2019: August 14: WSA announces
MARCO BELTRAMI: MUSIC FOR FILM CD
World Soundtrack Awards will as usually
release special CD devoted to the work of their main guest
of the year. The album, which will be recorded between August
19-21 will feature Brussels Philharmonic conducted by
Dirk Brossé, will include numerous suites prepared especially
for the festival including: SNOWPIERCER, THE HOMESMAN,
WORLD WAR Z, GODS OF EGYPT, SCREAM, HELLBOY, FREE SOLO, A
QUIET PLACE and THE DROP (possibly among others?).
The album is currently available for anyone who also purchases the
ticket for the October 18th concert. As a little perk you
can not only get a copy autographed by Marco Beltrami, but also
take an advantage of a discounted pre-order price
15 EUR. After September 30th the album will be available through
the festival's store for 20 EUR and later will be
released by Silva Screen Records and should be available in all
specialised stores worldwide. Click here to register for
your autographed copy and to get the concert ticket. If you
have already got your ticket and would need to add the CD,
contact tickets@filmfestival.be
with details of your ticket reservation.
For more information check out the official announcement on
the festival's website and also this recent interview with
Marco published by The Hot Corn.
2019: August 19: UNDERWATER trailer and poster
First trailer for upcoming sci-fi
UNDERWATER was finally released today. The score co-composed
by Marco Beltrami and Brandon Roberts was actually completed
in summer 2018 and the movie got a bit stuck in the following
Fox/Disney merger. The release date is set for January 10,
2020.
2019: August 09: SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN
THE DARK album details
Entertainment One Music will release SCARY STORIES TO TELL
IN THE DARK original score on August 30th. The album, featuring
only about 38 minutes of the score covers most of its
highlights and will be available through all digital
retailers. So far you can pre-order from Amazon
and check out new project's page to find out more about the
movie and the score. You can also check out a couple of new interviews with Anna
Drubich published by Dread Central, Sci-Fi Talk and Cinelinx, plus the Forbes
article already mentioned in the previous update. The
movie is currently playing in theatres worldwide and here is a
brief excerpt from one of the reviews
that mentioned the score:
"Similarly, the
production design is as detailed as audiences have come to
expect from a del Toro production these days (even one he
didn't direct), and the score by Marco Beltrami and Anna
Drubich has an ominous, but mischievous sound that matches the
tone the film at large is going for."
2019: August 02: SCARY
STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK album
confirmed
During recent interview at Comic-Con Anna Drubich
not only discussed the approach they took with Marco
Beltrami scoring the film but also confirms the album is expected to be released
later this month. So
far there are no more details available except
the download only release is expected with vinyl edition to follow.
All the details will be posted as soon as available.
You can also check out Forbes
Article to find out more about the score. Here is the
little excerpt from the article that sums up the scoring
approach: We came up with the idea that every
horror sequence was going to have its own 'sound center.' For
'Harold,' we recorded these raw-sounding guitars and a broken
banjo; 'The Big Toes' came to be a brass-centered piece; 'The
Red Spot' revolved around strings; 'The Pale Lady' turned out
as a woodwind sequence; and 'Jangly Man' came to be a
percussive thing. We tried to be traditional in a modern way.
The audience will never pay attention to it, because, all in
all, it’s one single orchestral score, but we added a twist
for every story. SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK opens
in theatres worldwide next week.
2019: July 26: MATHILDE nearly sold
out Marco Beltrami's MATHILDE is currently available on sale
for 11,87 EUR only and there is last 13 copies available
before it is gone for good. Quartet Records also offers 30%
discount on their entire store catalogue including many
equally fantastic scores - especially KNOCK composed
by Cyrille Aufort. Check out the store
catalogue here
and if you manage to get 7
titles together, the store also offers free worldwide shipping with DHL. The
sale ends this Sunday so don't wait for too long.
2019: July
16: Emmy nomination for FREE SOLO
Congratulations to Marco Beltrami and
Brandon Roberts who just received Emmy nomation for the score
for FREE SOLO. This is Marco Beltrami's second nomination
(after David and Lisa exactly 20 years ago) and first for
Brandon Roberts. The other nominees in the Outstanding Music
Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original
Dramatic Score) category are: Hannah Peel (Game of Thrones:
The Last Watch), Benjamin Wallfisch (Hostile Planet: Oceans),
Steven Price (One Planet: One Planet) and double nomination
for Miriam Cutler (Love, Gilda and RBG).
