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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 3, 2013)

Only one new movie is opening wide this weekend:

iron-man-3Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is the superhero sequel Iron Man 3 directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Eagle Eye, Fast Five, The Expendables). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The label has also released the album Heroes Fall featuring songs from and inspired by the film (click here for more information). For audio interviews with Tyler about his work on the film, visit Film Music Magazine and Film Music Media and also visit Film School Rejects for another interview with the composer and Trailer Addict from a short video from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood.

love-is-all-you-needOpening in limited release is the romantic comedy Love Is All You Need co-written and directed by Susanne Bier and starring Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Sebastian Jessen, Molly Blixt Egelind, Paprika Steen, Kim Bodnia and Christiane Schaumburg-Muller. The film’s original score is composed by Johan Soderqvist who has previously collaborated with the director on such films as After the Wedding and Brothers. A soundtrack album will be released later this month. Check back on this page for updates. Also visit ASCAP’s We Create Music blog for a recent interview with the composer on the film, which premiered at last year’s Venice and Toronto Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures Classics. To learn more about the film. visit the official movie website.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 26, 2013)

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

pain-and-gainExpected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy Pain & Gain directed by Michael Bay and starring Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Ed Harris, Rob Corddry, Anthony Mackie, Bar Paly, Tony Shalhoub, Rebel Wilson and Ken Jeong. The film’s original score is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers series, Gangster Squad). Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. The album is already available digitally and will be released physically on May 21. For the full album details, visit our previous article.

big-weddingAlso opening wide is the ensemble romantic comedy The Big Wedding written and directed by Justin Zackham and starring Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace. Nathan Barr (Hostel, True Blood) has composed the film’s original score. The composer has also co-written the original song It’s a Wonderful Life with Lisbeth Scott for the project. No soundtrack album has been announced at this point. The movie centers on a modern family trying to survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a full blown family fiasco. To learn more about the comedy, visit the official movie website.

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‘What Maisie Knew’ Soundtrack Details

what-maisie-knewThe details of the soundtrack album for the indie drama What Maisie Knew have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nick Urata (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Ruby Sparks), as well as the title song Feeling of Being (What Maisie Knew) by Lucy Schwartz. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 30, 2013 and physically on May 7. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. What Maisie Knew is directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegel and stars Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Steve Coogan, Joanna Vanderham and Ontana Aprile. The movie follows a 6-year old girl who is caught up in the bitter divorce of her art dealer father and her rock star mother.The drama will be released on May 3, 2013 by Millennium Entertainment.

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Nick Urata to Score ‘Premature’

nick-urataNick Urata is scoring the upcoming indie teen comedy Premature. The film is directed by Dan Beers and stars John Karna as a teenager who is poised to finally lose his virginity, but when things go wrong, he inexplicably finds himself having to relive the same day over and over again until he gets it right. Katie Findlay, Alan Tudyk, Craig Roberts, Adam Riegler and Carlson Young are co-starring. Beers has co-written the screenplay with Mathew Harawitz. Aaron Ryder (The Prestige, The Raven) and Karen Lunder (Sleepover) are producing the FilmNation Entertainment production. Premature is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere later this year.

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‘A.C.O.D.’ to Feature Music by Nick Urata

Nick Urata has composed the music for the indie comedy A.C.O.D.. The film is directed by Stuart Zicherman (writer of Elektra) and stars Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jane Lynch, Ken Howard and Clark Duke. The movie follows a man who learns he was enlisted in a study about divorced children many years ago and is ushered into a present-day follow-up study. Zicherman has also co-written the screenplay with Ben Karlin. Karlin has produced the Black Bear Pictures production with Teddy Schwarzman (Broken City, At Any Price) and Tim Perell (Last Chance Harvey). A.C.O.D. is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month.

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NIck Urata Scoring ‘What Maisie Knew’

Nick Urata has taken over scoring duties on the indie drama What Maisie Knew. The film is directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel (The Deep End, Bee Season) and stars Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Steve Coogan, Onata Aprile, Joanna Vanderham, Diana Garcia and Joel Garland. The movie based on a novel by Henry James and follows a 6-year old girl who is caught up in the bitter divorce of her art dealer father and her rock star mother. Charles Weinstock (Fracture) & William Teitler (The Polar Express) and Daniel Crown & Daniela Taplin Lundberg (The Kids Are All Right) are producing the Red Crown Productions project. Urata is replacing Peter Nashel who was previously attached to score the film as reported earlier this year.

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Nick Urata to Perform Music from ‘Ruby Sparks’ at Largo

Nick Urata will perform an intimate show at Largo at the Coronet on Thursday, August 16 in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of his soundtrack to Ruby Sparks. The composer and DeVotchKa frontman will be accompanied by an eight-piece ensemble and perform selections from the score for Ruby Sparks, other score pieces he composed, including the music to Little Miss Sunshine and I Love You Phillip Morris, as well as solo material. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris who directed both Little Miss Sunshine and Ruby Sparks will be introducing the show. For more information and to order tickets, visit Largo’s website. The soundtrack for Ruby Sparks is now available on Milan Records (click here for the full album details) and the film starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Chris Messina and Antonio Banderas is now playing in theaters.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 27, 2012)

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi comedy The Watch directed by Akiva Schaffer and starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Rosemarie Dewitt and Richard Ayoade. The film’s music is composed by Christophe Beck. No soundtrack album has been released. To find out more about the project and to check out the film’s trailer, visit our previous news article.

Also opening wide is the dance movie Step Up Revolution directed by Scott Speer and starring Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman and Stephen Boss. Aaron Zigman has composed the film’s score. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack including the songs featured in the movie by artists including Travis Parker, Timbaland, Fergie, Jennifer Lopez, M.I.A., Far East Movement, Sohanny and Vein, Diplo and My Name is Kay. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement.

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‘Ruby Sparks’ Soundtrack Details

Milan Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the comedy drama Ruby Sparks. The album features film’s original score composed by Nick Urata who previously worked with the directors on Little Miss Sunshine as part of the indie folk group DeVotchKa. Also included are two French pop tracks by PlasticBetrand (Ca Plane Pour Moi) and Sylvie Vartan (Quand Tu Es La). The soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Ruby Sparks directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris stars Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Chris Messina, Alia Shawkat, Antonio Banderas, Deborah Ann Woll, Steve Coogan, Elliott Gould and Toni Trucks.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 18, 2012)

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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