Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Warcraft directed by Duncan Jones and starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Rob Kazinsky and Daniel Wu. The film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, Person […]
Archive for June, 2016
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 10, 2016)
Posted: June 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Cork, Anders Niska, Blackway, Brian Tyler, Bruno Coulais, Careful What You Wish For, Diary of a Chambermaid, Ed Kuepper, Genius, John Debney, Jonathan Sadoff, Joseph Bishara, Josh Debney, Klas Wahl, Last Cab to Darwin, Len & Company, Miles Hankins, Now You See Me 2, Puerto Ricans in Paris, Ramin Djawadi, The Conjuring 2, The Newton Brothers, Warcraft
‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Jake Monaco, Soundtrack
Rhino Records will release a soundtrack album for the British comedy Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. The album features the songs from the film, including a new version of the Absolutely Fabulous theme song This Wheel’s On Fire performed by Kylie Minogue, as well as tracks by Jason Derulo, Paloma Faith and La Roux, Serge Gainsbourg, […]
John Williams to Score Steven Spielberg’s ‘Indiana Jones 5’
Posted: June 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones 5, John Williams, Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg mentioned in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on the red carpet at last night’s AFI Gala in his honor that John Williams will return to score the fifth, currently untitled Indiana Jones movie. Harrison Ford will return in the title role. No plot details or other casting announcements have been made yet. Kathleen […]
‘Blackway’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anders Niska, Blackway, Klas Wahl, score, Soundtrack
Spinnup has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Blackway. The album features the film’s original music composed by Klas Wahl & Anders Niska (The Master Plan). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio samples. Blackway is directed by Daniel Alfredson and stars Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig, […]
‘Yoga Hosers’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Drake, Kevin Smith, Soundtrack, Yoga Hosers
Rhino Records will release a soundtrack album for Kevin Smith’s horror comedy Yoga Hosers. The album features the songs from the film performed by the movie’s stars Lily-Rose Depp & Harley Quinn Smith, as well such artists as Love Lola Love, The Glam Skanks, Kid Moxie, Terence Trent D’Arby and Cheerleader. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, […]
John Williams to Score Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’
Posted: June 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Williams, Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg
John Williams revealed in a recent interview with Variety that he is set to begin work on Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film adaptation of Ready Player One this coming November. The film will star Tye Sheridan, Oliva Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Win Morisaki, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg and T.J Miller. The movie is based on the 2011 novel of the same title […]
Lorne Balfe to Score ‘The Lego Batman Movie’
Posted: June 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lorne Balfe, The Lego Batman Movie
Lorne Balfe is set to compose the music for the upcoming animated feature The Lego Batman Movie. The film is directed by Chris McKay (Robot Chicken) and features the voices of Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Fiennes. The movie is a spin-off of 2014’s The Lego Movie and follows Batman as he has […]
‘Café Society’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Café Society, Soundtrack, Woody Allen
The full details of the soundtrack album for Woody Allen’s romantic comedy Café Society have been revealed. The album features a number of early 20th Century jazz standards newly recorded for the film from Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks including Lady is a Tramp, Jeepers Creepers, Manhattan & more. Also included are classic recordings from Benny […]
Zbigniew Preisner to Score Fernando Trueba’s ‘The Queen of Spain’
Posted: June 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fernando Trueba, Lies We Tell, The Queen of Spain, Zbigniew Preisner
Zbigniew Preisner has signed on to score the upcoming comedy drama The Queen of Spain. The film is written and directed by Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque, Chica & Rita) and stars Penelope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Clive Revill, Mandy Patinkin and Cary Elwes. The movie is the sequel to the 1998 feature The Girl of Your Dreams (scored by Antoine Duhamel) and centers […]
‘Wildlike’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, score, Soundtrack, Wildlike
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age adventure drama Wildlike. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Last Days in the Desert, The One I Love). Also included are the songs from the movie by Mono and The Wailin’ Jennys. The soundtrack will be released digitally on […]