Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is DreamWorks Animation’s Home directed by Tim Johnson and featuring the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. Roc Nation Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Coffee, Kiesza, Charli XCX and Jacob Plant. Check out […]
Archive for March, 2015
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 27, 2015)
Posted: March 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Girl Like Her, Bobby Johnston, Christophe Beck, David Bateman, Get Hard, Home, James Murphy, Johan Söderqvist, Kaspar Winding, Laurent Petitgand, Lorne Balfe, Marfa Girl, Serena, The Riot Club, The Salt of the Earth, While We're Young
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Nick Urata to Score ‘Fun House’ aka ‘The Taliban Shuffle’
Posted: March 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fun House, Glenn Ficarra, Indiscretion, John Requa, Nick Urata, The Taliban Shuffle
Nick Urata revealed in a recent interview with Flickreel that he will be reuniting with directors Glenn Ficarra & John Requa on the upcoming comedy Fun House (also known as The Taliban Shuffle). The film stars Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Nicholas Braun, Christopher Abbott, Sheila Vand, Stephen Peacocke, Evan Jonigkeit and Billy Bob Thornton. The movie […]
‘Monsters: Dark Continent’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Monsters, Monsters: Dark Continent, Neil Davidge, score, Soundtrack
7Hz Productions will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi sequel Monsters: Dark Continent. The album features the film’s original music composed by Neil Davidge (Halo 4, Push, Good People). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including The Graveltones, The Amazing Snakeheads, When Gravity Falls & more. The soundtrack will be […]
Bill Brown to Score Season 2 of Syfy’s ‘Dominion’
Posted: March 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bill Brown, Dominion, Syfy
Bill Brown has been tapped to score the second season of the Syfy original series Dominion. The show is created by Vaun Vilmott and stars Christopher Egan, Tom Wisdom, Roxanne McKee, Alan Dale, Anthony Stewart Head and Luke Allen-Gale. The supernatural action drama based on characters from the 2010 feature Legion directed by Scott Stewart and starring Paul Bettany […]
Mac Quayle to Score Fox’s ‘Scream Queens’
Posted: March 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brad Falchuk, Fox, Ian Brennan, Mac Quayle, Ryan Murphy, Scream Queens
Mac Quayle has been hired to score the upcoming Fox series Scream Queens. The show is created by Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan & Brad Falchuk (Glee) and stars Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Oliver Hudson, Keke Palmer, Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd, Skyler Samuels, Lucien Laviscount, Diego Boneta, Glen Powell and Nasim Pedrad. The horror comedy […]
‘Belle du Seigneur’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Belle du Seigneur, Gabriel Yared, score, Soundtrack
Caldera Records has announced a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Belle du Seigneur. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408, Cold Mountain). Also included is an interview with the composer about his work on the project. To learn more about the release, visit the […]
‘In the Flesh’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: BBC, BBC America, Edmund Butt, In the Flesh, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC supernatural zombie apocalypse series In the Flesh. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Edmund Butt (The Dark, Ashes to Ashes, An Adventure in Space and Time). Also included are three songs from the series performed by Keaton Henson. The soundtrack will be released in […]
Varese Sarabande to Release Score Albums for ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and ‘Orphan Black’
Posted: March 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: BBC America, Brandon Jay, Gwendolyn Sanford, Netflix, Orange Is the New Black, Orphan Black, Scott Doherty, Trevor Yuile
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black created by Jenji Kohan and starring Taylor Schilling. The album will feature the selections from the show’s original score composed by Gwendolyn Sanford, Brandon Jay and Scott Doherty. The soundtrack is set to be released on May 12, 2015 and is now available […]
James Newton Howard to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: March 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hollywood in Vienna, James Newton Howard, Max Steiner Award
It was announced today that James Newton Howard is the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert Gala at Vienna Concert Hall on October 16, 2015 The Max Steiner Award honors extraordinary achievements within the genre of film music by the musical capital […]
Lorne Balfe to Score ‘Terminator Genisys’
Posted: March 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Terminator, Terminator: Genisys
Lorne Balfe has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming sci-fi action movie Terminator Genisys. Hans Zimmer will serve as the executive music producer according to the film’s new international poster. The film is directed by Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World, Game of Thrones) and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Matt Smith, Lee Byung-hun, Dayo Okeniyi, […]
