Michael Giacchino has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming Star Wars spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The composer is replacing Alexandre Desplat who was originally scoring the film directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) and starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed and Forest Whitaker. The movie takes […]
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Michael Giacchino to Take Over Scoring Duties ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
Posted: September 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Gareth Edwards, Michael Giacchino, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars
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‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 1 Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney XD, Kevin Kiner, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars Rebels
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated series Star Wars Rebels. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s first season composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: the Clone Wars, Hell on Wheels, CSI: Miami). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 16 and is now available […]
Rolfe Kent Scoring Kevin Tent’s ‘Crash Pad’
Posted: September 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexander Payne, Crash Pad, Kevin Tent, Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent has recently composed the original score for the upcoming romantic comedy Crash Pad. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated editor Kevin Tent (The Descendants, Nebraska) and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Christina Applegate, Thomas Haden Church and Nina Dobrev. The movie follows a hopeless romantic who thinks he’s found true love […]
‘The Lovers & the Despot’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nathan Halpern, score, Soundtrack, The Lovers & the Despot
Copticon Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The Lovers & the Despot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Halpern (Rich Hill, Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23, 2016. The Lovers & the Despot is directed by Robert Cannan & Ross Adam and tells the story of young, […]
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for Mel Gibson’s war drama Hacksaw Ridge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (The Legend of Tarzan, Bee Movie, Hotel Rwanda, Over the Hedge). The soundtrack will be released on November 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the […]
‘Lady Bloodfight’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lady Bloodfight, Mark Kilian, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action movie Lady Bloodfight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Eye in the Sky, Pitch Perfect, Rendition, Traitor). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lady Bloodfight is directed by Chris Nahon and stars Amy Johnston, Jenny Wu, Kathy […]
‘The Girl on the Train’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, score, Soundtrack, Tate Taylor, The Girl on the Train
The full details of the soundtrack album for the film adaptation of The Girl on the Train have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fifty Shades of Grey). The soundtrack will be released on October 7, 2016 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Girl on […]
John Powell to Score Blue Sky Studios’ ‘Ferdinand’
Posted: September 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blue Sky Studios, Carlos Saldanha, Ferdinand, John Powell
John Powell confirmed in a recent interview with Omar Crook on the Living with a Genius podcast that he is reteaming with director Carlos Saldanha on the upcoming animated feature Ferdinand. The movie is based on the the children’s book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson and revolves around a bull who doesn’t want to fight in […]
World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year & Public Choice Nominations Announced
Posted: September 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the next wave of nominees for the 2016 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer and Public Choice Award. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Wednesday, October 19, the closing night of […]
ABC’s ‘Notorious’ to Feature Music by Fil Eisler
Posted: September 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Fil Eisler, Notorious
Fil Eisler is composing the music for the new ABC drama Notorious. The show is created by Josh Berman (Drop Dead Diva, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) & Allie Hagan and stars Piper Perabo, Daniel Sunjata, Sepideh Moafi, Kate Jennings Grant, Ryan Guzman, Kevin Zegers, J. August Richards and Aimee Teegarden. The series is inspired by the true-life stories of […]
