Audio clips from the soundtrack for Dan Gilroy’s thriller Nightcrawler have been published. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, Signs, The Sixth Sense, Michael Clayton). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2014 and physically later this month. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and […]
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‘Nightcrawler’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: October 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Gilroy, James Newton Howard, Nightcrawler
James Newton Howard’s ‘Eye for an Eye’ Score Released
Posted: September 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eye for an Eye, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released the world premiere soundtrack album for Paramount Pictures’ 1996 thriller Eye for an Eye directed by John Schlesinger and starring Sally Field, Ed Harris and Kiefer Sutherland. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The […]
James Newton Howard to Score Dan Gilroy’s ‘Nightcrawler’
Posted: June 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Gilroy, James Newton Howard, Nightcrawler, Tony Gilroy
James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming indie thriller Nightcrawler. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Dan Gilroy (Real Steel, Two for the Money) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed and Kevin Rahm. The movie tells the story of a driven young man who discovers the nocturnal […]
James Newton Howard to Score Edward Zwick’s ‘Pawn Sacrifice’
Posted: May 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Edward Zwick, James Newton Howard, Pawn Sacrifice, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
James Newton Howard is reuniting with director Edward Zwick on the upcoming biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice. The film is set at the height of the Cold War and tells the true story of U.S. chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and his epic faceoff against Russia’s Boris Spassky. Tobey Maguire is portraying Fischer while Liev Schreiber plays his archrival. Peter […]
‘Maleficent’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, Maleficent, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Maleficent. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense). Also featured is Lana Del Rey’s new cover version of the song Once Upon a Dream, which was featured in the movie’s trailer and was released earlier […]
James Newton Howard’s ‘Falling Down’ Score Released
Posted: January 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Falling Down, James Newton Howard, Joel Schumacher, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack album for the 1993 thriller Falling Down directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall and Barbara Hershey. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, The Fugitive). Marty Paich conducted the orchestra. […]
James Newton Howard Scoring ‘Cut Bank’
Posted: January 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cut Bank, Edward Zwick, James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is composing the score for the upcoming thriller Cut Bank. The film is directed by Matt Shakman (Mad Men, Six Feet Under) and stars Liam Hemsworth, John Malkovich, Billy Bob Thornton, Teresa Palmer, Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt and Michael Stuhlbarg. The movie follows a former-athlete-turned-auto-mechanic who dreams of getting out of Cut […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 22, 2013)
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Contracted, Delivery Man, James Newton Howard, Jon Brion, Kevin Riepl, Philomena, The Christmas Candle, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Tim Atack
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of the bestselling novel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland. Republic Records has released […]
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Score Album Details
Posted: October 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Universal Republic will release a score album for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, Signs King Kong). The soundtrack will be released on November 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously announced, the label will also […]