Simon Franglen revealed in a recent interview with Pop Culture Tonight that James Horner was contracted to score the upcoming fantasy epic The Great Wall before his death last summer. The job ultimately went to Ramin Djawadi who is composing the music for the film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu and Eddie […]
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James Horner Revealed as Original Composer for ‘The Great Wall’
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Horner, Simon Franglen, The Great Wall, The Magnificent Seven
Mercury Classics to Release James Horner’s ‘Collage – The Last Work’
Posted: August 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Collage, James Horner
Mercury Classics will release James Horner‘s concert piece, Collage, which was the composer’s last work before he passed away last summer. The concerto for four horns and orchestra was commissioned by the Houston Symphony and the International Horn Society and premiered in March of 2015 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Horner (Titanic, Avatar, […]
Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Magnificent Seven
The track list of the soundtrack album for Antoine Fuqua’s western The Magnificent Seven has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music is composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) and Simon Franglen. The soundtrack, which has a run time of 77 minutes, will be released on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The […]
‘Living in the Age of Airplanes’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, Living in the Age of Airplanes, score, Soundtrack
It was announced today that the soundtrack album for the documentary Living in the Age of Airplanes will be released digitally this coming October. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Apollo 13). Visit the official movie website to listen to audio samples from all 16 […]
James Horner’s Complete ‘The Rocketeer’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, Joe Johnston, score, Soundtrack, The Rocketeer
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1991 period superhero movie The Rocketeer directed by Joe Johnston and starring Bill Campbell, Alan Arkin, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Sorvino and Timothy Dalton. The album features the expanded score from the Walt Disney Pictures production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man, Aliens, A Beautiful […]
Sony Classical to Release James Horner’s & Simon Franglen’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Soundtrack
Posted: June 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, James Horner, score, Simon Franglen, Soundtrack, The Magnificent Seven
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the western The Magnificent Seven. The album features the film’s original music composed by late composer James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Simon Franglen. The soundtrack is set to be released on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page […]
Varese Sarabande to Release 2013 Hollywood in Vienna Gala Honoring James Horner
Posted: April 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hollywood in Vienna, James Horner, Max Steiner Award
Varese Sarabande has announced a Blu-ray release of the Hollywood in Vienna 2013 Film Music Gala, which featured late composer James Horner as an honored guest and recipient of the Max Steiner Award. David Newman conducted the ORF Vienna Radio-Symphony Orchestra at the Vienna Konzerthaus. The Blu-ray features the concert gala, including performances of several […]
Simon Franglen Scoring Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’
Posted: March 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antoine Fuqua, James Horner, score, Simon Franglen, Soundtrack, The Magnificent Seven
Simon Franglen is currently recording his music for the upcoming The Magnificent Seven remake. The score is based on themes that late composer James Horner wrote before he passed away last summer. The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, King Arthur) and stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia […]
Deluxe Soundtrack Albums for ‘Executive Decision’ and ‘Cocoon: The Return’ Announced
Posted: February 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bloodline, Cocoon: The Return, Ennio Morricone, Executive Decision, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in the label’s CD Club series. They include a deluxe edition of the soundtrack for the 1996 action thriller Executive Decision directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry and John Leguizamo. The album features the expanded score from the film composed and conducted […]
James Horner’s ‘Aliens’ Live-to-Picture Concert Announced
Posted: February 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Aliens, James Cameron, James Horner
The Royal Albert Hall has announced the world premiere performance of James Horner‘s original music for the 1986 sci-fi thriller Aliens performed live-to-picture. The concert will be performed live by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and conducted by Ludwig Wicki. Horner received one of his first two Academy Award nominations for his work on the film directed by James Cameron and […]