Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Halloween Kills co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Thomas Mann, Will Patton and Anthony Michael Hall. The film’s original music composed by John Carpenter (Assault on Precint 13, The Fog, Escape from New York), Cody Carpenter & Daniel […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 15, 2021)
Posted: October 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bergman Island, Brooke Blair, Cody Carpenter, Daniel A. Davies, Halloween Kills, Hard Luck Love Song, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Carpenter, Jon Natchez, Luzzu, Mark Isham, Needle in a Timestack, Paul Saunderson, The Grand Duke of Corsica, The Last Duel, The Velvet Underground, Will Blair
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 8, 2021)
Posted: October 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Convergence: Courage in a Crisis, Daniel Pemberton, Darren Morze, David Fleming, Fever Dream, Hans Zimmer, Lamb, Mass, Natalie Holt, No Time to Die, Patrick Jonsson, South of Heaven, Survive the Game, The Rescue, Tim Jones, Tóti Guðnason
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the 25th James Bond movie No Time to Die directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Ben Whishaw, Christoph Waltz, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Billy Magnussen, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas and Ralph Fiennes. The film’s original score is composed by […]
Justin Tranter to Write and Produce Songs for Paramount+’s ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’
Posted: October 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Justin Tranter, Paramount+
Deadline is reporting that Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Justin Tranter will write and produce new music for the upcoming Paramount+ original series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. The show developed by Annabel Oakes is a prequel to 1978’s hit feature Grease and will highlight the rise of the original four Pink Ladies – Rizzo, Jan, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 1, 2021)
Posted: October 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adventures of a Mathematician, Alex Weston, American Night, Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, Cezary Skubiszewski, Colin Stetson, Falling for Figaro, Jeff Danna, Jim Williams, Jordan Lehning, Marco Beltrami, Mayday, Mychael Danna, Old Henry, The Addams Family 2, The Many Saints of Newark, Titane, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, What Breaks the Ice
Opening exclusively in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Venom: Let There Be Carnage directed by Andy Serkis and starring Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott and Stephen Graham. The film’s original score is composed by Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place, Logan, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, Hellboy). Sony Classical has […]
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon to Write Original Songs for Paul King’s ‘Wonka’
Posted: September 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Neil Hannon, Paul King, Wonka
Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Neil Hannon (of the band The Divine Comedy) is writing original songs for the upcoming fantasy movie Wonka. The film is directed by Paul King (Paddington) and stars Timothée Chalamet, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Mathew Baynton, Jim Carter, Tom Davi, Simon Farnaby (who also co-wrote […]
Justin Tranter to Compose and Produce Original Songs for Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum’s Netflix Film ‘Purple Hearts’
Posted: September 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, Justin Tranter, Netflix, Purple Hearts
Deadline is reporting that Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Justin Tranter is writing and producing original songs for the upcoming Netflix original film Purple Hearts. The movie is directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum (Ramona and Beezus, Aquamarine) and stars Sofia Carson (who is also co-writing and performing additional music for the project), Nicholas Galitzine, Chosen Jacobs, John […]
Netflix’s ‘Convergence: Courage in a Crisis’ to Feature Original Song by Michael Kiwanuka and Score by Patrick Jonsson
Posted: September 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Convergence: Courage in a Crisis, Michael Kiwanuka, Netflix, Orlando von Einsiedel, Patrick Jonsson
Michael Kiwanuka has recorded the original song Beautiful Life for the new Netflix documentary Convergence: Courage in a Crisis. The track is written and performed by the Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter and will be featured in the film directed by Academy Award winner Orlando von Einsiedel (The White Helments, Virgunga) who spotlights a cross-section of global […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 24, 2021)
Posted: September 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benj Pasek, Dan Romer, Dear Evan Hansen, Justin Paul, Marcelo Zarvos, The Guilty
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the film adaptation of the stage musical Dear Evan Hansen directed by Stephen Chobsky and starring Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino and DeMarius Copes. The film’s original score is composed by Dan Romer (Beasts […]
‘The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses’ to Feature Original Song by Diane Warren & Blanco Brown
Posted: September 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blanco Brown, Diane Warren, The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses
Blanco Brown has recorded an original song for the upcoming documentary The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses. The track, entitled Never Gonna Tame You is performed by Brown and written by Academy Award nominee Diane Warren who also serves as a co-producer on the film. The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses is directed by Steven Latham & Conrad Stanley […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 17, 2021)
Posted: September 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Best Sellers, Blue Bayou, Bo Boddie, Clinton Shorter, Copshop, Craig Wedren, Cry Macho, I Love Us, Joseph Trapanese, Lady of the Manor, Lionel Cohen, Mark Mancina, Paul Leonard Morgan, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Roger Suen, St. Vincent, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Nowhere Inn, The Starling, Theodore Shapiro
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the drama Cry Macho directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood himself, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven, Fernanda Urrejola, Dwight Yoakam and Horacio Garcia-Rojas. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mancina (Moana, Tarzan, Bad Boys, Speed, Twister, August Rush, Training Day). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, […]
