Audio clips from the soundtrack for comedy drama sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel have been published online. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, Skyfall) who previously scored John Madden’s original movie. The soundtrack will be released will be released on March […]
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‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: February 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Madden, The Second Best Marigold Hotel, Thomas Newman
‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Second Best Marigold Hotel, Thomas Newman
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall) who previously scored the original 2012 movie. The soundtrack will be released on March 3, 2015 and is […]
Thomas Newman to Score 24th James Bond Film ‘Spectre’
Posted: December 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Bond, Sam Mendes, Spectre, Thomas Newman
Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that Thomas Newman will return to score the 24th film in the James Bond series, Spectre. The composer will reteam with director Sam Mendes who previously helmed 2012’s Skyfall. They also collaborated on the features American Beauty, The Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road and Jarhead. Spectre stars Daniel Craig in the title role, alongside Ben […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 10, 2014)
Posted: October 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Addicted, Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, Automata, Catch Hell, Ceiri Torjussen, Christian Wibe, Christophe Beck, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, Dracula Untold, Jeanine Tesori, Justin Hurwitz, Kill the Messenger, Kite, Nathan Johnson, Paul Hepker, Ramin Djawadi, St. Vincent, The Canal, The Judge, The Newton Brothers, Theodore Shapiro, Thomas Newman, Tim Simonec, Whiplash, You're Not You, Zacarías M. De la Riva
Opening in most theaters is the family comedy Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Ed Oxenbould, Kerris Dorsey, Megan Mullally, Jennifer Coolidge and Bella Thorne. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover). Walt Disney Records has released a […]
‘The Judge’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Judge, Thomas Newman
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the legal drama The Judge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel). The soundtrack will be released on October 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the […]
Thomas Newman to Return for ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2’
Posted: April 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Madden, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman is set to return to compose the score for the comedy drama sequel The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2. The film is directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) and reunites the cast of the original film including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Penelope Wilton, Diana […]
SCL Hosts Reception for Oscar-Nominated Composers & Songwriters
Posted: March 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Oscar Nominees Reception, Owen Pallett, Robert Lopez, SCL, Steven Price, Thomas Newman, William Butler
Yesterday afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category in Beverly Hills. SCL president Ashley Irwin introduced the nominees who briefly spoke to the audience. All six nominated composers in the score category were in attendance, including Alexandre Desplat, nominated for the sixth […]
Thomas Newman to Score ‘The Judge’ and James Brown Biopic ‘Get On Up’
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Dobkin, Get On Up, Tate Taylor, The Judge, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman has signed on to score the upcoming legal drama The Judge. The film is directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Knights, The Change-Up) and stars Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vera Farmiga, Melissa Leo, Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester and Billy Bob Thornton. The movie follows a big-city lawyer who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, […]