Lorne Balfe has composed the music for the new BBC mini-series The Driver. The drama is created by Danny Brocklehurst and Jim Poyser and stars David Morrissey, Claudie Blakeley, Sacha Parkinson, Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Shaun Dingwall and Lee Ross. The three-parter follows a taxi driver who blames himself for a family mystery and accepts […]
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BBC’s ‘The Driver’ to Feature Music by Lorne Balfe
Posted: September 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Lorne Balfe, The Driver
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Brian Kirk to Score ‘NCIS: New Orleans’
Posted: September 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Kirk, CBS, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans
Brian Kirk is composing the music for the new CBS drama NCIS: New Orleans. The show is created by Gary Glasberg (NCIS) and stars Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, CCH Pounder and Rob Kerkovich. The drama follows the local field office that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 19, 2014)
Posted: September 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Walk Among the Tombstones, Alec Puro, Asche & Spencer, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Christopher Drake, Dan Mangan, Dave Grusin, Fort Bliss, Garth Stevenson, George Fenton, Hector and the Search for Happiness, Inon Zur, Jesse Zubot, John Paesano, Justin Kauflin, Keep On Keepin' On, Michael Giacchino, Reclaim, Steve Moore, The Guest, The Maze Runner, The Scribbler, The Zero Theorem, This Is Where I Leave You, Tracks, Tusk
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of the YA novel The Maze Runner directed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The film’s original music is composed by John Paesano (Dragons: Riders of Berk, When the Game Stands […]
Joe Kraemer to Score ‘Mission: Impossible 5’
Posted: September 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher McQuarrie, Joe Kraemer, Mission Impossible, Mission: Impossible 5
Director Christopher McQuarrie announced on Twitter that Joe Kraemer is set to score the upcoming action thriller sequel Mission: Impossible 5. The film stars Tom Cruise who returns as IMF Agent Ethan Hunt. Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames are also reprising their roles from the previous installment in the series. They are joined by Alec Baldwin and […]
‘Addicted’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Zigman, Addicted, score, Soundtrack
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Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the thriller Addicted. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, The Bridge to Teribithia, The Proposal). The soundtrack will be released physically on October 21, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Addicted is directed by Bille Woodruff (Honey) and […]
21st Century Symphony Orchestra to Perform James Horner’s ‘Titanic Live’
Posted: September 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, James Horner, Titanic
The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra has announced a concert featuring the performance of the Academy Award-winning original score for James Cameron’s epic historical drama Titanic performed live to projection. James Horner has composed the music for the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet and received his first two Oscars for both his score and the original song My Heart […]
‘Tracks’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Garth Stevenson, John Curran, score, Soundtrack, Tracks
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Tracks. The album features the film’s original music by Garth Stevenson (Red Knot, Young Lakota). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2014 and on CD on October 28. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. Tracks is directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil, We […]
Brian Tyler & Tony Morales to Score CBS’ ‘Scorpion’
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kurtzman, Brian Tyler, CBS, Justin Lin, Nick Santora, Robert Orci, Scorpion, Tony Morales
Brian Tyler and Tony Morales are scoring the new CBS drama Scorpion. The show is created by Nick Santora (Prison Break, Breakout Kings) and stars Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Robert Patrick, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong and Ari Stidham. The series follows an eccentric genius and his team of brilliant misfits who comprise the last […]
‘Birdman’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Antonio Sanchez, Birdman, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s comedy drama Birdman have been revealed. The album features the film’s original drum music written by Antonio Sanchez. Also included are the classical pieces featured in the movie by Gustav Mahler, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninov and John Adams. The soundtrack will be released on October […]
Alex Ebert to Score J.C. Chandor’s ‘A Most Violent Year’
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Most Violent Year, Alex Ebert, J.C. Chandor
Alex Ebert is reuniting with director J.C. Chandor to score the upcoming crime drama A Most Violent Year. The film stars Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo and Albert Brooks. The movie is set in New York City during the winter of 1981 and follows the lives of an immigrant family trying to […]
