Archive for 2015

22D Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature April and the Extraordinary World (Avril et le monde truqué). The album features the film’s original music composed by Valentin Hadjadj. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 30, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to […]

Danny Elfman revealed in an interview with L.A. Weekly that he is working on David O. Russell’s upcoming drama Joy. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini and Elisabeth Röhm. The movie tells the true story of a struggling Long Island single mom who […]

Milan Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Cinemax original series The Knick. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, Drive, Contagion, Solaris, Sex, Lies and Videotapes). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 30, 2015. A CD version is set to […]

Harry Escott Scoring ‘Damascus Cover’

Posted: October 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Harry Escott has recently recorded his music for the upcoming British spy thriller Damascus Cover. The film is directed by Daniel Zelik Berk and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, John Hurt, Igal Naor, Jurgen Prochnow and Navid Negahban. The movie is based on Howard Kaplan’s best-selling 1977 novel and follows a spy who navigates the precarious terrain […]

Premiering tomorrow, October 26, is the CBS drama Supergirl based on the DC Comics property, developed by Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler & Sarah Schechter and starring Melissa Benoist, Calista Flockhart, Mehcad Brooks, David Harewood and Chyler Leigh. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Blindspot, No Ordinary Family, The Mentalist, Life As We Know It). To learn more about […]

This week, Maurizio Malagnini has recorded his score for the upcoming ITV movie Peter & Wendy. The film stars Zac Sutcliffe and Hazel Doupe in the title roles, alongside Stanley Tucci as Captain Hook, Laura Fraser as Mrs. Darling and Paloma Faith as Tinker Bell. The Headline Pictures production is based on J.M. Barrie’s classic novel Peter Pan and is […]

Michael Giacchino has been named Film Composer of the Year 2015 at the 15th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 42nd Ghent Film Festival. The composer’s output over the last year includes such titles as Inside Out, Tomorrowland, Jupiter Ascending and this year’s highest grossing film, Jurassic World. Giacchino previously received a World Soundtrack Award in the Discovery […]

In addition to the nationwide expansion of Steve Jobs, four new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Last Witch Hunter directed by Breck Eisner and starring Vin Diesel, Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Julie Engelbrecht and Michael Caine. The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, The […]

Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for Guillermo del Toro’s gothic romance Crimson Peak. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (Mama, The Orphanage, The Impossible, Devil, Hercules). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A CD version is set to be released next month. Crimson […]

BBC’s ‘River’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: October 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC series River. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, A Mighty Heart, Welcome to the Punch). Also included is the song I Love to Love performed by Tina Charles. The soundtrack will be released overseas on November 13, 2015 and in […]