Premiering tomorrow, November 17, on NBC is the new drama State of Affairs created by Alexi Hawley and starring Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Sheila Vand, Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and David Harbour. The show’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return). To learn more about the series, which follows a […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 16, 2014)
Posted: November 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Royal Christmas, Chris Hajian, Hallmark Channel, NBC, State of Affairs, Toby Chu
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Mark Mothersbaugh to Score Fox’s ‘Last Man on Earth’
Posted: November 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Last Man on Earth, Mark Mothersbaugh, Will Forte
Mark Mothersbaugh has been hired the upcoming Fox comedy Last Man on Earth. The show is created by Will Forte (Nebraska, Saturday Night Live, MacGruber) who also stars in the series as the last man on earth in the year 2022, who searches the entire United States for any signs of other living humans after an unknown event wipes out the entire population of […]
‘Inherent Vice’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Inherent Vice, Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson, score, Soundtrack
Nonesuch Records will release the official soundtrack album for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood who previously scored Anderson’s There Will Be Blood and The Master. Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Neil Young, Can, The Marketts, Minnie Riperton […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 14, 2014)
Posted: November 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Beyond the Lights, Dumb and Dumber To, Empire of the Sun, Foxcatcher, Howard Shore, Jeff Cardoni, Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Miss Meadows, Rob Simonsen, Rosewater, The Homesman
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Dumb and Dumber To directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly and starring Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Kathleen Turner, Laurie Holden, Rob Riggle, Rachel Melvin and Steve Tom. The film’s original music is composed by the electronic music duo Empire of the Sun. WaterTower […]
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2’
Posted: November 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Fickman, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams is composing the score for the upcoming comedy sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. The film is directed by Andy Fickman (Race to Witch Mountain, She’s All That) and stars Kevin James, Molly Shannon, Nicholas Turturro and D.B. Woodside. The movie follows the title character as he must try to stop art thieves […]
‘The Riot Club’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kasper Winding, Lone Scherfig, score, Soundtrack, The Riot Club
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for Lone Scherfig’s drama The Riot Club. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kasper Winding (The Salvation). Also included is the song We’re Out There Somewhere performed by Graham Coxon of Blur. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 17, 2014 and is now […]
Stephen Oremus Named Oscar Music Director
Posted: November 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Stephen Oremus
Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that Stephen Oremus was selected as music director for this season’s 87th Oscar ceremony. He will make his Oscar debut this year. Oremus has worked on such Broadway shows as Avenue Q, Wicked, All Shook Up, 9 to 5, The Book of Mormon and Kinky Boots. He earned […]
John Debney Scoring Amazon’s ‘Point of Honor’ Pilot
Posted: November 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Carlton Cuse, John Debney, Point of Honor, Randall Wallace
John Debney has been tapped to score the upcoming Amazon Studios pilot Point of Honor . The show is created by Academy Award-nominated writer Randall Wallace (Braveheart, We Were Soldiers, The Man in the Iron Mask) & Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and stars Nathan Parsons, Christopher O’Shea, Annabelle Stephenson, Riley Voelkel, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Patrick […]
Songs from The CW’s ‘Supernatural’ Musical Episode ‘Fan Fiction’ Released
Posted: November 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Jay Gruska, Supernatural, The CW
WaterTower Music has released a single featuring three songs from the Supernatural musical episode Fan Fiction. The songs are written by the show’s composers Christopher Lennertz and Jay Gruska and performed by cast members Alyssa Lynch, Katie Sarife, Vivien Armour, Kelli Ogmundson, Rachel Warkentin and Nina Winkler. To download the soundtrack, visit iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The […]
Javier Navarrete Scoring ‘Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal’
Posted: November 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Javier Navarrete, Tianyu Zhao, Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Javier Navarrete is currently recording his orchestral score for the upcoming Chinese 3D fantasy action adventure Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal. The film is directed by Tianyu Zhao (The Law of Attraction) and stars Chen Kun, Li Bingbing, Winston Chao, Yang Zishan, Bao Bei-er and Jike Junyi. The movie is based on […]
