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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 20, 2013)

September 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the dramatic thriller Prisoners directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Terrance Howard, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano. Jóhann Jóhannsson (Personal Effects, For Ellen) has composed the film’s score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. To listen to audio clips and to check out the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement, which also features a video interview with Johannsson. Also check out another interview with the composer on Billboard.

Also opening wide is the dance drama Battle of the Year directed by Benson Lee and starring Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz and Chris Brown. The film’s original score is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Revolution, Identity Thief). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the film earlier this week. The album features a suite from the composer’s score, as well as the songs featured in the movie by such artists as The Roots, Chubb Rock, Kool Kojak, Speedometer, Digital Underground and PC’s Ltd. To check out the full soundtrack details, visit our previous news article.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘Last Vegas’

July 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Jon Turteltaub, Last Vegas, Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Mothersbaugh has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Last Vegas. The film is directed by Jon Turteltaub and stars Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline as four best friends in their late-60’s, who decide to escape retirement and throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the last single member of their group. Mary Steenburgen, Jerry Ferrara, Romany Malco and Roger Bart are co-starring. Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Cars, Bolt) wrote the screenplay and Laurence Mark (Jerry Maguire, I, Robot, Dreamgirls) and Amy Baer are producing the project.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 13, 2013)

January 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: Banshee, Cinemax, Continuum, Daniel Licht, Deception, Jeff Danna, Mark Mothersbaugh, Methodic Doubt, NBC, Syfy, The Carrie Diaries, The CW

A number of new TV shows will be premiering this week:

Premiering tomorrow is The CW drama The Carrie Diaries based on based on the bestselling novel by Candace Bushnell and starring AnnaSophia Robb, Austin Butler, Ellen Wong, Katie Findlay, Stefania Owen, Brendan Dooling, Chloe Bridges, Freema Agyeman and Matt Letscher. The prequel to the HBO hit show Sex And The City is executive produced by Amy B. Harris, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein, Candace Bushnell, Miguel Arteta who also directed the pilot episode. The show’s score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (21 Jump Street, Hotel Transylvania). The series will be airing every Monday night on The CW. Check out our previous article for more information on the project and visit the official show website for updates.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 28, 2012)

September 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Bringing Up Bobby, Christophe Beck, Dustin O'Halloran, Hotel Transylvania, Junkie XL, Klaus Badelt, Looper, Marcelo Zarvos, Mark Kilian, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nathan Johnson, Pitch Perfect, Solomon Kane, The Other Dream Team, Tom Holkenborg, Won't Back Down

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Hotel Transylvania directed by Genndy Tartakov and featuring the voice talent of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, CeeLo Green and Jon Lovitz. The film’s music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh who previously scored Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. The film’s original song Problem performed by Becky G feat. will.i.am is now available to download on iTunes. No full soundtrack album has been announced yet. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.

Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller Looper directed by Rian Johnson and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels, Noah Segan and Piper Perabo. The film’s score is composed by Nathan Johnson who previously worked with the director on Brick and The Brothers Bloom. Cut Narrative has released the soundtrack album digitally and limited edition CD version featuring music not included on the digital release is available on La-La Land Records. For audio clips, check out our previous article. Also click here for a behind-the-scenes look at creating the score and check out a video interview with the composer at the film’s world premiere in Toronto.

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Rolfe Kent Receives BMI’s Richard Kirk Award

May 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: BMI Film & Television Awards, John Williams, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mychael Danna, Richard Kirk Award, Rolfe Kent, Thomas Newman

This past Wednesday, Rolfe Kent has received the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film and TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The award is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. BMI has published a video of Kent’s full acceptance speech, which can be checked out after the jump, where you can also find interviews with other composers who received awards at the event, including John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse), Thomas Newman (The Help), Mark Mothersbaugh (21 Jump Street, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked) and Mychael Danna (Moneyball). For the full list of winners, visit BMI’s website.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 18, 2012)

May 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Battleship, Brian Ralston, Christian Henson, Crooked Arrows, Elena, Erran Baron Cohen, Gast Waltzing, Hysteria, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nick Urata, Philip Glass, Polisse, Stephen Warbeck, Steve Jablonsky, The Dictator, Virginia, What to Expect When You're Expecting

Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is Universal Pictures’ action tentpole Battleship directed by Peter Berg and starring Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Hamish Linklater and Rihanna. The film’s music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers). Varese Sarabande Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. For the full album details and to listen to audio clips, visit our previous article. Also check out this recent Variety article on Jablonsky’s work on the film based on Hasbro’s classical naval combat board game.

