Cliff Martinez is set to compose the music for the upcoming action thriller The Foreigner. The film is directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro) and stars Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan. The movie follows a restaurant owner in London’s Chinatown who is tracking down a group of Irish terrorists responsible […]
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Cliff Martinez to Score Martin Campbell’s ‘The Foreigner’
Posted: March 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Martin Campbell, The Foreigner
‘Meet the Blacks’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Meet the Blacks, Soundtrack
Penalty Entertainment and Hidden Empire Group will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Meet the Blacks. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Shaggy, Trina feat. Steph Lecor, Lecreae, Lil George, Derek Minor, Statik KXNG & more. The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2016 and is now available for […]
‘The Visitors: Bastille Day’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Levi, score, Soundtrack, The Visitors, The Visitors: Bastille Day
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy sequel The Visitors: Bastille Day (Les Visiteurs: La Révolution). The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Levi who previously scored the first two installments in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2016 and is now available […]
Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson Scoring ‘Vincent N Roxxy’
Posted: March 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ahmir Thompson, Questlove, Vincent N Roxxy
Ahmir Thompson aka Questlove has recently composed the music for the upcoming indie drama Vincent N Roxxy. The film is written and directed by Gary Michael Schultz and stars Emile Hirsch, Zoë Kravitz, Emory Cohen, Zoey Deutch, Jason Mitchell, Beau Knapp and Scott Mescudi. The movie follows a small town loner and a rebellious punk […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 20, 2016)
Posted: March 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adam Anders, Chad Fischer, Fox, Heartbeat, Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade, Jon Ehrlich, Mark Mothersbaugh, NBC, The Catch, The Passion
Premiering tonight is the Fox television event The Passion hosted by Tyler Perry and starring Yolanda Adams, Seal, Chris Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood, Prince Royce and Jencarlos who are performing contemporary hits such as My Love Is Your Love, Love Can Move Mountains & more. Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages) serves as the project’s music producer. Virgin Records has released a soundtrack […]
Anton Sanko Scoring ‘Big Bear’
Posted: March 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anton Sanko, Big Bear, Joey Kern
Anton Sanko is composing the score for the upcoming dark comedy Big Bear. The film is written and directed by Joey Kern who also stars in the film alongside Pablo Schreiber, Adam Brody, Tyler Labine and Zachary Knighton. The movie follows a soon-to-be-married man dumped by his fiancee who reluctantly goes ahead with his bachelor party anyway. Brandon […]
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Finding Dory’ Soundtrack
Posted: March 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Stanton, Finding Dory, Pixar, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for Pixar’s animated feature Finding Dory. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Newman (Wall-E, American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, Bridge of Spies) who previously scored 2003’s Finding Nemo. The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back […]
Marco Beltrami to Score Jaume Collet-Serra’s ‘The Shallows’
Posted: March 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jaume Collet-Serra, Marco Beltrami, The Shallows
Marco Beltrami has been tapped score the upcoming thriller The Shallows. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop, Run All Night, Orphan) and stars Blake Lively and Oscar Jaenada. The movie follows a young woman who is grieving the loss her mother and surfing in an isolated area when she gets stranded on a buoy and a gigantic […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 18, 2016)
Posted: March 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Allegiant, Andrew Feltenstein, Brian McOmber, Carlo Siliotto, David Wingo, Gregoire Hetzel, Jeff Cardoni, John Nau, Joseph Trapanese, Krisha, Midnight Special, Miracles from Heaven, My Golden Days, The Bronze, The Confirmation, The Program
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi adventure The Divergent Series: Allegiant directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort and Maggie Q. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton) […]
‘Despite the Falling Snow’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Despite the Falling Snow, Rachel Portman, score, Shamim Sarif, Soundtrack
Cube Soundtracks will release a soundtrack album for the spy thriller Despite the Falling Snow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Never Let Me Go, The Manchurian Candidate, Race). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you […]