Thomas Newman has been hired to score the upcoming spy thriller Bridge of Spies. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. The movie follows a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the […]
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Thomas Newman to Score Steven Spielberg’s ‘Bridge of Spies’
Posted: March 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg, Thomas Newman
Joseph Trapanese Scoring F. Gary Gray’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Posted: March 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: F. Gary Gray, Joseph Trapanese, Straight Outta Compton
Joseph Trapanese mentioned in an interview with MTV that he is currently scoring the upcoming biographical drama Straight Outta Compton. The film is directed by F. Gary Gray and stars O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, Aldis Hodge as MC Ren and Neil Brown, Jr. as […]
Alan Menken to Score Disney’s Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Posted: March 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Bill Condon, Tim Rice
Walt Disney Pictures has announced today that Alan Menken will be providing the score for the upcoming live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The film will also feature new original songs co-written by the composer and Sir Tim Rice, as well as new recordings of the songs from the 1991 animated classic that Menken penned with Howard Ashman. […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff ‘Rogue One’
Posted: March 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Gareth Edwards, Rogue One, Star Wars
Alexandre Desplat revealed in an interview on Radio Classique’s Culture Club that he will be reuniting with director Gareth Edwards on the upcoming Star Wars spinoff feature Rogue One. Felicity Jones is attached to star in the film, which is scripted by Chris Weitz (Cinderella, The Golden Compass). No plot details have been revealed yet, but the movie is […]
Douglas Pipes to Score ‘Krampus’
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Douglas Pipes, Krampus, Michael Dougherty
Legendary Pictures has announced that Douglas Pipes is set to score the upcoming horror comedy Krampus. The film is directed by Michael Dougherty (writer of X2 & Superman Returns) and stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Allison Tolman, David Koechner, Conchata Ferrell, Emjay Anthony, Stefania Owen and Krista Stadler. The movie follows a young boy who turns his back on […]
Christopher Lennertz to Score ‘Michelle Darnell’
Posted: March 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Falcone, Christopher Lennertz, Michelle Darnell, Ride Along 2, Tim Story
Christopher Lennertz revealed in a recent interview with Skewed n’ Reviewed that he is set to score the upcoming comedy Michelle Darnell. The film is directed by Ben Falcone (Tammy) and stars Melissa McCarthy, Peter Dinklage, Kristen Bell, Kathy Bates and Timothy Simons. The movie follows a titan of industry, who is sent to prison […]
Dave Porter Scoring ‘Term Life’
Posted: March 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Porter, Term Life
Dave Porter has recently scored the upcoming thriller Term Life. The film is directed by Peter Billingsley (Couples Retreat) and stars Vince Vaughn, Hailee Steinfeld, Shea Whigham, Jonathan Banks, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Bill Paxton, Jon Favreau, Cain Velasquez, and William Levy. The movie follows a criminal who takes out an insurance policy on himself to benefit his […]
Rob Cairns Scoring ‘The Forger’
Posted: March 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rob Cairns, The Forger
Rob Cairns has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming thriller The Forger. The movie is directed by Philip Martin and stars John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan, Jennifer Ehle, Anson Mount, Abigail Spencer and Marcus Thomas. The film follows an expert art forger who is released from prison so that he can spend time with his dying son […]
Junkie XL to Score ‘Point Break’ Reboot
Posted: March 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Junkie XL, Point Break, Tom Holkenborg
Junkie XL announced on Twitter that he will be scoring the upcoming reboot of Point Break. The film is directed by Ericson Core (Invincible) and stars Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer and Ray Winstone. The action thriller is set in the world of extreme sports and follows an FBI agent infiltrating a ring of criminals. Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Law Abiding […]
Ludwig Göransson to Score ‘Rocky’ Spinoff ‘Creed’
Posted: March 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Creed, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler
Ludwig Göransson has been tapped to score the upcoming boxing drama Creed. The film is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Anthony Bellew. Stallone stars in his iconic role as Rocky Balboa who acts a trainer for the grandson of Apollo Creed, portrayed by Carl Weathers […]