Roger Neill is reuniting with director Mike Mills on the upcoming drama 20th Century Women. The film is written and directed by Mills and stars Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning and Billy Crudup. The movie is set in 1979 Santa Barbara and follows a mother who is trying her best to raise her teenage son while looking for answers […]
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Roger Neill to Score Mike Mills’ ’20th Century Women’
Posted: January 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 20th Century Women, Don't Think Twice, Mike Mills, Roger Neill
‘Person of Interest’ Season 3 & 4 Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CBS, Person of Interest, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the third soundtrack album for the CBS drama Person of Interest. The album features selections of original music from the show’s third and fourth season composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans, Iron Man, The Strain). The soundtrack will be released The soundtrack […]
Ennio Morricone Wins Golden Globe for ‘The Hateful Eight’
Posted: January 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ennio Morricone, Golden Globes, The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone has received his third Golden Globe Award for his score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. Tarantino accepted the award on Morricone’s behalf. The composer previously received the prize for his work on The Mission and The Legend of 1900. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were Alexandre Desplat (The Danish Girl), Carter Burwell (Carol), Daniel Pemberton […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 10, 2016)
Posted: January 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Decter, Clinton Shorter, Colony, Fox, Freeform, Jeff Russo, John Paesano, Joshua Funk, NBC, Second Chance, Shades of Blue, Shadowhunters, Teachers, TV Land, USA, Wendy Melvoin
Premiering on Tuesday, January 12, is the new Freeform/ABC Family original series Shadowhunters based on the young adult fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments and starring Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Emeraude Toubia, Matthew Daddario, Isaiah Mustafa, David Castro and Harry Shum Jr. The show’s original music is composed by Ben Decter (CSI: Cyber, Hostages, Extant). To learn more about the series, which will air […]
‘The Boy and the Beast’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Masakatsu Takagi, score, Soundtrack, The Boy and the Beast
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Japanese animated feature The Boy and the Beast. The album features the film’s original music composed by Masakatsu Takagi. The soundtrack will be released in the U.S. on March 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Boy and the Beast is directed by […]
Milan Records to Release ‘Deadpool’ Soundtrack
Posted: January 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Deadpool, Junkie XL, score, Soundtrack, Tom Holkenborg
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the comic book adaptation Deadpool. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road, Black Mass, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Divergent). Also included are songs by DMX, Wham!, and Salt-N-Pepa. The soundtrack will be released digitally next month and the physical release is […]
‘Race’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Race, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
The full soundtrack details of the soundtrack for the sports drama Race have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Emma, Chocolat, Oliver Twist, The Manchurian Candidate). Also included is the original song Let The Games Begin by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc. The soundtrack will be released on February 19, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 8, 2016)
Posted: January 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anesthesia, Bear McCreary, Daniel Belardinelli, Diablo, Jeff Danna, Lamb, Max Aruj, The Abandoned, The Forest, Timothy Williams
In addition to the nationwide expansion of The Revenant, the only movie opening wide is the supernatural thriller The Forest directed by Jason Zada, produced by David Goyer and starring Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken and Yukiyoshi Ozawa. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, The Boy, Outlander). Sparks & Shadows Records has released a soundtrack […]
Joshua Funk Scoring TV Land’s ‘Teachers’
Posted: January 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joshua Funk, Teachers, TV Land
Joshua Funk is scoring the upcoming TV Land original series Teachers. The show is based on the web series of the same title and stars the improv group the Katydids – Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O’Brien and Katie Thomas. The comedy follows six elementary school teachers who try to mold young minds, even though they […]
‘Synchronicity’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Lovett, score, Soundtrack, Synchronicity
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Synchronicity. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Lovett (Black Rock, Don Peyote). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 22, 2016 and physically in February. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Synchronicity is written and directed by Jacob Gentry and stars Chad McKnight, […]