To start off 2012, WAMG has more fun movie stuff to give away to you. You can win the YOUNG ADULT Soundtrack Available From Rhino. The fifteen-track disc features Diana Ross, Mateo Messina, The Replacements, Lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr., Teenage Fanclub, Cracker, 4 Non Blondes,Veruca Salt, Diana Ross, Suicidal Tendencies, and a score by Rolfe Kent.

“Young Adult” soundtrack tracklist
1. When We Grow Up – Diana Ross
2. What’s Up – 4 Non Blondes
3. Achin’ To Be – The Replacements
4. It’s A Shame About Ray (Remastered Album Version) – Lemonheads
5. Seether – Veruca Salt
6. The Concept – Teenage Fanclub
7. Pledge Your Allegiance – Suicidal Tendencies
8. Feel The Pain (2007 Remastered LP Version) – Dinosaur Jr.
9. Low – Cracker
10. Why Buddy? – Rolfe Kent
11. Epic – Mateo Messina
12. Even Flow – Mateo Messina
13. Where It’s At – Mateo Messina
14. Big Me – Mateo Messina
15. Black Hole Sun – Mateo Messina

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3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: YOUNG ADULT reunites Jason Reitman, Academy Award® nominated director, and Academy Award® winning screenwriter, Diablo Cody. Give us the name of the 2007 movie they worked on.

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Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn’t quite gotten over high school, either.

Visit the film’s official site: http://www.youngadultmovie.com/

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Happy New Year Agents! MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL won the final box office weekend of 2011 with $38.3 million. Your mission for 2012, should you choose to accept it, is to team with WAMG and enter to win the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL Soundtrack On Varčse Sarabande.

This is not just another mission. The agency is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his rogue new team (including Paula Patton and Acadamy Award nominee Jeremy Renner) must go undercover to clear their organization’s name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.

Composer Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles, M:i:3) reunites with director Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and returns to the Mission: Impossible franchise.

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3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: What is the name of the group/agency Tom Cruise belongs to in Mission Impossible?

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Varčse Sarabande Catalog # 302 067 128 2
Release Date: 01/10/12

Track List:

1. Give Her My Budapest (1:57)
2. Light The Fuse (2:01)
3. Knife To A Gun Fight (3:42)
4. In Russia, Phone Dials You (1:40)
5. Kremlin With Anticipation (4:12)
6. From Russia With Shove (3:37)
7. Ghost Protocol (4:58)
8. Railcar Rundown (1:11)
9. Hendricks’ Manifesto (3:17)
10. A Man, A Plan, A Code, Dubai (2:44)
11. Love The Glove (3:44)
12. The Express Elevator (2:31)
13. Mission Impersonatable (3:55)
14. Moreau Trouble Than She’s Worth (6:44)
15. Out For A Run (3:54)
16. Eye Of The Wistrom (1:05)
17. Mood India (4:28)
18. Mumbai’s The Word (7:14)
19. Launch Is On Hendricks (2:22)
20. World’s Worst Parking Valet (5:03)
21. Putting The Miss In Mission (5:19)
22. Mission: Impossible Theme (Out With A Bang Version) (:53)

SoundWorks Collection: The Sound and Music of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

Paramount Pictures’ MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL is in theaters and on IMAX now.

The Adventures of Tintin is directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell (“Billy Elliot,” “Defiance”) as Tintin, the young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig (“Quantum of Solace,” “Defiance”) as the nefarious Red Rackham.

WAMG is giving away the CD by Academy Award-winning composer John Williams. You can win music from THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN Soundtrack Available From Sony Classical .

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3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: Watch the video below and tell us what you’re most excited to see in The Adventures of Tintin?? Best answer wins…

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Based on the series of books The Adventures of Tintin by Herge, the film is produced by Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy. It opens in the U.S. on December 21st.

Check out the newly updated site for The Adventures of Tintin!
New images, downloads, and more!

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Writer/Director Craig Brewer (“Hustle & Flow,” “Black Snake Moan”) has delivered a new take of the beloved 1984 classic film, FOOTLOOSE. WAMG is giving you the chance to win the CD from the new film.

Footloose soundtrack album available now on iTunes featuring new music by Blake Shelton, Zac Brown, Big & Rich, CeeLo Green, Victoria Justice, Hunter Hayes and many others.

Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville released the movie soundtrack on September 27th. The 12-track album features music from the film and includes eight new songs along with remakes of four of the classic hits from the original soundtrack.

Blake Shelton sings the film’s title song, “Footloose” and Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes join the
album with the movie’s love theme, “Almost Paradise.” The star-studded line-up for the soundtrack also includes new music from Big & Rich, Cee Lo Green, David Banner, Whitney Duncan, Lissie and Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band. Other classic songs featured on the album are “Holding Out For A Hero” by Ella Mae Bowen and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” by Jana Kramer.

“FOOTLOOSE” Soundtrack track listing:

1. Footloose – Blake Shelton
2. Where The River Goes – Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band
3. Little Lovin’ – Lissie
4. Holding Out For A Hero – Ella Mae Bowen
5. Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Jana Kramer
6. So Sorry Mama – Whitney Duncan
7. Fake I.D. – Big & Rich feat. Gretchen Wilson
8. Almost Paradise – Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes
9. Walkin’ Blues – Cee Lo Green feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
10. Window Paine – The Smashing Pumpkins
11. Suicide Eyes – A Thousand Horses
12. Dance The Night Away – David Banner

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3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: What is your favorite song from the original 1984 film?

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CONTEST WILL END ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 11:59pm CST

Synopsis:

Ren MacCormack (played by newcomer Kenny Wormald) is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont’s local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel (Julianne Hough) in the process.

Starring Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid, FOOTLOOSE is in theaters on now.

Visit the films official site: http://www.footloosemovie.com/.
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On Twitter: http://twitter.com/footloosemovie

ATLANTIC RECORDS / WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE RELEASES “FOOTLOOSE”

SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 27th

BLAKE SHELTON REMAKES ICONIC “FOOTLOOSE” SINGLE

Soundtrack Features Additional Songs From Big & Rich, Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, Cee Lo Green, Hunter Hayes, Victoria Justice and Jana Kramer, among others

FOOTLOOSE Opens Nationwide in Theatres October 14th

NASHVILLE, TN (August 9, 2011)  – Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville announced today that they will release the movie soundtrack for the upcoming Paramount Pictures film, “FOOTLOOSE,” available everywhere on September 27th. The 12-track album features music from the film and includes eight new songs along with remakes of four of the classic hits from the original soundtrack.

Blake Shelton sings the film’s title song, “Footloose” and Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes join the
album with the movie’s love theme, “Almost Paradise.” The star-studded line-up for the soundtrack also includes new music from Big & Rich, Cee Lo Green, David Banner, Whitney Duncan, Lissie and Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band. Other classic songs featured on the album are “Holding Out For A Hero” by Ella Mae Bowen and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” by Jana Kramer.

Writer/Director Craig Brewer (HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE MOAN) delivers a new take of the beloved 1984 classic film, FOOTLOOSE. Ren MacCormack (played by newcomer Kenny Wormald) is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont’s local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel (Julianne Hough) in the process.

“FOOTLOOSE” Soundtrack track listing:

1. Footloose – Blake Shelton
2. Where The River Goes – Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band
3. Little Lovin’ – Lissie
4. Holding Out For A Hero – Ella Mae Bowen
5. Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Jana Kramer
6. So Sorry Mama – Whitney Duncan
7. Fake I.D. – Big & Rich feat. Gretchen Wilson
8. Almost Paradise – Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes
9. Walkin’ Blues – Cee Lo Green feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
10. Window Paine – The Smashing Pumpkins
11. Suicide Eyes – A Thousand Horses
12. Dance The Night Away – David Banner

About FOOTLOOSE
Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present a Dylan Sellers Zadan / Meron Weston Pictures Production of a Craig Brewer Film. Footloose stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid. The film is directed by Craig Brewer from a screenplay by Dean Pitchford and Brewer and Story by Dean Pitchford. It is produced by Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Dylan Sellers and Brad Weston. The executive producers are Timothy M. Bourne, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman.

Visit the film’s official site: http://www.footloosemovie.com/.
On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FootlooseMovie
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/footloosemovie

WAMG has another Cap’n America Giveaway – this one is especially for you music lovers out there! We have the brand new soundtrack to the hit movie “Captain America : The First Avenger” from Marvel Studios. The soundtrack, by Academy Award® nominated composer Alan Silvestri, features 26 tracks and was released 7/19.

