Archive for 2016

Word Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for Timur Bekmambetov’s epic historical drama Ben-Hur. The album features a new song by Andra Day, as well as tracks by Big Daddy Weave, for KING & COUNTRY, Sidewalk Prophets, Jordan Smith, We Are Messengers, Family Force 5 & more. Ben-Hur: Songs Inspired by the Epic Film will be released on August 19, 2016 […]

Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi have been tapped to score the upcoming drama Barry. The film is directed by Vikram Gandhi (Kumare) and stars Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell, Ellar Coltrane, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Fab Five Freddy and Danny Hoch. The movie explores the time when Barack Obama was a college student in New York City and forged […]

Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish family adventure Zip and Zap and the Captain’s Island (Zipi y Zape y la Isla del Capitán). The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Mama, Crimson Peak, Hercules, Devil). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July […]

‘The Call Up’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: July 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Great Temptation will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi action movie The Call Up. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Raybould (The Machine). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 29, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The Call […]

Rob Simonsen Scoring ‘Bastards’

Posted: July 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Rob Simonsen is composing the score for the upcoming comedy Bastards. The film marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Lawrence Sher (The Hangover, Garden State) and stars Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, J.K. Simmons, Terry Bradshaw, Jessica Gomes, Katt Williams, Ving Rhames, Katie Aselton and Glenn Close. The movie follows two brothers who set out to find their real father when they find […]

It was announced today that the soundtrack album for the documentary Living in the Age of Airplanes will be released digitally this coming October. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Apollo 13). Visit the official movie website to listen to audio samples from all 16 […]

‘The Land’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: July 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Mass Appeal Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama The Land. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Nas (who also serves as a producer on the movie), Kanye West, French Montana, Pusha T, Jeremih, Machine Gun Kelly, Stalley, Fashawn, Dave East and Erykah Badu. The soundtrack will […]

David Schwartz has been hired to score the upcoming NBC comedy The Good Place. The show is created by Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and stars Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto and D’Arcy Carden. The series follows a young woman from New Jersey who comes to realize that she hasn’t been […]

Composer Laura Karpman has been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2016–17 Board of Governors. She joins Charles Bernstein and Michael Giacchino who are the other two governors of the branch. It will mark her first term serving on the music branch board. Karpman’s scoring credits include the 2009 feature The […]

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller The Stanford Prison Experiment. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Hewitt (The Double, Submarine, Mojave, The Brass Teapot). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Stanford Prison Experiment […]