Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the British drama The Lady in the Van. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Hitch, Anna and the King). Also included are the classical pieces featured in the movie by Frederic Chopin and Franz Schubert. The soundtrack […]
Archive for September, 2015
‘The Lady in the Van’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Fenton, Nicholas Hytner, score, Soundtrack, The Lady in the Van
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Anne Dudley Scoring ‘Away’
Posted: September 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Away, David Blair
Anne Dudley is composing the music for the upcoming British drama Away. The film is directed by David Blair (Best Laid Plans) and stars Timothy Spall and Juno Temple. The movie is set in the North English seaside town of Blackpool and follows a widower who saves an orphan on the run from a drug dealer, sparking an unlikely friendship. […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 27, 2015)
Posted: September 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Blood & Oil, CBS, Clinton Shorter, Code Black, Dr. Ken, Fox, Gabriel Mann, Grandfathered, Indian Summers, Jeff Cardoni, Joel J. Richard, Mark Isham, PBS, Quantico, Siddhartha Khosla, Stephen Warbeck, The Grinder
Premiering tonight is the new ABC drama Quantico created by Joshua Safran and starring Priyanka Chopra, Jake McLaughlin, Aunjanue Ellis, Yasmine Al Massri, Johanna Braddy, Tate Ellington and Graham Rogers. The show’s original music is composed by Joel J. Richard (John Wick, The Andromeda Strain, Ravenswood). To learn more about the series, which follows a […]
‘The People vs. Fritz Bauer’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christoph M. Kaiser, Julian Maas, score, Soundtrack, The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Colosseum Records will release a soundtrack album for the historical thriller The People vs. Fritz Bauer (Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer). The album features the film’s original music composed by Julian Maas & Christoph M. Kaiser. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 1, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where […]
Jeff Beal Returning for ‘Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise’
Posted: September 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hallmark Channel, Jeff Beal, Jesse Stone, Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Jeff Beal is composing the music for the upcoming TV movie Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise. The film stars Tom Selleck in the title role, alongside William Devane, Gloria Reuben, Leslie Hope and Luke Perry. The tenth installment in the Jesse Stone series based the Robert B. Parker book series follows Stone as he investigates […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 25, 2015)
Posted: September 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 99 Homes, Alec Puro, Antony Partos, Ashby, Dan Romer, Finders Keepers, Forever, Hotel Transylvania 2, Joseph LoDuca, Labyrinth of Lies, Manuel Riveiro, Mark Mothersbaugh, Martin Phipps, Matteo Zingales, Mississippi Grind, Niki Reiser, Osei Essed, Pay the Ghost, Rob Simonsen, Scott Bomar, Sebastian Pille, Stonewall, The Green Inferno, The Intern, The Keeping Room, Theodore Shapiro
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated sequel Hotel Transylvania 2 directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key and Mel Brooks. The film’s original music is composed by Mark […]
Sam Smith’s ‘Spectre’ Song ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ Released
Posted: September 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Bond, Sam Smith, Spectre
The title song for the 24th Bond movie Spectre was released today. The song entitled Writing’s on the Wall is performed by Sam Smith and is now available to download as a single on iTunes. Listen to the full track after the jump. The Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter co-wrote the song with Jimmy Napes. Spectre directed […]
Federico Jusid to Score ‘Hunter’s Prayer’ and ‘Beyond Deceit’
Posted: September 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beyond Deceit, Federico Jusid, Hunter's Prayer, Jonathan Mostow
Federico Jusid has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Hunter’s Prayer. The film is directed by Jonathan Mostow (U-571, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Breakdown) and stars Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush, Martin Compston, Amy Landecker and Verónica Echegui. The movie follows an assassin hired to kill a young girl. When he can’t bring himself to carry out the task, […]
Complete ‘The Amityville Horror’ and ‘Cool World’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: September 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cool World, Lalo Schifrin, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack, The Amityville Horror
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete score for the 1979 horror thriller The Amityville Horror directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring James Bronlin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Bullit, Enter the Dragon, Rush Hour). The soundtrack features […]
‘Trumbo’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jay Roach, score, Soundtrack, Theodore Shapiro, Trumbo
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Trumbo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Marley & Me, St. Vincent). Also included are classic tracks by Big Jay McNeely and Billie Holiday. The soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2015 and is now available […]
