The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Film Music Reporter

Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 14, 2015)

August 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the biographical drama Straight Outta Compton directed by F. Gary Gray and starring O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, Aldis Hodge as MC Ren, Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ Yella and Paul Giamatti as N.W.A.’s manager Jerry Heller. The film’s original score is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Insurgent, Oblivion, Earth to Echo). Dr. Dre has released his first record in 16 years inspired by the movie last Friday. Visit Amazon to order the album. To learn more about the film, which chronicles the rise of the hip hop group N.W.A., check out our previous news article.

Also opening wide is the film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and Hugh Grant. Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Counselor) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Peppino Gagliardi, Louis Prima & more. Click here for the full album details and check out our soundtrack preview here. Also visit Film Music Magazine, Film.Music.Media, We Are Movie Geeks and Film Music Society for interviews with Pemberton and click here for a video featurette about the composer’s music.

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‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ Soundtrack Preview

July 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Daniel Pemberton, Guy Ritchie, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Audio samples from the soundtrack album for Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. have been published. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Counselor), as well as the songs from the film. Check out the soundtrack preview after the jump. Also visit our previous article for the full details of the album, which will be released on August 7 and visit Amazon to pre-order the album. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and Hugh Grant will be released on August 14 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ Soundtrack Details

July 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 6 comments

Tags: Daniel Pemberton, Guy Ritchie, score, Soundtrack, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The full details of the soundtrack album for Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Counselor, The Awakening). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by artists including Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Peppino Gagliardi, Louis Prima & more. The soundtrack will be released on August 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is based on the 1960s television series of the same title and stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and Hugh Grant. The movie follows CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin who team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology.

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Daniel Pemberton to Score Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’

July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: Daniel Pemberton, Guy Ritchie, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Daniel Pemberton has been hired to score the upcoming film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani and Jared Harris. The spy action comedy is based on the 1960 television series and tells the origin story of the first pairing of the two spies — one American, one Russian – who up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. Ritchie has also written the screenplay with Lionel Wigram (Sherlock Holmes) who is producing the project with John Davis (Predator, The Firm, I, Robot, Chronicle). Pemberton’s previous scoring credits include Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, the horror thriller The Awakening, this year’s comedy Cuban Fury and the British comedy series Peep Show.

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