Andrew Bird is composing the score for the new FX original series Baskets. The show is created by Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis & Jonathan Krisel (Portlandia) and stars Galifianakis himself, alongside Louie Anderson, Martha Kelly, Sabina Sciubba and Ernest Adams. The comedy is set in Bakersfield, California and follows a man who sets out on […]
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FX’s ‘Baskets’ to Feature Music by Andrew Bird
Posted: January 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Bird, Baskets, FX
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‘The Witch’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Korven, score, Soundtrack, The Witch
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror drama The Witch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Korven. The soundtrack will be released digitally next month and physically on March 4, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Witch is directed by Robert Eggers and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate […]
Edward Shearmur to Score ‘Elvis & Nixon’
Posted: January 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Edward Shearmur, Elvis & Nixon, Liza Johnson
Edward Shearmur has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming comedy drama Elvis & Nixon. The film is directed by Liza Johnson and stars Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon. Colin Hanks, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Evan Peters, Tracy Letts, Sky Ferreira, Ashley Benson, Tate Donovan, Poppy Delevingne and Dylan […]
‘Fifty Shades of Black’ Score Album Details
Posted: January 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fifty Shades of Black, Jim Dooley, score, Soundtrack
IM Global will release a score album for the comedy Fifty Shades of Black. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jim Dooley (Pushing Daisies, Obsessed, When a Stranger Calls, The Last Ship). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 22, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, IM Global […]
‘Tumbledown’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Damien Jurado, Daniel Hart, score, Soundtrack, Tumbledown
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie romantic comedy Tumbledown. The album features a selection of original songs by Seattle-based singer/songwriter Damien Jurado. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Comet). The soundtrack will be released on February 12, 2016 and is now available for […]
Alex Heffes to Score Mira Nair’s ‘Queen of Katwe’
Posted: January 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Kevin Macdonald, Mira Nair, Queen of Katwe, Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Alex Heffes has been hired to score the upcoming drama Queen of Katwe. The film is directed by Mira Nair (Vanity Fair, The Namesake, Amelia, Monsoon Wedding) and stars Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo. The movie is based on Tim Crothers’ 2011 ESPN The Magazine article and book The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream […]
Soundtrack for HBO’s ‘Vinyl’ Announced
Posted: January 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Soundtrack, Vinyl
Atlantic Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Vinyl. The album features selections of the songs from the first season of the show by artists including Ty Taylor, David Johansen, Kaleo, Otis Reeding, Ruth Brown, Foghat, Soda Machine, Dee Dee Warwick & more. Also included is the series’ title song Sugar Daddy […]
Ennio Morricone Wins Critics’ Choice Movie Award for ‘The Hateful Eight’
Posted: January 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards, Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone was honored with the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight at tonight’s 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Carter Burwell for Sicario, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto for The Revenant, Johann Johannsson for […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 17, 2016)
Posted: January 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, Amazon, Angie Tribeca, BBC America, Beowulf, Billions, Blake Neely, David Buckley, David Holmes, ESKMO, Esquire, History, Jim Lathan, Keefus Ciancia, Laura Karpman, Legends of Tomorrow, Lifetime, London Spy, Mad Dogs, Martin Phipps, Mercy Street, PBS, Rob Duncan, Rob Lane, Showtime, TBS, The CW, Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart, War and Peace
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series Billions created by Brian Koppelman & David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin and starring Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, David Costabile and Condola Rashad. The show’s original music is composed by ESKMO aka Brenden Angelides. To learn more about the drama, which follows a hard-driving […]
The Newton Brothers Scoring ‘Urge’
Posted: January 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Kaufman, The Newton Brothers, Urge
The Newton Brothers have been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Urge. The film marks the directorial debut of producer Aaron Kaufman (Machete Kills, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) and stars Pierce Brosnan, Ashley Greene, Alexis Knapp, Justin Chatwin, Danny Masterson, Bar Paly, Alexis Knapp, Chris Geere and Nick Thune. The movie follows a group of young friends who experiment with […]
