Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series Outlander. The album features selections of the original score from the first season of the show written by Emmy Award-winning composer Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., DaVinci’s Demons). Also featured are the songs adapted by McCreary […]
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‘Outlander’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Outlander, score, Soundtrack, Starz
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Johann Johannsson Wins Golden Globe for ‘The Theory of Everything’
Posted: January 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes, Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
Johann Johannsson has received his first Golden Globe Award for his score for James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything starring Eddie Redmayne & Felicity Jones. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were Alexandre Desplat (The Imitation Game), Antonio Sanchez (Birdman), Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Gone Girl) and Hans Zimmer (Interstellar). In the Best Original Song […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 11, 2015)
Posted: January 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 12 Monkeys, Dino Meneghin, HBO, Lifetime, Michael Andrews, MTV, Netflix, RedOne, Shawn Patterson, Syfy, Teen Wolf, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Togetherness, Trevor Rabin, Whitney
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series Togetherness created and executive produced by Mark & Jay Duplass and starring Amanda Peet, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Duplass and Steve Zissis. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Andrews (Neighbors, Bridesmaids, Donnie Darko) who previously scored the Duplass Brothers’ features Cyrus and Jeff Who Lives at Home. The series about two couples who are living […]
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades of Grey, score, Soundtrack
Republic Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. The album features the songs from and inspired by the film by artists including Annie Lennox, Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding, AWOLNATION, Sia, Jessie Ware, Laura Welsh, Skylar Grey & more. Also included are two tracks from […]
Fil Eisler to Score Lifetime’s ‘UnReal’
Posted: January 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fil Eisler, Lifetime, Unreal
Fil Eisler has been tapped to score the upcoming Lifetime original series UnReal. The show is created by Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce) & Sarah Gertrude Shapiro and stars Shiri Appleby, Constance Zimmer, Craig Bierko, Freddie Stroma, Josh Kelly and Nathalie Kelley. The show is based on Shapiro’s short Sequin Raze […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 9, 2015)
Posted: January 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Austin Wintory, Dark Summer, Nathaniel Mechaly, Peter Spierig, Predestination, Taken 3, The World Made Straight
Opening nationwide today is the action thriller sequel Taken 3 directed by Olivier Megaton, produced by Luc Besson and starring Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Dogray Scott, Sam Spruell and Leland Orser. The film’s original music is composed by Nathaniel Mechaly (Colombiana, Taxi Brooklyn) who previously scored the first two movies in […]
Mark Isham Scoring ‘Septembers of Shiraz’
Posted: January 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Isham, Septembers of Shiraz, Wayne Blair
Mark Isham is composing the music for the upcoming thriller Septembers of Shiraz. The film is directed by Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and stars Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody and Shoreh Aghdashloo. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller of the same title by Dalia Sofer and centers on a secular Jewish family […]
2015 BAFTA Nominations Announced
Posted: January 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2015 Orange British Academy Film Awards. Here are the nominations in the ‘Original Music’ category: Birdman – Antonio Sanchez The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat Interstellar – Hans Zimmer The Theory of Everything – Johann Johannsson Under the Skin – Mica Levi
‘Selma’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jason Moran, score, Selma, Soundtrack
Paramount Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Selma. The album features the original song Glory performed by Common & John Legend, as well as songs by Otis Redding, Sister Gertrude Morgan, The Impressions, J.B. Lenoir, Fink, Ledisi, Martha Bass & more. Also included are three tracks from the film’s original score […]
Rob Simonsen Scoring ‘The Age of Adaline’
Posted: January 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lee Toland Krieger, Rob Simonsen, The Age of Adaline
Rob Simonsen is scoring the upcoming romantic drama The Age of Adaline. The film is directed by Lee Toland Krieger (Celeste and Jesse Forever) and stars Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford and Ellen Burstyn. The movie follows a woman who ceases to age following an accident one icy night, but keeps […]
