezanne et moi, Clint Mansell, Danny Bensi, Despite the Falling Snow, Elvis Perkins, Eric Neveux, Ghost in the Shell, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Lorne Balfe, Michael Penn, Rachel Portman, Saunder Jurriaans, Steve Mazzaro, The Boss Baby, The Discovery, The Zookeeper's Wife

Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby directed by Tom McGrath and featuring the voices of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Miles Bakshi. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight) and Steve Mazzaro (Bullet to the Head). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche and Michael Pitt. Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah) and Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Terminator Genisys) have composed the film’s original music. Paramount Pictures has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from and inspired by the movie (click here for the full details). A separate soundtrack featuring Mansell’s music was originally set for release today by Lakeshore Records, but appears to have been canceled or postponed indefinitely.

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‘Ghost in the Shell’ to Feature Music by Lorne Balfe

March 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 17 comments

Tags: Clint Mansell, Ghost in the Shell, Lorne Balfe, Rupert Sanders

Lorne Balfe has composed original music for the upcoming film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. He is credited as the film’s composer alongside Clint Mansell who was previously announced as the movie’s composer. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the film’s score later this month. The sci-fi adventure is directed by Rupert Sanders and stars Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche and Michael Pitt. The movie based on the Japanese manga of the same title created by Masamune Shirow will be released nationwide on March 31, 2017 by Paramount Pictures.

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Music Inspired by ‘Ghost in the Shell’ to Be Released

March 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Ghost in the Shell, Soundtrack

Paramount Pictures will release a soundtrack album for the film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. The album features music inspired by the movie by artists including new tracks by DJ Shadow, Gary Numan, Johnny Jewel, Above & Beyond and Tricky. Also included is Steve Aoki’s remix of Kenji Kawai’s Utai IV: Reawakening, which is already available as a digital single. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 31, 2017 and can now be pre-ordered on Amazon. As previously reported, Lakeshore Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the movie’s original music by Clint Mansell. Ghost in the Shell is directed by Rupert Sanders and stars Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche and Michael Pitt.

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Lakeshore Records to Release ‘Logan’ & ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Soundtracks

February 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 2 comments

Tags: Clint Mansell, Ghost in the Shell, Logan, Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the comic book movie Logan directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z) who previously scored Mangold’s The Wolverine and 3:10 to Yuma. The soundtrack will be released in early March. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. The label will also release the soundtrack for the sci-fi adventure Ghost in the Shell directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche and Michael Pitt. The album features the film’s score composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain) and will be released on March 31.

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Clint Mansell to Score Rupert Sanders’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’

November 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 7 comments

Tags: Clint Mansell, Ghost in the Shell, Rupert Sanders

Director Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) revealed at a media event in Tokyo this weekend that Clint Mansell is scoring the upcoming film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. The film is based on the Japanese manga of the same title created by Masamune Shirow and stars Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche and Michael Pitt. The movie follows Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9, which is devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists and faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.

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