Reza Safinia is composing the music for the upcoming dramatic comedy The Trust. The film is directed by Ben & Alex Brewer and stars Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, Jerry Lewis and Sky Ferreira. The movie revolves around two corrupt cops of the Las Vegas Police Department who discover a high bail receipt in connection to a drug bust and set […]
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Reza Safinia Scoring ‘The Trust’
Posted: February 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Reza Safinia, The Big Bounce, The Trust
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 7, 2016)
Posted: February 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Lux, HBO, Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma, Lifetime, Manson's Lost Girls, Ricardo Donoso
Premiering tomorrow, February 8, is the HBO documentary Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma directed by Greg Barker based on the book United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists. The film’s original score is composed by electronic musician and percussionist Ricardo Donoso. Homegrown is produced by Barker, John Battsek & Julie Goldman and offers an insider’s account from […]
Ray Colcord (1949 – 2016)
Posted: February 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ray Colcord
Ray Colcord has passed away at age 66 in Los Angeles, CA. The composer has been scoring numerous movies and TV shows over the last three decades. He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1991 for his main titles theme for NBC’s Singer & Sons. Colcord also composed the music for all seasons of […]
Michael Giacchino Wins Annie Award for ‘Inside Out’
Posted: February 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Christopher Willis, Inside Out, Michael Giacchino
Composer Michael Giacchino was honored with an Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music from Pixar’s hit movie Inside Out. The composer accepted his award in person at the awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Carter Burwell for Anomalisa, Kevin Riepl for Batman […]
‘They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nick Zinner, Soundtrack, They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile
Knitting Factory will release a soundtrack album for the They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile. The album features the film’s original score by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as the other music from the movie. The soundtrack will be reeled on March 4, 2016 and is now available […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 5, 2016)
Posted: February 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 4th Man Out, Alfonso Gonzalez Aguilar, All Roads Lead to Rome, Atli Orvarsson, Carter Burwell, Christopher Young, Damien Jurado, Daniel Hart, Federico Jusid, Fernando Velazquez, Hail Caesar!, Herman Beeftink, Marcelo Zarvos, Misconduct, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Rams, Regression, Roque Banos, Southbound, The Choice, The Gifted, The Monkey King 2, Tumbledown
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies directed by Burr Steers and starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Crimson Peak, Hercules). Varese Sarabande […]
Vince Pope Scoring BBC’s ‘Undercover’
Posted: February 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, BBC America, Peter Moffat, Undercover, Vince Pope
Vince Pope is currently scoring the upcoming BBC mini-series Undercover. The 6-parter is created by Peter Moffat (Silk, Criminal Justice) and stars Sophie Okonedo, Adrian Lester and Dennis Haysbert. The political thriller follows a woman who is about to become the first black woman to hold the highest ranking public prosecutor role in England. Hilary Salmon (Silent Witness, London Spy) is executive […]
‘Touched with Fire’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Paul Dalio, score, Soundtrack, Touched with Fire
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie drama Touched with Fire. The album features the film’s original score composed and produced by Paul Dalio who also directed the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 26, 2016 and physically on March 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Touched with Fire is written and directed […]
Walt Disney Records to Release Soundtrack Album for Jon Favreau’s ‘The Jungle Book’
Posted: February 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, score, Soundtrack, The Jungle Book
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for Disney’s live action adaptation of The Jungle Book. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove). The soundtrack album will be released on April 15, 2016 and is now available for […]
‘The Letters’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ciaran Hope, score, Soundtrack, The Letters
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama The Letters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ciarán Hope. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Letters is written and directed by William Riead and stars Juliet Stevenson, Max von Sydow, Rutger Hauer, Priya Darshini, Kranti Redkar and […]