Free Solo is also nominated in Best
Directing, Outstanding Creative
Achievement In Interactive Media Within An Unscripted Program,
Best Cinematography, Picture
Editing, Sound Editing AND Sound Mixing, including nomination
for score's recording engineer and mixer Tyson
Lozensky! For the full list of nominations, visit
Emmys.com. The
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be presented on
September 14 & 15 and the main awards ceremony will take
place on September 22 at the Microsoft Theater in Los
Angeles.
2019: June 19:
Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts on Twilight
Zone Deadline has published new interview with Marco Beltrami
and Brandon Roberts discussing their work on
Twilight Zone reboot - especially the final episode Blurry
Man, also including a clip from the score. You can listen to the brief clip from
the final episode on the project's page (including all dialogues so beware
óf spoilers in case you haven't watched the episode yet) where
you can also check a few photos from the premiere.
2019: June
12: FREE SOLO final climb with live
orchestra Watch Alex
Honnold’s historic climb from the Academy Award-winning film
FREE SOLO, accompanied by a live orchestra for National
Geographic’s first annual Emmy Contenders Showcase, which took
place at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on June 2. Visitors
of the event also had the opportunity to purchase FREE SOLO
score on vinyl, which will be released on July 19th.
2019: June
03:
FORD V FERRARI and SCARY STORIES trailers
First FORD V FERRARI trailer
debuted last night.
Also released today was the new trailer for SCARY
STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK. You can watch both of them
below.
2019: May 30: New interview Marco Beltrami discussed his score
for FREE SOLO at Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts panel, hosted
by managing editor Chris Beachum. The event took place on
Tuesday, May 28, at the Landmark Theater in Los Angeles. You
can watch the interview below or check the Gold Derby article.
2019:
May 27: GEMINI MAN off the schedule Marco Beltrami has abandoned scoring
duties on Ang Lee's upcoming GEMINI MAN. No further details
have been published and new composer is yet to be announced as
well.
2019: May
17: LONG SHOT score album announced
LONG SHOT original score was
just released by Lionsgate Records. Co-composed by Marco
Betrami and Miles Hankins, the album includes 28 minutes of
original score and can be downloaded from Amazon where you can also check out the
samples
For more details about the project including tracklist,
credits, samples and various purchase links, check
out the project's page acessible through the cover image
below. The movie is currently playing in theatres
worldwide.
2019:
May 16: FREE SOLO vinyl edition announced FREE SOLO vinyl will
be released by Node Records on July 19th. You can already pre-order
your copy from Amazon UK.
2019: May
05: LONG SHOT and EXTREMELY WICKED samples The official website has been updated and new
batch of PDF scores (including xXx: State of the Union, Max
Payne, 3:10 to Yuma, Don't be Afraid of the Dark and Repo
Men) is now available until August 1st. Also added is
selection from both EXTREMELY WICKED (10 minutes) and LONG
SHOT (8 minutes) scores. Besides no album for EXTREMELY
WICKED, no soundtrack album for LONG SHOT has been announced
yet either.
2019:
May 03: first EXTREMELY WICKED
samples Netflix (US) and Sky Cinema
(UK) have released EXTREMELY
WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE online today and you
can check out first two samples from the score on
the new project's page - see filmography for details.
So far there is no information about any soundtrack album
being planned -
AGAIN!
2019: April 24: GEMINI MAN
trailer Paramount Pictures just
release first poster
and trailer for Ang Lee's upcoming action
sci-fi GEMINI MAN, starring Will Smith. The film will be
released in early October (while trailer claims release date
as October 11th, some earlier sources still suggest it should
be released week
earlier).
2019: April 13: TWILIGHT ZONE behind the
scenes While episode 3 just
premiered yesterday, CBS also released brief video with Marco
Beltrami and Brandon Roberts discussing their updated version
of Marius Constant's main theme. You can check it out on Facebook
.
2019: April 02: EXTREMELY WICKED new trailer and release
date Netflix has released new trailer, poster
and finally announced release date for Joe Berlinger's
EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE.
The movie will be released online and in selected theatres
(also in several european countries) on May 3rd. So
far there are no news regarding release of the original
score co-composed by Marco Beltrami and Dennis Smith.
