Film Music Reporter’s Top 10 Original Scores of 2017 (in alphabetical order): Battle of the Sexes – Nicholas Britell Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie – Theodore Shapiro Coco – Michael Giacchino Darkest Hour – Dario Marianelli Ferdinand – John Powell Phantom Thread – Jonny Greenwood The Post – John Williams The Shape of Water – […]
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Top Film Scores of 2017 & Oscar Predictions
Posted: December 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News0
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 31, 2017)
Posted: December 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Before I Wake, Danny Elfman, Falling Water, Freeform, Grown-ish, Netflix, The Newton Brothers, USA, Vincent Jones
Premiering on Wednesday, January 3, is the new Freeform original series Grown-ish created by Kenya Barris & Larry Wilmore and starring Yara Shahidi, Deon Cole, Chris Parnell, Emily Arlook, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa and Jordan Buhat. The show’s original music is composed by Vincent Jones (Up All Night, Parks & Recreation theme song, F Is for Family). To learn more about […]
Joseph Stephens Scoring ‘Arizona’
Posted: December 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arizona, Jonathan Watson, Joseph Stephens, TBS, The Last O.G.
Joseph Stephens is composing the score for the upcoming comedy Arizona. The film marks the directorial debut of Jonathan Watson and stars Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, Lolli Sorenson, Elizabeth Gillies and Kaitlin Olson. The movie is set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis and follows a single mom and struggling realtor […]
John Williams to Compose Theme for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Posted: December 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Powell, John Williams, Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars
John Williams revealed in a recent interview with Variety that he will compose the theme for the title character for the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. As reported this past summer, John Powell is composing the score for the movie directed by Ron Howard and starring Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 29, 2017)
Posted: December 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All the Money in the World, Daniel Pemberton, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, In the Fade, J. Ralph, Jonny Greenwood, Joshua Homme, Molly's Game, Phantom Thread
The only movie opening nationwide this week is the dramatic thriller All the Money in the World directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris, Charlie Plummer and Timothy Hutton. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, Molly’s Game, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Gold). Sony Classical […]
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘The Commuter’ Soundtrack
Posted: December 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jaume Collet-Serra, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack, The Commuter
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller The Commuter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Sexy Beast). The soundtrack will be released digitally next month and physically on February 9, 2018. Visit Amazon […]
‘McMafia’ Main Title Theme Released
Posted: December 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, BBC, Franz Kirmann, McMafia, Tom Hodge
Decca Records has released the main title theme for the new BBC & AMC limited series McMafia. The track is written by the show’s composers Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann and is performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra. The theme has been released overseas as a digital single, which also features the composers’ track He’s Home, […]
‘Burn Out’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Burn Out, Grégoire Auger, score, Soundtrack, Yann Gozlan
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French action thriller Burn Out. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Auger (Scribe). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Burn Out is directed by Yann Gozlan and stars François Civil, Manon Azem […]
Alex Somer’s & Sigur Rós’ Music from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Hang the DJ’ to Be Released
Posted: December 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Somers, Black Mirror, score, Sigur Rós, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the Black Mirror episode Hang the DJ. The album features the original music from the episode composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha, Manhattan). Also included are two tracks by Sigur Rós. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. […]
Marco Beltrami Scoring National Geographic’s ‘Free Solo’
Posted: December 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Free Solo, Jimmy Chin, Marco Beltrami, National Geographic
Marco Beltrami is composing the music for the upcoming National Geographic documentary Free Solo. The film is directed by Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (Meru) and revolves around rock climber Alex Honnold as he is training on Freerider for the first ever rope-free climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Chin & Chai […]
