Update (May 7, 2020): John Murphy has been confirmed as the new composer for the film. Bates was originally attached to score the movie (and had written music prior to the film shoot), but it turned out that our information was outdated. Check out our update for more information. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, […]
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Tyler Bates to Score James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’
Posted: May 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Gunn, Suicide Squad, The Suicide Squad, Tyler Bates
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The Newton Brothers Scoring Austin Stark’s ‘The God Committee’
Posted: May 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Austin Stark, The God Committee, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Oculus) have recently scored the upcoming dramatic thriller The God Committee. The film is written and directed by Austin Stark and stars Kelsey Grammer, Julia Stiles, Colman Domingo, Janeane Garofalo and Dan Hedaya. The movie follows a group of accomplished doctors who […]
Keegan DeWitt Scoring Brett Haley’s ‘Sorta Like a Rockstar’
Posted: May 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brett Haley, Keegan DeWitt, Netflix, Sorta Like a Rockstar
Composer Keegan DeWitt (Gemini, Divorce, Her Smell, Sorry for Your Loss) is reteaming with director Brett Haley on the upcoming Netflix original film Sorta Like a Rockstar. The movie stars Auli’i Cravalho, Carol Burnett, Fred Armisen, Rhenzy Feliz, Justina Machado, Judy Reyes, Gerald Isaac Waters, Taylor Richardson and Anthony Jacques. The drama is based on the novel […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 3, 2020)
Posted: May 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aska Matsumiya, Becoming, Betty, Chris Westlake, Glen Ballard, HBO, Hulu, Kamasi Washington, Randy Kerber, Solar Opposites, The Eddy
Premiering on Wednesday, May 6, is the Netflix documentary Becoming directed by Nadia Hallgren and produced by Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness & Lauren Cioffi about the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama as she embarks on a 34-city tour. The film’s original music is composed by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Check out our previous news […]
Ram Khatabakhsh to Score Steven Quale’s ‘Alphas’
Posted: May 1, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alphas, Ram Khatabakhsh, Steven Quale
Ram Khatabakhsh (The Hunger Games Exhibition, Portals, Transformers Autobots) has signed on to score the upcoming thriller Alphas. The film is directed by Steven Quale (Into the Storm, Final Destination 5, Aliens of the Deep) and stars Sam Worthington as an environmentalist who is tasked with finding a natural solution to the shark problem after the […]
Netflix’s ‘A Week Away’ to Feature Original Songs by Adam Watts and Original Score by Benjamin Backus
Posted: April 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Week Away, Adam Watts, Benjamin Backus, Netflix, Roman White
Netflix announced today that the upcoming faith-based musical A Week Away will feature three original songs written by Adam Watts (High School Musical series). Watts also serves as the music producer of the movie, which also features reimagined songs from some of the biggest hits in Contemporary Christian Music history. Benjamin Backus is composing the […]
Gustavo Santaolalla to Score Miguel Sapochnik’s ‘BIOS’
Posted: April 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: BIOS, Gustavo Santaolalla, Miguel Sapochnik
Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, 21 Grams, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life) has been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi drama BIOS. The film is directed by Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones, Repo Men) and stars Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, Samira Wiley, Laura Harrier and Skeet Ulrich. The movie is set in […]
Kamasi Washington Scoring Nadia Hallgren’s Netflix Documentary ‘Becoming’
Posted: April 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Becoming, Kamasi Washington, Nadia Hallgren, Netflix
Jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington has recently scored the new Netflix documentary Becoming. The film is directed by Nadia Hallgren (After Maria) and offers a look into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama during a moment of profound change, not only for her personally but for the country she and her husband served over […]
Daft Punk to Compose Music for Dario Argento’s ‘Black Glasses’ (‘Occhiali Neri’)
Posted: April 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Glasses, Daft Punk, Dario Argento, Occhiali Neri
Director Dario Argento (Suspiria, Inferno, Opera, Trauma) revealed in a recent interview with Repubblica (via The Film Stage) that the French electronic music duo Daft Punk are set to compose the music for his upcoming feature Black Glasses (Occhiali Neri). The movie will star Asia Argento and is being described as his return to crime […]
Marco Beltrami to Score Doug Liman’s ‘Chaos Walking’
Posted: April 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chaos Walking, Doug Liman, Marco Beltrami
Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, A Quiet Place, Ford v. Ferrari, The Hurt Locker, Scream, World War Z) has been hired to score the upcoming film adaptation of Patrick Ness’ Chaos Walking. The movie is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) and stars Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián […]
