Kris Dirksen is composing the score for the upcoming Cinemax original series Quarry. The show is created by Graham Gordy (The Love Guru) & Michael D. Fuller based on the novels of Max Allan Collins and stars Logan Marshall-Green, Jodi Balfour, Peter Mullan, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Damon Herriman. The series follows a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in […]
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Methodic Doubt’s Kris Dirksen Scoring Cinemax’s ‘Quarry’
Posted: June 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cinemax, Kris Dirksen, Quarry
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Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Soundtrack
Posted: June 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Hart, David Lowery, Pete's Dragon, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Pete’s Dragon. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Comet, Tumbleweed), as well as the original song Nobody Knows (How to Say Goodbye) written by Andrew Tinker & Toby Halbrooks and performed by The Lumineers. Check back on this page for the full album details. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 24, 2016)
Posted: June 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aleks de Carvalho, Andy Hull, Cliff Martinez, Free State of Jones, Harald Kloser, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Independence Day: Resurgence, James Lavino, Les Cowboys, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Moniker, Nathan Larson, Nicholas Britell, Raphaël, Robert McDowell, Ryan Miller, Septembers of Shiraz, Swiss Army Man, The Fundamentals of Caregiving, The Neon Demon, The Phenom, The Shallows, Thomas Wander, Wiener-Dog
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action adventure Independence Day: Resurgence directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward. The film’s original music is composed by Thomas Wander & Harald Kloser (2012, White House […]
Heitor Pereira to Return for ‘Despicable Me 3’
Posted: June 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Despicable Me, Despicable Me 3, Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira will be returning to provide scoring duties on the upcoming animated sequel Despicable Me 3. The film is directed by Kyle Balda (Minion) & Pierre Coffin who helmed the first two installments in the series with Chris Renaud. Eric Guillon is co-directing the film, which is written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio […]
‘The Childhood of a Leader’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brady Corbet, score, Scott Walker, Soundtrack, The Childhood of a Leader
A soundtrack album will be released for the drama The Childhood of a Leader. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Scott Walker. The soundtrack will be released on August 19, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Childhood of a Leader marks the directorial debut of Brady Corbet and stars Bérénice […]
John Lunn to Score ‘Jamestown’ & ‘The White Princess’
Posted: June 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jamestown, John Lunn, Sky, Starz, The White Princess
John Lunn is set to compose the music for the upcoming British series Jamestown. The show is written by Bill Gallagher (The Paradise, Blood) and stars Max Beesley, Jason Flemyng, Dean Lennox-Kelly, Naomi Battrick, Sophie Rundle, Shaun Dooley, Stuart Martin, Steven Waddington, Matt Stokoe, Burn Gorman and Niamh Walsh. The 8-part drama is set in […]
Jeff Russo to Score Syfy’s ‘Channel Zero’
Posted: June 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Channel Zero, FX, Jeff Russo, Legion, Syfy
Jeff Russo is set to score the upcoming Syfy original series Channel Zero. The show is created by Nick Antosca (The Forest) based on Kris Straub’s online short story and will star Paul Schneider, Fiona Shaw, Shaun Benson, Natalie Brown and Luisa D’Oliveira. The anthology series centers on one man’s obsessive recollection of a mysterious children’s television program […]
John Williams Wins Saturn Award for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Posted: June 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: John Williams, Saturn Awards, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
John Williams was honored with the Saturn Award last night at the 42nd annual Saturn Awards in Burbank, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The composer won the prize in the Best Music category for his score for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The other nominated composers were Ennio Morricone (The […]
Songs from FX’s ‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll’ Season 2 to Be Released
Posted: June 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: FX, Sex& Drugs& Rock&Roll, Soundtrack
FX Networks will release several new songs from the second season of the FX original series Sex& Drugs& Rock&Roll. To be released on June 30 are the tracks Ain’t No Valentine performed by the early 90’s New York band from the show called The Assassins (feat. Elizabeth Gillies), as well as Hush performed by Ava X […]
‘The Red Turtle’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laurent Perez Del Mar, Michael Dudok de Wit, score, Soundtrack, The Red Turtle
IDOL and Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Red Turtle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Perez Del Mar (Zarafa, Fears of the Dark). The soundtrack will be released overseas this Friday, June 24 and in the U.S. later this year or in early 2017. Visit Amazon to download […]
