Christopher Young has composed the score for the upcoming comedy Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas. The film is written and directed by Perry who also stars in the film alongside Chad Michael Murray, Larry the Cable Guy, Eric Lively, Alicia Witt, Anna Maria Horsford, Tika Sumpter, Eric Lively, Lisa Whelchel, JR Lemon and Kathy Najimy. The movie […]
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‘Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas’ and ‘Gods Behaving Badly’ to Feature Music by Christopher Young
Posted: November 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, Gods Behaving Badly, Marc Turtletaub, Single Moms Club, Tyler Perry
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Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘The Sound of Music’ Live Broadcast Announced
Posted: November 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Soundtrack, The Sound of Music
Sony Masterworks has announced a soundtrack release for NBC’s live broadcast of the classic stage musical The Sound of Music. The album features the studio recordings of all the musical numbers performed in the live broadcast, including such songs as The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going on Seventeen and Climb Ev’ry […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 3, 2013)
Posted: November 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Buddy Miller, Dave Porter, Nashville, NBC, The Blacklist, Trophy Wife, W.G. Snuffy Walden
As no new major scripted TV shows or movies are premiering this week, we are taking a look at a number of shows with new composers this season. W.G. Snuffy Walden (Friday Night Lights, The West Wing, Under the Dome) has taken over scoring duties this season on ABC’s drama Nashville created by Callie Khouri […]
‘Call the Midwife’ – The Christmas Album Details
Posted: November 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Call the Midwife, Peter Salem
DMG TV will release a new soundtrack album for the BBC original series Call the Midwife. The Christmas Album features music from the show’s 2012 and 2013 Christmas specials, including a cast recording of the Nat ‘King’ Cole classic song When I Fall in Love performed by Laura Main and Stephen McGann, as well as […]
Mark Kilian to Score ‘Revenge of the Green Dragons’
Posted: November 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Kilian, Revenge of the Green Dragons
Mark Kilian has been hired to score the upcoming action crime thriller Revenge of the Green Dragons. The film is directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs series, Initial D – Drift Racer) and Andrew Loo and stars Ray Liotta, Justin Chon, Harry Shum Jr., Kevin Wu and Billy Magnussen. The movie is set in New […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 1, 2013)
Posted: November 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Perfect Man, Aaron Dessner, About Time, Big Sur, Bryce Dessner, Chan Kwong Wing, Dallas Buyers Club, David Holmes, Diana, Dominic Lewis, Ender's Game, Free Birds, Jeff Cardoni, Keefus Ciancia, Kubilay Uner, Last Vegas, Man of Tai Chi, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nick Laird, Steve Jablonsky
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel Ender’s Game directed by Gavin Hood and starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers series, Battleship) has composed the film’s […]
Dave Porter Takes Over Scoring Duties on NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’
Posted: November 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Porter, NBC, The Blacklist
Dave Porter has taken over scoring duties on the NBC hit drama The Blacklist. The show is created by Jon Blokenkamp and stars James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix and Parminder Nagra. The series follows an ex-government agent on the FBI’s most wanted list who surrenders with an offer to catch […]
‘Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Soundtrack, Tim Story
Entertainment One will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Erick Sermon, Snoop Dogg & Method Man, Lou Armstrong, American Antagonist, Lisette Love, Driicky Graham, Maino and The Mafia, Krayzie Bone, Sean Hines, Finatticz and Doeshun. The soundtrack will […]
Terence Blanchard to Score ‘Little Rootie Tootie’
Posted: November 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Algrant, Little Rootie Tootie, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Little Rootie Tootie. The film is written and directed by Dan Algrant (Naked in New York, Greetings From Tim Buckley) and is set to star Christopher Walken and Lenny Kravitz. The movie follows a veteran jazz pianist who is mourning the death of his wife. […]
‘Sons of Anarchy’ Volume 3 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: FX, Sons of Anarchy, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release a new soundtrack album for the FX hit drama Sons of Anarchy. Sons of Anarchy: Vol. 3 included such songs as Chris Goss’ & the Forest Rangers’ take on Sitting on Top of the World, Leonard Cohen’s Come Healing and Joshua James’ Crash This Train. The show’s house band The Forest […]
