Premiering tonight is the HBO original movie The Normal Heart directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Mark Ruffalo, Taylor Kitsch, Matt Bomer, Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons, Jonathan Groff, Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Denis O’Hare, Stephen Spinella and Corey Stoll. The film’s original music is composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, Drive, Solaris, Contagion). The movie is based on a play by Larry Kramer […]
Archive for May, 2014
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 25, 2014)
Posted: May 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Crossbones, Fred Coury, HBO, History, Lifetime, Mario Grigorov, Mateo Messina, NBC, Petals on the Wind, Rusty Massive, The Night Shift, The Normal Heart, The World Wars
0
‘The Pretty One’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Julian Wass, score, Soundtrack, The Pretty One
A soundtrack release for the indie comedy The Pretty One has been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Julian Wass (Hit & Run, Noah’s Ark: Jumping the Broom). The soundtrack will be released on June 3, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 23, 2014)
Posted: May 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blended, Cold in July, Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, Ian Honeyman, Jean-Michel Bernard, Jeff Grace, John Ottman, Mateo Messina, Paul Grabowsky, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, The Love Punch, Words and Pictures, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Two new movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend: Opening in most theaters is the superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past directed by Bryan Singer and starring Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. The film’s music is composed by John […]
Antonio Pinto to Score Niki Caro’s ‘McFarland’
Posted: May 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, McFarland, Niki Caro
Antonio Pinto is composing the music for the upcoming sports drama McFarland. The film is directed by Niki Caro and stars Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor and Carlos Pratts. The movie is set in the 1980s and tells the true story of a high school coach who comes to the predominantly Latino town of McFarland, Calif. […]
‘Walking on Sunshine’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Dudley, Soundtrack, Walking on Sunshine
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the British musical Walking on Sunshine. The album features the songs from the film performed by cast members Leona Lewis, Annabel Scholey, Hannah Arterton, Giulio Berruti, Katy Brand and Greg Wise. Academy Award-winning composer Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X) serves as the film’s music director. Featured titles are such […]
Soundtrack Album for History’s ‘The World Wars’ Released
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: History, Rusty Massive, score, Soundtrack, The World Wars
A&E Networks has released a soundtrack album for the History event docu-series The World Wars. The album features the show’s original music composed by Rusty Massive. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The World Wars executive produced by Stephen David and directed by John Ealer […]
Television Academy Celebrates TV Music at Live Concert
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Television Academy
Last night, the Television Academy presented its first ever live concert, Score! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The event was hosted by film music journalist Jon Burlingame and featured music from over 50 television series performed by a 70-piece orchestra and the LA Chorus. To start off, Mark Watters conducted a […]
‘Vikings’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: History Channel, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris, Vikings
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the History original series Vikings. The album features selections from the original music of the second season of the show composed by Trevor Morris (The Tudors, The Borgias, Immortals). The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon . […]
‘Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, Ian Honeyman, score, Soundtrack
Madified Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Honeyman. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia is directed by Nicholas D. Wrathall and […]
William Ross to Collaborate with Robby Krieger on Jim Morrison Movie ‘The Poet in Exile’
Posted: May 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pablo Manzarek, Robby Krieger, The Poet in Exile, Tim Sullivan, William Ross
William Ross is set to collaborate with Robby Krieger, the guitarist of The Doors, and Pablo Manzarek, the son of Ray Manzarek, on the soundtrack for the upcoming drama The Poet in Exile. The film is written and directed by Tim Sullivan and will explore the urban legend that Jim Morrison is still alive. The movie is based on a […]
