Joseph LoDuca has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller Cult of Chucky. The film is written and directed by Don Mancini and stars Alex Vincent who reprises his role as Andy Barclay from the original Child’s Play movie, we well as Jennifer Tilly, Tiffany and Fiona Dourif. Brad Dourif is returning as the voice of Chucky. The movie follows the title character as he returns to […]
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Joseph LoDuca Scoring ‘Cult of Chucky’
Posted: June 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cult of Chucky, Don Mancini, Joseph LoDuca
Justin Hurwitz, Craig Armstrong, Abel Korzeniowski, Nicholas Britell & More Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 774 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year a number of film composers, including this year’s winner in the Best Original Score and Song category, Justin Hurwitz (La La Land), Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great […]
Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump Scoring ‘Gnome Alone’
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gnome Alone, Patrick Stump, Peter Lepeniotis
Fall Out Boy member Patrick Stump has recently composed the original score for the upcoming animated feature Gnome Alone. The film is directed by Peter Lepeniotis (The Nut Job) and features the voices of Becky G, Josh Peck, Olivia Holt and George Lopez. The movie centers on a girl who discovers her new home’s garden contains gnomes […]
‘The Greatest Showman’ to Feature Score by John Debney
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Home Again, John Debney, Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman
John Debney is composing the underscore for the movie musical The Greatest Showman. The film is directed by Michael Gracey and stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. The movie is inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum and revolves around a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. […]
Mark Korven to Score ‘Our House’
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Scott Burns, Mark Korven, Our House, The Wanting, Yam Laranas
Mark Korven has been hired to score the upcoming drama Our House. The film is directed by Anthony Scott Burns and stars Thomas Mann and Nicola Peltz. The movie is based on Matt Osterman’s 2010 feature Ghost From the Machine and follows a man who has lost his parents in a car crash and leaves his promising future at MIT […]
Kooman and Dimond to Write Original Songs for Disney Junior’s ‘Vampirina’
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Dimond, Disney Junior, Kooman and Dimond, Michael Kooman, Vampirina
Kooman and Dimond (aka Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond) have been tapped to write original songs for the upcoming Disney Junior series Vampirina. The animated show features the voices of James Van Der Beek, Lauren Graham, Isabella Crovetti Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Wanda Sykes, Mitchell Whitfield, Jordan Alexa Davis, ViviAnn Yee, Dee Bradley Baker, Benji Risley, Cree Summer and Ian James […]
Lake Bell’s ‘I Do…Until I Don’t’ to Feature Music by Dexter Story
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dexter Story, I Do...Until I Don't, Lake Bell
Dexter Story has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy I Do…Until I Don’t. The film is written directed by Lake Bell (In a World…) who also stars in the movie alongside Ed Helms, Dolly Wells, Amber Heard, Wyatt Cenac, Paul Reiser and Mary Steenburgen. The movie follows three couples stuck in the web of […]
‘Despicable Me 3’ Score Album Details
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Despicable Me, Despicable Me 3, Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a score album for the animated feature Despicable Me 3. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Angry Birds Movie, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) who previously scored the first two movies in the series, as well as the spin-off Minions. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June […]
Ben Lovett to Score David Bruckner’s ‘The Ritual’
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Lovett, David Bruckner, The Ritual
Ben Lovett is reteaming with director David Bruckner on the upcoming horror thriller The Ritual. The film starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier & Sam Troughton follows four old college friends hiking through the Scandinavian wilderness into the ancient forests of Norse legend where something evil is stalking their every step. Joe Barton (Humans, iBoy) wrote the screenplay. Jonathan Cavendish […]
Michael Brook Scoring David Gordon Green’s ‘Stronger’
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Gordon Green, Michael Brook, Stronger
Michael Brook is scoring the upcoming drama Stronger. The film is directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, All the Real Girls, Joe) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson and Clancy Brown. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller by Jeff Bauman & Bret Witter and tells the true story of Bauman, the working-class Boston man […]