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CONTEST WILL END ON MONDAY, AUGUST 15 at 11:59pm CST

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, directed by Joe Johnston, from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).

One of a continuing slate of films being produced by Marvel Studios based on the Marvel characters, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER joins Thor which was released on May 6, 2011 and Marvel’s The Avengers which is coming to theaters on May 4, 2012.” Paramount Pictures’ CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER is in theaters now.

Lakeshore Records has released the SCREAM 4 Soundtrack album cover plus the specs. Like the SCRE4M Soundtrack on Facebook HERE…if you dare!

Release Date: April 12, 2011
Genre: Soundtrack
Record Label: Lakeshore Records
Description: Scream 4 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Various Artists:

01. Something To Die For – The Sounds
02. Bad Karma – Ida Maria
03. Cup Of Coffee – The Novocaines
04. Make My Body – The Chain Gang of 1974
05. Don’t Mess With The Original – Marco Beltrami
06. Yeah Yeah Yeah – The Sounds
07. Run For Your Life – 6 Day Riot
08. Axel F – Raney Shockne
09. On Fire – Locksley
10. Devils – Say Hi
11. Denial – Stereo Black
12. Jill’s America – Marco Beltrami

Be sure to visit the film’s official site here, like it on Facebook here, and follow it on Twitter here.

Synopsis:

Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette) and Gale (Courteney Cox), who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill (Emma Roberts) and her Aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell). Unfortunately Sidney’s appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger.

From director Wes Craven, SCREAM 4 will be in theaters April 15, 2011. The SCREAM Trilogy is coming to Blu-Ray March 29th!

Have a listen as SoFlo Entertainment/Geddy Music performing artist, Armageddon, records an official mash-up remix for Queen’s “I Want It All and “We Will Rock You” debuting on the original motion picture soundtrack of SUCKER PUNCH, directed by Zach Snyder (300, WATCHMEN). The soundtrack is due out March 22 from WaterTower Music. Zack Snyder’s $85 million SUCKER PUNCH has been rated PG-13 and will be in theaters on March 25, 2011.

Source: Raw Drive.com

Synopsis:

Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. “Sucker Punch” is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary. She has been locked away against her will, but Babydoll (Emily Browning) has not lost her will to survive. Determined to fight for her freedom, she urges four other young girls–the outspoken Rocket (Jena Malone), the street-smart Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), the fiercely loyal Amber (Jamie Chung) and the reluctant Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish)–to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors, Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm). Led by Babydoll, the girls engage in fantastical warfare against everything from samurais to serpents, with a virtual arsenal at their disposal. Together, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive. But with the help of a Wise Man (Scott Glenn), their unbelievable journey–if they succeed–will set them free.

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Zack Snyder (300 and WATCHMEN), SUCKER PUNCH stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Oscar Isaac, and Scott Glenn. The film will be in theaters on March 25, 2011.

Visit the film’s official site here, like the film on Facebook here and on Twitter here.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES SOUNDTRACK TO FEATURE FIRST-TIME COLLABORATION WITH OSCAR®-WINNING COMPOSER HANS ZIMMER AND ACCLAIMED GUITAR DUO RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

SOUNDTRACK SET FOR RELEASE ON WALT DISNEY RECORDS MAY 17th

One of summer’s most highly anticipated blockbuster movies, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” features original music by Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer and a first-time collaboration with the internationally acclaimed Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides May 17, 2011.

“We’d always felt it a creative necessity that the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4’ score have an original sound all its own and to distinguish itself from the first three films.  With the inspiring addition of Rodrigo y Gabriela’s unique artistry under the direction of maestro Hans ‘Long John’ Zimmer, this iconic score franchise take its next step forward with an imaginative, fresh and individual new sound,” says Mitchell Leib, President of Music and Soundtracks for the Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Group and Disney Music Group.

Hans Zimmer is one of the film industry’s most respected and sought-after composers with a career that encompasses more than 100 film and television scores. An Academy Award® winner for his score for The Lion King, Zimmer has also received eight additional Oscar® nominations for his work including Inception, Sherlock Holmes, Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, Rain Man, As Good as It Gets, The Preacher’s Wife and The Prince of Egypt. Other recent credits include Rango, The Dark Knight and Batman Begins. Among his many honors, Zimmer has also won two Golden Globes® and three Grammy Awards®.

