Nicholas Britell has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming historical drama The Free State of Jones. The film is written and directed by Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Pleasantville, Seabiscuit) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell and Mahershala Ali. The movie is set during the Civil War and tells the story of a poor Southern farmer […]
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Nicholas Britell to Score Gary Ross’ ‘The Free State of Jones’
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gary Ross, Nicholas Britell, The Free State of Jones
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Listen to Full ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, ‘The Hateful Eight’ & ‘Concussion’ Soundtracks
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Concussion, Ennio Morricone, James Newton Howard, John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight
Three soundtrack albums for major films are released today, including John Williams‘ score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the composer’s first new soundtrack release in two years. Listen to the full album, which is available digitally and physically on Walt Disney Records, after the jump. Also coming out today is the soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, which features […]
Burt Bacharach to Score John Asher’s ‘Po’
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Burt Bacharach, John Asher, Po
Burt Bacharach has signed on to score the upcoming drama Po. The film is directed by John Asher (Dirty Love) and stars Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder and Kaitlin Doubleday. The movie tells the story of a recently widowed father struggling to raise his 10-year-old son who has autism. Colin Goldman has written the screenplay based on a story by himself and Steve C. […]
‘The Choice’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, score, Soundtrack, The Choice
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Choice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Remember Me, The Affair, Enough Said, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including Guster, The National, The Rosebuds, Veronica Falls, Natalia Safran, […]
Toby Chu to Score Denise Di Novi’s ‘Unforgettable’
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Denise Di Novi, Toby Chu, Unforgettable
Toby Chu has been hired to score the upcoming dramatic thriller Unforgettable. The film marks the directorial debut of producer Denise Di Novi (Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Crazy, Stupid, Love) and stars Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Isabella Rice, Simon Kassianides, Whitney Cummings, Robert Wisdom and Cheryl Ladd. The movie follows a woman who is struggling to start a […]
Syfy’s ‘Childhood’s End’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Charlie Clouser, Childhood's End, score, Soundtrack, Syfy
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Syfy event series Childhood’s End. The album features the mini-series’s original music composed by Charlie Clouser (Saw series, Resident Evil: Extinction, Wayward Pines, Numb3rs). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 18, 2015. Childhood’s End is based on the sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke and stars Charles Dance, Mike Vogel, Daisy Betts, Yael Stone, Julian McMahon, […]
6th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisor Awards
The Guild of Music Supervisors announced the nominations for its 6th Annual awards ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors in 15 categories representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for some of […]
Fil Eisler to Score Dax Shepard’s ‘CHiPs’
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: CHiPs, Dax Shepard, Fil Eisler
Fil Eisler has been tapped to score the upcoming movie adaptation of the classic television series CHiPs. The film is written and directed by Dax Shepard and stars himself as highway patrolman Jon Baker, alongside Michael Pena as Frank “Ponch” Poncherello, as well as Kristen Bell, Rosa Salazar, Adam Brody, Jane Kaczmarek and Vincent D’Onofrio. The […]
Academy Announces 112 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the eligible movies in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 88th Academy Awards. The 112 eligible scores along with the composer are listed below in alphabetical order by film title. The nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 14, 2016 […]
Brian Tyler to Score ‘Under the Gun’
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Stephanie Soechtig, Under the Gun
Brian Tyler is composing the score for the upcoming documentary Under the Gun. The film is directed by Stephanie Soechtig (Fed Up) and centers around the mass shootings that have ripped across the United States, compounding an epidemic of gun violence in the country. The movie is told through the lens of the victims’ families, as well as pro-gun advocates. Olivia […]
