Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming thriller The Equalizer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven). The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2014. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Equalizer is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and stars Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. The movie is based on the 80s television show and follows a retired covert operative who is working at a Home Depot when one of his acts of kindness towards a prostitute gets him embroiled with the Russian mob.
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‘The East’ Soundtrack Released
Fox Music has released a soundtrack album for the espionage thriller The East. The album includes the film’s original score composed by Halli Cauthery and featuring themes by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Spy Game). Also included is Rostam Batmanglij’s Doc’s Song. The soundtrack is now available on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The East is directed by Zal Batmanglij and stars Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Julia Ormond and Patricia Clarkson. The film follows a former FBI agent who goes undercover to infiltrate an anarchist collective seeking revenge against major corporations guilty of covering up criminal activity. The thriller opened this past May in theaters and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score ‘The Equalizer’
Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming thriller The Equalizer. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen, King Arthur) and stars Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Melissa Leo, David Meunier, Haley Bennett and Marton Csokas. The movie is based on the 1980s television show created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim and follows a retired covert operative who is working at a Home Depot when one of his acts of kindness towards a prostitute gets him embroiled with the Russian mob. Richard Wenk (The Expendables 2, 16 Blocks) wrote the screenplay and Todd Black & Jason Blumenthal (The Pursuit of Happyness, Knowing) and Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump) are producing the project for Escape Artists, alongside Alex Siskin, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge and original series creator Michael Sloan. Gregson-Williams has previously written the music for Fuqua’s feature directorial debut The Replacement Killers and has also scored Tony Scott’s The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 for Escape Artists.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 31, 2013)
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi adventure After Earth directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith. The film’s music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village) who regularly works with the director. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally earlier this week. The CD version is currently set to be released on June 11. Check out our soundtrack announcement article for audio clips and the full album details.
Also opening wide is the heist thriller Now You See Me directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Michael Kelly, Dave Franco and Common. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast Five, The Expendables) composed the film’s original score. Glassnote Records has released a soundtrack album featuring selections from Tyler’s score, as well as Two Door Cinema Club’s Sun, Phoenix’s Entertainment and a remix of Tyler’s score by Robert DeLong. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to watch a recording sessions video.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 3, 2012)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Total Recall directed by Len Wiseman and starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, John Cho and Ethan Hawke. Harry Gregson-Williams has composed the film’s original score. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. The album is available digitally on iTunes and a physical release is reportedly in the works. Visit our previous news article for the full soundtrack details. Also check out a short interview with Gregson-Williams about his work on the project in Beatweek Magazine.
Also opening wide is the family movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days directed by David Bowers and starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn. The film’s score is composed by Edward Shearmur (Charlie’s Angels, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) who previously scored last year’s second installment in the series. No plans for a soundtrack release have been announced. To watch the trailer and learn more about the third part of the franchise, visit 20th Century Fox’s official movie website.
‘Total Recall’ Soundtrack Details
Madison Gate Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Total Recall. The album features the film’s original score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 31, 2012. Audio clips from all 20 tracks on the album can be checked out on iTunes. Total Recall is directed by Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) and stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, John Cho and Ethan Hawke. Sony Pictures will release the movie nationwide on August 3.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 8, 2012)
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath & Conrad Vernon and featuring a voice cast including Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston and Martin Short. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring selections from the film’s score composed by Hans Zimmer, as well as the songs featured in the movie by Peter Asher, Yolanda Be Cool and Katy Perry. To find out more about the soundtrack release and listen to audio clips, visit our previous article. For a short video interview with Zimmer about his work on the animated feature, click here.
Also opening wide is one of the most anticipated films of the year, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus starring Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Ben Foster. Marc Streitenfeld has composed the film’s score and Harry Gregson-Williams has provided additional music. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring Streitenfeld’s music, as well as two tracks by Gregson-Williams. Click here to check out our soundtrack announcement. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an audio interview with Streitenfeld on his fifth score for a Ridley Scott-directed film. Another interview with the composer can be checked out on Static Mass Emporium.
‘Prometheus’ to Feature Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Harry Gregson-Williams has revealed on his official Facebook fan page that is currently working on Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated sci-fi film Prometheus. According to the composer, he will be “supplementing the score” by Marc Streitenfeld who is the film’s primary composer. Gregson-Williams previously collaborated with Scott on 2005’s historical epic Kingdom of Heaven. Prometheus starring Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Ben Foster follows a team of explorers who discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth. The film will be released on June 8, 2012 by 20th Century Fox.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 25, 2011)
Three new movies opened in wide release this past Wednesday:
The film released in most theaters this Thanksgiving weekend is the new movie adaptation of The Muppets directed by James Bobin and starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper. The film’s score is written by Christophe Beck and Bret McKenzie serves as the project’s music supervisor and has also written several songs for the movie. To find out more about McKenzie’s work on the film, check out interviews in the New York Times, TWoP and The Hollywood Reporter. A soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film has been released on Walt Disney Records. To find out more about the album, visit out our previous article. No release of Beck’s score has been announced at this point. To learn more about Beck’s contributions to the film, check out an article in Variety.
Also opening wide is the family movie Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Sascha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone and Christopher Lee. Howard Shore has composed the music for the film. A soundtrack album including the composer’s score has been released on his own label Howe Records last Tuesday. For more information and audio clips, visit our soundtrack announcement. Also check out Shore’s official website for an interview with the composer about his work on the film and a recent article in Variety to learn more about his latest collaboration with Scorsese.
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Andrew Adamson’s ‘Mister Pip’
Harry Gregson-Williams has mentioned in a recent interview with Animated Views that he has just started to work on the score for the indie drama Mister Pip. The movie is directed by Andrew Adamson who has collaborated with the composer on the director’s previous movies, including the first two Shrek films and the first and second installment in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Mister Pip is based on the novel by Lloyd Jones and stars Hugh Laurie as last the white man left on the war-torn island of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea who reads the kids his favorite novel, Great Expectations. A young girl conjures the novel’s Victorian characters and befriends Pip who helps her to endure the violence and moral uncertainty of her daily life. Kerry Fox, Alliv Samson and Eka Darville are co-starring. Adamson is producing the Olympus Pictures and Eyeworks production with Leslie Urdang & Dean Vanech (Rabbit Hole, Beginners) and Robin Scholes (Once Were Warriors).