Rodrigo y Gabriela are considered the premier guitar-playing duo in the world. They have sold over one million albums, have sold out arenas and headlined festivals worldwide, and in 2010 they were invited to share the stage with Beyonce for a state dinner at the White House. The collaboration with Hans Zimmer is their first film score-an exciting and defining moment in their career. Their willingness to explore musical expression and to embrace new sounds irrespective of fashion or trends, as well as their point blank refusal to be pigeonholed as any particular genre, is the very foundation of Rodrigo y Gabriela.

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love—or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the “Queen Anne’s Revenge,” the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past. The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Jack’s longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid.

 Walt Disney Pictures’ and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” with screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, suggested by the novel by Tim Powers opens in theaters May 20, 2011, in Disney Digital 3D™.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides original motion picture soundtrack will be available wherever music is sold on May 17, 2011. For more information on Walt Disney Records’ releases, please visit Disney.com/music, become a fan at Facebook.com/disneymusic or follow us at Twitter.com/disneymusic. For more information on Rodrigo y Gabriela, please visit www.rodgab.com.

Spectra Records has inked a deal with Church Hill Productions and Chocolate Bunny Productions to release the soundtrack to their triple award winning film “Emerging Past.” The 17 song soundtrack, primarily an alternative rock album with a mixture of pop and instrumental movie themes, is available now for download via MP3 or to order as a CD through the film’s website. It will be available on iTunes in the upcoming weeks and in stores such as Best Buy, Borders and FYE in April. This partnership with Spectra marks quite an achievement for an independent film and puts “Emerging Past” into the ranks of major studio releases. ”One of the best soundtracks I’ve heard all year!  Great from start to finish.” – Bobby Collins, Spectra Records.

The musical score  and several songs were written for the film by Gerard McMann, better known as G Tom Mac, most famous for his cult favorite “Cry Little Sister” from the movie “The Lost Boys.” G Tom Mac has already had an internet hit with his single from the film “Soul I Bare” and its accompanying music video shot by “Emerging Past” filmmaker Thomas J. Churchill. G Tom Mac’s song with late actor Cory Haim, “Mend Me,” is also featured. Singer Katie DiCicco lends two songs to the CD: her award winning “Mud,” which took home Best Song from the New York City International Film Festival and “Beautiful Tragedy.” Churchill also directed the music video to “Mud” which can be seen on YouTube. Other Spectra artists such as Kizz Star and gold selling artist Magni round out the playlist.  Churchill is extremely proud of the finished product and feels it has “earned its position in stores next to soundtracks from the top grossing films.”

This soundtrack partnership is just the beginning for projects between Spectra Records and Church Hill Productions.  Look for more music, film and events from this team in the near future.

Churchill has garnered much attention lately in the horror film world with “Emerging Past,” which he wrote, directed and produced. After creating a buzz at the New York City Independent Film Festivalwhen a second screening had to be booked because of the overwhelming interest (a first in festival history), the film took home the award for Best Horror Feature and Best Song for “Mud.” This impressive accomplishment was followed by a Best Actor win at the Spooky Empire Freakshow Horror Film Festival in Orlando, FL in October. The Best Actor win made three wins in as many screenings, setting an enviable record for any feature film. Churchill premiered “Emerging Past” in Pennsylvania at the Mr. Hush Weekend of Fear, which also premiered “Mr. Hush” – a film in which he has a supporting role as Sheriff Churchill as well as being a producer. “Emerging Past” went on to the Salty Horror Film Festival in Salt Lake City and will continue to be shown to eager horror fans at festivals and conventions around the country in 2011.

“Emerging Past” is a horror twisted psycho-thriller rollercoaster ride of terror that follows a tormented woman on her journey to discover where her past is leading her. The film features an impressive cast of genre stars including: Brooke McCarter (“The Lost Boys”), Steve Dash (“Friday the 13^th Part 2), Tony Moran (“Halloween 1 & 2”) and Stephen Geoffreys (“Fright Night”).  Churchill says that his vision for the film came from a road trip to Washington DC, the setting for one of his favorite films, “The Exorcist” and says “somewhere between “The Exorcist” and “The Omen” “Emerging Past” shall sit.”

