Intrada Records has announced two new soundtrack albums, including the world premiere release of the score for the 1989 drama In Country directed by Norman Jewison and starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd. The album features the original music composed and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack features the content produced by the composer in 1989 for a possible release on the Warner Bros. label, as well as additional cues not included on album. To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store.
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James Horner to Score ‘Ender’s Game’
James Horner has signed on to score the upcoming sci-fi tentpole Ender’s Game. The film based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card is adapted for the screen and directed by Gavin Hood (X-Men: Wolverine, Tsotsi). The movie stars Asa Butterfield as Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, a genius strategist recruited by the government to help destroy an insect-like alien race. Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Aramis Knight, Moises Arias, Jimmy “Jax” Pinchak, Suraj Partha, Conor Carroll and Khylin Rhambo are co-starring. Gigi Pritzker & Linda McDonough (Drive, Rabbit Hole) are producing for OddLot Entertainment and Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek, Transformers) are producing for their K/O Paper Products company.
James Horner to Receive Max Steiner Award
James Horner has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert at Vienna Concert Hall on October 4, 2013. The Max Steiner Award honors extraordinary achievements within the genre of film music by the musical capital of Austria, Vienna. Previous recipients of the honor include Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, Lalo Schifrin and John Barry. Horner has written over 100 film scores including the scores for the two biggest box office hits of all time, Titanic and Avatar. His other credits include Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Apollo 13, Legends of the Fall, Field of Dreams, The Perfect Storm, House of Sand and Fog and The Amazing Spider-Man.
James Horner to Score Carlo Carlei’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
James Horner is currently scoring Carlo Carlei’s upcoming film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film stars Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld in the title roles. The movie’s cast also includes Damian Lewis as Lord Capulet, Natascha McElhone as Lady Capulet, Lesley Manville as the Nurse and Ed Westwick as Tybalt. Other actors include Paul Giamatti as Friar Laurence, Ed Westwick & Kodi Smit-McPhee as the lovers’ cousins, Tybalt and Benvolio and Stellan Skarsgard as Prince of Verona. Academy Award-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park, Downton Abbey) has penned the screenplay based on William Shakespeare’s play and is also producing the Amber Entertainment production with Ileen Maisel (Ripley’s Game) and Lawrence Elman.
James Horner to Compose Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Academy Award-winning composer James Horner is making a return to the concert stage and is composing a double concerto for violin and cello to be performed by Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen and cellist Håkon Samuelsen. The duo has been working with the composer on the double concerto since last year even before Horner completed his score for this summer’s The Amazing Spider-Man. The concert is set to premiere in the fall of 2013. More details about the piece and the concert location will be posted on this site within the next couple of months. Apart from rearranging his Titanic score for this year’s 3D world premiere in London, the project marks Horner’s first concert work since A Forest Passage, which was commissioned by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra more than a decade ago.
‘For Greater Glory’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the historical drama For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada. The album features the film’s music composed and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer James Horner. The soundtrack’s release date has been pushed back to October 2, 2012 since our last update. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon and listen to audio clips from all tracks on the album below. For Greater Glory directed by Dean Wright and starring Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Nestor Carbonell, Bruce Greenwood and Peter O’Toole was released in theaters earlier this summer and is set to be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on September 11.
Varese Sarabande to Release James Horner’s ‘For Greater Glory’ Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the historical epic drama For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by James Horner. The composer’s music was recorded with a 100-piece orchestra and choir at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2012. Check back on this site for the full album details. For Greater Glory is directed by Dean Wright and stars Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Bruce Greenwood, Nestor Carbonell and Peter O’Toole.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 6, 2012)
Three new movies are opening in wide release this week:
Already in theaters since this past Tuesday is the comic boot film reboot The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as The Lizard, as well as Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary. The film’s music is composed and conducted by James Horner. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the track list and audio clips, and click here for a montage including highlights from the score.
Also opening wide is the crime drama Savages directed by Oliver Stone and starring Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Uma Thurman, Emile Hirsch, Demian Bichir, Joel David Moore and John Travolta. Adam Peters has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music and Varese Sarabande have released a soundtrack album featuring selections from the score, as well as some of the movie’s songs by artists including Bob Dylan, Peter Tosh, Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation. Visit our soundtrack announcement for audio clips and more information. Also check out interviews with Peters in Variety and Film Music Magazine, as well as an audio interview on Movie Geeks United and a video interview from the film’s LA red carpet premiere with The Wrap.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Soundtrack Cover Art Revealed
The cover art for the soundtrack release of this summer’s tentpole picture The Amazing Spider-Man has been revealed. The album featuring the film’s original music composed and conducted by James Horner will be released in the US on July 3, 2012 and in several international markets the week before. Check out our previous article for the track list and visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Roughly five minutes of the score premiered today during Tim Burden’s Movie Magic show. Listen to the audio preview after the jump. The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary will be released nationwide on July 3 by Sony Pictures.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 1, 2012)
Only one new movie is opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is Universal Pictures’ epic fantasy adventure Snow White and the Huntsman directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Lily Cole, Sam Claflin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Nick Frost, Bob Hoskins, Toby Jones and Eddie Marsan. The film’s score is composed by James Newton Howard. The composer was also involved in the original song Breath Of Life by Florence + the Machine, which is featured on the soundtrack album along with the score and is available on Universal Republic. More details about the soundtrack release can be checked out in our previous article. For a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the song, which features footage from the orchestra recording sessions, click here.
Opening in semi-wide is the historical epic For Greater Glory (aka Cristiada) directed by Dean Wright about the Cristeros War (1926-1929) and starring Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Bruce Greenwood, Nestor Carbonell and Peter O’Toole. James Horner has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Horner recorded his score with a 100-piece orchestra in May of last year at Abbey Road Studios in London. Since our last update on the project, the film been picked up by ARC Entertainment for US distribution. More information about the film can be checked out on the official movie website.