La-La Land has announced their December scheduled of CD releases (not including the CDs they will announce on "Black Friday" to be releaesed in December).
This week they have released the score for the brand new horror film JESSABELLE. The screenplay was written by, of all people, Robert Ben Garant (co-writer of the Night at the Museum films and best known as "Deputy Travis Junior" on the long-running Reno 911!, which he co-created), and the film was scored by Anton Sanko, whose eclectic resume includes Party Girl, Rabbit Hole, and the just-released Ouija.
On November 18 they will release a two-disc set featuring the scores for both versions of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, scored by Cyril Mockridge and Bruce Broughton respectively, as well as the score for COME TO THE STABLE by Mockridge; a two-disc set featuring James Dooley's music for the games SOCOM 3: U.S. NAVY SEALS and SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALS COMBINED ASSAULT; and Vincent Diamante's music for the game FLOWER.
The latest CD from Kritzerland is the first-ever release of Dave Grusin's jazzy score for the 1984 romantic drama FALLING IN LOVE, pairing B-movie hacks Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep.
Quartet has announced three upcoming CDs -- the first-ever release of Philippe Sarde's score for JOSHUA THEN AND NOW, the 1986 adaptation of Mordechai Richter's novel directed by the ever-eclectic Ted Kotcheff (Outback, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, First Blood, Weekend and Bernie's), and two score CD composed by Oscar-winner Nicola Piovani, THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS and DANIELE E MARIA.
Intrada plans to release one new CD next week.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
El Nino - Roque Banos - Saimel
Horns - Rob - Lakeshore
Jessabelle - Anton Sanko - La-La Land
L'Uomo Che Garda - Riz Ortolani - GDM
Magnificat - Riz Ortolani - GDM
1900/Sacco and Vanzetti - Ennio Morricone - Intermezzo Media
The One I Love - Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans - VMI
[Rec] 4 - Arnau Bataller - MovieScore Media/ScreamWorks
The Theory of Everything - Johann Johannsson - Backlot
Tracks - Garth Stevenson - VMI
IN THEATERS TODAY
The Better Angels - Hanan Townshend - Score CD due Dec. 2 on Lakeshore
Big Hero 6 - Henry Jackman - Score CD due Nov. 25 on Disney
Diplomacy - Jorg Lemberg
Elsa & Fred - Luis Bacalov
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer - Score CD due Nov. 18 on Watertower; 2-disc deluxe edition due later this year
Jessabelle - Anton Sanko
The Lookalike - Alies Sluiter
Magical Universe - Karen Altman
A Merry Friggin' Christmas - Jonathan Sadoff - Song CD on Lakeshore
Mr. Pip - Harry Gregson-Williams
9 Full Moons - Ted Speaker
On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter - Dave Palmer
Open Windows - Jorge Magaz - Score CD on Quartet
Sex Ed - Alexander Kemp
The Theory of Everything - Johann Johannsson - Score CD on Backlot
True Son - Jared Banta
21 Years: Richard Linklater - Graham Reynolds
Virunga - Patrick Jonsson
COMING SOON
November 11
Enter the Dragon - Lalo Schifrin - Aleph
Laggies - Benjamin Gibbard - Lakeshore
November 18
Flower - Vincent Diamante - La-La Land
The Imitation Game - Alexandre Desplat - Sony
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer - Watertower
Miracle on 34th Street/Come to the Stable/Miracle on 34th Street - Cyril Mockridge, Bruce Broughton - La-La Land
Socom 3: U.S. Navy Seals/Socom: U.S. Navy Seals Combined Assault - James Dooley - La-La Land
November 25
Big Hero 6 - Henry Jackman - Disney
The Little Mermaid - Alan Menken - Disney
One on One - Charles Fox - Varese Sarabande
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History - David Cieri - PBS
'71 - David Holmes - Touch Sensitive (import)
December 2
The Better Angels - Hanan Townshend - Lakeshore
Exodus: Gods and Kings - Alberto Iglesias - Sony
December 9
Elmer Bernstein: The Wild Side - Elmer Bernstein - Varese Sarabande
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies [single disc] - Watertower
The Homesman - Marco Beltrami - Varese Sarabande
Mr. Turner - Gary Yershon - Varese Sarabande
December 16
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Special Edition - Howard Shore - Watertower
Into the Woods - Stephen Sondheim - Disney
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb - Alan Silvestri - Varese Sarabande
Date Unknown
Collapse - Vincent Gillioz - Howlin' Wolf
Daniele e Maria - Nicola Piovani - Quartet
The Dead 2 - Irmin Ahmad - Howlin' Wolf