Also opening wide is the ensemble comedy ensemble What to Expect When You’re Expecting directed by Kirk Jones and starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock and Rodrigo Santoro. Mark Mothersbaugh has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Chiddy Bang, The Human League, Kinky, Sleeper Agent, Black Lips, Robert Palmer and David Gray has been released by Capitol Records. For audio clips and the full track list, check out our soundtrack announcement.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘The Carrie Diaries’

May 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Mark Mothersbaugh, The Carrie Diaries, The CW

Mark Mothersbaugh has recently scored the pilot for the CW drama The Carrie Diaries. The project based on the bestselling novel by Candace Bushnell is a prequel to the HBO hit show Sex And The City starring Sarah Jessica Parker, and follows the life of Carrie Bradshaw in the 1980s when she asks her first questions about love, sex, friendship and family while exploring the worlds of high school and Manhattan. The show stars AnnaSophia Robb as Young Carrie, as well as Austin Butler, Katie Findlay, Freeman Agyeman, Matt Letscher, Chloe Bridges, Stefania Owen and Ellen Wong. The pilot is written by Amy Harris (Gossip Girl) who is executive producing the show with Bushnell, Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage (The O.C.) and Len Goldstein for Fake Empire. Miguel Artega (The Good Girl, Cedar Rapids) is directing the pilot.

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Mark Mothersbaugh’s ‘Safe’ Soundtrack Released

May 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Mark Mothersbaugh, Safe, score, Soundtrack

Pale Blue Records has released a soundtrack album for the Jason Statham-starring thriller Safe. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (21 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums). The digital-only release is available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all 22 tracks on the album after the jump. Safe is directed by Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans) and co-stars hris Sarandon and Robert John Burke. The movie produced by Lawrence Bender (Pulp Fiction) and Dana Brunetti & Kevin Spacey (The Social Network) follows a former elite agent who rescues a young Chinese girl carrying vital secrets that both the Chinese and Russian Mafia are intent on obtaining in order to blackmail world governments. The thriller is currently playing in theaters.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 27, 2012)

April 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Bernie, Graham Reynolds, Lucas Vidal, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Andrews, Rostam Batmanglij, Safe, score, Sound of my Voice, Soundtrack, The Five-Year Engagement, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Raven, Theodore Shapiro

Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the Aardman Animation’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D stop-motion animated feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits directed by Peter Lord (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) & Jeff Newitt and featuring the voice talent of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and David Tennant. The film’s score is composed by Theodore Shapiro. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music has been released earlier this week on Madison Gates Records and is available exclusively on iTunes. Visit our soundtrack announcement to find out more about the release.

Also opening wide is the period thriller The Raven directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) and starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson. The score for the film about the final days of Edgar Allan Poe is composed by Lucas Vidal. A soundtrack album featuring Vidal’s original music has been released by Relativity Music Group. Visit iTunes to download the album and check out our previous article for the full album details, including audio clips. Also visit Film School Rejects for a lengthy video interview with the composer about his work on the movie.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’

March 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Kirk Jones, Mark Mothersbaugh, What to Expect When You're Expecting

Mark Mothersbaugh is scoring the upcoming ensemble comedy What to Expect When You’re Expecting. The film is directed by Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine, Everybody’s Fine) and stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock and Rodrigo Santoro. The movie based on the New York Times bestseller by Heidi Murkoff follows five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. Shauna Cross (Whip It) and Heather Hach (Freaky Friday) adapted the material for the screen. Mike Medavoy & Arnold Messner (Black Swan, Shutter Island), and David Thwaites (Miss Potter) are producing the Alcon Entertainment and Phoenix Pictures production. What to Expect When You’re Expecting will be released in theaters on May 18, 2012 by Lionsgate.

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