Classical violinist Pekka Kuusisto and percussionist Samuli Kosminen are set to compose the music for the upcoming animated series Moominvalley. The show based on Scandinavian’s children’s books The Moomins is produced by the Finnish production company Gutsy Animations and will feature the voices of Rosamund Pike, Taron Egerton, Kate Winslet, Warwick Davis, Matt Berry, Richard Ayoade, Will Self and Akiya Henry. Steve Box (The Curse of the […]
Archive for September, 2017
Pekka Kuusisto & Samuli Kosminen to Score ‘Moominvalley’ TV Series
Posted: September 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Moominvalley, Pekka Kuusisto, Samuli Kosminen
‘Unrest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Jennifer Brea, score, Soundtrack, Unrest
Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Unrest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, Colossal, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 22, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Unrest tells the story of […]
Dario Marianelli to Score ‘Paddington 2’
Posted: September 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dario Marianelli, Paddington, Paddington 2, Paul King
Dario Marianelli has been tapped to score the upcoming family movie sequel Paddington 2. The film is directed by Paul King who previously helmed the 2014 original movie and stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin and Imelda Staunton, as well as Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character. They are […]
‘My Son’ (‘Mon Garcon’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christian Carion, Laurent Perez Del Mar, Mon Garcon, score, Soundtrack
Nord-Ouest Films will release a soundtrack album for the French thriller My Son (Mon garçon). The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Perez Del Mar (The Red Turtle, I Kill Giants). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 15, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also […]
‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Krister Linder, score, Soundtrack, Tarik Saleh, The Nile Hilton Incident
Milan Music has released a soundtrack album for the political thriller The Nile Hilton Incident. The album features the film’s original music composed by Krister Linder (Metropia, Downloading Nancy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Nile Hilton Incident is written and directed by Tarik Saleh […]
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Jeff Russo and Jeff Beal Win Emmy Awards
Posted: September 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Big Little Lies, Fargo, House of Cards, Jeff Beal, Jeff Russo, Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, Stranger Things, Susan Jacobs
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein won their first Emmy Award for their main titles theme music from the Netflix original series Stranger Things at tonight’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. Jeff Russo received his first Emmy Award for his score from the third season of the FX original series Fargo in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 10, 2017)
Posted: September 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Vandal, Bruce Broughton, Darien Shulman, Epix, Foreman, Fox, HBO, Ilan Eshkeri, Joel McNeely, John Debney, Netflix, Paul S. Henning, Riviera, Sundance Now, The Deuce, The Orville
Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy drama The Orville created by Seth MacFarlane and starring himself, alongside Adrianne Palicki, Mark Jackson, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, J Lee, Halston Sage and Penny Johnson. Bruce Broughton (Silverado) has composed the show’s theme and score for the first episode and John Debney (The Passion of the Christ) and Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West) are scoring the following episodes. […]
‘Show Us Your Musical Genius’ Winners Announced
Posted: September 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Genius, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe have announced the winners in the Show Us Your Musical Genius competition. The challenge, presented by NatGeo, Fox 21, Milan Records and hosted by indi.com, had contestants submit their rendition of Zimmer and Balfe’s Emmy-nominated main title theme for the NatGeo TV series Genius. Zimmer & Balfe’s prize winner is entitled Pipe Dream created […]
‘Just Getting Started’ from ‘If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast’ to Be Released
Posted: September 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alan Bergman, Dave Grusin, HBO, If You're Not in the Obit Eat Breakfast, Marilyn Bergman
Reel Gold Records will release the original song Just Getting Started from the HBO documentary If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast. The track is written by Academy Award winners Alan & Marilyn Bergman (Yentl, The Way We Were) and Dave Grusin (The Milagro Beanfield War, The Firm, On Golden Pond) and performed by Alan Bergman with Grusin & Band. The song will […]