Four new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in almost 3000 theaters is the horror comedy Fright Night directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Please, David Tennant and Toni Collette. The film’s music is composed by Ramin Djawadi. A soundtrack CD will be released on August 30, 2011 by […]
Posts Tagged ‘Rachel Portman’
Aaron Zigman Taking Over ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’
Posted: August 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, I Don't Know How She Does It, Jess + Moss, Rachel Portman
Aaron Zigman has taken over scoring duties on the romantic comedy I Don’t Know How She Does It. He is replacing Rachel Portman who was originally attached to score the movie as reported earlier this summer. The film directed by Douglas McGrath stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammer, Seth […]
‘One Day’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: July 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: One Day, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
Universal-Island Records has announced the soundtrack album for the upcoming romance One Day. The album features four tracks from the score by Oscar-winning composer Rachel Portman, as well as a number of songs from the movie by artists including Elvis Costello, Del Amitri, Tricky, Fatboy Slim, Primal Scream, Robbie Williams, Ronan Keating, Corona and Tears […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2011)
Posted: July 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George S. Clinton, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Henry Jackman, John Kusiak, John Swihart, Love Etc., Lucky, Rachel Portman, Rob Simonsen, Salvation Boulevard, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Tabloid, Winnie The Pooh
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Already beating box office records is the fantasy sequel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat who scored his second Harry Potter film. A soundtrack album featuring Desplat’ score has been released on Watertower Music (click […]
Michael Brook Co-Scoring ‘The Vow’
Posted: July 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Brook, Rachel Portman, The Vow
Michael Brook (The Fighter, Into the Wild) has recently co-written the music for the upcoming romantic drama The Vow. As reported last year, Rachel Portman has also been working on the project. The movie starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Wendy Crewson and Jessica Lange centers on a newlywed couple that recovers […]
‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Rachel Portman, score, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has revealed the details for the soundtrack release of the upcoming drama Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. The album includes 18 tracks from the original score by Rachel Portman. The soundtrack will be released on July 12, 2011 and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added soon. […]
Rachel Portman to Score ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’
Posted: May 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Douglas McGrath, I Don't Know How She Does It, Rachel Portman
According to the film’s trailer, Rachel Portman will be scoring the upcoming romantic comedy I Don’t Know How She Does It. The film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Meyers and Olivia Munn centers on a working mother who is desperately trying to juggle marriage, children and a […]
Mark Bradshaw to Score ‘Resistance’
Posted: May 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Bradshaw, Rachel Portman, Resistance
Mark Bradshaw has signed on to score the upcoming World War II drama Resistance. The film based on a novel by Owen Sheer takes place in an alternative 1944, where Russia has fallen to Nazi Germany and the D-Day landings have failed. The story centers on a group of women in an isolated Welsh village […]
Rachel Portman’s ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ Soundtrack Coming in July
Posted: May 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rachel Portman, score, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Soundtrack
UPDATE (June 11, 2011): Check out our new article for the album track list. Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. The album includes the original score from the film by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman. The music was recorded at Angel Studios in London. […]
Rachel Portman to score ‘One Day’
Posted: January 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lorne Scherfig, One Day, Rachel Portman
Film Music Reporter has learned that Rachel Portman has been hired to score the upcoming romance One Day. The movie centers around Dexter and Em, whose lives are revisited each year on the same date after spending the night together on the night of their college graduations. The film based on the bestselling novel by […]