Theodore Shapiro and singer/songwriter Ryan Adams have composed the original music for the upcoming comedy drama Danny Collins. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love., Tangled, Bolt, Last Vegas) and stars Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, Josh Peck and Christopher Plummer. The movie follows a rocker who decides to change his life after discovering […]
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Theodore Shapiro & Ryan Adams Scoring Dan Fogelman’s ‘Danny Collins’
Posted: November 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Fogelman, Danny Collins, Paul Feig, Ryan Adams, Spy, Theodore Shapiro
‘Mortdecai’ to Feature Music by Mark Ronson & Geoff Zanelli
Posted: November 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Koepp, Geoff Zanelli, Mark Ronson, Mortdecai
Mark Ronson and Geoff Zanelli have composed the music for the upcoming action comedy Mortdecai. The film is directed by David Koepp (Premium Rush, Stir of Echoes) and stars Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Jeff Goldblum and Paul Bettany. The movie follows a debonair art dealer and part time rogue who must […]
Marius de Vries Scoring Lucasfilm’s ‘Strange Magic’
Posted: November 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Lucas, Lucasfilm, Marius de Vries, Strange Magic
Marius de Vries has composed the score for Lucasfilm’s upcoming animated musical Strange Magic. The movie is directed by Gary Rydstrom (Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation, Lifted) and features the voices of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein and Peter Stormare. […]
Marco Beltrami to Score ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ and Pierre Morel’s ‘The Gunman’
Posted: November 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hitman: Agent 47, Marco Beltrami, Pierre Morel, The Gunman
Marco Beltrami revealed in a recent interview with Soundworks Collection that he is composing the music for the upcoming action thriller Hitman: Agent 47. The film is directed by Aleksander Bach and stars Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto and Thomas Kretschmann. The movie is based on the bestselling Hitman video game and follows a young woman who teams up with […]
Joseph Bishara to Return for ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’
Posted: November 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 3, James Wan, Joseph Bishara, Leigh Whannell
Joseph Bishara has been tapped to score the upcoming horror prequel Insidious: Chapter 3. The film marks the directorial debut of writer/actor Leigh Whannell (Saw) who scripted the previous two movies in the series. The movie stars Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Steve Coulter, Angus Sampson, Hayley Kiyoko, Ashton Moio, as well as Whannell himself. The […]
Matthew Margeson Scoring ‘Scouts vs. Zombies’
Posted: November 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Matthew Margeson, Scouts vs. Zombies
Matthew Margeson is scoring the upcoming horror comedy Scouts vs. Zombies. The film is directed by Christopher Landon (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) and stars Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller,Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman, Halston Sage and Patrick Schwarzenegger. The movie follows three scouts who, on the eve of their last camp out, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 9, 2014)
Posted: November 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominik Scherrer, Hallmark Channel, HBO, James Gelfand, Jeff Beal, Northpole, Paul Englishby, PBS, Salting the Battlefield, Starz, The Missing, The Newsroom, Turks & Caicos, Worricker
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the second part of the Worricker trilogy, Turks & Caicos directed by David Hare and starring Bill Nighy as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker, alongside Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Englishby (An Englishby, Miss Pettigrew Lives for […]
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘The Runner’
Posted: November 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pacific Standard Time, The Newton Brothers, The Runner, Vendetta
The Newton Brothers have been hired to score the upcoming political drama The Runner. The film marks the directorial debut of Austin Stark and stars Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Bryan Batt and Wendell Pierce. The movie takes place in the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill and follows a idealistic but flawed congressman […]
Lisa Gerrard & Marcello De Francisci to Score Gavin O’Connor’s ‘Jane Got a Gun’
Posted: November 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gavin O'Connor, Jane Got a Gun, Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci
Lisa Gerrard and Marcello De Francisci have been tapped to score the upcoming western Jane Got a Gun. The film is directed by Gavin O’Connor and stars Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook and Noah Emmerich. The movie follows a woman who asks an ex for help to save her outlaw […]
Jason Moran Scoring Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma’
Posted: November 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ava DuVernay, Jason Moran, Selma
Jason Moran is currently recording his orchestral score for the upcoming biographical drama Selma in Seattle. The project marks the first scoring assignment of the jazz pianist who is also the artistic director for music at the Kennedy Center. Selma is directed by Ava DuVernay and stars David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott […]