West Dylan Thordson has composed the original score for the upcoming psychological thriller Split. The film is written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable) and stars James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula and Haley Lu Richardson. The movie centers around a man who endures a major loss and becomes compelled to abduct three teenage […]
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West Dylan Thordson Scoring M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Split’
Posted: October 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: M. Night Shyamalan, Split, West Dylan Thordson
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‘Brice 3’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brice 3, Brice De Nice, Bruno Coulais, score, Soundtrack
Polydor Records will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy Brice 3. The album features the songs from the movie by lead actor Jean Dujardin, The Bech Boys, Andrew Gold, Carl Douglas, The Trashmen, Jan & Dean, Freddy Meyer & more. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Bruno […]
Jeff Beal, John Debney, Jeff Russo & More to Create New Scores for Silent Films Live Concert
Posted: October 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Jeff Beal, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Russo, John Debney, Kevin Kiner, Laura Karpman, Silent Films Live
On November 3, 2016, a number of film, television and visual media composers will reimagine and create new scores for classic silent films at the concert, Silent Films Live. The event presented by Education Through Music–Los Angeles member Angel Velez will take place at 7pm at the Malibu Screening Room and will be preceded by with a pre-concert interview and […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 2, 2016)
Posted: October 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Conviction, Frequency, HBO, John Frizzell, Lisa Coleman, NBC, No Tomorrow, Ramin Djawadi, Robert Duncan, The CW, Timeless, Toby Chu, Wendy Melvoin, Westworld
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series Westworld created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film and starring Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. The show’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Person of Interest, The Strain). […]
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross to Score Peter Berg’s ‘Patriots Day’
Posted: October 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Patriots Day, Peter Berg, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been hired to score the upcoming drama Patriots Day. The film is directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon) and stars Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Kevin Bacon, Michelle Monaghan, Jimmy O. Yang, Vince Curatola and James Colby. The movie tells the story of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2016)
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amanda Knox, American Honey, Benjamin Wallfisch, Danny Bensi, Deepwater Horizon, Denial, Flock of Dudes, Geoff Zanelli, Howard Shore, Jonathan Zalben, Masterminds, Matthew Margeson, Michael Brook, Mike Higham, Milton's Secret, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Saunder Jurriaans, Steve Jablonsky, Within
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children directed by Tim Burton and starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Higham & Matthew Margeson (Eddie the Eagle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass […]
Songs from Fox’s ‘Family Guy’ to Be Released
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Zuckerman, Family Guy, Fox, Seth MacFarlane, Soundtrack, Walter Murphy
Beginning today, 20th Century Fox TV Records is releasing a batch of digital song singles from the Fox hit television series Family Guy. Starting with the Family Guy Main Title, composed by Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane and David Zuckerman, songs will be released every other week during the course of the season. Songs coming out […]
The CW’s ‘No Tomorrow’ to Feature Music by Wendy & Lisa
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Corinne Brinkerhoff, Lisa Coleman, No Tomorrow, The CW, Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman have been tapped to score the new CW comedy drama No Tomorrow. The show is created by Corinne Brinkerhoff (American Gothic, Jane The Virgin, The Good Wife) and stars Tori Anderson, Joshua Sasse, Jesse Rath, Amy Pietz, Sarayu Blue and Jonathan Langdon. The series follows a risk-averse procurement manager who falls for a handsome guy who has no job because his mathematical […]
Angelo Badalamenti Featured in ‘Twin Peaks’ Teaser
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch, Showtime, Twin Peaks
Showtime has released a new teaser trailer for the revival of Twin Peaks. The teaser features composer Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, The Beach) playing his theme for the classic television show on the piano. The composer is on board to score the follow-up series. Check out the video after the jump. The new season of Twin Peaks is written and produced David […]
‘Bulletproof Love’ from Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage’ Released
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Luke Cage, Method Man, Netflix
Hollywood Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for Marvel’s Netflix original series Luke Cage. The song, entitled Bulletproof Love by Adrian Yoynge and A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad (feat. Method Man) is now available to download on Amazon. A full soundtrack album for the show will be released on October 7, 2016. Check back on this page […]
