Starz has announced today that 50 Cent has recorded the main titles theme for the upcoming drama Power. The track, which is entitled Big Rich Town and was created specifically for the show, has been released today and is now available to download on Amazon. The song is performed by 50 Cent who serves as an executive producer on the […]
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Starz’s Power to Feature Main Titles Theme by 50 Cent feat. Joe
Posted: April 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 50 Cent, Power, Starz
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‘The Unknown Known’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Errol Morris, score, Soundtrack, The Unknown Known
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for Errol Morris’ documentary The Unknown Known. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, Batman) who previously collaborated with the documentarian on 2008′s Standard Operating Procedure. The physical version of the soundtrack is now available […]
‘King of Devil’s Island’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johan Söderqvist, King of Devil's Island, score, Soundtrack
Caldera Records has announced a soundtrack release for the 2010 Norwegian drama King of Devil’s Island. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki). The soundtrack is now available to order from overseas. King of Devil’s Island is directed by Marius Holst and stars Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad and Kristoffer […]
Ibero-American Film Industry Launches Platino Awards
Posted: April 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emilio Kauderer, Lucas Vidal, Platino Awards
This past Saturday, the first Platino Ibero-American Film Awards were held Saturday in Panama City. In the Best Original Score category, Emilio Kauderer was honored for his music for the animated feature Foosball directed by Juan Jose Campanella, which was recently picked up by the Weinstein Company for a domestic release this summer under the title Underdogs. Composer Lucas Vidal (Fast […]
Mychael Danna to Receive BMI’s Richard Kirk Award
Posted: April 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, Mychael Danna, Richard Kirk Award
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced today that Mychael Danna will be honored with the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement at this year’s BMI Film & Television Awards. The composer who is recognized for his evocative blending of non-western traditions with orchestral and electronic music received his first Academy Awardin 2013 for his score for Ang Lee’s […]
Martin Phipps Scoring ‘The Honourable Woman’ and ‘X Plus Y’
Posted: April 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Martin Phipps, SundanceTV, The Honourable Woman, X Plus Y
Martin Phipps is composing the music for the upcoming mini-series The Honourable Woman. The eight-part drama is created by Hugo Blick (The Shadow Line, Up in Town) and stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed her father’s assassination. Stephen Rea, Lindsay Duncan, Janet McTeer, Andrew Buchan, Katherine Parkinson, Lubna Azbal, Tobias Menzies, Igal Naor, Eve […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 6, 2014)
Posted: April 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Deadbeat, HBO, Hulu, James Iha, Jeff Cardoni, Marco Beltrami, Silicon Valley, Turn
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Turn created by Craig Silverstein and starring Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild and Samuel Roukin. The show’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine). The period drama follows a farmer and his […]
Tyler Bates Scoring WGN’s ‘Salem’
Posted: April 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Salem, Tyler Bates, WGN
Tyler Bates is composing the score for the new supernatural period drama Salem. The show is created by Adam Simon (The Haunting in Connecticut) & Brannan Braga (Star Trek: Voyager, Flash Forward, Terra Nova) and stars Janet Montgomery, Shane West, Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Tamzin Merchant, Elise Eberle, Xander Berkeley and Iddo Goldberg. The series […]
‘The Human Race’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marinho Nobre, score, Soundtrack, The Human Race
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi horror thriller The Human Race. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marinho Nobre. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 8, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Human Race is written and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2014)
Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Afflicted, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Andrew Lockington, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Danny Elfman, Dom Hemingway, Edo Van Breemen, Eric D. Johnson, Frankie & Alice, Goodbye World, Henry Jackman, Hot Guys with Guns, Ilan Eshkeri, In the Blood, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, Jinn, Kyle Newmaster, Laura Karpman, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mervyn Warren, Mica Levi, Noah Sorota, Paul Haslinger, Rolfe Kent, Something Wicked, The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden, The Unknown Known, Under the Skin
Only one new movie is opening this weekend: Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Captain America: The Winter Soldier directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph. Hollywood Records has released […]
