Director Dennis Dugan (Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups, Problem Child) has teamed up with singer/songwriters Keaton Simons and Noah Needleman to co-score the upcoming romantic comedy Love, Weddings & Other Disasters. The film is written and directed by Dugan (based on a story by himself, Larry Miller & Eileen Conn) stars Diane Keaton, Jeremy Irons, Maggie Grace, Diego Boneta and Andrew Bachelor. The movie revolves wedding workers who works create the perfect day for a loving couple – while their own relationships are far from perfect. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love, Weddings & Other Disasters’ to Feature Original Music by Keaton Simons, Noah Needleman & Dennis Dugan
Posted: October 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dennis Dugan, Keaton Simons, Love Weddings & Other Disasters, Noah Needleman
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‘Turning Point’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Peters, James Keach, score, Soundtrack, Turning Point
West Hall Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Turning Point. The album features the film’s original music composed by Adam Peters (Savages, Snowden, Icarus, The Yellow Birds, The Dissident). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Turning Point is directed by James Keach (Blind Dating, Waiting for Forever, Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me) and centers on the quest for the first medication that that could treat the underlying process of Alzheimer’s disease, more than a century after Dr. Alois Alzheimer first described the brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and cognitive skills. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Craft: Legacy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heather Christian, score, Soundtrack, The Craft: Legacy, Zoe Lister-Jones
Madison Gate Records will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller The Craft: Legacy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Heather Christian (Lemon, The Shivering Truth). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 28. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. The Craft: Legacy is written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones and stars Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, Nicholas Galitzine, Michelle Monaghan and David Duchovny. The Blumhouse production continues the story of the 1996 feature The Craft and follows an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches who get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck Scoring Chris Columbus’ ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’
Posted: October 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Columbus, Christophe Beck, Netflix, The Christmas Chronicles, The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film The Christmas Chronicles 2. The film is written and directed by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) and stars Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Jahzir Bruno, Julian Dennison, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Tyrese Gibson. The family fantasy adventure comedy follows Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, as she is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘DNA’ (‘ADN’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: DNA, Maïwenn, NDA, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck
22D Music & Why Not Productions have released a soundtrack album for the French drama DNA (ADN). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills, Billy Elliott, Proof, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio clips. DNA is co-written and directed by Maïwenn who also stars the movie, alongside Fanny Ardant, Louis Garrel, Alain Françon, Marine Vacth, Dylan Robert, Caroline Chaniolleau, Henri-Noël Tabary and Omar Marwan. The drama centers on a woman with close ties to a beloved Algerian grandfather who protected her from a toxic home life as a child. Read the rest of this entry »
Jerry Goldsmith’s Complete ‘The Last Castle’ Score to Be Released
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, Rod Lurie, score, Soundtrack, The Last Castle
Intrada Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 2001 drama The Last Castle directed by Rod Lurie and starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Delroy Lindo. The 2-CD set features the complete original score from the DreamWorks Pictures production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Chinatown, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential), including previously unreleased music, as well as alternate tracks on the first disc and the classical source music (supervised by Goldsmith) and a remastered version of the 2001 original soundtrack album (released by Decca Records) on the second disc. Visit Intrada’s online store to order the album and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded and Remastered ‘The Land Before Time’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don Bluth, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Land Before Time
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Amblin Entertainment’s 1988 animated feature The Land Before Time directed by Don Bluth, executive produced by Steven Spielberg & George Lucas and starring Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi and Will Ryan. The album features the expanded and remastered original music from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Aliens, Field of Dreams, Glory), including around 15 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included is the original song If We Hold On Together written by Horner & Will Jennings and performed by Diana Ross. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Donna Missal’s ‘Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby’ Cover from ‘Promising Young Woman’ Released
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Donna Missal, Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Capitol Records has released the cover version of Cigarettes After Sex’s Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby from the drama Promising Young Woman. The new version is performed by Donna Missal and is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The song will also be featured on the official soundtrack album, which was originally set to come out this past April and is now set to be released digitally and physically on December 4. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check out our previous article for the full album details. Promising Young Woman is written and directed by Emerald Fennell and stars Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Connie Britton,Jennifer Coolidge, Max Greenfield, Laverne Cox, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Sam Richardson, Chris Lowell, Molly Shannon and Clancy Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Wilds’
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Cliff Martinez, The Wilds
Cliff Martinez (Drive, Traffic, Solaris, Sex, Lies & Videotapes, The Neon Demon, Contagion, Game Night) has recently been scoring the upcoming Netflix original series The Wilds. The show is created by Sarah Streicher and stars Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Reign Edwards, Shannon Berry, Rachel Griffiths, David Sullivan, Troy Winbush, Sophia Ali, Sarah Pidgeon, Jenna Clause and Erana James. The YA drama revolves around a group of teenage girls from radically different backgrounds after an airplane crash strands them on a deserted island. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘LA Originals’ Announced
Posted: October 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Estevan Oriol, LA Originals, Netflix, Soundtrack
Universal Music/Urban Legends have announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix documentary LA Originals directed by Estevan Oriol about the culture and landmarks of the chicano and street art movement that cemented Mister Cartoon and Oriol’s status as behind-the-scenes hip hop legends. The album features a selection of songs by musicians who have been inked by Cartoon and captured on celluloid by Oriol, including Method Man (Da Rockwilder), 50 Cent (Disco Inferno), Gang Starr (Mass Appeal), Snoop Dogg (Gin & Juice) and Public Enemy (Fight the Power). The soundtrack will be released digitally and as a double LP on December 4, 2020. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition. Read the rest of this entry »
