Mica Levi (aka Micachu) is composing the music for the upcoming sci-fi dramedy Marjorie Prime. The film is written and directed by Michael Almereyda (Nadja, Experimenter, Hamlet) and stars Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith and Tim Robbins. The movie based on Jordan Harrison’s play is set in the near future in a time of artificial intelligence and follows a 86-year-old woman […]
Archive for December, 2016
Mica Levi Scoring Michael Almereyda’s ‘Marjorie Prime’
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marjorie Prime, Mica Levi, Michael Almereyda
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Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Billions’ to Be Released
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Billions, ESKMO, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the first official soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Billions. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by ESKMO (aka Brendan Angelides). The soundtrack will be released on February 10, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to pre-order the vinyl version. Billions is created by Brian […]
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justin Lin, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond
Varese Sarabande has announced a deluxe soundtrack edition for this year’s sci-fi adventure Star Trek Beyond. The album features the film’s expanded score composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Lost). The 2-CD set is limited to 5000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website. The label has also released […]
74th Golden Globe Nominations Announced
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes
The nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations: Best Original Score: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Carter Burwell The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat Phantom Thread – Jonny Greenwood The Post – John Williams Dunkirk– Hans Zimmer
Justin Hurwitz Wins Critics’ Choice Awards for ‘La La Land’
Posted: December 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz was honored with his the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land at tonight’s 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Nicholas Britell for Moonlight, Johann Johannsson for Arrival, Mica Levi for Jackie and Dustin O’Halloran & […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 11, 2016)
Posted: December 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Jones, Fox, James Levine, Junkie XL, Netflix, PBS, Spectral, Star, The Hollow Crown, Tom Holkenborg
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the new season of the BBC series The Hollow Crown, which adapts Shakespeare’s history plays set during the time of the Wars of the Roses: Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part II and Richard III. Dan Jones (Shadow of the Vampire, Lady Macbeth, Max) has composed the season’s […]
‘Ballerina’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ballerina, Christopher Braide, Klaus Badelt, Leap!, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Ballerina. The album features the film’s original score composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, The Recruit, The Promise), as well as the original songs from the movie by Christopher Braide. Also included is Demi Lovato’s Confident. The […]
NBC’s ‘Trial & Error’ to Feature Music by John Swihart
Posted: December 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Swihart, NBC, Trial & Error
John Swihart is composing the music for the upcoming NBC comedy Trial & Error. The show is created by Jeff Astrof (Ground Floor), Matt Miller (Forever, Chuck, Lethal Weapon) and stars John Lithgow, Nick D’Agosto, Steven Boyer, Sherri Shepherd, Jayma Mays and Krysta Rodriguez. The series follows a bright-eyed New York lawyer who heads to a small Southern town […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 9, 2016)
Posted: December 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abattoir, All We Had, Danny Bensi, Frank & Lola, Harry Benson: Shoot First, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land, Mario Grigorov, Mark Sayfritz, Michael Brook, Office Christmas Party, Reza Safinia, Saunder Jurriaans, The Bounce Back, Theodore Shapiro
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the comedy Office Christmas Party directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck and starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, T.J. Miller, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Karan Soni and Matt Walsh. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears […]
Dave Porter to Score NBC’s ‘The Blacklist: Redemption’
Posted: December 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Porter, NBC, The Blacklist, The Blacklist: Redemption
Dave Porter has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC drama The Blacklist: Redemption. The show is created by Jon Bokenkamp (Taking Lives) & John Eisendrath (Joy), Lukas Reiter and J.R. Orci and stars Ryan Eggold, Famke Janssen, Edi Gathegi, Tawny Cypress and Adrian Martinez. The series is a spin-off of the network’s The Blacklist, which Porter is also scoring, and […]
