Alexandre Desplat confirmed in a recent interview with Arturia (embedded after the jump) that he is reuniting with Wes Anderson on the upcoming stop-motion animated feature Isle of Dogs. The movie is written and directed by Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore) and features the voices of F. Murray Abraham, Bob Balaban, Bud Cort, Bryan Cranston, Greta Gerwig, Jeff […]
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Alexandre Desplat to Score Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’
Posted: July 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs, Wes Anderson
Keegan DeWitt to Score Brett Haley’s ‘Hearts Beat Loud’
Posted: July 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brett Haley, Hearts Beat Loud, Keegan DeWitt
Keegan DeWitt has been tapped to score the upcoming movie musical Hearts Beat Loud. He has also composed four original songs for the movie directed by Brett Haley and starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner and Toni Collette. The movie revolves around a father and daughter who form an unlikely songwriting duo in the last […]
Songs from ‘Teen Titans Go!’ Special ‘The Night Begins to Shine’ to Be Released
Posted: July 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cartoon Network, Soundtrack, Teen Titans Go!
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack EP for the Teen Titans Go! mini-series The Night Begins to Shine. The EP features five songs from the 4-part event, including a remix of the title track by B.E.R. (aka Carl Burnett, Franklin Enea, & William J. Reagan), as well as new versions by CeeLo Green and the Japanese rock group Puffy […]
John Powell to Score ‘Han Solo’ Movie
Posted: July 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Han Solo, John Powell, Ron Howard
Lucasfilm announced today that John Powell will score the untitled Han Solo movie. The film is directed by Ron Howard who took over directing duties from Chris Miller and Phil Lord and stars Alden Ehrenreich in the title role, alongside Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Joonas Suotamo. Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost […]
Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘The Star’ to Feature Original Song by Mariah Carey
Posted: July 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mariah Carey, The Star
Mariah Carey is recording an original song for Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming feature The Star. The song, entitled The Star, will also be featured on the film’s soundtrack album, which is set to be released by Epic Records. The Star is directed by Timothy Reckart and features the voices of Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Anthony […]
‘Brigsby Bear’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brigsby Bear, David Wingo, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Brigsby Bear. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (Loving, Mud, Take Shelter, Our Brand Is Crisis, The Sitter). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 28 and will be available to download on Amazon. Brigsby Bear is directed by Dave McCary and stars Kyle Mooney, Beck […]
Adrian Johnston Scoring BBC’s ‘The Child in Time’
Posted: July 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, BBC, PBS, The Child in Time
Adrian Johnston is scoring the upcoming BBC drama The Child in Time. The movie is directed by Julian Farino (The Oranges) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Campbell Moore and Saskia Reeves. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Ian McEwan (Atonement) and centers around children’s author Stephen Lewis […]
Will & Brooke Blair to Score Jeremy Saulnier’s ‘Hold the Dark’
Posted: July 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, Hold the Dark, Jeremy Saulnier, Will Blair
Will Blair and Brooke Blair are reteaming with director Jeremy Saulnier on the upcoming thriller Hold the Dark. The film starring Alexander Skarsgard, James Badge Dale, Jeffrey Wright, Riley Keough and James Bloor is set in a remote Alaskan wilderness in which wolves have taken and killed children and follows a biologist who tracks down […]
‘Detroit’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Detroit, James Newton Howard, Kathryn Bigelow, Soundtrack
Motown Records will release a soundtrack album for Kathryn Bigelow’s dramatic thriller Detroit. The album features classic songs by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell and Brenda Holloway as featured in the movie, as well as the original song It Ain’t Fair by hip-hop group The Roots and soul singer Bilal. Also included are two […]