Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Hitman: Agent 47 directed by Aleksander Bach and starring Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds and Thomas Kretschmann. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (World War Z, The Wolverine, Scream, The Hurt Locker). La-La […]
Archive for August, 2015
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 21, 2015)
Posted: August 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Ultra, Dan Romer, David Newman, Dhani Harrison, Digging for Fire, Edward Shearmur, Grandma, Hitman: Agent 47, Joel P. West, Learning to Drive, Marcelo Zarvos, Marco Beltrami, Paul Hicks, Pinar Toprak, She's Funny That Way, Sinister 2, Some Kind of Beautiful, Stephen Endelman, The Curse of Downers Grove, tomandandy
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Nathan Halpern to Score ‘Sticky Notes’
Posted: August 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Halpern, Sticky Notes
Nathan Halpern has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama Sticky Notes. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Amanda Harlib and stars Rose Leslie, Ray Liotta, Justin Bartha and Gina Rodriguez. The movie follows a backup dancer who returns home to Florida to help care for her estranged father after he’s diagnosed […]
‘Sinister 2’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Sinister, Sinister 2, Soundtrack, tomandandy
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the horror sequel Sinister 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by tomandandy (The Mothman Prophecies, The Strangers, Resident Evil: Retribution, The Rules of Attraction). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A physical version […]
Tony Morales Scoring Disney’s ‘Elena of Avalor’
Posted: August 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Junior, Elena of Avalor, Tony Morales
Tony Morales is composing the music for Disney Television Animation’s upcoming series Elena of Avalor. The show centers around 16-year old Princess Elena, a confident and compassionate teenager in an enchanted fairytale kingdom inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore. The character will be introduced in an episode of Disney’s hit series Sofia the First. Aimee Carrero […]
‘No Escape’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Buck Sanders, Marco Beltrami, No Escape, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller No Escape have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (The Wolverine, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma, World War Z) and Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker, Warm Bodies). Also included is a song by Jim James. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 21, 2015 and physically on […]
Jonathan Sadoff Scoring Lorene Scafaria’s ‘The Meddler’
Posted: August 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonathan Sadoff, Lorene Scafaria, The Meddler
Jonathan Sadoff is reteaming with director Lorene Scafaria on the upcoming indie comedy drama The Meddler. The film is written and directed by Scafaria and stars Rose Byrne, Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons. The movie follows a young woman who is trying desperately to establish some boundaries with her incessantly doting mother. Joy Gorman (Adult World) and Paul Green (The Loft) are […]
‘The Transporter Refueled’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Azaria, score, Soundtrack, The Transporter Refueled, Transporter
EuropaCorp will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller The Transporter Refueled. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Azaria (Lockout, Love and Other Disasters) who previously scored the second and third installment of the original Transporter trilogy. Also included are the songs from the movie by artists such as The Animals, Selah Sue, Mani Hoffman, […]
Aaron Zigman Scoring ‘Mr. Right’
Posted: August 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Mr. Right, Paco Cabezas
Aaron Zigman has composed the music for the upcoming action comedy Mr. Right. The film is directed by Paco Cabezas (Rage, Neon Flesh) and stars Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and RZA. The movie follows a woman who has had bad luck finding love until she meets Mr. Right, who turns out […]
Sony Classical to Release ‘He Named Me Malala’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Davis Guggenheim, He Named Me Malala, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary He Named Me Malala. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall). The soundtrack will be released on October 2, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check […]
Amy Dunning Named Head of Music at Lionsgate
Posted: August 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amy Dunning, Lionsgate
Amy Dunning has been named head of music of Lionsgate’s motion picture group. She will oversee all creative and production aspects of music for Lionsgate’s film scores, songs and soundtracks. Among the projects she is currently working on are the studios’ upcoming features Allegiant: Part 1, Gods Of Egypt, Now You See Me: The Second Act, John Wick 2, La La Land Power Rangers, The […]
