Music Supervisor Peymon Maskan Launches New Soundtrack Label

Posted October 15, 2008

Veteran Los Angeles music supervisor Peymon Maskan has announced the launch of Summer Adventure Club, a new indie soundtrack label focusing on movie soundtracks that will feature a mix songs and score from independent films.

Alexander Publishing’s Professional Orchestration 2B Shipping in November

Posted October 15, 2008

Alexander Publishing has announced the upcoming November 2008 release of Professional Orchestration 2B: Orchestrating the Melody Within the Woodwinds and Brass Sections

JECO Music Announces New Song Library

Posted October 15, 2008

JECO Music, a company specializing in the creation and production of original music for the film, TV and commercial industries, has announced the debut of its newest online premium music library, entitled The Source.

Audiofile Engineering Lowers Prices, Announces StudioLife Bundle

Posted October 15, 2008

Mac audio software developer Audiofile Engineering has announced new lower pricing of their Wave Editor, Rax, Sample Manager, and Spectre products.

MusicWorks Interactive Releases Finale DVD Tutorial

Posted October 15, 2008

MusicWorks Interactive has released The Finale 2008-2009 Tutorial DVD-Level 1, a video tutorial for Finale 2008 and 2009 notation software.

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COMPOSER SIGNINGS

 

Scott Glasgow Signed For “Patriotville”

Posted November 18, 2008

Scott Glasgow, who is best known for his dark orchestral scores for films such as Chasing Ghosts, Hack! and Bone Dry, is currently writing the music for a comedy entitled Patriotville. Film stars Justin Long, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Rob Corddry and is directed by Talmage Cooley, an award-winning director who is making his first feature [...]

Christophe Beck Will Score “I Love You, Beth Cooper”

Posted November 18, 2008

Veteran director Chris Columbus’ new film, comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper, gets an original score by Christophe Beck. Starring Hayden Panettiere, Samm Levine and Lauren London, the film tells the not so unique story about a nerdy guy who is in love with the hottest and most popular girl in school. This one is [...]

“Madea Goes to Jail” Gets Score by Aaron Zigman

Posted November 18, 2008

Prolific composer Aaron Zigman continues his working relationship with director Tyler Perry. Madea Goes to Jail will be their fourth film together, following Why Did I Get Married, Meet The Browns and this year’s The Family That Preys. Starring Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight, Vanessa Ferlito and Sofía Vergara, Madea Goes to Jail is a comedy [...]

Mark Mothersbaugh Hired to Score “Whip It!”

Posted November 18, 2008

Drew Barrymore’s first feature film as a director, Whip It!, gets an original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh. Based on Shauna Cross’ novel “Derby Girl,” the film is a roller derby comedy taking place in Texas, starring Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Zoe Bell, Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore. Vincent Pictures produces for [...]

“Cadillac Records” Gets An Original Score by Terence Blanchard

Posted November 5, 2008

Cadillac Records, the upcoming drama about Chess Records, gets an original score by Terence Blanchard, the jazz composer who is best known for his extensive contributions to the films of Spike Lee, including the recent Miracle at St. Anna. Featuring a huge selection of songs from the Chess Records catalogue, the music producer on the [...]

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Technology

Omnisphere

By Peter Alexander

This week Peter Alexander gives a starting look at Omnisphere from Spectrasonics.

Chart Doctor

Adventures In Orchestration: From Piano To Ensemble, Part 5

By Ron Hess

Ron Hess wraps up his series “From Piano to Ensemble” with Part 5.

On The Score

AUDIO: On The Score With Jon Brion

By Daniel Schweiger

Film music journalist Daniel Schweiger interviews composer JON BRION, who sets up another musically surreal residence in SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK.

Final Note

ASCAP’s Troubling “Friends and Family” Board Election Policy

By Mark Northam

Mark Northam takes a closer look at how ASCAP chooses replacement board members

Opinion

Composers Are Not Recession Proof

By Peter Alexander

Sample Developers, DAW makers and others beware - even composers pull back.

Royalty Checks

ASCAP’s MediaGuide: Will It Identify Your Music?

By Mark Holden

Mark Holden and guests take a close look at ASCAP’s multi-million dollar MediaGuide detection system.

CD Reviews

CD Review: INDIANA JONES: THE SOUNDTRACKS COLLECTION

By Daniel Schweiger

Forget the Lost Ark, because here’s the ultimate musical find for RAIDERS fans

CineRadio

CineRadio Top-20 for June, 2008

By Beth Krakower

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull tops the CineRadio Top-20 film music radio airplay chart for the second month in a row

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