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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 19, 2011)

August 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Four new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in almost 3000 theaters is the horror comedy Fright Night directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Please, David Tennant and Toni Collette. The film’s music is composed by Ramin Djawadi. A soundtrack CD will be released on August 30, 2011 by Varese Sarabande. The album is already available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more details.

Also opening wide is the action remake of Conan the Barbarian directed by Marcus Nispel and starring Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan and Stephen Lang. Warner Bros Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s music by Tyler Bates. For more details and audio clips, visit our previous article. Also check out a lengthy audio interview with the composer on Film Music Magazine, as well as interviews with Bates about the project on Billboard, Huffington Post and Examiner. Finally, a short video feature, which includes Bates talking about his approach for the project can be found on ARTISTdirect.

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2011 Summer Television Music Roundup (Part 2)

July 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

In our second part of this summer’s roundup of television scores, we’re taking a look at the new and returning shows on FX, ABC Family and Starz. Also visit our previous article featuring shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, USA and Showtime.

FX:

The only new show this summer on FX is the comedy Wilfred. The show stars Elijah Wood as a depressed and unemployed worker who imagines seeing a man in a dog costume. Jason Gann and Fiona Gubelmann are co-starring and guest stars include Ed Helms, Chris Klein and Rashida Jones. Jim Dooley (Pushing Daisies, Obsessed) is providing the score for the show. Wilfred is based on an Australian series with the same title and is adapted by David Zuckerman (Family Guy, American Dad). Randall Einhorn (The Office, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) directed the pilot. The show’s first season of 13 episodes is currently airing every Thursday night on FX.

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2011 Summer Television Music Roundup (Part 1)

July 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

With an increasing number of major TV shows premiering during the summer months, Film Music Reporter presents a listing of this summer’s original shows and their composers. Featured in Part 1 of the Summer TV Roundup are the original shows on the networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), as well as on USA and Showtime. Check back for Part 2 to appear on this page soon.

ABC:

Airing every Tuesday night on the network is the drama Combat Hospital. The show centers on a group of doctors and nurses from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and other allied countries saving lives and limbs in a war zone military hospital modeled on a real facility in Afghanistan. Deborah Kara Unger, Michelle Borth, Elias Koteas, Terry Chen, Arnold Pinnock and Luke Mably are starring. The show’s music is composed by Edmund Butt (The Dark, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes) and additional music is written by Samuel Sim (The Deep).

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2011)

July 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alexandre Desplat, George S. Clinton, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Henry Jackman, John Kusiak, John Swihart, Love Etc., Lucky, Rachel Portman, Rob Simonsen, Salvation Boulevard, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Tabloid, Winnie The Pooh

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Already beating box office records is the fantasy sequel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat who scored his second Harry Potter film. A soundtrack album featuring Desplat’ score has been released on Watertower Music (click here for our soundtrack announcement including audio clips). To watch a short video from the score’s recording sessions and to listen to an audio interview with the composer, check out our previous article. Also check out Classic FM’s short interview with Desplat talking about his music for the final Harry Potter installment.

Also opening wide is Walt Disney Pictures’ animated film Winnie the Pooh. Henry Jackman composed the score for the movie. A soundtrack album featuring Jackman’s score, the film’s songs written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and an original song by Zooey Deschanel has been released on Walt Disney Records. For more information and audio clips, visit our soundtrack announcement. For a short video interview with Jackman from the red carpet at the movie’s Hollywood premiere, click here.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 1, 2011)

July 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Dark of the Moon, James Newton Howard, John Swihart, Larry Crowne, Mandy Hoffman, Michael Giacchino, Monte Carlo, score, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, Terri, The Perfect Host, Transformers

Three new movies are opening wide this holiday weekend:

Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Ken Jeong, Alan Tudyk, Frances McDormand and John Turturro already opened on Wednesday. The film’s music is composed by Steve Jablonsky. A score album has been released digitally and is available to download on iTunes (check out our soundtrack announcement for more information). A physical CD release is expected later this year. For an audio interview with Jablonsky talking about his score for the film, visit Film Music Magazine. A separate soundtrack with songs from the movie is also available. Click here for more details on the song album.

Also opening wide this weekend is the Tom Hanks-directed comedy drama Larry Crowne starring Hanks and Julia Roberts. The movie is scored by composer James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album featuring twelve songs from the film and one track of Newton Howard’s score has been released earlier this week on Rhino Records. Check out our previous article for more information and audio clips from the soundtrack.

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John Swihart Scoring ABC Family’s ‘Switched at Birth’

June 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: ABC Family, John Swihart, Switched at Birth, The Perfect Host

John Swihart is the composer on the new ABC Family drama Switched at Birth. The show centers around two teen girls who discover that they were accidentally switched at birth. One girl grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and two brothers, while the other one, who lost her hearing as a child due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a poor neighborhood. The series is created and produced by Lizzy Weiss (Blue Crush) and stars Vanessa Marano, Katie Leclerc, Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson and Lucas Grabee. Steve Miner (Halloween H2O, Forever Young) directed the pilot. Also producing are Paul Stupin (Dawson’s Creek) and John Ziffren (Melissa & Joey).

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John Swihart to Score ‘Nailed’

April 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: David O. Russell, Flypaper, John Swihart, Lucky, Nailed

Film Music Reporter has learned that composer John Swihart has been hired to score the satirical comedy Nailed. David O. Russell (The Fighter, Three Kings) directed the film back in 2008, but he left the production before it was completed. According to various reports, the backers are now shopping the movie to distributors and a test screening was recently held in California, indicating that the project is finally nearing completion. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel, James Marsden, Catherine Keener, Kirstie Alley, Paul Reubens, James Brolin, Tracey Morgan and Jon Stewart. Nailed centers on a small-town waitress who is shot in the head by a nail gun and later goes to Washington to fight for better health care, where she meets a clueless congressman. No distribution deal has been announced and it is unknown at this point when the film will be released.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 4, 2011)

February 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: David Hirschfelder, John Frizzell, John Swihart, Sanctum, The Other Woman, The Roommate

Two new movies open in wide release this weekend.

The Roommate starring Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly features a score by John Frizzell. As reported earlier this week, Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album including Frizzell’s score.

The James Cameron-produced thriller Sanctum starring Ioann Gruffud, Richard Roxburgh and Alice Parkinson features music by David Hirschfelder. A soundtrack album has been released on Varese Sarabande Records as announced here.

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John Swihart scoring ‘Flypaper’

January 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Flypaper, How I Met Your Mother, John Swihart, Losing Control, Mad Love, Mark Mancina, The Other Woman

Film Music Reporter has learned that John Swihart is the new composer of the crime comedy Flypaper directed by Rob Minkoff and starring Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd and Jeffrey Tambor. He has taken over scoring duties from Mark Mancina, who was originally attached to score the movie as reported last month. The film will have its premiere on January 28 at the Sundance Film Festival.

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