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‘Synchronicity’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: January 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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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, […]

Jeff Russo is set to score the upcoming HBO original miniseries Crime. The show is written by Richard Price (Ransom, Shaft, Sea of Love) based on the British TV series Criminal Justice and stars John Turturro, Riz Ahmed, Michael Kenneth Williams, Amara Karan, Jeannie Berlin, Glenne Headly, Bill Camp, Payman Moaadi and Poorna Jagannathan. The […]

2016 BAFTA Nominations Announced

Posted: January 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2016 Orange British Academy Film Awards. The winners will be announced at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, February 14. For a full list of nominations, click here. Here are the nominations in […]

The details of the soundtrack album for the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar! have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, True Grit, Twilight, Carol, No Country for Old Men). Also included are the songs/musical performances featured in the film and performed by the movie’s cast, including the track No Dames written by Henry Krieger & […]

Joseph Bishara has been hired to score the upcoming horror sequel The Conjuring 2. The film is directed by James Wan (Furious 7, Saw) and stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga who return as real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Lauren Esposito, Patrick McAuley, Benjamin Haigh, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Delaney, Franka Potente and Simon […]

Adrian Johnston has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC original mini-series Close to the Enemy. The 6-parter is created by Stephen Poliakoff and stars Jim Sturgess, Freddie Highmore, Charlotte Riley, Alfie Allen, Charity Wakefield, Angela Bassett and Alfred Molina. The series is set during World War II and follows a British intelligence officer whose final task for the Army […]

Marco Beltrami and Dennis Smith are composing the music for the new Fox drama Lucifer. The show is based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenberg and stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Kevin Alejandro and Scarlett Estevez. The series centers around the […]

Jeff Grace is reteaming with director Kelly Reichardt on the upcoming indie drama Certain Women. The film is written and directed by Reichardt and stars Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, James Le Gros, Jared Harris and Lily Gladstone. The movie centers on the lives of three women in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail. […]

‘Lamb’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: January 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Lamb. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Belardinelli. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lamb is written and directed by Ross Partridge who also stars in the film alongside Oona […]

Top Original Film Songs of 2015

Posted: January 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News

Film Music Reporter’s Top Original Film Songs of 2015: Ryan Coogler‘s Creed not only features one of our favorite scores of the year, but is also easily our top choice for best use of original songs in a movie in 2015. The way Ludwig Goransson‘s score is integrated into the film’s songs and vice versa makes this […]