Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Strange Magic directed by Gary Rydstrom, produced by George Lucas and featuring the voices of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein and Peter Stormare. Marius de Vries (Moulin Rouge, […]
Posts Tagged ‘Lorne Balfe’
Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe Scoring NBC’s ‘A.D.’
Posted: December 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.D., Claude-Michel Schonberg, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe are scoring the upcoming NBC event mini-series A.D.. The 12-parter is the sequel to last year’s History series The Bible and starts with the Crucifixion and The Resurrection and chronicles the events that follow. The show’s cast includes Juan Pablo di Pace, Vincent Regan, Greta Scacchi, Aniss Elkohen, Richard Coyle, […]
Lorne Balfe Scoring ‘Bone in the Throat’
Posted: December 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bone in the Throat, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe is composing the score for the upcoming British indie thriller Bone in the Throat. The film marks the feature directorial debut of commercials director Graham Henman and stars Ed Westwick, John Hannah, Tom Wilkinson, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Graves, Steven Mackintosh and Neil Maskell. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by Anthony […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 28, 2014)
Posted: November 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Before I Disappear, Christopher Lennertz, Darren Morze, Horrible Bosses 2, Jed Kurzel, Lorne Balfe, Penguins of Madagascar, The Babadook, The Imitation Game
Two new movies opened nationwide this past Wednesday: Opening in most theaters this week is the animated feature Penguins of Madagascar directed by Simon Smith & Eric Darnell and featuring the voice talent of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Chris Knights, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Annett Mahendru, Ken Jeong and Peter Stormare. The film’s original music […]
Lorne Balfe Scoring DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’
Posted: November 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Home, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe is scoring DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Home. The movie is directed by Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge) and features the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez. The film is based on Adam Rex’s book The True Meaning of Smekday and centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins […]
‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorne Balfe, Penguins of Madagascar, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Media Group will release a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Penguins of Madagascar. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, The Dilemma, The Bible). The soundtrack will be released on November 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. […]
Lorne Balfe Scoring ‘Dough’
Posted: October 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dough, John Goldschmidt, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe has recently recorded his score for the upcoming comedy drama Dough. The film is directed by John Goldschmidt and stars Jonathan Pryce, Phil Davis, Ian Hart, Pauline Collins and Jerome Holder. The movie centers on the unlikely friendship between an old Jewish baker trying to save his family business and a young Muslim refugee from Darfur trying […]
‘The Driver’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack, The Driver
14th Street Music has released a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Driver. The album features the series’ original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, The Penguins of Madagascar, Ironclad, The Dilemma, The Frozen Ground, Salinger). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Driver is created by Danny Brocklehurst […]
BBC’s ‘The Driver’ to Feature Music by Lorne Balfe
Posted: September 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Lorne Balfe, The Driver
Lorne Balfe has composed the music for the new BBC mini-series The Driver. The drama is created by Danny Brocklehurst and Jim Poyser and stars David Morrissey, Claudie Blakeley, Sacha Parkinson, Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Shaun Dingwall and Lee Ross. The three-parter follows a taxi driver who blames himself for a family mystery and accepts […]
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Almost Home’ Features Music by Lorne Balfe
Posted: March 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Almost Home, Dreamworks Animation, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe has composed the music for the new DreamWorks Animation short Almost Home. The 4-minute film introduces the characters of the studio’s upcoming feature Home directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge) and featuring the voices of Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Parsons and Rihanna who is also writing songs for the film. Check […]
