Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the HBO drama Mildred Pierce. The music for the mini-series is written by Carter Burwell. The album includes Burwell’s original score, as well as number of classical pieces and songs featured in the series. The soundtrack will be released on May 3, 2011. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Audio clips can be found below. Mildred Pierce is directed by Todd Haynes and stars Kate Winslet, Evan Rachel Wood and Guy Pearce. The final two episodes will be premiering this Sunday on HBO.
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Jim Dooley to Score ‘Poe’
Jim Dooley is writing the music for the TV drama pilot Poe. The show follows Edgar Allan Poe, the world’s very first detective, as he uses unconventional methods to investigate dark mysteries in 1840s Boston. Poe stars Chris Egan in the title role, Natalie Dormer, Kevin McNally and Leslie Odom. The pilot is written by Christopher Hollier (Kyle XY) and directed by Alex Graves (Terra Nova, Fringe). Dan Lin (Sherlock Homes) is producing through his Lin Productions company and Brad Kern (Human Target, Charmed) has been tapped as executive producer and showrunner. ABC is expected to make a decision if the show gets picked up for next TV season in May.
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ Soundtrack Cover Revealed
Walt Disney Records has revealed the cover art for the upcoming soundtrack for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer and as previously reported, Rodrigo y Garcia are also featured on the soundtrack. The album will be released on May 17, 2011. To pre-order the soundtrack, visit Amazon. A track list for the album will be posted later this month. Also check out our previous article on the music for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie for more information.
Theodore Shapiro in Concert and Talking About ‘Arthur’
Theodore Shapiro is currently in Dallas, Texas for three concert performances of his music with the Dallas Symphonic Orchestra this weekend. The concert will include performances of suites from some of Shapiro’s best known scores (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder), as well as the world premiere of a new original concert piece called In Mitn Drinnen. To find more about the piece, visit the Dallas Symphony webpage and check out a short interview with the composer talking about the concert. Also visit the Dallas Observer for another Q & A with Shapiro. While in Dallas, Shapiro also sat down for an interview with Gordon and the Whale discussing his score to the comedy Arthur, which is coming out this Friday. He also talks about the influence of Burt Bacharach’s score of the original film, the challenges of scoring comedies and his upcoming project The Big Year. Watch the video interview after the jump.
‘The Tree of Life’ Soundtrack announced
Lakeshore Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for Terence Malick’s upcoming drama The Tree of Life. The album includes Alexandre Desplat’s original score and will be released on May 24, 2011. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. An update will follow once the cover art and track list is published. To check out a recent quote from Desplat talking about his score for the project, visit The Playlist. The Tree of Life is Malick’s first movie since 2005’s The New World and centers on a son (Brad Pitt) and his complicated relationship with his father (Sean Penn).
‘Fast Five’ Soundtrack Status
ABKCO Records has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming action film Fast Five. The soundtrack includes songs from such artists as Ludacris, Don Omar featuring Busta Rhymes and Hybrid. Also featured are three score tracks by composer Brian Tyler, including a suite from the score. To pre-order the album, which is scheduled to come out on May 3, 2011, visit Amazon. Check out audio clips from the soundtrack below. A separate score album featuring Tyler’s music has already be announced to be released on the same day by Varese Sarabande Records. Details on the score album will be revealed later this month. Fast Five is directed by Justin Lin and stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Ludacris Bridges and Dwayne Johnson.
Stephen Warbeck’s Upcoming Projects
Stephen Warbeck has a number of movies coming out this year. Premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in a few weeks is the drama Angels Crest. The film stars Jeremy Piven, Elizabeth McGovern, Kate Walsh, Thomas Dekker and Mira Sorvino. The movie centers on a young father who loses his son, throwing the community into disarray at the time of Waska – the first snowfall of the year. Angels Crest is directed by Gaby Dellal who previously worked with Warbeck on the 2005 drama On a Clearer Day starring Peter Mullan and Brenda Blethyn. No release date has been set yet for the independent movie.
‘Soul Surfer’ Score Album announced
Madison Gate Records will release a score album for the sports drama Soul Surfer. The soundtrack includes about 46 minutes of Marco Beltrami’s original score from the movie. The album will be released digitally on April 5, 2011 and it will also be available as an Amazon on-demand CD-R on April 18. To listen to almost 20 minutes of Beltrami’s score, visit the composer’s official website. Soul Surfer is directed by Sean McNamara and stars AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Craig T. Nelson and Carrie Underwood. The film will be released on April 8.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 1, 2011)
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Duncan Jones’ Source Code starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga features music by Chris Bacon. A soundtrack including Bacon’s original score has been released by Lakeshore Records as reported here. The album is now available to order on Amazon and can be downloaded at Amazon and iTunes. Bacon has been giving a number of interviews about his latest project. Check out Scorenotes, Film Music Media and Filmmuziek.be for audio interviews with the composer.
Also opening wide is Tim Hill’s Hop starring Russell Brand as the voice of the Easter Bunny, as well as James Marsden, Elizabeth Perkins, Kaley Cuoco and Hugh Laurie. The film’s music is by composer Christopher Lennertz. As reported last week, a soundtrack with Lennertz’ score will be released by Varese Sarabande on April 19. For an interview with the composer talking about the project, visit MovieMikes and check out this video from the red carpet at the Hop premiere, where Lennertz is being interviewed right after Russell Brand.
‘Fringe’ Season 2 Soundtrack announced
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the second season of the TV show Fringe. The album includes highlights of Chris Tilton’s score from the show’s 2009/2010 season. The soundtrack also includes Michael Giacchino’s end title theme, as well as J.J. Abrams’ Fringe 85 as a bonus track. The album will be released on April 5, 2011 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. The third season of Fringe currently airs Friday nights on Fox and the show was just recently renewed for a fourth season.