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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 11, 2013)

January 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: A Haunted House, Christian Henson, Christophe Beck, Dario Marianelli, Gangster Squad, Jake Monaco, Quartet, Steve Jablonsky, Storage 24, Struck by Lightning

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the action drama Gangster Squad directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Pena. The film’s score is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Battleship). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring songs Jonny Mercer & The Pied Pipers, Imelda May, Pee Wee King, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Peggy Lee, Delta Rae and St. Vincent. Click here for the full details and audio clips. Varese Sarabande has released a separate album featuring Jablonsky’s score. The soundtrack is now available digitally and will be released on January 22, 2013 on CD. Visit our previous article for more information.

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‘Quartet’ Soundtrack Details

November 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 5 comments

Tags: Dario Marianelli, Quartet, score, Soundtrack

Decca Music will release a soundtrack album for Dustin Hoffman’s comedy drama Quartet. The album features selections from the film’s original score composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), as well as the classical pieces featured in the movie by composers including Giuseppe Fortunino, Francesco Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gioacchino Rossini and Franz Joseph Haydn. The soundtrack will be released on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The cover art and audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. Quartet starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins follows a group retired Opera singers who annually put on a concert to celebrate Verdis birthday.

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Dario Marianelli Scoring Dustin Hoffman’s ‘Quartet’

July 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Dario Marianelli, Dustin Hoffman, Quartet

Dario Marianelli has scored the upcoming comedy Quartet. The film marks the directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman and stars Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins. The movie tells the story of a group of retired opera singers who each year stage an opera to raise funds for the home in which they reside. Ronald Harwood (The Pianist, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) has written the screenplay based on his own play and Finola Dwyer (An Education) and Stewart Mackinnon (the upcoming The Invisible Woman) are producing the comedy. The music was recorded at Angel Studios in London.

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