James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming fantasy movie Maleficent. The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland) and stars Angelina Jolie as the green-skinned wicked witch from Disney’s 1959 animated feature Sleeping Beauty. The movie tells the fairy tale from the perspective […]
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James Newton Howard to Score Disney’s ‘Maleficent’
Posted: October 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Newton Howard, Joe Roth, Maleficent, Robert Stromberg
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James Newton Howard to Return for ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
Posted: October 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Catching Fire, Francis Lawrence, James Newton Howard, The Hunger Games
James Newton Howard has confirmed in a recent interview with Filmmusicsite.com, Underscores.fr and BSO Spirit (available to listen here) at last weekend’s Ghent Film Festival that he is attached to score the upcoming The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. The composer has scored this year’s first part in the series and has also written the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 10, 2012)
Posted: August 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bruce Hornsby, Goats, Hope Springs, James Newton Howard, Jason Schwartzman, Judith Hill, Moby, Red Hook Summer, The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, Theodore Shapiro, Woody Jackson
Three new studio features are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller The Bourne Legacy directed and co-written by Tony Gilroy and starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, Albert Finney, Scott Glenn, David Strathairn and Joan Allen. The film’s score is composed by James […]
Moby Records New Version of ‘Extreme Ways’ for ‘The Bourne Legacy’
Posted: August 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Extreme Ways, James Newton Howard, Joseph Trapanese, Moby, The Bourne Legacy
Spinner has published a short video from the recording sessions of a new version of Moby‘s song Extreme Ways for Tony Gilroy’s action thriller The Bourne Legacy. The track was partly recorded with a 110-piece orchestra with the help of composers James Newton Howard (who also composed the film’s score) and Joseph Trapanese (Tron: Uprising). Check out the […]
‘The Bourne Legacy’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: July 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Bourne Legacy, Tony Gilroy
Cinema Musica has published audio clips from all tracks on the soundtrack release for Tony Gilroy’s action thriller The Bourne Legacy. The album features the film’s score composed by James Newton Howard who previously collaborated with the director on Michael Clayton and Duplicity. Also included is a new version of Moby’s Extreme Ways, which is […]
‘The Bourne Legacy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, Moby, score, Soundtrack, The Bourne Legacy, Tony Gilroy
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for Tony Gilroy’s action thriller The Bourne Legacy. The album features the film’s original score composed by James Newton Howard. Also included is a new version of Moby’s song Extreme Ways, which has been featured in all of the previous three films in the […]
James Newton Howard to Score M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘After Earth’
Posted: July 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: After Earth, James Newton Howard, M. Night Shyamalan, Will Smith
Director M. Night Shyamalan has confirmed on Twitter that he will be reuniting with composer James Newton Howard on his next feature After Earth. The sci-fi movie stars Will and Jaden Smith as a father and son who crash-land on Earth one thousand years after mankind has abandoned the planet. The crash leaves the father […]
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘The Bourne Legacy’ Soundtrack
Posted: June 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Bourne Legacy, Tony Gilroy
Varese Sarabande Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Tony Gilroy’s action thriller The Bourne Legacy. The album features the film’s original score composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator James Newton Howard. Also included is a new version of Moby’s song Extreme Ways, which has been featured in the previous three installments […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 1, 2012)
Posted: June 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cristiada, Elia Cmiral, For Greater Glory, High School, James Horner, James Newton Howard, Piranha 3DD, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Newton Brothers
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 […]
‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Florence + the Machine, James Newton Howard, score, Snow White and the Huntsman, Soundtrack
The details for the soundtrack album for epic fantasy adventure Snow White and the Huntsman have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by James Newton Howard, as well as the new original song Breath Of Life by Florence + the Machine (listen to the full song after the jump). Universal Republic […]
