Two movies open wide this weekend: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is already breaking pre-sales records and is expected to beat the opening weekend grosses from the previous films in the series. Alexandre Desplat wrote the score for the movie as the fourth composer in the series. To find out more about […]
Posts Tagged ‘Soundtrack’
Tron: Legacy Soundtrack details
Posted: November 16, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daft Punk, Derezzed, Soundtrack, Tron: Legacy
Walt Disney Records will release soundtrack album for the upcoming sci-fi movie Tron: Legacy. The soundtrack set for a December 7 release will include the score for the movie by Daft Punk. The electronic duo assembled a symphony of eighty-five world-class musicians in London and recorded the orchestra at AIR Lyndhurst Studios. The movie about […]
Heitor Pereira scores ‘A Little Bit of Heaven’
Posted: November 14, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Little Bit of Heaven, Despicable Me, Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams, score, Soundtrack
Heitor Pereira recently recorded the score for the upcoming romantic comedy A Little Bit of Heaven. The movie centers around a guarded woman who finds out she’s dying of cancer, but when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death. The comedy is directed by Nicole Kassell who previously […]
Black Swan soundtrack album coming
Posted: November 13, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Swan, Clint Mansell, Soundtrack
Sony Masterworks will release the soundtrack album for Darren Aronofsky’s thriller Black Swan starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Kassel, Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder. The album will include Clint Mansell’s original score from the movie using elements Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. The album will be released on November 30, three days before the movie’s release date on […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 12, 2010)
Posted: November 12, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: David Arnold, Harry Gregson-Williams, Matthew Margeson, Morning Glory, Skyline, Soundtrack, Unstoppable
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Tony Scott’s new thriller Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson features a score by Harry Gregson-Williams. The movie has received the best reviews for any movie by the director in over a decade. The score has been described as a hybrid electronic/orchestral score in […]
‘Faster’ soundtrack album announced
Posted: November 11, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Faster, Iggy Pop, Soundtrack, The Heavy
Lakeshore Records has announced a digital release of the upcoming soundtrack to the action thriller Faster starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton. The album will be released on November 23 and features the score by composer Clint Mansell, as well as songs by Iggy Pop, The Heavy among others. 11/18/10 Update: Check out the […]
The King’s Speech soundtrack album details
Posted: November 11, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Soundtrack, The King's Speech
Alexandre Desplat’s score for The King’s Speech will be released by Decca Records on November 22. The soundtrack album features about 30 minutes of score, plus two classical pieces by Beethoven which have been specifically recorded for the movie. To listen to audio clips from the album and order the CD, visit Amazon. Also check […]
‘Country Strong’ gets Michael Brook score
Posted: November 10, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Country Strong, Michael Brook, Soundtrack, The Fighter
Michael Brook has written the score for the upcoming country-themed drama Country Strong. The movie directed by Shana Feste starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester centers on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star. Feste previously worked with composer Christophe Beck on her last movie The Greatest. […]
Tangled soundtrack album coming
Posted: November 9, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Mandy Moore, Soundtrack, Tangled
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album to the upcoming animated movie Tangled on November 16. Both the film’s songs and score written by Alan Menken are included on the album. The album also features the release of Grace Potter’s new song ‘Something That I Want’. To listen to sound clips from the soundtrack, […]
