Adrian Belew is composing the music for the upcoming Pixar short Piper. The film is directed by Alan Barillaro and follows a beach-dwelling bird who encounters a small hermit crab who teaches her the way of the waves. The project marks Barillaro’s first film as a director. He previously served as a the supervising animator on Pixar’s Wall-E and Brave. Belew is […]
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King Crimson’s Adrian Belew to Score Pixar’s ‘Piper’
Posted: April 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Belew, Piper, Pixar
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‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Coby Brown, score, Soundtrack, The Man Who Knew Infinity
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Man Who Knew Infinity. The album features the film’s original music composed by Coby Brown. The soundtrack will be released on April 29, 2016. The Man Who Knew Infinity is directed by Matthew Brown and stars Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry and Toby Jones. The […]
‘The Adderall Diaries’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Andrews, score, Soundtrack, The Adderall Diaries
Position Music will release a soundtrack album for the indie thriller The Adderall Diaries. The album features the film’s original score composed by Michael Andrews (Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Bad Teacher, Freaks and Geeks, Donnie Darko). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can […]
Pharrell Williams to Write Original Songs for Ted Melfi’s ‘Hidden Figures’
Posted: April 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hidden Figures, Pharell Williams, Ted Melfi
Pharrell Williams announced today that he will be writing original songs for the upcoming drama Hidden Figures. The film is directed by Ted Melfi (St. Vincent) and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge and Kevin Costner. The movie follows a trio of brilliant African-American women working at […]
Alex Heffes to Score History’s ‘Roots’
Posted: April 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, Alex Heffes, History, Lifetime, Roots
Alex Heffes has been hired to compose the music for the upcoming History event mini-series Roots. The 8-parter stars Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, Chad L. Coleman, Erica Tazel, Derek Luke, Malachi Kirby and Regé-Jean. The drama is based on Alex Haley’s novel of the same title and chronicles […]
‘Mr. Right’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Zigman, Mr. Right, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action comedy Mr. Right. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, The Proposal, John Q). Also included are the songs Love You With a Bang by Maty Noves and Jesu Joy by Apollo. The soundtrack will be […]
‘Home Fires’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Home Fires, PBS, Samuel Sim, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the British TV series Home Fires. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (Awake, Dunkirk, The Reckoning, including the drama’s theme, which the composer arranged into a new four minute version, Siren (Theme from “Home Fires”). The soundtrack will be released […]
Showtime’s ‘Dice’ to Feature Theme by Steve Marion & Score by Elegant Too
Posted: April 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Delicate Steve, Dice, Elegant Too, Scot Armstrong, Showtime, Steve Marion
The composer duo of Elegant Too (aka Chris Maxwell and Phil Hernandez) is scoring the new Showtime original series Dice. Steve Marion aka Delicate Steve has written the main titles theme for the comedy created by Scot Armstrong (Old School, Road Trip, Starksy & Hutch) and starring Andrew Dice Clay in the title role, as well as Kevin Corrigan and Natasha […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Ewan McGregor’s ‘American Pastoral’
Posted: April 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, American Pastoral, Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor revealed in a recent interview with Collider that Alexandre Desplat will score the actor’s feature directorial debut American Pastoral. The film also stars McGregor, alongside Uzo Aduba, David Strathairn, Jennifer Connelly, Rupert Evans and Dakota Fanning. The movie is based on Philip Roth’s novel of the same title and follows a legendary high school athlete whose seemingly perfect life […]
‘Krisha’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian McOmber, Krisha, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Krisha. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian McOmber (A Teacher, Stockholm, Pennsylvania). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 8, 2016 and physically later this year. Krisha is written and directed by Trey Edward Shults and stars Krisha Fairchild, Robyn Fairchild, Bill Wise, […]
