La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for Warner Bros. Pictures’ 1991 action thriller The Last Boy Scout directed by Tony Scott, produced by Joel Silver and starring Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans and Danielle Harris. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, X-Men, The Iron Giant, Brazil) […]
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Michael Kamen’s ‘The Last Boy Scout’ Score Released
Posted: August 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Kamen, score, Soundtrack, The Last Boy Scout, Tony Scott
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‘He Named Me Malala’ to Feature Original Song by Alica Keys
Posted: August 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alicia Keys, Davis Guggenheim, He Named Me Malala
Alica Keys has recorded an original song for Davis Guggenheim’s upcoming documentary He Named Me Malala. The song is entitled Story to Tell and is performed by the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and produced by Rick Rubin. The track will be included on the official soundtrack album for the film, which also features the movie’s original […]
‘Pay the Ghost’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph LoDuca, Pay the Ghost, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Pay the Ghost. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph LoDuca (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Leverage). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 18, 2015 and physically later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Pay the Ghost is directed by […]
Nicholas Britell to Score Adam McKay’s ‘The Big Short’
Posted: August 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam McKay, Nicholas Britell, The Big Short
Nicholas Britell has been hired to score the upcoming drama The Big Short. The film is directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, The Other Guys) and stars Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Melissa Leo, Marisa Tomei, Tracy Letts, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Byron Mann, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong and Finn Wittrock. […]
‘Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words, Michael Nyman, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album for the documentary Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words has been announced. The album features the film’s original music written by Golden Globe-nominated composer Michael Nyman (The Piano, Gattaca, The End of the Affair, Ravenous). The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on August 31, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. […]
BBC America’s ‘London Spy’ to Feature Music by David Holmes & Keefus Ciancia
Posted: August 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, David Holmes, Keefus Ciancia, London Spy, Tom Rob Smith
David Holmes and Keefus Ciancia have composed the music for the upcoming BBC America mini-series London Spy. The show is created by author Tom Rob Smith (Child 44) and stars Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling and Edward Holcroft. The five-parter centers around a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the […]
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score Netflix’s ‘The Do Over’
Posted: August 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Steven Brill, The Do Over
Rupert Gregson-Williams is set to score the upcoming Netflix original movie The Do Over. The comedy is directed by Steven Brill (Mr. Deeds, Without a Paddle, Little Nicky) and stars Adam Sandler, David Spade, Paula Patton, Nick Swardson and Luis Guzman. The film follows two down-on-their-luck guys who decide to fake their own deaths and start over with new identities, […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
