Archive for August, 2017

Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Limehouse Golem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, In a Better World, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 1 and will be available to download on Amazon. The […]

John Paesano is scoring Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming feature The Star. The film is directed by Timothy Reckart and features the voice talent of Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Anthony Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Tracy Morgan, Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. The movie centers on a small but brave donkey who yearns for a life beyond his daily […]

‘Rememory’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: August 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Rememory. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregory Tripi (Manhunt: Unabomber, Dark Places). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 8, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rememory is co-written and directed by Mark Palansky (Penelope) and stars Peter Dinklage, Julia Ormond, Martin Donovan, Anton Yelchin, Henry […]

Taro Iwashiro is reteaming with director John Woo on the upcoming action thriller Manhunt. The film starring Zhang Hanyu, Masaharu Fukuyama, Qi Wei and Ha Jiwon is based on the classic 1970s Japanese feature Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare and follows an innocent man who sets out to clear his name after his is framed for robbery and rape. Gordon Chan (Painted Skin, he […]

‘The Simpsons’ Fires Composer Alf Clausen

Posted: August 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Variety is reporting that Alf Clausen has been fired from the Fox animated series The Simpsons. The composer who is also known for his music for ALF and Moonlighting has been scoring over 560 episodes of the show since the second season in 1990. Clausen received two Emmy Awards for his work on the series and another 21 Emmy nominations between 1992 and […]

‘Jane’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: August 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The full details of the soundtrack album for the documentary Jane have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Philip Glass (The Hours, Notes on a Scandal, The Illusionist, Koyaanisqatsi, Kundun). The soundtrack will be released on October 6, 2017 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Jane is directed by Brett Morgen (Cobain: Montage of Heck, The Kid Stays […]

Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) is composing the original score for the upcoming BBC mini-series Gunpowder. The historical  thriller is created by Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies) & Daniel West and stars Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullan, Edward Holcroft, Shaun Dooley, Robert Emms, Derek Riddell and Mark Gatiss. The 3-parter follows British activist Guy Fawkes and a group of provincial English Catholics as they plan to […]

‘Narcos’ Season 3 Soundtrack Details

Posted: August 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Gaumont elevision will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Narcos. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s third season composed by Pedro Bromfman (RoboCop, Elite Squad). Also included is Rodrigo Amarante’s main titles theme, as well as tracks by Rodolfo Aicardi, Omara Portuondo and Angel Canales. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, […]

Michael Brook has recently composed the music for the upcoming drama My Days of Mercy. The film is directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer and stars Ellen Page, Kate Mara, Amy Seimetz and Elias Koteas. The movie centers on the daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family’s political cause. Joe […]

Decca Classics will release a soundtrack album for the FX and BBC One original series Taboo. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Disconnect, Miss Sloane) who received his first Emmy Award nomination for his work on the project. The soundtrack is set to be released physically on September 15, 2017 and […]