Rachel Portman is scoring the upcoming biographical drama Diana. The film is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, The Experiment) and stars Naomi Watts in the title role alongside Naveen Andrews who portrays the heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan. The film centers on the last two years of Princess Diana’s life and the secret love affair […]
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Rachel Portman Scoring Oliver Hirschbiegel’s ‘Diana’
Posted: June 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Diana, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Rachel Portman
Rachel Portman Scoring ‘Belle’
Posted: May 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amma Asante, Belle, Rachel Portman
Rachel Portman is currently recording her score for the upcoming period drama Belle. The film is directed by Amma Asante (A Way of Life) and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Tom Felton, Matthew Goode, James Norton and Emily Watson. The movie follows a mixed–race girl who is […]
‘Girl Rising’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Girl Rising, Lorne Balfe, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
14th Street Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Girl Rising. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, The Bible) and Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Girl Rising is directed […]
‘Girl Rising’ to Feature Music by Rachel Portman and Lorne Balfe
Posted: February 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Girl Rising, Lorne Balfe, Rachel Portman, Richard Robbins
Rachel Portman and Lorne Balfe have composed the score for the documentary Girl Rising. The film is directed by Richard Robbins who previously helmed the Academy Award-nominated doc Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience. The movie tells the stories of several girls from around the globe who fought for their chance to go to school […]
Rachel Portman Scoring ‘Still Life’
Posted: November 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rachel Portman, Still Life, Uberto Pasolini
Rachel Portman is currently recording her score for the British comedy drama Still Life. The film is written and directed by the composer’s husband Uberto Pasolini and stars Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury, Andrew Buchan and Brosnon Webb. The movie follows a case worker who looks for relatives of those found dead alone. Pasolini […]
‘Private Peaceful’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Private Peaceful, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
August Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the British drama Private Peaceful. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 22, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 8, 2012)
Posted: June 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Bel Ami, Europe's Most Wanted, Fall on Your Sword, For the Love of Money, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jerome Dillon, Lakshman Joseph De Saram, Lola Versus, Madagascar 3, Marc Streitenfeld, Peace Love & Misunderstanding, Prometheus, Rachel Portman, Ryan Miller, Safety Not Guaranteed, score, Soundtrack, Spencer David Hutchings
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath & Conrad Vernon and featuring a voice cast including Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston and Martin Short. Interscope Records […]
Rachel Portman to Score Diablo Cody’s Directorial Debut
Posted: May 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Diablo Cody, Rachel Portman
Rachel Portman has been tapped to score Diablo Cody’s currently untitled directorial feature debut. The comedy written and directed by the Academy Award-winning writer (Juno, Young Adult) writer stars Julianne Hough, Russell Brand, Octavia Spencer and Holly Hunter. The movie follows a sheltered young woman who loses her faith after a plane crash and goes […]
Rachel Portman Scoring ‘Private Peaceful’
Posted: March 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pat O'Connor, Private Peaceful, Rachel Portman
Rachel Portman is currently writing the music for the upcoming British drama Private Peaceful. The film is directed by Pat O’Connor and stars Jack O’Connell, George Mackay, Alexander Roach, Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour. The movie set in the fields of Devon and the WWI battlefields of Flanders is based on a novel […]
‘Bel Ami’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bel Ami, Lakshman Joseph De Saram, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the upcoming period drama Bel Ami. The album includes the original score from the film written by Lakshman Joseph De Saram and Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman. The soundtrack will be released on March 20, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bel Ami is directed […]