According to Variety, the scores for Black Swan by composer Clint Mansell and True Grit by Carter Burwell have been disqualified from Oscar consideration by the Academy music branch. Both scores were deemed ineligible because they are “diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music”. The Black Swan score was heavily adapted […]
Posts Tagged ‘The Fighter’
‘Black Swan’ and ‘True Grit’ scores disqualified from Oscar consideration
Posted: December 21, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Swan, Carter Burwell, Clint Mansell, Michael Brook, Randy Newman, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3, True Grit
‘The Fighter’ soundtrack release coming
Posted: December 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David O. Russell, Michael Brook, Soundtrack, The Fighter
Relativity Music Group has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming drama The Fighter directed by David O. Russell and starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams. The album features 15 tracks of the original score by composer Michael Brook. The movie has been getting a lot of positive critical reaction and is considered […]
‘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. […]