Die Hebamme - Marcel Barsotti - Alhambra
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor/The Time of the Doctor - Murray Gold - Silva
Falling in Love - Dave Grusin - Kritzerland
Il Moralista - Carlo Savina - Digitmovies
The Jerry Goldsmith Collection Volume Two: Piano Sketches - Jerry Goldsmith - Buysoundtrax
Jona Che Vise Nella Balena - Ennio Morricone - Beat
Joshua Then and Now - Philippe Sarde - Quartet
Messi - Joan Valent - Saimel
New York Chiama Superdrago - Benedetto Ghiglia - Digitmovies
Night of the Shooting Stars - Nicola Piovani - Quartet
P.J. - Neil Argo - Kronos
Sinfonia Per Due Spie - Francesco De Masi - Beat
Sodom and Gomorrah - Miklos Rozsa - Digitmovies
Summer Song - Andrew Holtzman, Peter Bateman - Kronos
Take Five - Giordiano Corapi - Beat
Vieni Avanti Cretino - Fabio Frizzi - Beat
Viy - Anton Garcia - Kronos
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
November 7 - Hans Erdmann born (1882)
November 7 - William Alwyn born (1905)
November 7 - Jimmie Haskell born (1936)
November 7 - James Horner begins recording his score for Uncommon Valor (1983)
November 7 - Leonard Rosenman records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "No Day at the Beach" (1985)
November 7 - Shorty Rogers died (1994)
November 7 - Richard Robbins died (2012)
November 8 - Arnold Bax born (1883)
November 8 - Mark Suozzo born (1953)
November 8 - The Ten Commandments opens in New York (1956)
November 8 - Nicholas Carras records his score for She Demons (1957)
November 8 - Gino Marinuzzi Jr. died (1996)
November 9 - Roger Edens born (1905)
November 9 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Lonely Are the Brave (1961)
November 9 - Lalo Schifrin begins recording his score for Sol Madrid (1967)
November 9 - Dave Grusin begins recording his score for Tootsie (1982)
November 9 - Alfred Ralston died (1988)
November 9 - Stanley Myers died (1993)
November 10 - Mischa Bakaleinikoff born (1890)
November 10 - Philip Sainton born (1891)
November 10 - Carl Stalling born (1891)
November 10 - Billy May born (1916)
November 10 - Ennio Morricone born (1928)
November 10 - Victor Young died (1956)
November 10 - Sylvain Chomet born (1963)
November 10 - Robert Gulya born (1973)
November 10 - Michel Colombier begins recording his replacement score for The Golden Child (1986)
November 10 - Bruce Broughton records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Thanksgiving" (1986)
November 10 - Recording sessions begin for Christopher Young’s score for Hush (1997)
November 11 - Dimitri Tiomkin died (1979)
Novebmer 11 - Bruce Broughton records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Gather Ye Acorns" (1985)
November 11 - Morton Stevens died (1991)
November 11 - Eddie Horst died (2010)
November 12 - Bob Crewe born (1931)
November 12 - Neil Young born (1945)
November 12 - Kenyon Hopkins begins recording his score for The Fugitive Kind (1959)}
November 12 - David Shire records his score for The Godchild (1974)
November 12 - Alan Silvestri begins recording his score for Clean Slate (1993)
November 12 - John Tavener died (2013)
November 12 - Karl-Ernst Sasse died (2006)
November 13 - Leonard Rosenman begins recording his score for Hell Is For Heroes (1961)
November 13 - Andre Previn begins recording his score to Dead Ringer (1963)
November 13 - Henry Mancini begins recording his score for The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1972)
November 13 - Carlo Rustichelli died (2004)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
CAMP X-RAY - Jess Stroup
"Meanwhile, Jess Stroup’s score is full of harmony that illustrates the tense atmosphere as movingly as the awkwardly-on-purpose chemistry between Stewart and Moaadi."
Nikola Grozdanovic, The Playlist
DRACULA UNTOLD - Ramin Djawadi
"The acting, for the most part, is flat. The special effects are underwhelming; the musical score is a bombastic mish-mash. Basically, this 'Dracula' needs to be buried in a cinematic coffin overladen with garlic and crucifixes."
Bob Bloom, Lafayette Journal & Courier
FELONY - Bryony Mark
"Mark Wareham’s needle-sharp lensing, Geoff Hitchins’ crisp cutting and Bryony Mark’s driving score amp up the angst."
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
LILTING - Stuart Earl
"The rather uninspired score distracts from the film's emotional potency and, although it's crisply and sensitively shot, the sporadic tendency toward a bright, bleached aesthetic (a style which cinematographer Urszula Pontikos employed to better effect in the superb Weekend) dilutes its visual impact."