Features on a variety of internet radio programs – such as The Jimmy Star Show, Random Talk Radio and Mothpod – have helped to create anticipation and buzz on this film in the horror film community. It has also been mentioned on popular horror sites such as Dread Central, From Dusk Till Con, GeekTyrant and Encyclopedia Psychotica.

Churchill started out in the industry as an actor and moved on to creating films with his friends back home in New York City. Writing, directing and producing led to a Best Feature award at the age of 18 and his passion for filmmaking was sparked.  His lifelong love of the horror genre has fueled his two most recent projects: the previously mentioned “Emerging Past” and “Mr. Hush.” With several projects in pre-production, you can look for his films to continue to be screened and distributed across the country in the coming years.

Variety is reporting that the scores for BLACK SWAN, TRUE GRIT, THE FIGHTER and THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT are being disqualified from Oscar consideration.

“Black Swan” and “True Grit” have been deemed ineligible as “scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music,” according to sources inside the Academy music-branch executive committee.

“The Kids Are All Right” and “The Fighter” are expected to be disqualified as scores “diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs,” another of the Acad’s stringent music rules.

Composer Clint Mansell’s “Black Swan” score, as largely adapted from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” and Carter Burwell’s “True Grit,” as mostly based on 19th-century hymns, are not sufficiently “original,” the committee ruled last week.

“The Kids Are All Right” and “The Fighter” have original scores — “Kids” by Burwell and “Fighter” by Michael Brook — but both films are filled with songs, leaving the scores to play second fiddle much of the time.

Alexandre Desplat’s “The King’s Speech” has been ruled eligible despite some concerns by committee members that key moments of the film feature classical-music excerpts.

Source: Variety

A Centennial Salute to Composer Alex North

Beverly Hills, CA: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will celebrate the career of Alex North (1910-1991), the 15-time Oscar®-nominated composer, with a centennial salute featuring a screening of THE MISFITS (1961) on Friday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The event also will include film clips and an onstage discussion hosted by journalist and film-music historian Jon Burlingame, with Oscar-nominated composer Laurence Rosenthal, producer Steven North (Alex’s son), and North’s biographer Sanya Henderson.

Between 1951 and 1984, North received 14 Academy Award® nominations for Original Score and 1 for Song. He finally took home an Oscar statuette in 1985 when he was presented with an Honorary Award “in recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures.”

David Newman conducts “Main Title” from Alex North’s 1963 score CLEOPATRA. Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, September 5, 2010

North’s “brilliant artistry”included his work for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951), which was the first major score to draw heavily from jazz influences, DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1951) and WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966). His ability to handle epic subject matter led to such assignments as VIVA ZAPATA! (1952), SPARTACUS (1960), CLEOPATRA (1963) and THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (1965). In 1955 he wrote the now-classic music that was recorded as “Unchained Melody” for the prison movie UNCHAINED.

Here’s a look at John Williams as he conducts “Forest Meeting” and “Main Title” from Alex North’s 1960 score SPARTACUS. Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, August 28, 2010

North’s musical background was unique; born in Pennsylvania, he studied in New York, Moscow and Mexico. He composed music for the New York stage and for such dancers and choreographers as Anna Sokolow, Martha Graham and Agnes de Mille. North was one of the first composers in Hollywood to incorporate contemporary music styles in his film scores. He demonstrated a particular affinity for specifically American subjects, and his music provided the themes for the film adaptations of numerous literary classics by such writers as Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner. Highly respected by his peers, North was an active mentor to the next generation of composers, including Jerry Goldsmith.

Featuring a jazzy and dramatic score by North, John Huston’s complex film THE MISFITS was the last screen appearance for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. The film follows a sexy divorcee and three aging cowboys who make a living capturing wild horses in the Nevada desert.

The movie also stars Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach, one of the Academy’s 2010 Honorary Award recipients. THE MISFITS was directed by Huston and produced by Frank E. Taylor, with a screenplay by Arthur Miller.

Tickets to “A Centennial Salute to Composer Alex North” are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets are available for purchase by mail, at the Academy box office (8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or online at www.oscars.org. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All seating is unreserved.

