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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2011)

September 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 2 comments

Tags: Abduction, Asche & Spencer, Dolphin Tale, Edward Shearmur, Johnny Klimek, Killer Elite, Machine Gun Preacher, Mark Isham, Moneyball, Mychael Danna, Reinhold Heil, score, Soundtrack

Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the the family movie Dolphin Tale directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr., Kris Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble. The film’s score is written by Mark Isham. Varese Sarabande will be releasing the soundtrack album including Isham’s music on October 11, 2011. For the soundtrack details, visit our previous article.

Also opening this weekend is the drama Moneyball directed by Bennett Mikler and starring Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Pratt. The film’s music is composed by Mychael Danna. A soundtrack album featuring Danna’s score, as well as two songs by Kerris Dorsey and This Will Destroy You has been released earlier this week on Madison Gate Records. To find out more about the album and listen to audio clips, visit our soundtrack announcement,

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‘Moneyball’ Soundtrack Details

September 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Moneyball, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack

The details of the Moneyball soundtrack have been revealed. Madison Gate Records is set to release the album on September 20, 2011 digitally and as an on-demand CD-R on Amazon. The soundtrack includes the original score by composer Mychael Danna, as well as two songs from the movie by Kerris Dorsey and This Will Destroy You. Check out samples from all tracks on the album after the jump. Moneyball marks Danna’s second collaboration with director Bennett Miller. The movie starring Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Pratt recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and will be released in theaters on September 23, 2011.

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‘Moneyball’ Soundtrack Announced

August 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Moneyball, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack

Madison Gate Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Moneyball. The album features the original score from the film by composer Mychael Danna (Capote, Little Miss Sunshine). The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2011 and will be available digitally and as an on demand CD-R. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon and check back on this page for audio clips and the full track list to be published soon. To listen to a few short preview clips of Danna’s music, visit the official movie website. Moneyball is directed by Bennett Miller and stars Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Pratt.

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Mychael Danna to score ‘Moneyball’ and ‘Life of Pi’

February 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Ang Lee, Bennett Miller, Life of Pi, Moneyball, Mychael Danna

Film Music Reporter has learned that Mychael Danna has started work on the upcoming drama Moneyball. The film tells the story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players. The movie stars Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Pratt. Moneyball is based on a book by Michael Lewis (The Blind Side) and is directed by Bennett Miller who previously worked with Mychael Danna on 2005’s Oscar nominated biopic Capote.

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