Archive for August, 2013

John Williams is currently scoring the upcoming drama The Book Thief. The film is directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey) and stars Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nelisse. The movie based on Markus Zusack’s best-selling novel is set in Germany during World War II and follows a girl who finds solace from the horrors around […]

Nicholas Hooper has signed on to score the upcoming BBC three part drama The Escape Artist. The legal thriller is created and written by David Wolstencroft (Spooks, Shooting Dogs) and stars David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo and Ashley Jensen. The mini-series follows a talented junior barrister who specializes in spiriting people out of tight […]

‘Dexter’ Season 7 Soundtrack Details

Posted: August 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Milan Records will release a new soundtrack for the Showtime hit series Dexter. The album features selections from the seventh season’s original score composed by Daniel Licht. Also included is Rolfe Kent’s main title theme, as well as a selection of Latin tracks from season 7 by artists including The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Patato, Latin […]

Last week, Manuel Riveiro has recorded his score for the upcoming horror thriller The Green Inferno. The film is directed by Eli Roth and stars Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Aaron Burns, Magda Apanowicz and Sky Ferreria. The movie is said to be a homage to the Italian cannibal movies of the […]

The details of the soundtrack album for the indie drama Ain’t Them Bodies Saints have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music score composed by Daniel Hart. Also included are songs by Curtis Heath, Andrew Tinker, Annell Brodeur, Greg Schroeder & Mara Lee Miller and Aaron Kyle. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August […]

Premiering on Wednesday, August 7 in the US is the British mini-series Broadchurch created by Chris Chibnall (United, Torchwood) and starring David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Vicky McClure, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Will Mellor and Arthur Darvill. Ólafur Arnald (Another Happy Day) has composed the original score for the series. Mercury Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring […]

Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original movie Clear History. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Ludovic Bource (The Artist). Also included are five songs by the rock band Chicago. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 13, 2013 and is now available […]

Tyler Bates is composing the music for the upcoming horror thriller The Sacrament. The film is written and directed by Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers) and stars Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Kentucker Audley, Amy Seimetz and Gene Jones. The movie follows two Vice media correspondents as they set out to document […]

‘CBGB’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: August 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Omnivore Recordings will release the official soundtrack album for CBGB. The album features the songs featured in the film by artists including Talking Heads, New York Dolls, The Velvet Underground, Television, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, The Dictators, Blondie and The Police. The soundtrack will be released on October 8, 2013. The label will also release […]

Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy 2 Guns directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden and Edward James Olmos. The film’s original score is composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband). […]