Chad Fischer (Scandal, Private Practice, Chasing Mavericks) is the composer of the new YouTube Premium original anthology series Weird City. The show is created by Jordan Peele (Get Out) & Charlie Sanders and stars Dylan O’Brien, Awkwafina, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Steven Yeun, Ed O’Neil, Hannah Simone, Gillian Jacobs, Laverne Cox, Malcolm Barrett, Mark Hamill, Yvette […]
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YouTube Premium’s ‘Weird City’ to Feature Original Score by Chad Fischer
Posted: January 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Fischer, Charlie Sanders, Jordan Peele, Weird City, YouTube Premium
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Henry Jackman Scoring Matthew Michael Carnahan’s ‘Mosul’
Posted: January 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Russo, Henry Jackman, Joe Russo, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Mosul
Henry Jackman (Wreck-It-Ralph, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Kong: Skull Island) has recently scored the upcoming thriller Mosul. The film is marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan (World War Z, Deepwater Horizon, The Kingdom) and tells of the true story of an elite police unit made up almost […]
‘Quién te cantará’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Carlos Vermut, Quién te cantará, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish/French drama Quién te cantará. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Iglesias (The Constant Gardener, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy, The Kite Runner, Volver, Exodus: Gods and Kings). Also included are tracks by lead actress Najwa Nimri, Amaral and Kevin […]
Siddhartha Khosla Scoring Netflix’s ‘Beats’
Posted: January 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beats, Chris Robinson, Netflix, Siddhartha Khosla
Siddhartha Khosla is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original movie Beats. The film is directed by Chris Robinson (ATL) and stars Anthony Anderson, Uzo Aduba, Khalil Everage, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Paul Walter Hauser and hip hop artists Dave East and Dreezy. The drama revolves around an agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 27, 2019)
Posted: January 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, David Lang, Fox, Hulu, I Am the Night, Into the Dark, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Joe Wong, Matthew Margeson, Netflix, Rent, Russian Doll, The ABC Murders, TNT
Premiering tonight is the Fox Live television event Rent executive produced by Marc Platt based on Jonathan Larson’s stage musical of the same title and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Brandon Victor Dixon, Mario, Tinashe, Kiersey Clemons, Jordan Fisher, Brennin Hunt and Valentina. Masterworks Broadway will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the TV special. Check out our soundtrack […]
Brian McOmber Scoring Annabelle Attanasio’s ‘Mickey and the Bear’
Posted: January 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Annabelle Attanasio, Brian McOmber, Mickey and the Bear
Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Krisha, Ugly) is scoring the upcoming indie drama Mickey and the Bear. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Annabelle Attanasio and stars Camila Morrone, James Badge Dale, Calvin Demba, Ben Rosenfield and Rebecca Henderson. The movie follows a teenage girl who has to keep her single, veteran father […]
Michel Legrand (1932 – 2019)
Posted: January 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand has passed away today at age 86 in Paris, France. The composer has written over 200 film/TV scores and songs over a five-decade spanning career. He received three Academy Awards for his scores for Robert Mulligan’s Summer of ’42 and Barbra Streisand’s Yentl and the song The Windmills of Your Mind from Norman Jewison’s The Thomas […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 25, 2019)
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, David Hirschfelder, Dead Ant, Edwin Wendler, Electric Wave Bureau, In Like Flynn, King of Thieves, Max Richter, Never Look Away, Serenity, The Kid Who Would Be King
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Kid Who Would Be King written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart. The film’s original music is composed by Electric Wave Bureau (Broken). Milan […]
Ethan Gold Scoring Jacob Estes’ ‘Relive’
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ethan Gold, Jacob Estes, Relive
Ethan Gold (The Song of Sway Lake) has composed the original music for the upcoming thriller Relive. The film is directed by Jacob Estes (The Details) and stars David Oyelowo, Storm Reid, Mykelti Williamson, Alfred Molina, Brian Tyree Henry and Shinelle Azoroh. The movie follows a man who – after a man’s family dies in […]
Soundtrack Album for The CW’s ‘The Outpost’ Released
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: James Schafer, score, Soundtrack, The CW, The Outpost
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for The CW drama The Outpost. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by James Schafer (Mythica: The Iron Crown, The Christmas Dragon). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The […]