2019: April 01: SCARY
STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
Marco Belrami and Anna Drubich will be scoring
upcoming horror movie SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE
DARK for director André Ovredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe),
based on the book by Alvin Schwartz. Rather than adapting any
one story or multiple stories into an anthology movie, the
movie will feature an original tale inspired by various
classics from the books. The plot set in 1968 follows a group
of kids who must overcome their fears in order to save their
small town, where a bunch of strange, horrific deaths have
been occurring. There have been a few names attached as
screenwriters over the years working with Guillermo del Toro’s
idea and an original draft penned by Marcus Dunstan and
Patrick Melton (Saw 4 - 3D). Their script was redone by John
August (Frankenweenie), who was then replaced by Dan and Kevin
Hageman (The Lego Movie and Hotel Transylvania). The movie
stars Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur,
Gabriel Rush and Dean Norris. Lionsgate will release CBS
Films, Entertainment One and 1212 Entertainment co-production
on August 9th.
2019: March
27: Marco Beltrami
to be Honored by Ghent Film Festival Marco Beltrami will be honorary guest of this
year's World Soundtrack Awards, which will take place on
October 17-18 in Ghent, Belgium. The closing concert will
feature Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé -
the only confirmed parts of the programme so far are FREE SOLO
and A QUIET PLACE. Several other suites will be also presented
during the main event on October 18th. The gala will also
include some music from last year's Discovery of the Year
Award recipient Tamar-kali. Tickets are already on sale
through festival's website.
Check out also this Variety article by Jon
Burlingame and follow WSA's Facebook for more
details. Film Fest Gent’s music director Dirk Brossé:
"We are thrilled to welcome Marco Beltrami at the World
Soundtrack Awards Concert in Ghent! He’s currently one of the
most all-round composers whose music moves within the most
diverse musical styles and genres. Marco’s extensive
orchestral color palette ranges from intimate transparent tone
hues, such as his music for Tommy Lee Jones’ 'The Three
Burials of Melquiades Estrada', to large bombastic orchestral
indulgences such as his scores to blockbusters 'World War Z'
or 'Ben-Hur'. Dedicating considerable attention to melody and
obsessed by rhythms, Marco disposes of a rich palette of both
acoustic and electronic colors. Very much looking forward to
this edition!"
2019: February 27: GEMINI MAN from FMR : Marco Beltrami has signed
on to score the upcoming sci-fi action thriller GEMINI MAN.
The film is directed by Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon, Hulk) and stars Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen and Benedict Wong. The
movie follows an elite assassin who is suddenly targeted and
pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can
predict his every move
. Jerry Bruckheimer is
producing the project with Skydance Media’s David Ellison,
Dana Goldberg & Don Granger (Mission: Impossible – Rogue
Nation, Jack Reacher). Beltrami has previously scored 2013’s
World War Z for Skydance. GEMINI MAN is set to be
released in theaters nationwide on October 4, 2019 by
Paramount Pictures.
2019:
February 26: THE TWILIGHT ZONE: TV
SERIES
Marco Beltrami and Brandon Roberts
have been working on the score for upcoming 10-part CBS
ALL ACCESS remake of TWILIGHT ZONE. The series, which will
debut with first two episodes on April 1st and then moves
to its regular weekly time starting April 11th, will
be hosted by Jordan Peele (Get Out) who also
serves as one of the series' executive producers. The
other producers are Audrey Chon, Simon Kinberg, Win Rosenfeld and
Carol Serling. Various episodes are directed by TV veterans such
as Mathias Herndl, Greg Yaitanes or Gerard McMurray among others.
The cast will include John Cho, Greg Kinnear, Luke Kirby, Allison
Tolman or Adam Scott.
2019: February 25: Oscar for
FREE SOLO Congratulations to FREE SOLO
team, who won Academy Award for Best Documentary
(Feature) last night. You can watch their winning speech on
Youtube.
2019: February 22: FREE SOLO
CD released FREE SOLO CD is finally available today from
Node Records. While it may take a few days to reach various
retailers, you can order your copy from a store of your
choice. Available from Amazon, Music Box or Screen Archives.
2019: February 17: CINEMA
AUDIO
AWARD for FREE SOLO
Congratulations to recording
engineer and
mixer Tyson Lozensky and the rest of
FREE SOLO sound team, who won Cinema Audio Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in Documentary Feature. The award ceremony
took place last night at InterContinental Los Angeles
Downtown.
2019: February
16: LONG SHOT trailer
First trailer for LONG SHOT (aka FLARSKY)
has just been released. The movie will have its world
premiere during South by Southwest Film Festival on March 9th before
its wide release (distributed by Lionsgate) on May
3rd.
