Premiering tonight is the WGN America original series Manhattan created by Sam Shaw and starring John Benjamin Hickey, Olivia Williams, Daniel Stern, Ashley Zukerman and Rachel Brosnahan. The show’s original music is composed by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi and Alex Somers who are scoring their first TV show. To learn more about the drama, which follows the brilliant but flawed scientists who build the […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 27, 2014)
Posted: July 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Somers, Jónsi, Jónsi & Alex, Manhattan, Martin Phipps, SundanceTV, The Honorable Woman, WGN America
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‘I Love You All’ from ‘Frank’ to Be Released
Posted: July 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frank, The Soronprfbs
Silva Screen Records will release the song I Love You All from the indie comedy Frank. The track is performed by the fictional band The Soronprfbs featuring the character of Frank, played by Michael Fassbender. The song will be released as a single overseas on August 11, 2014. No word yet on the domestic release date. Frank […]
Bear McCreary to Score NBC’s ‘Constantine’
Posted: July 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Constantine, David Goyer, Everly, NBC
It was announced this evening at Comic-Con that Bear McCreary is scoring the upcoming NBC drama Constantine. The show is developed by Daniel Cerone (The Mentalist, Dexter) & David S. Goyer (Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises) and stars Matt Ryan, Harold Perrineau and Charles Halford. The drama is based on the comic book series Hellblazer from DC Comics and follows seasoned demon hunter […]
‘Penny Dreadful’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Penny Dreadful, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the first soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Penny Dreadful. The album features selections from the original score of the first season of the show composed, orchestrated and conducted by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Romeo & Juliet, W.E.). The soundtrack will be released on August 19, 2014 and is […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 25, 2014)
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Most Wanted Man, And So It Goes, Andreas Weidender, Eric Serra, Fernando Velazquez, Happy Christmas, Herbert Grönemeyer, Hercules, Ironclad: Battle for Blood, Jenny Lewis, Lucy, Magic in the Moonlight, Marc Shaiman, Very Good Girls
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Hercules directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and John Hurt. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Devil). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music […]
Chris Westlake to Score Chris Evans’ ‘Before We Go’
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Before We Go, Chris Evans, Chris Westlake
Chris Westlake has been hired to score the upcoming romance Before We Go. The film marks the directorial debut of Chris Evans who also stars in the film alongside Alice Eve. The movie, which was originally entitled 1:30 Train, is set in Manhattan and follows two strangers after their serendipitous meeting in Grand Central who form an unlikely bond […]
Hans Zimmer to Return for ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Hans Zimmer, Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 3
According to Hans-Zimmer.com, Hans Zimmer will return to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming sequel Kung Fu Panda 3. The film is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson who previously helmed the second part in the series and features the voice talent of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, Mads Mikkelsen and Rebel Wilson. The movie continues the […]
‘If I Stay’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: If I Stay, R.J. Cutler, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama If I Stay. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Beck, The Orwells, Sonic Youth, Odessa, Willamette Stone, Ben Howard, Lucius, Tom Odell, Ane Brun & Linnéa Olsson and Tanlines . The soundtrack will be released on August 19, 2014 and is […]
‘Learning to Drive’ to Feature Music by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks
Posted: July 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dhani Harrison, Isabel Coixet, Learning to Drive, Paul Hicks
Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks are composing the score for the upcoming indie drama Learning to Drive. The film directed by Isabel Coixet (Elegy, The Secret Life of Words) and stars Ben Kingsley & Patricia Clarkson. The movie follows a Manhattan writer who finds solace in her biweekly lessons with a Sikh driving instructor after […]
‘Step Up All In’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, Step Up, Step Up: All In
Ultra Records will release a soundtrack album for the dance movie Step Up All In. The album features the songs from the film by such artists as Diplo (feat. Faustix & Imanos & Kai), Pitbull, OK Go, Lil Wayne, Bobby Brown, Steve Aoki, N.E.R.D., B.o.B. & more. The soundtrack will be released on August 5, 2014 […]
