Danny Elfman will be returning music as the composer for the upcoming sequel Fifty Shades Freed. The film is directed by James Foley (Glengarry Glenn Ross, Confidence) who also helmed this year’s Fifty Shades Darker and stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Arielle Kebbel, Kim Basinger, Brant Daugherty and Luke Grimes. The movie continues the story from 2015’s Fifty Shades of Grey and this year’s Fifty Shades Darker, which Elfman also scored. Niall Leonard has written the screenplay for the final installment in the trilogy based on E.L. James’ bestselling novel. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Return for ‘Fifty Shades Freed’
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades Freed, Fifty Shades of Grey, James Foley
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 25, 2017)
Posted: June 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexander Bornstein, Carly Paradis, Lifetime, My Daughter Is Missing, PBS, Prime Suspect: Tennison
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the British mini-series Prime Suspect: Tennison executive produced by Rebecca Eaton, Camilla Campbell & Robert Wulff-Cochrane and starring Stefanie Martini, Sam Reid, Blake Harrison, Jessica Gunning and Alun Armstrong. The show’s original music is composed by Carly Paradis (Line of Duty, True Justice). Prime Suspect 1973 is a based on Lynda La Plante’s Tennison novel is a prequel to the original Prime Suspect series and centers around a 22-year-old Jane at the start of her career in 1970s London. The 6-parter premiered earlier this year in the UK on ITV and airs stateside on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck to Return for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’
Posted: June 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Christophe Beck, Peyton Reed
Director Peyton Reed confirmed on Twitter that Christophe Beck will be returning to score Marvel Studios’ upcoming sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, David Dastmalchian and T.I. are reprising their roles from the original film. They are joined by Hannah John-Kamen. No plot details have been announced yet. Kevin Feige (The Avengers, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexander Bornstein to Score ‘Incoming’
Posted: June 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexander Bornstein, Furthest Witness, Incoming, My Daughter Is Missing
Alexander Bornstein is set to compose the music for the upcoming sci-fi action thriller Incoming. The film is directed by Eric “Z” Zaragoza and stars Scott Adkins in the lead role. The movie is set on an International Space Station that now serves as a prison and is taken over by the imprisoned terrorists who are turning it into a missile aimed at Moscow. Jorge Saralegui (producer of Queen of the Damned, Showtime & Red Planet) wrote the screenplay based on an original story by himself, as well as the project’s producers Rick Benattar (Shoot ‘Em Up, Ironclad) and Nigel Thomas (The Numbers Station). Read the rest of this entry »
‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, War for the Planet of the Apes
The track list of the soundtrack album for Matt Reeves’ War for the Planet of the Apes has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Lost) who previously scored the director’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The soundtrack will be released next month by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. War for the Planet of the Apes starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval and Terry Notary follows Caesar and his apes as they are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans. Read the rest of this entry »
Scott Doherty & Will Golden Scoring ‘The Holdouts’
Posted: June 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Scott Doherty, The Holdouts, Will Golden
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 23, 2017)
Posted: June 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Andrews, Phoenix, Steve Jablonsky, The Bad Batch, The Beguiled, The Big Sick, Transformers: The Last Knight
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action sequel Transformers: The Last Knight directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Jerrod Carmichael, Isabela Moner, Peter Cullen and Anthony Hopkins. The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (The Island, Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game, Desperate Housewives) who scored all previous four movies in the series. Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full albums details.
Opening in limited release this weekend before expanding nationwide in July is the romantic comedy The Big Sick directed by Michael Showalter, produced by Judd Apatow and starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano and Anupam Kher. Michael Andrews (Bridesmaids, Donnie Darko, Funny People) has composed the film’s original score. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the song My Love by The Bird and The Bee. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dunkirk’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Gladiator, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean). The soundtrack will be released on July 21, 2017 by WaterTower Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Dunkirk starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Harry Styles, James D’Arcy, Jack Lowden and Barry Keoghan will be released in theaters nationwide on July 21 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Released
Posted: June 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Silicon Valley, Soundtrack
Mass Appeal Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Silicon Valley. The album features a selection of songs from the hit comedy by such artists as Tobacco, DJ Shadow, Wu-Tang Clan, Danny Brown, Onyx, Pregnant Boy, Hudson Mohawke, Dr. Octagon & more. The soundtrack is now available digitally and can be downloaded on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Silicon Valley is created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky and stars Thomas Middleditch, T. J. Miller, Josh Brener, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Christopher Evan Welch, Amanda Crew and Zach Woods. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Crazyhead’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Crazyhead, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Stuart Hanock
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy series Crazyhead. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Stuart Hancock (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Atlantis, One Night in Turin). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Crazyhead is created by Howard Overman and stars Cara Theobold, Susan Wokoma, Arinze Kene, Lewis Reeves, Riann Steele, Luke Allen-Gale, Charlie Archer and Tony Curran. The comedy revolves around Bowling alley worker Amy and nonconformist Raquel who fight demons while also facing their inner demons as they navigate their early 20s. Read the rest of this entry »