2019: February 09:
Sundance Festival Interview with Marco
Beltrami Deadline Hollywood
has released brief interview with Marco Beltrami, where he
discussed his work on both EXTREMELY WICKED and VELVET
BUZZSAW. In other news EXTREMELY WICKED will be released by
Netflix and VELVET BUZZSAW soundtrack is in the works. Release
dates for both are yet to be announced.
2019: February 01: FLARSKY
gets the new title Lionsgate comedy FLARSKY
had its title changed to LONG SHOT. For quite some time, the
Jonathan Levine-directed comedy was known as Flarsky named
after Seth Rogen’s protagonist in the pic, Fred Flarsky.
Lionsgate then untitled the movie. Rogen plays an unemployed
journalist battered by his own misfortune, who decides to
pursue Charlotte Field, his childhood crush and babysitter who
now happens to be
one of the most powerful and unattainable women on the planet. The movie will debut
during South by Southwest Film Festival (specific date is yet to
be announced) before its wide release on June
7th.
2019: January
25: EXTREMELY WICKED trailer First trailer
for EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE was just released and you can watch it below. As
mentioned previously, the film will have its world premiere during Sundance
Film Festival tomorrow. No information about wide release
yet.
2019: January 15: FORD v. FERRARI
confirmed In a recent interview for Next Best Picture Marco Beltrami confimed that he is currently
working on the score for James Mangold's FORD V. FERRARI. The
film stars Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Tracy
Letts, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Paul Sparks and
Jack McMullen. The movie follows an eccentric, determined team
of American engineers and designers, led by automotive
visionary Carroll Shelby and his British driver, Ken Miles,
who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Iacocca with the
mission of building a new automobile with the potential to
defeat the dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans World
Championship in France. Jez & John-Henry Butterworth (Edge
of Tomorrow) wrote the screenplay. The project is produced by
Chernin Entertainment.
Beltrami has previously collaborated with Mangold on 3:10 to Yuma
(for which he earned an Academy Award nomination), The Wolverine and Logan.
Ford v. Ferrari is currently scheduled to be released on
November 15, 2019 by 20th Century Fox.
2019: January
10: VELVET BUZZSAW trailer The first trailer for Dan
Gilroy's VELVET BUZZSAW was finally released today. The movie
will debut at Sundance Film Festival on January 27th and in
case you might be attending, here is the info about the screenings of the movie during the
festival. Netflix will release the movie on February 1st and so
far there is still no info about soundtrack
album.
2019: January 09: Two CAS
nominations for Tyson Lozensky Congratulations to Tyson Lozensky who is being
nominated for two awards from Cinema Audio Society in
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in Motion Picture Live
Action (for A QUIET PLACE) and Documentary (for FREE
SOLO) categories. For a full list of nominations, visit the
Cinema Audio Society’s official website. The awards will be
presented at a sealed envelope dinner on February 16 in the
Wilshire Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental Los Angeles
Downtown.
2019: January 04: Marco
Beltrami recomposes Bach
Recording today is Marco
Beltrami's new take on Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude No. 2
in C minor adapted as a double concerto for violoncello and
violin. Originally composed as a piano piece, which you can
check out on Youtube, new version will feature Sandy
Cameron and Tina Guo who recently posted a brief clip from the
rehersal of both soloists on her Facebook page and you can
check it out there.
2019:
January 02: What to expect in 2019 and new project
announced Happy new year, everyone! 2019 should be
pretty big with 4 scores already recorded and probably a few
more in the works that might still be released before the end
of the year: - EXTREMELY
WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE will have its
world premiere at Sundance Film Festival on January 26th but
it will probably seek the distributor there. No wide release
date has been announced yet. - VELVET BUZZSAW will
also premiere at Sundance only one day
later and on February 1st will be released worldwide by Netflix.
So far there is no information about soundtrack album.
Trailer and poster will be added as soon as available. -
UNDERWATER
is probably the "oldest"
of the scores/movies waiting to be released. The score
was recorded in late June/early July at Pianella Studios and
20th Century Fox was initially supposed to release the
movie. Yet there is still no poster, stills or trailer available
and it is probably up to Disney to release
the movie now. - FLARSKY
will be released
on May 3rd and has been also recorded recently with participation of Macedonian Symphony
Orchestra. No trailer, posters or stills have been published either and everything
will be added as soon as available.
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