Tag: Water for Elephants

Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2011)

April 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Aaron Zigman, African Cats, Gregoire Hetzel, Incendies, James Newton Howard, Jeff Grace, Jon Spurney, Jordin Sparks, Madea's Big Happy Family, Meek's Cutoff, Nicholas Hooper, Philip Miller, The Bang Bang Club, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Water for Elephants

Three new movies are opening wide this Easter weekend:

The period drama Water for Elephants directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook features music by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album including the original score, as well as a couple of songs from the film has been released by Sony Masterworks. Check out our soundtrack announcement for audio clips and more information on the album and the movie.

Also opening wide is Tyler Perry’s comedy Madea’s Big Happy Family starring Perry himself, as well as Loretta Devine and Bow Wow. The film’s score is by Aaron Zigman as announced earlier this year. While Tyler Perry’s movies usually get a soundtrack album, no release has been announced so far.

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‘Water for Elephants’ Soundtrack announced

March 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, Water for Elephants

Sony Masterworks has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Water for Elephants. The album includes James Newton Howard’s original score from the movie. The soundtrack will be released on April 19, 2011. To order the CD, visit Amazon. Also check out audio clips from the album below. In Water for Elephants, a veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet. The movie’s cast is lead by Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook. The film is directed by Francis Lawrence and marks his second collaboration with James Newton Howard after 2007’s I Am Legend.

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James Newton Howard taking over The Tourist

November 1, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Gabriel Yared, Gnomeo and Juliet, James Newton Howard, Love and Other Drugs, The Green Hornet, The Tourist, Water for Elephants

James Newton Howard has taken over scoring duties on the dramatic thriller The Tourist starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. He is replacing composer Gabriel Yared who has already recorded music for the movie in London earlier this year. The movie directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Live of Others) revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart and Elise, an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. The recording sessions for the score have recently started in Los Angeles and the movie is scheduled to be released on December 10 by Sony Pictures.

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James Newton Howard to score Water for Elephants

July 23, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Francis Lawrence, James Newton Howard, Water for Elephants

James Newton Howard has been hired to score the upcoming drama Water for Elephants. The movie marks Newton Howard’s second collaboration with director Francis Lawrence after the 2007 I Am Legend. Lawrence recently confirmed Newton Howard’s involvement on his Twitter account. In Water for Elephants, a veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet. The movie’s cast is lead by Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook. The Fox 2000 movie is expected to be released in 2011.

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