Singer/songwriter has been tapped to score the upcoming boxing drama Bleed for This. The film is written and directed by Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime) and stars Miles Teller as boxer Vinny Pazienza and Aaron Eckhart as his trainer Kevin Rooney. Katey Sagal, Amanda Clayton and Ciaran Hinds are co-starring. The movie tells the story of the world champion fighter and his […]
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Julia Holter Scoring Ben Younger’s ‘Bleed for This’
Posted: October 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Younger, Bleed for This, Julia Holter
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Terence Blanchard Scoring Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq’
Posted: October 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chi-Ray, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard is currently recording his score for Spike Lee’s upcoming drama Chi-Raq. The movie stars Teyohonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, La La Anthony, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix and Steve Harris. The film has been described as a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek […]
David O. Russell’s ‘Joy’ to Feature Music by Danny Elfman
Posted: October 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, David O. Russell, Joy
Danny Elfman revealed in an interview with L.A. Weekly that he is working on David O. Russell’s upcoming drama Joy. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini and Elisabeth Röhm. The movie tells the true story of a struggling Long Island single mom who […]
Harry Escott Scoring ‘Damascus Cover’
Posted: October 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Damascus Cover, Harry Escott
Harry Escott has recently recorded his music for the upcoming British spy thriller Damascus Cover. The film is directed by Daniel Zelik Berk and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, John Hurt, Igal Naor, Jurgen Prochnow and Navid Negahban. The movie is based on Howard Kaplan’s best-selling 1977 novel and follows a spy who navigates the precarious terrain […]
Jed Kurzel to Score ‘Blackbird’
Posted: October 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benedict Andrews, Blackbird, Jed Kurzel
Jed Kurzel has signed on to score the upcoming drama Blackbird. The film is helmed by theater director Benedict Andrews and stars Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed and Tara Fitzgerald. The movie centers on the confrontation between a middle aged man and a young woman who had an illicit affair 15 years earlier, for which […]
Meg Ryan’s ‘Ithaca’ to Feature Original Score and Song by John Mellencamp
Posted: October 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ithaca, John Mellencamp, Meg Ryan
Singer/songwriter John Mellencamp has composed the score for Meg Ryan’s directorial debut Ithaca. He also wrote an original song for the coming-of-age drama, which stars Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater and Alex Neustaedter, as well as Tom Hanks who appears in a small role. The World War II-set film is based on Pulitzer Prize winner William Saroyan’s 1943 novel The Human […]
Alan Silvestri to Score Robert Zemeckis’ Untitled World War II Spy Drama
Posted: October 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Silvestri, Robert Zemeckis
Alan Silvestri mentioned in an interview with Nerdist that he is set to reteam with Robert Zemeckis on the director’s upcoming currently untitled World War II spy drama. Brad Pitt and Mario Cotillard are attached to star in the film, which follows an Allied counter-intelligence agent who falls in love with during a dangerous North African mission […]
Ryuichi Sakamoto to Collaborate with Alva Noto & The National’s Bryce Dessner on ‘The Revenant’
Posted: October 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Alva Noto, Bryce Dessner, Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Revenant
Ryuichi Sakamoto has announced on Twitter that he is collaborating with Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto and Bryce Dessner on Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s upcoming dramatic thriller The Revenant. The movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter is based on the novel of the same title by Michael Punke and follows legendary […]
Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage of Time’ to Feature Music by Ennio Morricone
Posted: October 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ennio Morricone, Terrence Malick, Voyage of Time
According to Wild Bunch (via The Playlist), Ennio Morricone is composing original music for Terrence Malick’s upcoming documentary Voyage of Time. The film is described as a “celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse”. Brad Pitt will be narrating a 40-minute version, which is set to be released in […]
Todd Haberman Co-Scoring ‘Hemlock Grove’ Season 3
Posted: October 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hemlock Grove, Netflix, Satanic, The Charnel House, Todd Haberman
Todd Haberman has joined composer Nathan Barr to co-score the third season of the Netflix original series Hemlock Grove. The show based on the novel by Brian McGreevey is executive produced by Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever, The Green Inferno) and stars Famke Janssen, Landon Liboiron, Bill Skarsgard, Madeleine Martin and Camille De Pazzis. In the new season, the town’s grim secrets continue […]
