Toby Chu has been hired to score the upcoming dramatic thriller Unforgettable. The film marks the directorial debut of producer Denise Di Novi (Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Crazy, Stupid, Love) and stars Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Isabella Rice, Simon Kassianides, Whitney Cummings, Robert Wisdom and Cheryl Ladd. The movie follows a woman who is struggling to start a […]
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Toby Chu to Score Denise Di Novi’s ‘Unforgettable’
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Denise Di Novi, Toby Chu, Unforgettable
Syfy’s ‘Childhood’s End’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Charlie Clouser, Childhood's End, score, Soundtrack, Syfy
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Syfy event series Childhood’s End. The album features the mini-series’s original music composed by Charlie Clouser (Saw series, Resident Evil: Extinction, Wayward Pines, Numb3rs). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 18, 2015. Childhood’s End is based on the sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke and stars Charles Dance, Mike Vogel, Daisy Betts, Yael Stone, Julian McMahon, […]
6th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisor Awards
The Guild of Music Supervisors announced the nominations for its 6th Annual awards ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors in 15 categories representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for some of […]
Fil Eisler to Score Dax Shepard’s ‘CHiPs’
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: CHiPs, Dax Shepard, Fil Eisler
Fil Eisler has been tapped to score the upcoming movie adaptation of the classic television series CHiPs. The film is written and directed by Dax Shepard and stars himself as highway patrolman Jon Baker, alongside Michael Pena as Frank “Ponch” Poncherello, as well as Kristen Bell, Rosa Salazar, Adam Brody, Jane Kaczmarek and Vincent D’Onofrio. The […]
Academy Announces 112 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the eligible movies in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 88th Academy Awards. The 112 eligible scores along with the composer are listed below in alphabetical order by film title. The nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 14, 2016 […]
Brian Tyler to Score ‘Under the Gun’
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Stephanie Soechtig, Under the Gun
Brian Tyler is composing the score for the upcoming documentary Under the Gun. The film is directed by Stephanie Soechtig (Fed Up) and centers around the mass shootings that have ripped across the United States, compounding an epidemic of gun violence in the country. The movie is told through the lens of the victims’ families, as well as pro-gun advocates. Olivia […]
‘The 5th’ Wave Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, score, Soundtrack, The 5th Wave
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure The 5th Wave. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6). The soundtrack will be released on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The 5th Wave is directed by […]
‘The Forest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Jason Zada, score, Soundtrack, The Forest
Sparks & Shadows Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller The Forest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Outlander). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you […]
Michael Brook to Score ‘Tallulah’
Posted: December 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Brook, Sian Heder, Tallulah
Michael Brook has been hired to score the upcoming indie drama Tallulah. The film is written and directed by Sian Heder (Orange Is the New Black) and stars Ellen Page, Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard, Evan Jonigkeit and Uzo Aduba. The movie follows a rootless young woman who takes a toddler from a wealthy, negligent mother […]