Archive for 2016

Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC comedy Speechless. The show is created by Joey Silveri (Friends, Joey) and stars Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Mason Cook, Micah Fowler, Kyla Kennedy and Cedric Yarbrough. The series centers on a family with a special-needs child that is good with dealing with the challenges it faces and even better […]

Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury are reteaming with Alex Garland on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Annihilation. The film is written and directed by Garland (Dredd, The Beach, Sunshine, 28 Days Later…) and stars Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson and David Gyasi. The movie is based on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel of the same title and follows a biologist who embarks on a […]

Stephen Warbeck has recently composed the music for the upcoming British drama The Journey. The film is directed by Nick Hamm (The Hole, Godsend) and stars Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Toby Stephens and Freddie Highmore. The movie centers on the events preceding the historic 2006 St. Andrews Agreement, which brought peace to Northern Ireland after years of violent […]

‘The Chosen’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: July 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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A soundtrack album will be released for the assassination thriller The Chosen (El Eledigo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Arnau Bataller ([REC] 4: Apocalypse, A Perfect Day, Summer Camp). The soundtrack will be released physically on August 31, 2016. The Chosen is written and directed by Antonio Chavarrias and stars Alfonso Herrera, […]

Premiering tonight is the Syfy original movie Sharknado: The 4th Awakens directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Ryan Newman, Cassie Scerbo, Tommy Davidson and David Hasselhoff. Christopher Cano and Chris Ridenhour who previously co-scored the second and third part in the series have composed the film’s original music. Time Bomb Recordings […]

The track list of the soundtrack album for Antoine Fuqua’s western The Magnificent Seven has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music is composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) and Simon Franglen. The soundtrack, which has a run time of 77 minutes, will be released on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The […]

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller Jason Bourne directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Happy Feet) who previously scored the first […]

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny. The album features the film’s original music composed by Graham Reynolds who has scored such Linklater-helmed movies as Bernie, Before Midnight and A Scanner Darkly. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny is […]

Christopher Lennertz is officially set to compose the original score for the upcoming action comedy Baywatch. The film is directed by Seth Gordon (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Four Christmases) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, David Hasselhoff and […]

Music from MTV’s ‘Scream’ Season 2 Released

Posted: July 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Island Records has released a new soundtrack album for the MTV original series Scream. The album features a selection of songs from the second season of the show by artists including Bishop Briggs, Mike Posner, That Poppy, Midnight to Monaco, Astrid Palmer, Keke Palmer & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you […]