Mark Isham has recently recorded his score for the biographical drama Bolden. The film is co-written and directed by Dan Pritzker and stars Gary Carr, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ian McShane, Breon Pugh, Reno Wilson, Yaya DaCosta and Michael Rooker. The movie tells the story of Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans cornet player who was a […]
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Mark Isham Scoring Dan Pritzker’s ‘Bolden’
Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bolden, Dan Pritzker, Mark Isham
‘Sorry to Bother You’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Boots Riley, score, Sorry to Bother You, Soundtrack, The Coup
The full details of the soundtrack album for Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie performed by The Coup, including collaborations with Janelle Monae, Lakeith Stanfield, Tune-Yards, Killer Mike & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 27 by Interscope Records and will […]
‘The Crescent’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Seth A. Smith, Soundtrack, The Crescent
Label Obscura has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Crescent. The album features the film’s original music composed by Seth A. Smith who also directed the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 7, 2018. A limited vinyl edition is also coming out on the same day. The Crescent is […]
‘Slender Man’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brandon Campbell, Ramin Djawadi, score, Slender Man, Soundtrack, Sylvain White
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller Slender Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans) and Brandon Campbell (The Thinning). The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally on August 10, 2018 (click here to download) and physically […]
Patrick Williams (1939 – 2018)
Posted: July 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Patrick Williams
Patrick Williams has passed away today at age 79. The composer has scored numerous features, TV shows and television movies over a five decade-spanning career. Among his feature film credits are John Water’s 1990 comedy Cry-Baby, the 1992 drama The Cutting Edge, Robert Zemeckis’ Used Cars, Richard Donner’s 1982 film The Toy, and Richard Lester’s […]
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein to Score NatGeo’s ‘Valley of the Boom’
Posted: July 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, National Geographic, Valley of the Boom
Variety is reporting that Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein are composing the score for the upcoming NatGeo original series Valley of the Boom. The show is created by Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies, Dirt) and stars Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro and Oliver Cooper. The drama, which is being described […]
Soundtrack Album for Ethan Hawke’s ‘Blaze’ Announced
Posted: July 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blaze, Blaze Foley, Ethan Hawke, Soundtrack
Light in the Attic Records has announced a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Blaze. The album features new recordings of classic Blaze Foley compositions, as well as the Foley-inspired song Drunken Angel (Lucinda Williams) performed by Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the the Riff Raff and the original composition Blaze & Sybil’s Lullaby performed by Ben […]
Bear McCreary to Score Gregory Plotkin’s ‘Hell Fest’
Posted: July 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Gregory Plotkin, Hell Fest
Bear McCreary has signed on to score the upcoming horror thriller Hell Fest. The film is directed by Gregory Plotkin (Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension) and stars Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Christian James, Roby Attal, Matt Mercurio and Tony Todd. The movie revolves around a masked serial killer who turns a horror themed […]
Hulu’s ‘The First’ to Feature Original Score by Colin Stetson
Posted: July 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beau Willimon, Colin Stetson, Hulu, The First
Colin Stetson is scoring the upcoming Hulu original series The First. The show is created by Beau Willimon (House of Cards, The Ides of March) and stars Sean Penn, Natascha McElhone, LisaGay Hamilton, Oded Fehr, James Ransone and Hannah Ware. The drama follows the first human mission to Mars and explores the challenges of taking […]
Jesper Kyd Scoring ‘Tumbbad’
Posted: July 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jesper Kyd, Tumbbad
Jesper Kyd has recently composed the music for the upcoming Indian fantasy thriller Tumbbad. The film directed by Rai Anil Barve & Adesh Prasad is set in 19th-century colonial India and is being described as a “fast-paced parable about greed.” Anand L Rai, Amita Shah, Mukesh Shah and Sohum Shah are producing the project. Kyd […]