Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the comedy The Change-Up. The album includes the film’s original score by composer John Debney, as well as a couple of tracks composed by Theodore Shapiro who was the original main composer of the movie. The soundtrack is available to download on iTunes, where you can listen to audio clips from all tracks. The Change-Up is directed by David Dobkin (The Wedding Crashers) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde. The movie centers on a married guy who accidentally changes bodies with his single best friend and ends up pursuing a female coworker. The comedy was released earlier this month by Universal Pictures and is currently playing in theaters.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 5, 2011)
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
The sci-fi adventure prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes directed by Rupert Hyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow and Brian Cox is already guaranteed to top the weekend box office. The film’s music is composed by Patrick Doyle. A soundtrack album featuring the Doyle’s score will be released on CD later this month on Varese Sarabande. The album is also already available digitally on Amazon. For more details on the soundtrack and to listen to audio clips, visit our previous article.
The other wide release of the week is the comedy The Change-Up directed by David Dobkin and starring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde. John Debney has written the score for the movie. No soundtrack release has been announced. For a short audio clips from Debney’s score, visit the composer’s official Facebook fanpage. For more information on the film revolving around a married guy who accidentally changes bodies with his single best friend and ends up pursuing a female coworker, check out our scoring assignment announcement.
John Debney Taking Over ‘The Change-Up’
John Debney has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming comedy The Change-Up. Theodore Shapiro has originally been attached to write the music for the film as reported last month. The Change-Up is directed by David Dobkin (The Wedding Crashers) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde. The movie tells the story of a married guy who accidentally changes bodies with his single best friend and ends up pursuing a female coworker. Since our last posting, a red band trailer for the film has arrived and can be watched below. The comedy will be released by Universal Pictures on August 5, 2011.
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘The Change-Up’
Theodore Shapiro has been hired to score the upcoming comedy The Change-Up. The film tells the story of a married guy who accidentally changes bodies with his single best friend and ends up pursuing a female coworker. The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde. The film is written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (The Hangover) and directed by David Dobkin. Dobkin previously worked together with composers Randy Edelman (Shanghai Knights), Rolfe Kent (The Wedding Crashers) and Christophe Beck (Fred Claus) on his previous movies. Universal Pictures will release The Change-Up on August 5, 2011.