John Swihart (How I Met Your Mother, Napoleon Dynamite, Youth in Revolt, Table 19) has recently scored the upcoming thriller The Fanatic. The film is directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst (The Longshots, The Education of Charlie Banks) and stars John Travolta and Devon Sawa. The movie is inspired by Durst’s own life and follows a […]
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John Swihart Scoring Fred Durst’s ‘The Fanatic’ & Greg Coolidge’s ‘The Turkey Bowl’
Posted: May 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fred Durst, Greg Coolidge, John Swihart, The Fanatic
‘Hostile Planet’ Vol. 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hostile Planet, National Geographic, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has the third and final soundtrack album for the National Geographic docu-series Hostile Planet. The album features more music from the show composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation). The Vol. 3 album, entitled Deserts and Polar, is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The first album […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 3, 2019)
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ask Dr. Ruth, At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal, Blake Neely, Bolden, Christopher Lennertz, Claire M. Singer, Dennis Smith, Drum & Lace, El Chicano, Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile, Geoff Zanelli, Glenn Slater, Ian Hultquist, Lao Zai, Long Shot, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Miles Hankins, Mitch Lee, Scott Steiner, Shadow, Tell It to the Bees, The Intruder, UglyDolls, Wynton Marsalis
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature UglyDolls directed by Kelly Asbury and starring Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton, Janelle Monae, Wanda Sykes, Emma Roberts, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom and Pitbull. The film’s original score is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party) […]
‘The River and the Wall’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Noah Sorota, score, Soundtrack, The River and the Wall
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary The River and the Wall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Noah Sorota (Falling Skies, Jinn, The Gracefield Incident, Reverie). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The River and the Wall is […]
Max Aruj and Steffen Thum Scoring Alexandre Aja’s ‘Crawl’
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Aja, Crawl, Lorne Balfe, Max Aruj, Steffen Thum
Max Aruj & Steffen Thum have composed the original music for the upcoming horror thriller Crawl. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home) serves as the score producer of the film written and directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, High Tension, Piranha 3D) and starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry […]
‘Backdraft 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Backdraft 2, Randy Edelman, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action drama sequel Backdraft 2. The album features the film’s original music composed and performed by Randy Edelman (The Last of the Mohicans, Dragonheart, Gettysburg, While You Were Sleeping, Kindergarten Cop). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 10 and is now available for […]
‘Knock Down the House’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Knock Down the House, Netflix, Ryan Blotnick, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Wood
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix documentary Knock Down the House. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ryan Blotnick and Tyler Wood. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Knock Down the House is directed by Rachel Lears […]
Anastacia to Write & Perform Theme Song for Alessio Jim Della Valle’s ‘American Night’
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alessio Jim Della Valle, American Night, Anastacia
Anastacia is writing and performing the theme song for the upcoming neo-noir thriller American Night. The film is written and directed by Alessio Jim Della Valle and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Paz Vega, Jeremy Piven, Fortunato Cerlino, Annabelle Belmondo, Mara Lane and Alba Amira Ramadani. The movie follows the Don of the New […]
Soundtrack Album for RUV’s & BBC’s ‘Trapped’ TV Series Released
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hildur Guonadottir, Johann Johannsson, Rutger Hoedemaekers, score, Soundtrack, Trapped
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Icelandic TV series Trapped. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Joker, Mary Magdalene), Rutger Hoedemaekers and Johann Johannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas and will […]
‘The Last Summer’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ryan Miller, score, Soundtrack, The Last Summer
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie The Last Summer. The album features the film’s original score composed by Guster front man Ryan Miller (Safety Not Guaranteed, The Kings of Summer, In a World…) . Also included are the songs from the movie by artists such as The Shadowboxers, Lila Drew, […]