Mychael Danna has signed on to score the upcoming biographical drama The Man Who Invented Christmas. The film is directed by Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) and stars Dan Stevens as Charles Dickens, Christopher Plummer as Scrooge and Jonathan Pryce as Dicken’s father. The movie is based on Les Standiford’s book and recounts how Charles […]
Posts Tagged ‘Mychael Danna’
Mychael Danna to Score ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’
Posted: August 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bharat Nalluri, Mychael Danna, The Man Who Invented Christmas
0
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 23, 2017)
Posted: July 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Amazon, HBO, Jacob Groth, James Jandrisch, Julian Wass, Midnight Texas, Mychael Danna, NBC, Room 104, Somewhere Between, The Last Tycoon
Premiering tomorrow, July 24, is the NBC drama Midnight, Texas developed by Monica Owusu-Breen based on the book series by Charlaine Harris and starring François Arnaud, Sarah Ramos, Arielle Kebbel, Peter Mensah, Parisa Fitz-Henley and Dylan Bruce. The show’s original music is composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Man Down, Unforgettable). Check out our scoring assignment […]
Mychael & Jeff Danna to Score ‘The Breadwinner’
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Nora Twomey, The Breadwinner
Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna are composing the music for the upcoming animated feature The Breadwinner. The film based on young adult novel by Deborah Ellis is directed by Nora Twomey (The Secret of Kells). The movie tells the story of Parvana, a young girl living under the Taliban regime, who cuts her hair and disguises herself as a […]
Jeff & Mychael Danna to Score ‘Alias Grace’
Posted: April 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alias Grace, CBC, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Netflix, Sarah Polley
Jeff and Mychael Danna have been hired to score the upcoming CBC and Netflix mini-series Alias Grace. The show is created Sarah Polley (Away From Her, Take This Waltz) and stars Sarah Gadon, Anna Paquin, Zachary Levi, Paul Gross, Edward Holcroft, Kerr Logan, Rebecca Liddiard and David Cronenberg. The 6-parter centers on Grace Marks, a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 11, 2016)
Posted: November 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Almost Christmas, Anne Dudley, Arrival, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Dreamland, Elle, Jeff Danna, Johann Johannsson, John Paesano, Laurent Eyquem, Lazy Eye, Mychael Danna, Nathaniel Mechaly, Robert Schwartzman, Shut In, Steve Argila, The Monster, tomandandy, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi drama Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. The film’s original music is composed by Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2016)
Posted: September 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, David Hirschfelder, Goat, I.T., Ian Hultquist, James Horner, Jeff Danna, My Blind Brother, Mychael Danna, Nathan Halpern, Queen of Katwe, Simon Franglen, Storks, The Dressmaker, The Free World, The Lovers & the Despot, The Magnificent Seven, Tim Hecker, Timothy Williams
Expected to top the weekend box office is the western The Magnificent Seven directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard. The film’s original music is composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart) and Simon Franglen. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the […]
‘Storks’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack, Storks
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Storks. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Surf’s Up, Capote, The Ice Storm) and Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk). Also included is the original song Holdin’ Out by The Lumineers. The soundtrack will be released digitally […]
Mychael Danna Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Last Tycoon’
Posted: June 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Billy Ray, Mychael Danna, The Last Tycoon
Mychael Danna has recently scored the pilot for the Amazon Studios original series The Last Tycoon. The show is written and directed by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games) and stars Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer and Lily Collins. The drama is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last work and follows Hollywood’s Golden Boy, Monroe […]
Mychael & Jeff Danna to Score Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’
Posted: June 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ang Lee, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna
Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna have been tapped to score the upcoming drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. The film is directed by Ang Lee and stars Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel and Steve Martin. The movie is based on Ben Fountain’s bestselling novel of the same title and follows the 19-year-old private Billy Lynn […]
Jeff & Mychael Danna to Score ‘Storks’
Posted: June 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Doug Sweetland, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Nichols Stoller
Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna have been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Storks. The film is directed by Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) & Doug Sweetland (Presto) and features the voices of Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Katie Crown, Ty Burrell and Jennifer Aniston. The movie takes place in a world where […]
