David Buckley has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller Leatherface. The film is directed by Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury (Inside) and stars Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Sam Strike and Julian Kostov. The movie is a prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and follows a teenage Leatherface as he escapes from a mental hospital […]
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David Buckley to Score ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Prequel ‘Leatherface’
Posted: June 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Buckley, Grimsby, Leatherface
‘Wayward Pines’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Charlie Clouser, Fox, score, Soundtrack, Wayward Pines
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Fox event series Wayward Pines. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Charlie Clouser (Saw, Numb3rs, Las Vegas, Resident Evil: Extinction). The soundtrack will be released on July 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Wayward Pines is executive produced by Chad Hodge & M. […]
Charlie Mole Scoring Oliver Parker’s ‘Dad’s Army’
Posted: June 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Mole, Dad's Army, Oliver Parker
Charlie Mole has recently recorded his score for the upcoming British comedy Dad’s Army. The film is directed by Oliver Parker (Johnny English Returns) and stars Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Toby Jone, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Blake Harrison, Danny Mays, Bill Paterson, Sarah Lancashire, Alison Steadman, Mark Gatiss and Annette Crosbie. The movie based on the British […]
‘Toy Story’ Legacy Collection Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Pixar, Randy Newman, score, Soundtrack, Toy Story
The details of the Walt Disney Records Legacy Collection release for Pixar Studios’ 1995 feature Toy Story have been revealed. The album features the film’s complete original score and the movie’s original songs composed by Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars, Seabiscuit, Avalon). Also featured on a second disc are various piano/vocal demos and […]
‘Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways’ Score Album Announced
Posted: June 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bryan Lee Brown, Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, HBO, score, Soundtrack
Memory Bulldozer Records will release a sore album for the HBO original docu-series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Bryan Lee Brown. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 16, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also check out audio […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
Posted: June 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Florence Foster Jenkins, Stephen Frears
Alexandre Desplat is set to reteam with director Stephen Frears on the upcoming comedy drama Florence Foster Jenkins. The film stars Meryl Streep in the title role, alongside Hugh Grant as her partner St Clair Bayfield, as well as Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson and Nina Arianda. The movie tells the true story of the legendary New York heiress and socialite who […]
‘The Marriage of Reason & Squalor’ to Feature Music by Ilan Eshkeri & Dinos Chapman
Posted: June 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dinos Chapman, Ilan Eshkeri, The Marriage of Reason & Squalor
Ilan Eshkeriand Dinos Chapman have composed the music for the British mini-series The Marriage of Reason & Squalor. The 4-parter is based on the 2008 novel by Jake Chapman who is also directing the project and stars Rhys Ifans, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Michael Fitzgerald and Noma Dumezweni. The series follows a woman whose dashing surgeon fiancé has given her a desert […]
Brian Tyler & Keith Power to Score ‘Criminal’
Posted: June 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Criminal, Keith Power
Brian Tyler and Keith Power have taken over scoring duties on the upcoming thriller Criminal. The movie is directed by Ariel Vromen (The Iceman) and stars Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Alice Eve and Gal Gadot. The film centers on a dangerous criminal who has the memories and skills of a dead CIA agent implanted into his brain in […]
Jeff Russo, Sean Callery, Fil Eisler & More to Discuss TV Music at SCL Events
Posted: June 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Fil Eisler, James Levine, Jeff Russo, Jim Dooley, Mac Quayle, SCL, Sean Callery, Zoe Keating
Tonight, the SCL (Society of Composers & Lyricists) will be hosting the composer panel Composing Combos. The event will feature a conversation with Jeff Russo (Fargo, Power, CSI: Cyber) & cellist Zoë Keating who have co-scored the first season of A&E’s The Returned, as well as James Levine (Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story) & Jim […]
Paul Haslinger to Score AMC’s ‘Fear the Walking Dead’
Posted: June 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Fear the Walking Dead, Paul Haslinger
Paul Haslinger is set to score the upcoming AMC original series Fear the Walking Dead. The show is a spin-off of AMC’s hit drama The Walking Dead and stars Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Mercedes Mason. The series is set in Los Angeles and focuses on new characters and story lines. Gale Anne […]