The details of the soundtrack album for the action adventure Jurassic World have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, Lost, Star Trek, Alias, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 9, 2015 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio samples are embedded below. Jurassic […]
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‘Jurassic World’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jurassic World, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack
Mark Kilian Scoring ABC’s ‘Of Kings and Prophets’
Posted: May 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Mark Kilian, Of Kings and Prophets
Mark Kilian has recently composed the music for the pilot of the upcoming ABC drama Of Kings and Prophets. The show is created by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage (Exodus: Gods and Kings, Accepted, Tower Heist) and stars Ray Winstone, Haaz Sleiman, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Oliver Rix, Simone Kessell, James Floyd, Mohammad Bakri and Tomer Kapon. The biblical drama centers […]
‘Dawn Patrol’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dawn Patrol, Joe Kraemer, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Dawn Patrol. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joe Kraemer (Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, The Way of the Gun), as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Donovan Frankenreiter, Safety Orange, Guardian Ghost & Up the Anesthetic and the original track […]
Robert Drasnin (1927 – 2015)
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Robert Drasnin
Variety is reporting that Robert Drasnin passed away this past Wednesday at age 87. The composer is best known for scoring numerous TV show episodes between the 1950s and 1980s, including Mission: Impossible, The Twilight Zone, Hawaii Five-0, Lost in Space, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I Spy, The Wild Wild West, Mannix, Cannon, The Streets […]
‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 3, James Wan, Joseph Bishara, Leigh Whannell, score, Soundtrack
Void Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 3. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Annabelle) who previously scored the first two parts in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 5, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 15, 2015)
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Animals, Christophe Beck, Echoes of War, Every Secret Thing, Good Kill, Hanan Townshend, I'll See You in My Dreams, Ian Hultquist, Jed Kurzel, Junkie XL, Keegan DeWitt, Kyle Newmaster, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Mothersbaugh, Pitch Perfect 2, Rob, Robin Coudert, Slow West, Tom Holkenborg, Where Hope Grows
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action movie Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller and starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Abbey Lee and Courtney Eaton. Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has […]
Craig Armstrong to Score Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’
Posted: May 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Armstrong, Oliver Stone, Snowden
Craig Armstrong revealed in a recent interview with DIY that he will be reuniting with Oliver Stone on the upcoming biographical drama Snowden. The film directed by Stone (Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, Wall Street, Platoon) stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Melissa Leo, Nicolas Cage, Timothy Olyphant, Zachary Quinto and Tom Wilkinson. The movie is based on […]
Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) Scoring ‘Kill Your Friends’
Posted: May 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Junkie XL, Kill Your Friends, Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL has composed the original score for the upcoming British indie thriller Kill Your Friends. The film is directed by Owen Harris and stars Nicholas Hoult, James Corden, Craig Roberts, Rosanna Arquette, Tom Riley and Ed Skrein. The movie follows a 27-year-old A&R man who is slashing and burning his way through London’s music industry and […]
Jeff Russo and Ben Decter to Score CBS’ ‘Extant’ Season 2
Posted: May 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Decter, CBS, Extant, Jeff Russo
Jeff Russo and Ben Decter are the new composers of the CBS series Extant. The show is created by Mickey Fisher and stars Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Pierce Gagnon, Camryn Manheim and Grace Gummer. Jeffrey Dean Morgan has also joined the cast of season 2. The show follows a female astronaut who discovers she has unwittingly put the human […]