Deadline is reporting that Chance The Rapper is developing the original movie musical Hope. The hip-hop artist who recently contributed music to Illumination’s animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch is producing the MGM production with Pat Corcoran and Scott Bernstein (Straight Outta Compton, The Turning). Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Nico Segal (aka Donnie Trumpet) will oversee the creation of […]
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Chance The Rapper & Nico Segal to Develop Movie Musical ‘Hope’
Posted: November 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chance The Rapper, Hope, Nico Segal
‘Creed II’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Creed, Creed II, Soundtrack
Mike Will Made-It has announced the track list of the soundtrack album for Creed II. The album features songs by Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams, Bon Iver, Nas & Rick Ross, Vince Staples and other artists. Creed II: The Album is expected to be released this Friday, November 16 by Interscope & Eardruma […]
Cristobal Tapia de Veer to Score Nicolas Pesce’s ‘Grudge’ Reboot
Posted: November 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Grudge, Nicolas Pesce
Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, National Treasure, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) has been hired to score the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Grudge. The film is written and directed by Nicolas Pesce (Piercing, The Eyes of My Mother) and stars John Cho, Demián Bichir, Jacki Weaver, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye […]
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring Roxann Dawson’s ‘Breakthrough’
Posted: November 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breakthrough, Marcelo Zarvos, Roxann Dawson
Marcelo Zarvos is composing the music for the upcoming faith-based drama Breakthrough. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Roxann Dawson who has previously helmed numerous episodes of such shows as The Americans and House of Cards and stars Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Marcel Ruiz, Josh Lucas and Isaac Kragten. The movie is […]
‘Cam’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cam, Gavin Brivik, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Cam. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gavin Brivik (My Nephew Emmett). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 16, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Cam is co-written and directed by Daniel Goldhaber and stars Madeline […]
Carter Burwell to Score Bill Condon’s ‘The Good Liar’
Posted: November 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bill Condon, Carter Burwell, The Good Liar
Carter Burwell is reteaming with director Bill Condon on the upcoming drama The Good Liar. The film starring Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey and Jim Carter is based on the book of the same title by Nicholas Searle and follows a career con artist who can hardly believe his luck when he meets a well-to-do […]
‘A Boy Called Sailboat’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Boy Called Sailboat, Cameron Nugent, Leonard Grigoryan, score, Slava Grigoryan, Soundtrack
Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) has released a soundtrack album for A Boy Called Sailboat. The album features the film’s original music composed by classical guitar duo The Grigoryan Bros. (aka Leonard & Slava Grigoryan). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 16, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Boy Called Sailboat […]
‘Bomb City’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bomb City, Cody Chick, score, Sheldon R. Chick, Soundtrack
Sumerian Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Bomb City. The album features the film’s original score composed by Cody Chick & Sheldon R. Chick (who also serves as a producer on the project). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Bomb City is directed […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 11, 2018)
Posted: November 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Reitzell, Edmund Butt, Gabriel Mann, Gustavo Santaolalla, HBO, Jeff Cardoni, Kevin Kiner, Mars, Narcos: Mexico, National Geographic, Netflix, Origin, Prince of Peoria, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Sunna Wehrmeijer, The Emperor's Newest Clothes, The Kominsky Method, William Finn, YouTube Premium
Premiering tomorrow, November 12, is the second season of the National Geographic original series Mars created by Ben Young Mason & Justin Wilkes and starring JiHAE, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz, Esai Morales and Jeff Hephner. The show’s original music is composed by Brian Reitzell (Friday Night Lights, Hannibal, American Gods, Boss) who is taking over scoring duties from Nick Cave & Warren […]