David Lawrence has composed the original score for the upcoming Disney Channel original movie Descendants. The film is directed by Kenny Ortega (This Is It) and follows the benevolent teenaged son of the King and Queen (Beast and Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast) who is poised to take the throne and offer a chance at […]
Archive for May, 2015
David Lawrence Scoring Disney Channel’s ‘Descendants’
Posted: May 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Lawrence, Descendants, Disney Channel, Kenny Ortega
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Howard Shore to Score Disney’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’
Posted: May 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Lowery, Howard Shore, Pete's Dragon
Howard Shore is set to score Disney’s upcoming remake of Pete’s Dragon. The film is directed by David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) and stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. The movie is based on the 1977 classic and tells the story of the special bond between […]
Dustin O’Halloran’s ‘Transparent’ Theme Released
Posted: May 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Dustin O'Halloran, Transparent
(Updated on June 2, 2015): Amazon Content Services has released the main titles theme for the Golden Globe-winning Amazon Studios original series Transparent. The theme is composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Like Crazy, Breathe In, Now Is Good). The release features the composer’s theme as featured in the show’s main titles sequence, as well as a longer […]
Craig Wedren to Return for Netflix’s ‘Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp’
Posted: May 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Wedren, David Wain, Netflix, Wet Hot American Summer, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Craig Wedren is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. The show is directed by David Wain is a prequel to the original film and tells the story of the first day of Camp Firewood’s famous summer season. Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Cooper, Michael Ian Black, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Christopher Meloni, […]
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Joel Edgerton’s ‘The Gift’
Posted: May 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, Joel Edgerton, Saunder Jurriaans, The Gift
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have been tapped to score the upcoming thriller The Gift. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Joel Edgerton who also stars in the movie alongside Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall The movie follows a couple who seek to reinvigorate their relationship with a fresh beginning in a new town, only to […]
‘Killing Season’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Parker, Christopher Young, Jaws 3-D, Killing Season, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack album for Mark Steven Johnson’s 2013 thriller Killing Season. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Entrapment, Shipping News, Drag Me to Hell) who previously scored the director’s Ghost Rider and When in Rome. The composer’s score is presented on the album as […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Tom Hooper’s ‘The Danish Girl’
Posted: May 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl, Tom Hooper
Alexandre Desplat is officially set to reunite with Tom Hooper on the upcoming drama The Danish Girl. The film stars Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw and Amber Heard. The movie is inspired by the lives of artists Einar and Gerda Wegener, whose marriage and work are cast into the unknown when Einar begins […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 24, 2015)
Posted: May 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aquarius, Bruce Broughton, Christopher Gunning, David Carbonara, Grace of Monaco, Guillaume Roussel, HBO, History, John Debney, Lifetime, Mark D. Todd, NBC, Nightingale, Texas Rising, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, W.G. Snuffy Walden
Premiering tomorrow, May 25, is the History mini-series Texas Rising directed by Roland Joffe and starring Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olivier Martinez, Thomas Jane, Crispin Glover and Jeremy Davies. The show’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2) and Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Tombstone). Universal Music Group Nashville has released […]
The CW’s ‘Containment’ to Feature Music by Michael Suby
Posted: May 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Containment, Julie Plec, Michael Suby, The CW
Michael Suby is set to score the upcoming CW series Containment. The show is created by Julie Plec based on the Belgian TV series Cordon and stars David Gyasi, Christina Moses, Chris Wood, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Kristen Gutoskie, George Young, Claudia Black and Trevor St. John. The drama takes place after a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out […]
