Universal Pictures and Working Title have announced today that Marius de Vries will serve as the executive music producer on the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning stage musical Cats. The film is directed by Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Miserables) and stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, […]
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Marius de Vries to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Tom Hooper’s ‘Cats’ Film Adaptation
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cats, Marius de Vries, Tom Hooper
Shlohmo Scoring Pippa Bianco’s ‘Share’
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pippa Bianco, Share, Shlohmo
Electronic music artist Shlohmo (aka Henry Laufer) is making his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming drama Share. The film is written and directed by Pippa Bianco and stars Rhianne Barreto, Charlie Plummer, Poorna Jagannathan, J.C. MacKenzie, Nick Galitzine and Lovie Simone. The movie is based on Bianco’s short of the same title and centers […]
A.R. Rahman to Reteam with Gurinder Chadha on ‘Blinded by the Light’
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.R. Rahman, Blinded by the Light, Gurinder Chadha
A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, The Hundred-Foot Journey) is reteaming with director Grinder Chadha on the upcoming British comedy drama Blinded by the Light. The film and stars Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams and Aaron Phagura. The movie is set 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain and follows […]
Alex Somers Scoring Alma Har’el’s ‘Honey Boy’
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Somers, Alma Har'el, Honey Boy
Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha, Manhattan) has been hired to score the upcoming drama Honey Boy. The film is directed by Alma Har’el (Bombay Beach) and stars Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe and Maika Monroe. The movie revolves around a child TV star and his ex-rodeo clown father as they face their stormy past through time […]
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Score Album Details
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, score, Soundtrack, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The full details of the score album for the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ocean’s 8, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Counselor). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on December […]
Laura Karpman to Score R.J. Daniel Hanna’s ‘Miss Virginia’
Posted: December 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Laura Karpman, Miss Virginia, R.J. Daniel Hanna, Senior Moment
Laura Karpman has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama Miss Virginia. The film is directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna (What Still Remains) and stars Uzo Aduba, Matthew Modine, Vanessa Williams, Aunjanue Ellis, Niles Fitch, Nadji Jeter, Adina Porter, Amirah Vann and Michael Beasl. The movie is inspired by a true story of a struggling inner-city […]
CBS’ ‘Fam’ to Feature Music by Gabriel Mann
Posted: December 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Fam, Gabriel Mann
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, Rosewood) is scoring the upcoming CBS comedy Fam. The show is created by Corinne Kingsbury and stars Nina Dobrev, Tone Bell, Odessa Adlon, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph. The series revolves around a woman whose vision of a perfect life with her adoring fiancé and his wonderful family is […]
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Republic Records and Sony Pictures have revealed the track list of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Included on the album are two songs (What’s Up Danger by Blackway & Black Caviar and Sunflower by Post Malone & Swae Lee) that have already been released as digital singles, as well […]
Edmund Butt Scoring ITV’s & Sundance Now’s ‘Cheat’
Posted: December 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cheat, Edmund Butt, ITV, Sundance Now
Edmund Butt is currently scoring the upcoming ITV and Sundance Now original series Cheat. The show is created by Gaby Hull and stars Katherine Kelly, Molly Windsor, Tom Goodman-Hill, Lorraine Ashbourne,Peter Firth and Adrian Edmondson. The 4-parter follows a university professor who starts a dangerous relationship with her student and is thrust into a case […]