John Lunn has been tapped to score the upcoming historical drama series The Last Kingdom. The show stars Alexander Dreymon, Rutger Hauer, David Dawson, Emily Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Ian Hart, Tobias Santelmann, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Peter Gantzler, Joseph Millson, Alexandre Willaume, Rune Temte and Henning Valin Jakobsen. The 8-parter based on Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novels The Saxon Stories […]
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John Lunn to Score BBC America’s ‘The Last Kingdom’
Posted: January 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, BBC America, John Lunn, The Last Kingdom
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 4, 2015)
Posted: January 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Agent Carter, Alan Menken, Babylon, Christopher Lennertz, Empire, Fil Eisler, Fox, Galavant, Glenn Slater, Hindsight, Rick Smith, Stephen Endelman, SundanceTV, VH1
Premiering tonight is the musical comedy Galavant created by Dan Fogelman and starring Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The show features original songs written by Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) and Glenn Slater. The series’ underscore is composed by Christopher Lennertz […]
Mark McKenzie Scoring ‘Max & Me’
Posted: January 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse, Mark McKenzie, Max & Me
Mark McKenzie is composing the score for the upcoming animated feature Max & Me. The film is written by Bruce Morris (Pocahontas, Hercules) and features the voices of David Henrie, Ashley Greene, Neal McDonough and Hector Elizondo. The movie follows a youngster who learns about sacrifice through the true story of Polish priest Maximilian Kolbe and the challenges […]
Don Davis to Score ‘False Memory Syndrome’
Posted: January 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Don Davis, False Memory Syndrome
Don Davis is set to score the upcoming sci-fi thriller False Memory Syndrome. The film is directed by Fulvio Sestito and stars Peter Stormare, Jordan Hinson, Dee Wallace and Don Stark. The movie takes place during the shoot of a documentary to expose the lies of alien abductees and follows a provocative filmmaker and his crew who encounter a young […]
Jeff Danna Scoring ‘Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck’
Posted: January 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brett Morgen, Jeff Danna, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Jeff Danna is reteaming with director Brett Morgen on the upcoming documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. The film centers around Kurt Cobain, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Nirvana, who remains an icon 20 years after his death. The movie follows Cobain’s life and his career with Nirvana through the lens of his home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 2, 2015)
Posted: January 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: [REC] 4 Apocalypse, A Most Violent Year, Alex Ebert, Arnau Bataller, Brandon Roberts, Leviathan, Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, Philip Glass, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death directed by Tom Harper and starring Jeremy Irvine, Helen McCrory, Phoebe Cox and Oaklee Pendergast. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma) who previously scored the first part in the series, as well […]
Peter Golub Scoring ‘Songs My Brothers Taught Me’
Posted: January 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chloe Zhao, Peter Golub, Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Peter Golub has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama Songs My Brothers Taught Me. The film is written and directed by Chloé Zhao and stars John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Irene Bedard, Taysha Fuller, Travis Lone Hill and Eléonore Hendricks. The movie takes place at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and follows a brother and […]