Christopher Lennertz has composed the music for the upcoming psychological thriller Acrimony. The film is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Ajiona Alexus and Antonio Madison. The movie revolves around a faithful wife tired of standing by her devious husband who is enraged when it becomes clear she has […]
Archive for December, 2017
Christopher Lennertz Scoring Tyler Perry’s ‘Acrimony’
Posted: December 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acrimony, Christopher Lennertz, Tyler Perry
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Dominic Frontiere (1931 – 2017)
Posted: December 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dominic Frontiere
Dominic Frontiere has passed away this past Thursday at age 86 in Tesuque, New Mexico. The composer has composed the scores to numerous movies over a five decade-spanning career, including 1980’s The Stunt Man, for which he received a Golden Globe Award, as well as 1994’s Color of Night, for which he also co-wrote the […]
Showtime’s ‘The Chi’ to Feature Music by Patrick Warren
Posted: December 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lena Waithe, Patrick Warren, Showtime, The Chi
Patrick Warren is composing the original score for the new Showtime original series The Chi. The show is created by Lena Waithe (Dear White People) and stars Jason Mitchell, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Tiffany Boone and Armando Riesco. The coming-of-age drama is set on the South Side of Chicago […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2017)
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benj Pasek, Bright, Christopher Lennertz, Crooked House, David Sardy, Downsizing, Father Figures, Frederik Wiedmann, Hangman, Henry Jackman, Hostiles, Hugo de Chaire, John Debney, John Williams, Joseph Trapanese, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Justin Paul, Max Richter, Pitch Perfect 3, Rob Simonsen, Rolfe Kent, The Greatest Showman, The Post
Five new movies are opening nationwide this week: Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the action adventure comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, Kong: Skull […]
Nathan Larson Scoring Jesse Peretz’s ‘Juliet, Naked’
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jesse Peretz, Juliet Naked, Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson is reteaming with director Jesse Peretz on the upcoming comedy drama Juliet, Naked. The movie starring Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd is based on the novel of the same title by Nick Hornby and tells the story of a woman and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter. Tamara Jenkins (The Savages, Slums […]
Ryan Bingham’s ‘How Shall a Sparrow Fly’ from ‘Hostiles’ Released
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hostiles, Ryan Bingham, Scott Cooper
Deutsche Grammophon has released the original song How Shall a Sparrow Fly from Scott Cooper’s western Hostiles. The track is written and performed by Ryan Bingham who previously co-wrote the Academy Award-winning song The Weary Kind from Cooper’s Crazy Heart. The song is now available as a digital single (visit Amazon to download) and will be […]
‘The Cakemaker’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dominique Charpentier, score, Soundtrack, The Cakemaker
Minimalist Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Israeli-German drama The Cakemaker. The EP features the film’s original music composed and performed by Dominique Charpentier. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Cakemaker is written and directed by Ofir Raul Graizer and stars Tim Kalkhof, Sarah […]
‘The Polka King’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Maya Forbes, Soundtrack, The Polka King
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy The Polka King. The album features the songs from the movie performed by the Jack Black Polka Band. The soundtrack will be released digitally next month and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Polka King is co-written and directed by Maya Forbes […]
Lyle Workman Scoring ‘Overboard’ Remake
Posted: December 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lyle Workman, Overboard, Rob Greenberg
Lyle Workman has recently recorded his score for the upcoming romantic comedy Overboard. The film is directed by Rob Greenberg (How I Met Your Mother) and stars Anna Faris, Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, John Hannah, and Swoosie Kurtz. The movie is a remake of the 1987 feature of the same title (scored by Alan Silvestri) […]
‘Phantom Thread’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonny Greenwood who previously collaborated with Anderson on There Will Be Blood, The Master and Inherent Vice. The composer recorded his score with the London Contemporary Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack […]
