Alexandre Desplat has won his first Satellite Award in the Original Score category for his music for Ben Affleck’s Argo at tonight’s 17th Annual Satellite Awards ceremony at the Intercontinental Hotel in Beverly Hills. He was previously nominated for his two scores for the final two Harry Potter movies. The other composers nominated in the category were Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina), Thomas Newman (Skyfall), Jonny Greenwood (The Master) and John Williams (Lincoln). In the Original Song category, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil received the honor for the song Suddenly from Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables.
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‘Les Misérables’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of the stage musical Les Misérables have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg and with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and performed by cast members including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, Colm Wilkinson and Sacha Baron Cohen. Also included is the new original song Suddenly composed by Schonberg and featuring lyrics by Alain Boublil. Anne Dudley (The Crying Game, The Full Monty) serves as the film’s music producer. The soundtrack will be released on December 25, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also download the album and listen to audio clips. Les Misérables will be released on December 25 by Universal Pictures.
Republic Records to Release ‘Les Miserables’ Soundtrack
Republic Records will release the official soundtrack album for Tom Hooper’s new film adaptation of Les Miserables. The album features the film’s songs composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg and with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, as well as the new original song Suddenly composed by Schonberg and featuring lyrics by Alain Boublil. As previously reported, Anne Dudley serves as the movie’s music producer. The soundtrack is set to be released on December 24, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this site for the full album details. Les Miserables stars Hugh Jackman in the lead role of Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Redmayne as Marius and Helena Bonham Carter & Sacha Baron Cohen as Mr. and Mrs. Thernardier.
Anne Dudley to Serve as Music Producer on Tom Hooper’s ‘Les Miserables’
Anne Dudley is currently working as the music producer for the upcoming new film adaptation of the classic musical Les Miserables featuring the music composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg. The film is helmed by Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) and stars Hugh Jackman in the lead role of Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Redmayne as Marius and Helena Bonham Carter & Sacha Baron Cohen as Mr. and Mrs. Thernardier. Williams Nicholson (Gladiator, First Knight) has written the screenplay with Schonberg and Alain Boubill based on the novel by Victor Hugo.