Premiering tonight on Showtime is the horror drama Penny Dreadful created by John Logan, executive produced by Sam Mendes & Pippa Harris and starring Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Harry Treadaway, Billie Piper and Danny Sapani. The show’s original score is composed by Golden Globe nominee Abel Korzeniowski (A Single […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 11, 2014)
Posted: May 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, James T. Sale, Lifetime, NBC, Penny Dreadful, Return to Zero, Rosemary's Baby, Showtime
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Mario Grigorov Scoring Lifetime’s ‘Petals on the Wind’
Posted: May 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lifetime, Mario Grigorov, Petals on the Wind
Mario Grigorov is composing the score for the upcoming Lifetime original movie Petals on the Wind. The film is a sequel to Flowers in the Attic, which also featured a score by the composer, and stars Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn and Dylan Bruce who will reprise their roles from the original. They are joined by Rose McIver, Wyatt […]
William Olvis Dies at 56
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: William Olvis
William Olvis has passed away at age 56. The composer was best known for his theme and his score for 116 episodes of the hit drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. His best known feature scoring credit was the 1993 crime thriller Red Rock West directed by John Dahl and starring Nicolas Cage & Dennis Hopper. Olvis’ other credits […]
Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz Scoring NBC’s ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Mini-Series
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Agnieszka Holland, Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, NBC, Rosemary's Baby
Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz has composed the original music for the NBC mini-series Rosemary’s Baby. The four-hour adaptation is based on the best-selling novel by Ira Levin and stars Zoe Saldana, Patrick J. Adams, Jason Isaacs and Carole Bouquet. The mini-series directed by Agnieszka Holland follows a young married couple who escapes New York and moves into a Paris apartment with a haunted […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 9, 2014)
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chef, Dev Hynes, Eli Batalion, Fed Up, God's Pocket, Jerome Sable, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Lyle Workman, Marc Fantini, Michael Andrews, Michael Brook, Mike Andrews, Mom's Night Out, Mychael Danna, Nathan Larson, Neighbors, Palo Alto, Robert Schwartzman, Stage Fright, Steffan Fantini, The Devil's Knot, The Double, Toby Chu
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy Neighbors directed by Nick Stoller and starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Andrews (The Heat, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Donnie Darko). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film […]
Andrew Lockington Scoring ‘Incarnate’
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Lockington, Brad Peyton, Incarnate
Andrew Lockington is reuniting with director Brad Peyton on the upcoming thriller Incarnate. The film stars Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno and David Mazouz. The movie follows an unconventional exorcist who taps into the subconscious of a nine-year old boy who is possessed by a powerful, ancient demon. Ronnie Christensen (Passengers, Dark Tide) […]
John Debney to Score History’s ‘Houdini’
Posted: May 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: History Channel, Houdini, John Debney
John Debney has signed on to score the upcoming mini-series Houdini. The two-parter stars Adrian Brody as Harry Houdini and Kristen Connolly as his wife Bess. The four-hour series follows the magician as be finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters several U.S. presidents, as well as such personalities as Sir Arthur Conan […]
‘Grace of Monaco’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Gunning, Grace of Monaco, Guillaume Roussel, Olivier Dahan, score, Soundtrack
Hamburger Records will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Grace of Monaco. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Gunning who previously collaborated with the movie’s director Olivier Dahan on La Vie en Rose. Also included are classical pieces by Erik Satie, Jean Sibelius and more. Guillaume Roussel (3 Days […]
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score ‘Crawlspace’
Posted: May 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Crawlspace, Pressure
Benjamin Wallfisch has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller Crawlspace. The film is directed by Phil Claydon (Lesbian Vampire Killers) and stars Michael Vartan, Erin Moriarty, Nadine Velazquez, Blake Jenner, Ronnie Gene Blevins and Misty Upham. The movie follows a widower with a daughter who gets remarried and has the opportunity for a new start in a new house and immediately falls […]
Daniel Hart Scoring ‘Comet’
Posted: May 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Comet, Daniel Hart
Daniel Hart is composing the music for the upcoming indie romantic comedy Comet. The film is written and directed by Sam Esmail and stars Emmy Rossum and Justin Long. The movie is set in a parallel universe and bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple’s six-year relationship. Farnaz Fahid, Chad Hamilton and Lee Clay […]