Emma Simmonds, The List
"Apart from a slightly overused score, the tech package is quite strong on a limited budget, from the muted, wintry tones of Ula Pontikos’ HD lensing to production designer Miren Maranon’s spare but lovingly furnished interiors."
Justin Chang, Vairety
NIGHTCRAWLER - James Newton Howard
"Lou is also a sick person who, on first glance, might strike you as a reasonable, personable guy. He talks like a Tom Cruise go-getter from a 1980s hit -- a comparison furthered by certain filmmaking choices, such as the 'inspirational' montages of Lou hustling toward success while James Newton Howard's triumphant retro synth-pop pounds in our eardrums."
Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
"The visuals look great, but the audio is iffy. Specifically, the score. Veteran James Newton Howard ('The Hunger Games') composes what sounds like either temp music used for editing or the soundtrack to a Cinemax thriller from the ’80s. It doesn’t even work ironically."
Jon Niccum, Kansas City Star
"Debut director Dan Gilroy has crafted a characterful satire that doesn't say much that's original but which skewers its targets with humour and flair. An 80s-style soundtrack envelops proceedings in an appositely seedy veil, with ironically fist-pumping musical accompaniments flanking Lou's rise, while an act of violence at the outset leaves a legacy of tension throughout."
Emma Simmonds, The List
"'Nightcrawler' has some slight issues before it find its rhythm in the form of clunky exposition, montages and on-the-nose thematic monologues. It’s unsure of itself at first. Even the excellent moody score by James Newton Howard takes time to synch up with the picture."
Rodrigo Perez, The Playlist
"For a first-time feature, 'Nightcrawler' benefits from an accomplished technical package, highlighted by sharp widescreen cinematography from Robert Elswit (who’s worked regularly with Paul Thomas Anderson) that captures the L.A. backdrops in an array of bright color, and a score by James Newton Howard that recalls the hypnotic melodies he composed for Michael Mann’s 'Collateral' – another City of Angels noir set during the wee hours of the night, and for which this film feels like a distant, crazy cousin: one whose weapon of choice is the camera itself."
Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films, at the following L.A. movie theaters: AMPAS, American Cinematheque: Aero, American Cinematheque: Egyptian, Arclight, LACMA, New Beverly, Nuart, Silent Movie Theater and UCLA.
November 7
BELLE DE JOUR [Silent Movie Theater]
DETOUR (Erdody), THE STRANGE WOMAN (Carmen Dragon) [LACMA/AMPAS]
DOLLS (Fuzzbee Morse) [Silent Movie Theater]
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS [New Beverly]
JAWBREAKER (Stephen Endelman) [Nuart]
November 8
THE FAST RUNNER (Chris Crilly) [UCLA]
J'ACCUSE [Cinematheque: Aero]
THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY [Silent Movie Theater]
November 9
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Alexandre Desplat) [Cinematheque: Aero]
GRAND ILLUSION (Joseph Kosma) [Cinematheque: Aero]
HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR (Georges Delerue) [Silent Movie Theater]
November 10
HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR (Georges Delerue) [Silent Movie Theater]
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW (Armando Trovajoli), CINEMA PARADISO (Ennio Morricone) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
November 11
HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR (Georges Delerue) [Silent Movie Theater]
JEZEBEL (Max Steiner)[LACMA/AMPAS]
LOVE STREAMS (Bo Harwood) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (Steve Bartek) [Arclight Sherman Oaks]
November 12
COFFY (Roy Ayres) [Silent Movie Theater]
THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN [UCLA]
November 13
THE ENGLISH PATIENT (Gabriel Yared), QUIZ SHOW (Mark Isham) [Cinematheque: Aero]
THELMA & LOUISE (Hans Zimmer) [Arclight Sherman Oaks]
November 14
COONSKIN (Chico Hamilton), TARZOON: SHAME OF THE JUNGLE [New Beverly]
METROPOLIS [Silent Movie Theater]
NATURALLY NATIVE (Murielle Hamilton) [UCLA]
PEOPLE ON SUNDAY, THE LIGHT AHEAD (Dean Cole) [LACMA/AMPAS]
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (Richard Gibbs) [Nuart]
November 15
COONSKIN (Chico Hamilton), TARZOON: SHAME OF THE JUNGLE [New Beverly]
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (Jon Brion), THERE WILL BE BLOOD (Jonny Greenwood) [LACMA/AMPAS]
November 16
BARKING WATER (Ryan Beveridge), JOHNNY TOOTALL [UCLA]
LITTLE FUGITIVE (Eddy Manson) [UCLA]
UNBREAKABLE (James Newton Howard), BLACK SNAKE MOAN (Scott Bomar) [New Beverly]
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