The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at the 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills or call (310) 247-3600. 

For more on this and other Academy events, visit their official website at Oscars.org as well as their Facebook page here, or see their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/oscars.

According to producer Frank Marshall over on Twitter:

LAST AIRBENDER will be rated PG…

It was only just yesterday that Paramount (via Marshall on Twitter) moved the film’s release date ahead by one day to Thursday July 1st. The new rating by the MPAA will help M. Night Shyamalan’s film substantially at the box office on the July 4th holiday weekend.  

Attention Firebenders! Visit the film’s Official Site and explore the new featured section for the Fire Nation, loaded with clips and a preview of composer James Newton Howard’s stirring score from the movie. I love the Komodo Rhinos the best! The Fire Nation also has its legion of fans over on Facebook. Check it out.

From Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, THE LAST AIRBENDER will be in theaters TWO weeks from today on July 1st, 2010!

From YAHOO! Movies comes this video clip where director Harald Zwart and composer James Horner discuss the Asian influence on the movie’s symphonic score from THE KARATE KID.

I’m such a huge fan of James Horner and his film scores. I have ever since sitting in the theater and hearing those loud trumpets come blaring through the screen. Beginning with the music from BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS thru STAR TREK II: WRATH OF KHAN onto ALIENS and finally his Oscar-winning score TITANIC.

Synopsis:

In Columbia Pictures’ remake of the 1984 film, THE KARATE KID, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could’ve been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother’s (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying – and the feeling is mutual – but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre’s feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts “the karate kid” on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

It pales by comparison to the original and Mr Miyagi’s infamous ”Wax on….wax off.” Rated PG for bullying, martial arts action, violence, and some mild language, THE KARATE KID opens nationwide Friday, June 11th.

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Paramount Pictures has put plans into full gear to get the word out for M. Night Shyamalan’s THE LAST AIRBENDER. As you can see below, producer Frank Marshall recently tweeted about a “massive AIRBENDER domestic and international marketing meeting,” along with a picture.

Hat-tip to LastAirbenderFans for this new, behind-the-scenes featurette featuring a guided tour of the film’s sets from the director himself. It’s an interesting sneak peek at the massive undertaking to build these sets on the East Coast of the U.S. As usual, I love to hear from M. Night. He’s always so enthusiastic for every one of his films.

Become the Avatar over at THE LAST AIRBENDER Facebook game! It’s very much like MafiaWars and Farmville. Have a go at it and learn how to bend the four elements. Invite your friends, engage in battles, and restore balance to the world.

After you’ve mastered the game, head over to rejoice in your new power and download NEW wallpapers from the official site of THE LAST AIRBENDER! While there have a look around at the rest of the site and discover your element.

Finally, on June 29th, Lakeshore Records will be releasing the soundtrack to THE LAST AIRBENDER. For now, you can hear 30 second clips from Shyamalan’s long time collaborator James Newton Howard’s score over at MySpace. Once again Howard has composed another beautiful score. You can preorder the cd at Amazon.

Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action feature film THE LAST AIRBENDER is the opening chapter in Aang’s struggle to survive.

From Paramount Pictures, THE LAST AIRBENDER will be in theaters in 3-D July 2.

I’ve been hearing a lot about this soundtrack. The film itself I’m not exactly excited about. I’ve never been a Denzel Washington fan and while I like Gary Oldman, I get the feeling this is going to be another of his indistinct antagonists that, while better performed than most, feels like a rehash of every villain he’s played before. I do enjoy post-apocalyptic film but there doesn’t seem, judging by the media released, to be anything new or exciting about this flick. The main draw seemed, before I’d heard about the score, to be finding out what the deal was with the titular Book.

But, as one of my fellow Movie Geeks was twittering about how good the score was, my  curiosity  was piqued. When I discovered it was composed and produced by none other than Atticus Ross, I became officially excited.

I am listening to it right now and am not the least bit disappointed.

Atticus Ross, a name few of you are familiar with (I imagine), has a history with the Hughes, having scored several episodes of the TOUCHING EVIL TV series and making the music for their segment of NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU. If you know Ross from anything, it’s probably his longtime collaboration with Trent Reznor. Ross is credited on just about every Nine Inch Nails album made, so it can be said that he is as much a part of the industrial music icon as Reznor is. Given this, and the fact that he has worked with just about everybody, from Pink to Korn, it’s exciting to hear that he crafted a soundtrack to something as dark and epic as BOOK OF ELI.

