La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1996 hit disaster movie Twister directed by Jan De Bont and starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton. The album features the expanded original score from the Amblin Entertainment production composed by Mark Mancina (Speed, Tarzan, Moana, Bad Boys, Brother Bear, Planes, Training Day), including previously unreleased music. The 20th Anniversary soundtrack is limited to […]
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Expanded ‘Twister’ Score Album Announced
Posted: December 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jan De Bont, Mark Mancina, score, Soundtrack, Twister
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Dan Romer Scoring Jeff Baena’s ‘The Little Hours’ & ‘Chasing Coral’
Posted: December 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chasing Coral, Dan Romer, Jeff Baena, Jeff Orlowski, The Little Hours
Dan Romer is composing the music for the upcoming comedy The Little Hours. The film is written and directed by Jeff Baena (Life After Beth, Joshy) and stars Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly and Molly Shannon. The movie follows a young servant fleeing from his master who takes refuge at a dysfunctional […]
Crackle’s ‘Mad Families’ to Feature Music by J. Peter Robinson
Posted: December 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Crackle, Fred Wolf, J. Peter Robinson, Mad Families
J. Peter Robinson has composed the music for the upcoming Crackle original movie Mad Families. The film is directed by Fred Wolf (The House Bunny) and stars Charlie Sheen, Leah Remini, Finesse Mitchell, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Charlotte McKinney, Naya Rivera, Chris Mulkey, Clint Howard, Chanel Iman, Barry Shabaka Henley, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Efren […]
Keegan DeWitt to Score Aaron Katz’s ‘Gemini’
Posted: December 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Katz, Alex Ross Perry, Brett Haley, Gemini, Golden Exits, Jim Strouse, Keegan DeWitt, The Hero, The Incredible Jessica James
Keegan DeWitt is reteaming with director Aaron Katz on the upcoming thriller Gemini. The film is written and directed by Katz (Cold Weather) and stars Lola Kirke, Zoe Kravitz, John Cho, Ricki Lake, Greta Lee, Michelle Forbes, Nelson Franklin, Reeve Carney, Jessica Parker Kennedy and James Ransone. Mynette Louie (Cold Comes the Night, Children of Invention), Sara […]
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Soundtrack
Posted: December 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joel J. Richard, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller sequel John Wick: Chapter 2. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Dawn of the Dead, Watchman) and Joel J. Richard (Quantico) who previously scored the 2014 original film have composed the film’s original music. The soundtrack will be released in February and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’
Posted: December 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro revealed in a recent interview with Indiewire that Alexandre Desplat is set to compose the music for the director’s upcoming fantasy drama The Shape of Water. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg and Octavia Spencer. The movie is described as an other-worldly story, set against […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 25, 2016)
Posted: December 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Benjamin Steinberg, Every Brilliant Thing, HBO
Premiering tomorrow, December 26, is the HBO original documentary Every Brilliant Thing directed by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato and executive produced by Jean Doumanian, Patrick Daly and Sheila Nevins. The film’s original music is composed by David Benjamin Steinberg (Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures). The movie is based on Jonny Donahoe’s and Duncan Macmillan’s play […]
Benoit Charest Scoring ‘Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World’
Posted: December 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benoit Charest, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Benoit Charest is composing the original score for the upcoming documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. The film is directed by Catherine Bainbridge (Reel Injun) & Alfonso Maiorana and centers on the role of Native Americans in contemporary music history. The movie reveals how indigenous musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives and, through […]
Jed Kurzel to Score Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien: Covenant’
Posted: December 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alien: Covenant, Jed Kurzel, Ridley Scott
The first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant reveals that Jed Kurzel has taken over scoring duties on the movie. The film starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England and Benjamin Rigby follows the crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote […]
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘A United Kingdom’ Soundtrack
Posted: December 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A United Kingdom, Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the drama A United Kingdom. The album features the film’s original music composed by Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Cinderella, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). The soundtrack will be released in February and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on […]
