Universal Music has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Chasing Trane. The album features 11 tracks by the film’s subject, jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Chasing Trane is directed by John Scheinfeld (The […]
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‘Chasing Trane’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chasing Trane, John Coltrane, John Scheinfeld, Soundtrack
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 8, 2017)
Posted: October 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Keane, Amazon, BBC America, CBS, Chad Lawson, David Buckley, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Dominik Scherrer, Douglas Pipes, Dynasty, Fox, Jason Hill, John Ottman, Lore, Mindhunter, Netflix, Paul Haslinger, Paul Leonard Morgan, PBS, The Babysitter, The Collection, The CW, The Gifted, The Newton Brothers, Wisdom of the Crowd
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series The Collection created Oliver Goldstick and starring Richard Coyle, Tom Riley, Frances de la Tour, Mamie Gummer, Max Deacon, Irène Jacob, Michael Kitchen and James Cosmo. The show’s original music is composed by Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, Ripper Street, Primeval). The drama premiered last year in the UK on Amazon and […]
Michael A. Levine Scoring Freeform’s ‘Siren’
Posted: October 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freeform, Michael A. Levine, Siren
Michael A. Levine announced this week that he is scoring the upcoming Freeform original series Siren. The show is based on a story by Eric Wald (View from the Top) & Dean White (The 100) and stars Eline Powell, Alex Roe, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ian Verdun and Rena Owen. The drama is set in the coastal […]
‘Geostorm’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dean Devlin, Geostorm, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the disaster movie Geostorm. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Home, Terminator Genisys, Penguins of Madagascar, Megamind). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Geostorm is directed by Dean Devlin and stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, […]
‘Uncertain’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Hart, score, Soundtrack, Uncertain
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Uncertain. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, A Ghost Story, The Exorcist, Tumbledown). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Uncertain is directed by Ewan McNicol & Anna Sandilands and centers on the Texas-Louisiana border town of Uncertain, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 6, 2017)
Posted: October 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Benjamin Wallfisch, Better Watch Out, Blade Runner 2049, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Brian Chachia, Christian Davis, Daniel Ingram, David Julyan, Earth: One Amazing Day, Hans Zimmer, Jed Kurzel, Jeff Herriott, My Little Pony: The Movie, Nick Urata, Ramin Djawadi, S. Craig Zahler, So B. It, The Crucifixion, The Florida Project, The Mountain Between Us, The Stray, Una
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Blade Runner 2049 directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight) and Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Hidden Figures). Epic […]
WaterTower Music to Release Danny Elfman’s ‘Justice League’ Soundtrack
Posted: October 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Justice League, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the comic book movie Justice League. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Men in Black) who reportedly is using his theme from Tim Burton’s Batman, as well as John Williams’ Superman theme in his score. The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally in November. The […]
Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks Scoring Showtime’s ‘White Famous’
Posted: October 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dhani Harrison, Jamie Foxx, Paul Hicks, Showtime, White Famous
Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks are composing the original score for the new Showtime original series White Famous. The show is created by Tom Kapinos (Californication, Lucifer) and stars Jay Pharoa, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jacob Ming-Trent, Lonnie Chavis and Meagan Good. The comedy is based on the life of actor Jamie Foxx and follows a young African-American comedian whose star is on the […]
‘The West Wing’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, score, Soundtrack, The West Wing, W.G. Snuffy Walden
Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the first official soundtrack album for the NBC hit drama The West Wing. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by W.G. Snuffy Walden (Friday Night Lights, Under the Dome, Nashville) who received an Emmy Award for his main titles theme from the series. The limited edition 2-CD soundtrack is now available to order […]
‘Revolt’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Joe Miale, Revolt, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Revolt. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, Colossal, Happy Death Day, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Revolt is directed by Joe Miale and stars Lee Pace, Bérénice Marlohe […]