Premiering tonight is E!’s first scripted series The Royals created by Mark Schwahn (One Tree Hill) and starring Elizabeth Hurley, William Moseley, Merritt Patterson, Alexandra Park, Jake Maskall, Tom Austen, Oliver Milburn Sophie Colquhoun and Vincent Regan. The show’s original music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla. The Royals follows a modern-day monarch and head of […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 15, 2015)
Posted: March 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bloodline, E!, Edward Rogers, Josh Kramon, Netflix, Rob Thomas, Siddhartha Khosla, The CW, The Royals, Tony Morales
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff ‘Rogue One’
Posted: March 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Gareth Edwards, Rogue One, Star Wars
Alexandre Desplat revealed in an interview on Radio Classique’s Culture Club that he will be reuniting with director Gareth Edwards on the upcoming Star Wars spinoff feature Rogue One. Felicity Jones is attached to star in the film, which is scripted by Chris Weitz (Cinderella, The Golden Compass). No plot details have been revealed yet, but the movie is […]
Max Richter to Perform U.S. Tour Featuring Music from ‘The Leftovers’
Posted: March 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Max Richter, The Leftovers
Max Richter will embark on a U.S. mini tour which runs March 22 – 29, 2015. The composer will be performing compositions from HBO’s The Leftovers at select shows along with music from his various solo albums including The Blue Notebooks, Infra, and Vivaldi Recomposed live. First stop will be at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on March 22 (click here to buy […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 13, 2015)
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 3 Hearts, Bruno Coulais, Christophe Beck, Cinderella, Cymbeline, David Ludwig, Dirk Brosse, Disasterpiece, Frozen Fever, Home Sweet Hell, It Follows, John Debney, Josh Kelley, Junkie XL, Nick Urata, Patrick Doyle, Run All Night, The Cobbler, The Lovers, Tom Holkenborg
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Disney’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgard, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Derek Jacobi and Helena Bonham-Carter. The film’s original music is composed by Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, […]
Douglas Pipes to Score ‘Krampus’
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Douglas Pipes, Krampus, Michael Dougherty
Legendary Pictures has announced that Douglas Pipes is set to score the upcoming horror comedy Krampus. The film is directed by Michael Dougherty (writer of X2 & Superman Returns) and stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Allison Tolman, David Koechner, Conchata Ferrell, Emjay Anthony, Stefania Owen and Krista Stadler. The movie follows a young boy who turns his back on […]
‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Armstrong, Far from the Madding Crowd, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Vinterberg
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Far from the Madding Crowd. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet). The soundtrack will be released on April 28, 2015 and is now available for pre-order […]
‘Backcountry’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Backcountry, Frères Lumières, score, Soundtrack
Screamworks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Backcountry. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frères Lumières. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Backcountry is written and directed by Adam MacDonald […]
‘Effie Gray’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Effie Gray, Paul Cantelon, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Effie Gray. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Cantelon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Conviction, Everything Is Illuminated). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 31, 2015 and physically on April 28. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Click here to listen to […]
‘Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Gibney, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, score, Soundtrack, Will Bates
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Bates (Another Earth, I Origins, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 17, 2015 and physically on April 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the […]
Christopher Lennertz to Score ‘Michelle Darnell’
Posted: March 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Falcone, Christopher Lennertz, Michelle Darnell, Ride Along 2, Tim Story
Christopher Lennertz revealed in a recent interview with Skewed n’ Reviewed that he is set to score the upcoming comedy Michelle Darnell. The film is directed by Ben Falcone (Tammy) and stars Melissa McCarthy, Peter Dinklage, Kristen Bell, Kathy Bates and Timothy Simons. The movie follows a titan of industry, who is sent to prison […]