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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2011)

Tags: Atlas Shrugged, Elia Cmiral, John Powell, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Philippe Sarde, Rio, score, Scream 4, Sergio Mendes, Soundtrack, The Conspirator, The Princess of Montpensier, Wes Craven

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Scream 4 reunites director Wes Craven with composer Marco Beltrami. Two different soundtracks have been released for the horror sequel. A score album featuring Beltrami’s music will be released next Tuesday and a song soundtrack with two score tracks is available on Lakeshore Records. To listen to a lengthy audio interview with Craven and Beltrami on their collaboration, check out the latest ‘On The Score’ episode on Film Music Magazine. Also visit Examiner for a short interview with the composer.

Also opening is the animated feature Rio, which already opened in several foreign territories last weekend generating the highest grossing international opening of the year. The film’s score is by John Powell and Sergio Mendes served as the movie’s executive music producer. Rio‘s music team also includes percussionist Carlinhos Brown, lyricist Siedah Garrett, pop singer Taio Cruz and The Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am. A score album will be released next week by Varese Sarabande and the official soundtrack featuring the film’s songs is already out on Interscope Records.

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‘The Conspirator’ Soundtracks coming

March 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack, The Conspirator

MIM Records has announced that Mark Isham’s score for Robert Redford’s drama The Conspirator will be released in three different editions. The score features cello solos by Zöe Keating and was recorded with Czech National Orchestra in Prague. The (s)Edition contains 16 tracks of highlights from Isham’s score from the film. To preview the album, visit Isham’s online store or Amazon. The Complete Collector’s Edition includes all 38 tracks from the movie including cues not used in the final version of the film. For audio clips and to buy the album, visit Isham’s webpage or Amazon. Exclusively available in Isham’s online store is a two disc limited edition with both editions of the score signed by Mark Isham. All editions will be released on April 5, 2011.

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Mark Isham to score ‘Dolphin Tale’

February 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: 3D, Dolphin Tale, Mark Isham, The Conspirator, The Factory, Warrior

Mark Isham revealed in a recent interview on Scorenotes that he just signed on to score the upcoming family drama Dolphin Tale. The movie centers on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. The film stars Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr., Kris Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble. Dolphin Tale was shot in 3D and is supposed to feature spectacular underwater sequences. The film is directed by actor turned director Charles Martin Smith, who previously worked with Mychael Danna on his last two theatrical features (The Snow Walker, Stone of Destiny).

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Isham to score The Conspirator and Warrior

March 12, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Mark Isham, The Conspirator, The Crazies, The Factory, Warrior

Mark Isham is currently working on two new scores. The Conspirator is a drama directed by Robert Redford about Mary Surratt, the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. The movie stars James McAvoy, Alexis Bledel, Robin Wright Penn, Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Kline, Danny Huston, Justin Long and Tom Wilkinson and is expected to come out later this year. The project marks Redford’s and Isham’s fourth collaboration after A River Runs Through It, Quiz Show and Lions for Lambs. In a recent video that Isham uploaded on YouTube, he mentions that the score will be influenced by Bartok.

Isham’s other new project is the action drama Warrior. The movie directed by Gavin O’Connor centers around the youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer who returns home, where he’s trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament. Warrior stars Nick Holte, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton and Lionsgate is planning to release the movie later this year. Isham worked with O’Connor before on Miracle and Pride and Glory. According to the composer, the music will be influenced by the instrumental post-rock band Explosions in the Sky (Friday Night Lights).

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