John Debney has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama The Cobbler. The film is written and directed by Tom McCarthy and stars Adam Sandler, Dan Stevens, Dustin Hoffman, Steve Buscemi, Melonie Diaz, Ellen Barkin and Method Man. The movie follows a fourth generation shoemaker who finds a magical sewing machine in the basement […]
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John Debney to Score Tom McCarthy’s ‘The Cobbler’
Posted: June 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, The Cobbler, Tom McCarthy
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‘Coherence’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Coherence, Kristin Ohrn Dyrud, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the indie sci-fi drama Coherence. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kristin Øhrn Dyrud. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Coherence is directed by James Ward Byrkit […]
Alexandre Desplat to Head Venice Film Festival Jury
Posted: June 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Venice Film Festival
It was announced today that Alexandre Desplat has been named president of the International Jury for the Competition section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival, which will run from August 27 to September 6. It marks the first time that a film composer has been chosen to head the jury, which comprise nine members and decide on the winner […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 22, 2014)
Posted: June 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kovacs, BBC America, Lifetime, Murray Gold, Nathan Whitehead, Nathaniel Mechaly, NBC, Operation Change, Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs, OWN, Steve Jablonsky, Taxi Brooklyn, The Last Ship, The Musketeers, TNT, Tony Morales, William Ross
Premiering tonight on TNT is the action drama The Last Ship created by Hank Steinberg & Steven Kane and starring Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin and Tracy Middendorf. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, Gangster Squad) has composed the main theme and Nathan Whitehead (The Purge) is scoring the show. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which follows the crew […]
William Ross and Alex Kovacs Scoring OWN’s ‘Operation Change’
Posted: June 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kovacs, Operation Change, OWN, William Ross
William Ross and Alex Kovacs are composing the music for the new OWN docu-series Operation Change. The show follows Bill & Tani Austin and their son Steven Sawalich from the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a global non-profit organization that gives free hearing aids to those in need, as they are joined by philanthropists and celebrities to tackle some of the most […]
‘Mood Indigo’ U.S. Version Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Étienne Charry, Michel Gondry, Mood Indigo, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Michel Gondry’s fantasy drama Mood Indigo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Étienne Charry. Also included are several tracks by Duke Ellington, as well as the song Spring by Mia Doi Todd. The soundtrack will be released on July 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order […]
Bennett Salvay to Score FX’s ‘Partners’
Posted: June 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bennett Salvay, FX, Partners
Bennett Salvay has signed on to score the upcoming FX comedy Partners. The show stars Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence as two Chicago lawyers from vastly different backgrounds who unexpectedly meet in court as they each face a personal crisis. Telma Hopkins, Rory O’Malley, McKaley Miller, Edi Patterson and Danièle Watts are co-starring. Bob Boyett […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 20, 2014)
Posted: June 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, Christopher Lennertz, Coherence, Dario Marianelli, Jersey Boys, Kristin Ohrn Dyrud, Le Chef, Nicola Piovani, Think Like a Man Too, Third Person, Venus in Fur
Two new movies are opening in wide release: Opening in most theaters is the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys directed by Clint Eastwood and starring John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Vincent Piazza and Christopher Walken. Rhino Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film and the musical written by Bob […]
Joseph Bishara Scoring ‘The Vatican Tapes’
Posted: June 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joseph Bishara, Mark Neveldine, The Vatican Tapes
Joseph Bishara has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming horror thriller The Vatican Tapes. The film is directed by Mark Neveldine (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) and stars Michael Pena, Olivia Dudley, Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott, Peter Andersson, Kathleen Robertson, John Patrick Amedori and Alex Sparrow. The movie follows a priest who tries to help a twentysomething woman who seems […]
BMI Continues to Support Sundance Institute
Posted: June 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, Music and Sound Design Labs, Sundance Institute
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) will continue its support for Sundance Institute’s Film Music Program, which collaborates with Skywalker Sound to host the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound. The first 2014 session of the lab begins July 8 at Skywalker Ranch and provides an opportunity for composers and directors to explore […]
