Alexandre Desplat has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming drama The Imitation Game. The film is directed by Morten Tyldum (Headhunters) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Goode and Charles Dance. The movie follows a British mathematician and cryptographer who helped crack the German enigma code during the final years of World […]
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Alexandre Desplat Takes Over Scoring Duties on ‘The Imitation Game’
Posted: June 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
‘Tammy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Andrews, score, Soundtrack, Tammy
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Tammy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Andrews (Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Bad Teacher, Donnie Darko). Also included are two songs by Possum Creek. The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the […]
‘I Origins’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I Origins, Mike Cahill, Phil Mossman, score, Soundtrack, Will Bates
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Mike Cahill’s indie sci-fi drama I Origins. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Bates and Phil Mossman who previously scored the director’s first feature Another Earth as part of Fall On Your Sword. Also included are tracks by Radiohead, The Do and Phaedeon Papadopoulus. The soundtrack will be released […]
Patrick Wolf to Score Noel Coward Biopic
Posted: June 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Noel Coward, Patrick Wolf
Variety is reporting that British singer/songwriter Patrick Wolf is attached to score a currently untitled feature about the early life of Noel Coward. The film is directed by Joe Stephenson and stars Chris Colfer as the English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer who was knighted in 1969. Ian McKellen, Vanessa Redgrave and Jonathan Pryce […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 15, 2014)
Posted: June 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, Dominion, Jeff Rona, Nicholas Hooper, PBS, Syfy, The Escape Artist
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the BBC mini-series The Escape Artist created and written by David Wolstencroft and starring David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo and Ashley Jensen. The drama’s music is composed by Nicholas Hooper (Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince). The two-parter about a talented junior barrister who specializes in […]
‘The Case Against 8’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, score, Soundtrack, The Case Against 8
Cow on the Wall Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Case Against 8. The album features the film’s original music composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Resurrection, The Mentalist, Life As We Know It). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. The Case Against 8 is directed by Ben Cotner & Ryan White […]
Joel McNeely to Score Disney’s ‘Legend of the NeverBeast’
Posted: June 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joel McNeely, Legend of the NeverBeast, Tinker Bell
Joel McNeely is returning to score the next installment in DisneyToon Studios’ Tinker Bell series, Legend of the NeverBeast. The film is directed by Steve Loter (Kim Possible) and features the voices of Mae Whitman, Angela Bartys, Pamela Adlon, Lucy Liu, Megan Hilty, Raven-Symone and Lucy Hale. The movie follows the animal fairy Fawn who befriends a huge and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 13, 2014)
Posted: June 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 22 Jump Street, A Coffee in Berlin, All Cheerleaders Die, Antony Partos, Cherilyn MacNeil, Curtis Heath, Hellion, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Joan Valent, John Powell, Lullaby, Mads Heldtberg, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nima Fakhrara, Patrick Leonard, The Major Minors, The Rover, The Signal, Witching & Bitching
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2 directed by Dean DeBlois and featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig. John Powell (The Bourne Trilogy, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Rio) has composed the film’s original music. […]
‘The Internet’s Own Boy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Dragonetti, score, Soundtrack, The Internet's Own Boy
Tone Tiger will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Dragonetti (We Are Legions: The Story of the Activists, Father of the Pride). The soundtrack will be released on June 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on […]
Tony Morales Scoring Lifetime’s ‘Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs’
Posted: June 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lifetime, Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs, Tony Morales
Tony Morales is composing the score for the upcoming Lifetime original movie Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs. The film is directed by Gabriel Range (Death of a President) and stars Tony Goldwyn, Martin Landau, Molly Parker and Joey King. The movie tells the story of the fundamentalist Mormon leader who spent more than a year on the FBI’s […]