And what a piece of work. What’s most surprising about this music is how very bleeding edge it is. Ross makes no apologies for his fixation on electronics; every song is at least graced by whirring, creeping noises that summon to mind the very images I imagine the film would present visually. It’s not lacking in grace; many of the songs are sweeping, powerful, and moving, but what’s truly impressive is how very deep the compositions are. Layers upon layers of varying samples and instruments all weaved together seamlessly. There’s much to be said for simplicity, but Ross is nothing if not a deft conjurer of appealing and appalling sound so here he brings that to the table in spades.

Listening closer, it is very difficult to grasp just how detailed and unnerving the work here is. Ross is extremely brave, utilizing electronic noise and booming symphonic awe in equal doses. Jonny Greenwood did something close to this in THERE WILL BE BLOOD, but he was constrained by a period setting. In the apocalyptic scenario of BOOK OF ELI, this eerie and haunting soundscape is perfect.

And I get the feeling this is going to end up being a heavily repeated score, because its bravado and intensity really makes it a joy to listen to. It grabs your attention and, unlike what I expected, stands out in a way that I seek in the best film scores. I cannot recommend this score enough. Thanks to Jeremy for bringing it to my attention.

The soundtrack for Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND was revealed today… and here is the tracklist featuring which comes out on March 2nd and will be titled ALMOST ALICE. Thanks to Collider for the heads up.

1. “Alice (Underground)” performed by Avril Lavigne

2. “The Poison”  performed  by The All-American Rejects

3. “The Technicolor Phase” performed by Owl City

4. “Her Name Is Alice”  performed  by Shinedown

5. “Painting Flowers”  performed  by All Time Low

6. “Where’s My Angel”  performed  by Metro Station

7. “Strange”  performed  by Tokio Hotel and Kerli

8. “Follow Me Down”  performed  by 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch

9. “Very Good Advice”  performed  by Robert Smith

10. “In Transit” performed by Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz

11. “Welcome to Mystery” performed by Plain White T’s

12. “Tea Party” performed by Kerli

13. “The Lobster Quadrille” performed by Franz Ferdinand

14. “Running Out of Time” performed by Motion City Soundtrack

15. “Fell Down a Hole” performed by Wolfmother

16. “White Rabbit” performed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnal

All of these are “re-imagining songs from the Disney classic”, so its all original/new songs from these artists. Super stoked to pick this up. Here is the synopsis for ALICE IN WONDERLAND which hits theaters in Disney Digital 3D^TM on March 5, 2010.

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time.  JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends:   the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter.   Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.   The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER. The screenplay is by Linda Woolverton.

Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carroll’s beloved “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) and “Through the Looking-Glass” (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history.

I don’t want to toot my own horn here (who the hell am I kidding), but I have been spouting for years that the British rock band Muse would be the perfect candidate to begin writing scores for movies.   At the very least, and this has been a bone of contention with me for some time, the band should be heavily considered to provide a song for a James Bond entry.   Well, we’re not getting that, but it is looking like Muse will be providing the score for the upcoming CLASH OF THE TITANS remake.

This news was first whispered at back in September, when Muse lead singer Matt Bellamy mentioned on a KROQ show that he would be doing some work on the Louis Leterrier film.   At that time, Bellamy explained his frustration with working for film makers:

They’re difficult to work with…As soon as you go into the Hollywood world, you’re at the bottom of a very big pile.

Now, it appears, if tour schedules align properly, the band will be providing the score for CLASH OF THE TITANS.

CLASH OF THE TITANS is the first interesting offer we’ve had for film work. We’re definitely interested in writing for films at some point when we get a break from being on the road.

Those were Bellamy’s words to UK’s The Daily Star when asked about potential work in the film world.

Personally, I think this is awesome news.   While the music they provide for the film will, surely, be very different from the music they provide on their albums, Muse offers an amazing blend of rock, orchestra, and even a bit of opera into their music.   It’s no surprise they are featured on so many film’s soundtracks.   And, who knows?   This could put them one step closer to finally putting together a Bond song.   Keep your fingers crossed.