Legacy Recordings, Columbia Records, Third Man Records nd Lomax Records have announced a number of soundtracks for the PBS docu-series American Epic. The releases include the 5-CD deluxe box set American Epic: The Collection, which features 100 songs from the show by artists including Mississippi John Hurt, The Carter Family, Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, Lydia Mendoza & more, […]
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‘American Epic’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: May 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: American Epic, PBS, Soundtrack
Tyler Bates to Score James Cox’s ‘Billionaire Boys Club’
Posted: May 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Billionaire Boys Club, Emilio Estevez, James Cox, The Public, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates has signed on to score the upcoming crime drama Billionaire Boys Club. The film is directed by James Cox (Wonderland, Highway) and stars Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Kevin Spacey, Emma Roberts, Suki Waterhouse, Bokeem Woodbine, Billie Lourd, Jeremy Irvine and Judd Nelson. The movie is based on the true story of a group of wealthy young men in Los Angeles […]
KT Tunstall’s ‘Fit In’ from ‘3 Generations’ to Be Released
Posted: May 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 3 Generations, KT Tunstall
Lakeshore Records will release the original song Fit In from the indie comedy drama 3 Generations. The song is written and performed by Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter KT Tunstall. The track will be released as a digital single on May 5, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. 3 Generations is co-written and directed by Gaby Dellal and stars Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, […]
Jaeil Jung Scoring Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Okja’
Posted: May 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bong Joon-ho, Jaeil Jung, Netflix, Okja
Jaeil Jung has recently composed the music for the upcoming monster movie Okja. The film is directed by Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother) and stars Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Seohyun An, Devon Bostick, Lily Collins, Byun Heebong, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Henshall, Yoon Je Moon, Choi Wooshik and Steven Yeun. The movie follows a young girl who must risk everything to prevent […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 30, 2017)
Posted: April 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Gods, Ben Folds, Brian Reitzell, Danny Bensi, Great News, Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie, Jeff Richmond, LA 92, Nat Geo, Netflix, Saunder Jurriaans, Starz
Premiering tonight is the Starz original series American Gods created by Bryan Fuller & Michael Green based on Neil Gaiman’s novel and starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover and Orlando Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, Friday Night Lights, 30 Days of Night). Milan Records has released the […]
Jimmy LaValle (The Album Leaf) to Score The CW’s ‘Valor’
Posted: April 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jimmy LaValle, Kyle Jarrow, The Album Leaf, The CW, The Endless, Valor
Jimmy LaValle (aka The Album Leaf) has been hired to score the upcoming CW drama Valor. The show is created by writer/musician Kyle Jarrow and stars Christina Ochoa, Matt Barr, Charlie Barnett, W. Tré Davis, Nigel Thatch, Corbin Reid and Melissa Roxburgh. The series follows two chopper pilots who, after a botched mission in Somalia leaves […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 28, 2017)
Posted: April 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bang! The Bert Berns Story, Buster's Mal Heart, Charles Scott IV, Craig Wedren, Danny Elfman, How to Be a Latin Lover, Michael Wandmacher, Mister Squinter, Nathan Larson, Rupture, Savant, Sleight, The Black Room, The Circle, Voice from the Stone
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the thriller The Circle written and directed by James Ponsoldt and starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan and Ellar Coltrane. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring […]
‘In the Pines’ from ‘American Gods’ Released
Posted: April 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: American Gods, Brian Reitzell, Mark Lengan, Starz
Milan Records has released the song In the Pines from the new Starz original series American Gods. The track is written and performed by the show’s composer Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, Friday Night Lights, 30 Days of Night) and singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan. Listen to the full song after the jump and visit Amazon to download the digital single. American Gods is created by Bryan Fuller […]
Jeff Russo Scoring FX’s ‘Snowfall’
Posted: April 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: FX, Jeff Russo, John Singleton, Snowfall
Jeff Russo is composing the original score for the upcoming FX original series Snowfall. The show is created by John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood, Shaft, Four Brothers) & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron (Justified) and stars Damson Idris, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Carter Hudson and Emily Rios. The drama is set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic in the early 80s in […]