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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 3, 2012)

February 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Abel Korzeniowski, Big Miracle, Chronicle, Cliff Eidelman, Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack, The Woman in Black, W.E

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the supernatural thriller Chronicle directed by Josh Trank and starring Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell and Ashley Hinshaw. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring 14 electro and indie rock tracks from the movie by artists including Blond Acid Cult, The LongCut, Bad Veins, Simian Mobile Disco, Deastro, Ab & The Sea, Capsule, Congorock and M83. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement.

Also opening wide is the gothic horror thriller The Woman in Black directed by James Watkins and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey and Liz White. The film’s score is composed by Marco Beltrami. Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally next Tuesday, February 7 and the CD version is set for a release on March 27. To listen to audio clips and for more details about the album, visit our previous article.

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‘W.E.’ Soundtrack Details

January 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 2 comments

Tags: Abel Korzeniowski, Madonna, score, Soundtrack, W.E

Interscope Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Madonna’s drama W.E. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man) who received a Golden Globe nomination for his music. Also included on the soundtrack is the Golden Globe-winning song Masterpiece, performed and co-written by Madonna. The album will be released digitally on January 31, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips from all tracks on the soundtrack. W.E. starring Andrea Riseborough, Abbie Cornish, Natalie Dormer, Richard Coyle, Oscar Isaac and James D’Arcy received an Oscar-qualifying run last month and is set for a release in select cities on February 3.

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Ludovic Bource Wins Golden Globe for ‘The Artist’

January 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Golden Globes, Ludovic Bource, Madonna, The Artist, W.E

Ludovic Bource has received his first Golden Globe Award for his score for the black-and-white romance The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Missi Pyle and Penelope Ann Miller. The composer has already won a number of other awards and is among the frontrunners to receive an Academy Award nomination as well. The other composers nominated in the category were John Williams (War Horse), Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Howard Shore (Hugo) and Abel Korzeniowski (W.E.).

(UPDATE: January 16, 2012): Check out the press room interview with the composer following his acceptance speech after the jump.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 9, 2011)

December 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Abel Korzeniowski, Alberto Iglesias, David Wingo, I Melt with You, Jeff McIlwain, John Debney, Jonny Greenwood, New Year's Eve, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack, The Sitter, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, tomandandy, W.E, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Young Adult

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the ensemble romantic comedy New Year’s Eve directed by Garry Marshall and starring Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel, Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry, Robert De Niro, Sofia Vergara, Jon Bon Jovi, Hilary Swank, Lea Michele, Zac Efron, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Josh Duhamel, Seth Meyers, Hector Elizondo, Abigail Breslin, Michelle Pfeiffer and Katherine Heigl. A soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film has been released by WaterTower Music on Tuesday. For the full track list and audio clips, visit our previous article. John Debney has written movie’s score, but no score album has been released so far. Check out two videos from the recording of the score and of a song written by Debney (performed by Alison Sudal and with lyrics by Glen Ballard) on YouTube.

Also opening wide is the comedy The Sitter directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jonah Hill, Sam Rockwell, Ari Grayner, Erin Daniels, Jessica Hecht and Method Man. The film’s score is written by David Wingo and Jeff McIlwain. A soundtrack album featuring one track from the score, as well as the songs from the movie by artists including The Sugarhill Gang, Slick Rick, Cluts, Pharcyde, The Jungle Brothers and Raphael Saadiq has been released on Sony Music earlier this week. For the full details and to listen to audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement.

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Abel Korzeniowski scoring Madonna’s ‘W.E’

March 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Abel Korzeniowski, Copernicus' Star, Madonna, score, Soundtrack, W.E

Abel Korzeniowski is scoring the upcoming romantic drama W.E. The film is directed by Madonna, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film. The movie stars Abbie Cornish, Natalie Dormer, Richard Coyle, Oscar Isaac and James D’Arcy. The drama tells the parallel love stories between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII and a modern romance in the 80’s. The project marks Korzeniowski’s first feature film scoring assignment since his Golden Globe-nominated score for 2009’s drama A Single Man starring Colin Firth. The composer was originally assigned to score last year’s Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman, but Anton Sanko ended up taking over the job. No release date for W.E has been announced, but Madonna recently presented footage from the film at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and it is expected to open later this year.

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