Harry Gregson-Williams has revealed in a recent interview with FSM Online that he will be scoring the upcoming remake of the sci-fi thriller Total Recall. The movie based on the Philip K. Dick short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale is directed by Len Wiseman and stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, John Cho and Ethan Hawke. Farrell plays factory worker Doug Quaid who is suffering from violent nightmares and begins to suspect that he’s a spy whose memory and personality were erased and replaced. Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Salt), Mark Bomback (Loive Free or Die Hard, Unstoppable) and James Vanderblit (Zodiac) have written the screenplay.
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‘Arthur Christmas’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Aardman’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s Arthur Christmas have been revealed. The album features the original score from the movie by Harry Gregson-Williams who previously scored Aardman’s Chicken Run (with John Powell) and Flushed Away. Madison Gate Records will be releasing the album in the US on November 22, 2011, both digitally and as an on demand CD-R on Amazon. Sony Classical is handling the release overseas. Audio clips of all tracks on the album can be checked out on Amazon.co.uk. Arthur Christmas is directed by Barry Cook and features the voice talent of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Ashley Jensen.
‘Life in a Day’ Soundtrack Details
EMI Music will be releasing a soundtrack album for the documentary Life in a Day. The album includes the score from the movie composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and Matthew Herbert. The album is set to be released digitally on October 24, 2011 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the soundtrack after the jump. Life in a Day directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Ridley Scott was shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on July 24th, 2010.
Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring ‘Arthur Christmas’
Harry Gregson-Williams is currently scoring Aardman Animations’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming feature Arthur Christmas. He is taking over scoring duties from Michael Giacchino and Adam Cohen who were originally attached to score the movie. Gregson-Williams has previously co-scored Aardman’s first full length feature Chicken Run with John Powell and was the principal composer on the company’s 2006 film Flushed Away. Arthur Christmas directed by Barry Cook (Mulan) centers on Arthur, the son of Santa and his ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. The movie’s voice talent includes James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Ashley Jensen.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 29, 2011)
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens directed by Jon Favreau, produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell. The film’s music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is now available to download on iTunes and will be released on CD on August 16. To check out the details of the album, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman and starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei. Christophe Beck and Nick Urata composed the movie’s score. A soundtrack album featuring twelve songs from the film has been released on Watertower Music. To listen to audio clips and learn more about the soundtrack, visit our previous article. No score album has been announced at this point.
‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of Cowboys & Aliens. The album features the original score from the film by Harry Gregson-Williams. The release date for the soundtrack has been pushed back two weeks since our last update and is now scheduled to come out on August 9, 2011. Check out the audio clips after the jump and pre-order the CD on Amazon where you can also download the album. Cowboys & Aliens is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell. Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg (creator of the original graphic novel) and co-writers Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing. The movie will be released on July 29 by Universal Pictures.
‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams Coming in July
UPDATE (July 19, 2011): Check out our new article for more details on the soundtrack and visit Amazon to order the album.
Varese Sarabande Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the upcoming sci-fi action western Cowboys & Aliens. The album features the original score from the film by composer Harry Gregson-Williams. The soundtrack will be released on July 26, 2011. It has been reported that the electronic music group Hybrid has collaborated with Gregson-Williams on the score. No word yet on if any of Hybrid’s contributions will be on the album. Check back on this page in a couple of weeks for more details and the full track list. Cowboys & Aliens is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell.
‘Life in a Day’ to feature music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Harry Gregson-Williams has recently recorded music for the upcoming documentary Life in a Day. The film was shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010. Around 4,500 hours were shot, having been sent in from 192 countries. The movie is directed by Kevin Macdonald who helmed the Award-winning docs One Day in September and Touching the Void, as well as the features The Last King of Scotland, State of Play and the upcoming The Eagle. Life in a Day also features music and sounds by Matthew Herbert who has been working on the documentary for quite some time (check out this YouTube video for more information on his role). No information has been given yet on the extent of Gregson-Williams’ involvement.
Harry Gregson-Williams to score ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
According to the film’s new trailer, Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi action movie Cowboys & Aliens. The Dreamworks movie is directed by Jon Favreau, who worked with composer John Debney on most of his movies including Elf, Zathura and Iron Man 2. Cowboys & Aliens stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell.The movie is set in Silver City, Arizona, where Apache Indians and Western settlers must lay their differences aside when an alien spaceship crash lands in their city. The movie is produced by Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and co-writers Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The movie is scheduled for a July 29, 2011 release date. To watch the trailer, check out Yahoo Movies or visit the official movie webpage to find out more about the film.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 12, 2010)
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Tony Scott’s new thriller Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson features a score by Harry Gregson-Williams. The movie has received the best reviews for any movie by the director in over a decade. The score has been described as a hybrid electronic/orchestral score in the vein of Gregson-Williams’ other scores for the director (Man on Fire, The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3). La-La-Land Records will be releasing a soundtrack album, featuring the score on December 7. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon.