Brian Eno has composed the music for the upcoming drama Me & Earl and the Dying Girl. The film is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (American Horror Story, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Glee) and stars Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton and Molly Shannon. The movie through follows a student who is coasting to senior year of […]
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David Holmes Scoring Oliver Hirschbiegel’s ‘Elser (13 Minutes)’
Posted: January 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, Elser (13 Minutes), Oliver Hirschbiegel
David Holmes is reuniting with Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, The Experiment, The Invasion) on the upcoming German drama Elser (13 Minutes). The film starring Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, David Zimmerschied and Johann von Bülow tells the story of Georg Elser, a German carpenter who had assembled a bomb and plotted an attack on Hitler […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 25, 2015)
Posted: January 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beautiful & Twisted, Hans Zimmer, History, Lifetime, Nathan Whitehead, Sons of Liberty
Premiering tonight is the History original mini-series Sons of Liberty directed by Kari Skogland and starring Ben Barnes, Rafe Spall, Michael Raymond-James, Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold, Marton Csokas, Emily Berrington, Dean Norris and Jason O’Mara. Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator) has composed the series’ title theme. Sons of Liberty follows […]
‘McFarland, USA’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, McFarland USA, Niki Caro, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama McFarland, USA. The album features the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, The Host, Snitch). Also included is the original end title track Juntos (Together) performed by Grammy-winning singer Juanes, which is already available to download as a single. The […]
Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese (1944 – 2015)
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese has passed away at age 70. According to the band’s official Facebook page, the composer suddenly and unexpectedly died on January 20 from the effects of a pulmonary embolism in Vienna. Froese founded the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. In addition to producing dozens of studio albums, the band was best […]
Theodore Shapiro to Score Nancy Meyers’ ‘The Intern’ and Jay Roach’s ‘Trumbo’
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jay Roach, Nancy Meyers, The Intern, Theodore Shapiro, Trumbo
Theodore Shapiro has been hired to score the upcoming comedy The Intern. The film is written and directed by Nancy Meyers and stars Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Zack Pearlman, Adam DeVine, Reid Scott, Andrew Rannells, Anders Holm, Nat Wolff, Linda Lavin and Christina Scherer. The movie centers on a 70-year-old widower who […]
H. Scott Salinas to Score NBC’s ‘Allegiance’
Posted: January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allegiance, H. Scott Salinas, NBC, Zipper
H. Scott Salinas is composing the music for the upcoming NBC drama Allegiance. The show is created by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) and stars Hope Davis, Scott Cohen, Gavin Stenhouse, Margarita Levieva, Morgan Spector, Kenneth Choi and Alex Peters. The series follows a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs whose parents and […]
‘Focus’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Focus, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Nick Urata, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the caper comedy Focus. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Bruno Hovart, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Sofa Surfers, Iggy & The Stooges, Junior Kimbrough, Doris & Kelley, Barbara Lewis & more. Also included is a track from the film’s original […]
