BBC Earth has announced that Hans Zimmer is composing the music for the upcoming docu-series Planet Earth II. He is composing the show’s theme and main titles. Jasha Klebe who previously scored last year’s Oscar-nominated documentary Winter on Fire and Jacob Shea who is known for his music for the Morgan Freeman-hosted series Through the Wormhole are also involved […]
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Hans Zimmer, Jasha Klebe & Jacob Shea of Bleeding Fingers Music Scoring BBC’s ‘Planet Earth II’
Posted: June 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, BBC America, Bleeding Fingers Music, Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe, Planet Earth, Planet Earth II
Sean Callery to Return for ’24: Legacy’
Posted: June 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 24, 24: Legacy, Fox, Sean Callery
Sean Callery is set to compose the music for the upcoming Fox drama 24: Legacy. The composer has already scored the pilot episode for the 24 spin-off starring Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto and Jimmy Smits. The series chronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil. Howard Gordon (Homeland, Tyrant), Brian Grazer (A […]
Jeff & Mychael Danna to Score ‘Storks’
Posted: June 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Doug Sweetland, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Nichols Stoller
Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna have been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Storks. The film is directed by Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) & Doug Sweetland (Presto) and features the voices of Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Katie Crown, Ty Burrell and Jennifer Aniston. The movie takes place in a world where […]
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Soundtrack
Posted: June 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Game of Thrones, HBO, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s sixth season composed by Ramin Djawadi (Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, Warcraft). The soundtrack will be released digitally within the next few weeks and physically on July 29, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the […]
Crackle’s ‘StartUp’ to Feature Music by Chris Hajian
Posted: May 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Ketai, Chris Hajian, Crackle, StartUp
Chris Hajian is scoring the upcoming Crackle original series StartUp. The show is created by Ben Ketai (The Forest) and stars Martin Freeman, Adam Brody, Edi Gathegi and Otmara Marrero. The drama is set in Miami and tells the story of a brilliant, yet controversial tech idea that gets incubated on the wrong side of […]
Dominic Lewis to Score ‘Fist Fight’
Posted: May 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominic Lewis, Fist Fight
Dominic Lewis is set to score the upcoming comedy Fist Fight. The film is directed by Richie Keen and stars Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Christina Hendricks, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Chanel Celaya, Tracy Morgan, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Dennis Haysbert and Dean Norris. The movie follows two teachers who work in a broken-down school system and […]
‘Pelé: Birth of a Legend’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, Pele: Birth of a Legend, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Pelé: Birth of a Legend. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Couples Retreat, A Hundred-Foot Journey, Million Dollar Arm). The soundtrack will be released on June 24, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pele: Birth of a […]
Alec Puro to Score Judy Greer’s ‘A Happening of Monumental Proportions’
Posted: May 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Happening of Monumental Proportions, Alec Puro, Judy Greer
Alec Puro has signed on to score the upcoming indie comedy drama A Happening of Monumental Proportions. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Judy Greer and stars Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Katie Holmes, Anders Holm and Common. The movie takes place at a small school in Los Angeles and follows a group of students who find themselves caught up in […]
Jeff Russo to Score CBS’ ‘American Gothic’ & ABC’s ‘Time After Time’
Posted: May 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, American Gothic, CBS, Jeff Russo, Time After Time
Jeff Russo has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama American Gothic. The show is created by Corinne Brinkerhoff (The Good Wife, Boston Legal) & James Frey and stars Juliet Rylance, Anthony Starr, Virginia Madsen, Justin Chatwin, Megan Ketch, Elliot Knight, Stephanie Leonidas and Gabriel Bateman. The series centers on a prominent Boston family reeling in the wake […]
‘The Musketeers’ Seasons 2 & 3 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, BBC America, Paul Englishby, score, Soundtrack, The Musketeers
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC series The Musketeers. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second and third season composed by Paul Englishby (An Education, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Sunshine on Leith, Luther). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2016. The […]