Michael Kamm has recently recorded his score for the upcoming thriller Sleepless Night. The film is directed by Baran bo Odar and stars Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, T.I., Dermot Mulroney, Scoot McNairy, Gabrielle Union and David Harbour. The movie is based on the 2011 French film of the same title and follows an undercover police […]
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John Debney to Score ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’
Posted: March 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ice Age, Ice Age: Collision Course, John Debney
John Debney has been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Ice Age: Collision Course. The film is directed by Mike Thurmeier (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and features the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Jennifer Lopez, Stephanie Beatriz, Adam DeVine, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 27, 2016)
Posted: March 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Hulu, Netflix, Peter Chapman, Rob Carli, Rush Hour, Ryeland Allison, Syfy, The Path, The Ranch, WAZ-Jackson, Will Bates, Wynonna Earp
Premiering on Wednesday, March 30, is the new Hulu original series The Path created by Jessica Goldberg, executive produced by Jason Katims and starring Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Hugh Dancy and Rockmond Dunbar. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (Another Earth, I Origins, The Magicians). To learn more about the drama, which follows a family at the […]
Danny DeVito’s ‘Curmudgeons’ to Feature Music by Jon Brion
Posted: March 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Curmudgeons, Danny DeVito, Jon Brion
Jon Brion is composing the music for the short film Curmudgeons. The movie is directed by Danny DeVito and stars himself, alongside David Margulies, Lucy DeVito, Sarah Nina Hayon and Kett Turton. The comedy follows a pair of senior citizens who have a relationship that shocks both their families. Joshua Conkel has written the screenplay. Danny & Lucy DeVito are also producing the […]
Dominic Lewis Scoring Jodie Foster’s ‘Money Monster’
Posted: March 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominic Lewis, Henry Jackman, Jodie Foster, Money Monster
Dominic Lewis has taken over scoring duties on the dramatic thriller Money Monster. The movie is directed by Jodie Foster and stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito and Caitriona Balfe. The film follows a bombastic television stock huckster whose program and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman. Alan DiFiore & Jim Kouf (National […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 25, 2016)
Posted: March 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Bit of Bad Luck, Aaron Zigman, April and the Extraordinary World, Baskin, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Born to Be Blue, Christopher Lennertz, David Braid, David Buckley, Get a Job, Hans Zimmer, I Saw the Light, Jane Wants a Boyfriend, Jonathan Sadoff, Junkie XL, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Nathan Matthew David, Steve London, Todor Kobakov, Ulas Pakkan, Valentin Hadjadj
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark […]
‘Altamira’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Altamira, Evelyn Glennie, Hugh Hudson, Mark Knopfler, score, Soundtrack
EMI Records will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Altamira. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Mark Knopfler, who previously scored such films as The Princess Bride and Wag the Dog, and Evelyn Glennie. The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also […]
Craig Armstrong, Ennio Morricone & Bear McCreary Honored at ASCAP Screen Music Awards
Posted: March 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP, ASCAP Screen Music Awards, Bear McCreary, Craig Armstrong, Ennio Morricone
Last night, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) held its annual Screen Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Craig Armstrong was honored with the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, which is given to composers for outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of music for film, television and visual media. The […]
‘Empire’ Season 2 Volume 2 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Empire, Fox, Soundtrack
Columbia Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Fox hit series Empire. The album features the song Never Let It Die by Jussie Smollett and Yazz, and the first radio single, All Night, featuring Yazz, Serayah and Jamila Velazquez. Also included are more songs from the second part of the second season of the […]
