Will Bates is composing the music for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Hot Summer Nights. The film is written and directed by Elijah Bynum and stars Maika Monroe, Thomas Jane, Maia Mitchell, Emory Cohen, Timothee Chalamet, Alex Roe and William Fichtner. The movie follows a teenager whose life spirals out of control when he befriends the town rebel, falls […]
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Will Bates Scoring ‘Hot Summer Nights’
Posted: November 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elijah Bynum, Hot Summer Nights, Will Bates
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‘Don’t Think Twice’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don't Think Twice, Mike Birbiglia, Roger Neill, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the hit indie comedy Don’t Think Twice. The album features the film’s original score composed by Roger Neill (Mozart in the Jungle, Beginners, King of the Hill, 20th Century Women). Also included are songs by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and ELEL. The soundtrack will be available digitally on November 11, […]
Nicholas Britell to Score Jonathan Dayton’s and Valerie Faris’ ‘Battle of the Sexes’
Posted: November 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Battle of the Sexes, Jonathan Dayton, Nicholas Britell, Valerie Faris
Nicholas Britell is currently scoring the upcoming drama Battle of the Sexes. The film is directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine, Ruby Sparks) and stars Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Stowell, Alan Cumming, Sarah Silverman and Bill Pullman. The movie tells the true story of the competition between tennis pros Billie […]
‘The Shadow of Iris’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Wiltzie, Dustin O'Halloran, Iris, score, Soundtrack, The Shadow of Iris
Erased Tapes will release a soundtrack album for the French thriller The Shadow of Iris. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Transparent, Like Crazy, Lion) and Adam Wiltzie aka A Winged Victory for the Sullen. The soundtrack will be released on November 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Shadow of Iris is directed by […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 6, 2016)
Posted: November 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Channel, Ludwig Göransson, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mech-X4, Netflix, People of Earth, TBS, Tim Wynn, True Memoirs of an International Assassin
Premiering on Friday, November 11, is the Netflix original movie True Memoirs of an International Assassin directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring Kevin James, Zulay Henao, Andy Garcia, Maurice Compte, Kelen Coleman, Andrew Howard, Rob Riggle, Leonard Earl Howze, Yul Vazquez and Kim Coates. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Goransson (Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station, New Girl, Central Intelligence). The comedy follows a mild-mannered would-be […]
Michael Giacchino to Score Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Posted: November 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Watts, Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino, Spider-Man: Homecoming
Marvel Studios president confirmed during a Q&A this past week at the University of Southern California (USC) following a screening of Doctor Strange that Michael Giacchino will be scoring the studio’s upcoming feature Spider-Man: Homecoming. The film is directed by Jon Watts (Cop Car) and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, […]
Gabriel Yared to Score Eric Styles’ ‘Bach’ Biopic
Posted: November 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bach, Eric Styles, Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared is attached to compose the score for the upcoming biographical drama Bach. The film is set to be directed by Eric Styles (Relative Values, Tempo, That Good Night) and will star Gérard Depardieu, Axel Milberg and Marianne Sagebrecht. The movie chronicles the life and passionate battles of the iconic German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Jeffrey Freedman has written the screenplay and is also […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 4, 2016)
Posted: November 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Army of One, Christophe Beck, David Newman, David Wingo, Deantoni Parks, Doctor Strange, Dog Eat Dog, H. Scott Salinas, Hacksaw Ridge, Heather McIntosh, Jeff Peters, Jingle Punks, Loving, Mark Wiki, Michael Giacchino, Michl Britsch, My Dead Boyfriend, Rainbow Time, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Charnel House, The Eagle Huntress, The Ivory Game, Todd Haberman, Trash Fire, Trolls
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tilda Swinton. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, Inside Out, Jurassic World, Lost, The Incredibles, Ratatouille). Hollywood Records has […]
‘The Ivory Game’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: H. Scott Salinas, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Ivory Game
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary The Ivory Game. The album features the film’s original music composed by H. Scott Salinas (Cartel Land, Birth of the Dragon, Zipper, Allegiance, Murder in the First). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Ivory Game is directed by Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani and […]
Chris Bordeaux to Score Gillian Robespierre’s ‘Landline’
Posted: November 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Bordeaux, Gillian Robespierre, Landline
Chris Bordeaux is reteaming with director Gillian Robespierre on the upcoming comedy Landline. The film starring Jenny Slate, Finn Wittrock, John Turturro, Edie Falco, Jay Duplass and Abby Quinn is set in 1995 Manhattan and follows teenager living with her sister and parents who discovers that her father is having an affair. Robespierre has also […]
