Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Raid 2, Straight Outta Compton, Project Power, Lady and the Tramp, The Greatest Showman) has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller Prisoners of the Ghostland. The film is directed by Sion Sono (Love Exposure, Antiporno) and stars Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley, Tak Sakaguchi and Yuzuka Nakaya. The movie is set in the frontier city of Samurai Town and follows a ruthless bank robber who is sprung from jail to find the missing granddaughter of a wealthy warlord. Aaron Hendry and Reza Sixo Safai wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Sion Sono’s ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’
Posted: December 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Sion Sono
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‘The Planters’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandra Kotcheff, Hannah Leder, Louis Weeks, Phil Danyew, score, Soundtrack, The Planters, Thomas Kotcheff
A soundtrack album has been released for the comedy The Planters. The album features the film’s original score composed by Thomas Kotcheff, additional music by Louis Weeks, as well as the movie’s original songs by Phil Danyew. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Planters is written and directed by Alexandra Kotcheff & Hannah Leder and stars Kotcheff & Leder themselves, Phil Parolisi, Pepe Serna and Jovan Adepo. The movie follows an awkward telemarketer who takes in a vagrant with multiple personalities and discovers having three friends in one may be more than she can handle. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Mansell Scoring Ben Wheatley’s ‘In the Earth’
Posted: December 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Wheatley, Clint Mansell, In the Earth
Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Moon, The Fountain, Noah) is reuniting with Ben Wheatley on the upcoming horror movie In the Earth. The film is written and directed by Wheatley (Sightseers, Free Fire) and stars Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires and Reece Shearsmith. The movie revolves around a scientist and a park scout who venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run as a deadly virus ravages the world. Andy Starke (Possessor, In Fabric) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Piney: The Lonesome Pine’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Piney: The Lonesome Pine, score, Soundtrack, Timothy Hooten, Timothy Williams, Todd Edwards
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated short Piney: The Lonesome Pine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Brightburn, Walking with the Enemy, We Summon the Darkness, I.T., Red Sky, Wild Horses). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Piney: The Lonesome Pine is directed by Timothy Hooten & Todd Edwards and features the voice talent of Jonathan Pryce, Simon Pegg, Jason Anthony, Lesley Nicol, Parminder Nagra and Lilian James. The movie tells the story of a cheerful Welsh girl who grows a talking pine to be her Christmas tree, but when he’s accidentally removed from her grandfather’s Christmas tree farm, the family dog leads him on a journey across the countryside. Read the rest of this entry »
Kenji Kawai Scoring Guo Jingming’s ‘The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity’
Posted: December 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Guo Jingming, Kenji Kawai, Netflix, The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
Netflix has announced today that Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man, Death Note, Resident Evil: Vendetta) is the composer of the upcoming Chinese fantasy adventure The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity. The film is directed by Guo Jingming (Tiny Times) and stars Mark Chao, Allen Deng, Olivia Wang, Jessie Li and Wang Duo. The movie is based on the Japanese fantasy novel Onmyōji by Baku Yumemakura and revolves around Abe no Seimei, the most renowned yin-yang master during the Heian period, and his fantastical encounters with demons and evil spirits. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Anders, Nikki Anders & Peer Astrom to Compose Music for ‘Road to Bethlehem’
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Anders, Nikki Anders, Peer Astrom, Road to Bethlehem
Deadline is reporting that music producer/composer Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages, Dirty Dancing) is set to make his directorial debut on the upcoming musical feature Road to Bethlehem. He will also compose the project’s original music with singer/songwriter Nikki Anders and songwriter/music producer Peer Astrom. Christy Hall (I Am Not Okay with This) is writing the screenplay. Anders is also producing the Monarch Media, SPACE + ART Entertainment and STORY Collective production with Steve Barnett (Priceless) & Alan Powell, Brandt Andersen (Don Verdean, Exeter) and Stephen Meinen & Ryan Busse. Read the rest of this entry »
Colin Stetson Scoring Karen Cinorre’s ‘Mayday’
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Colin Stetson, Karen Cinorre, Mayday
Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Color Out of Space, The First, Barkskins) is composing the original score for the upcoming drama Mayday. The film is written and directed by Karen Cinorre and stars Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Havana Rose Liu, Soko, Théodore Pellerin and Juliette Lewis. The movie follows a young woman who is mysteriously transported to an alternate world after a short circuit at her workplace and meets a crew of female soldiers caught in an endless war. Cinorre is also producing the project with Jonah Disend, Lucas Joaquin (Love Is Strange, Selah and the Spades) and director of photography Sam Levy (Lady Bird, Frances Ha). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘A World of Calm’ Released
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A World of Calm, HBO Max, score, Soundtrack, Tom Howe
Redrocca has released a soundtrack album for the HBO Max unscripted A World of Calm. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Tom Howe (A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Early Man, Ted Lasso, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. A World of Calm combines mesmeric imagery with narration by A-list talent including Mahershala Ali, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Idris Elba, Nicole Kidman, Oscar Isaac, Zoë Kravitz, Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Keanu Reeves and Kate Winslet. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Gregson-Wiliams, Ridley Scott, The Last Duel
Composer Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Mulan, Man on Fire, Unstoppable) is reteaming with director Ridley Scott on the upcoming period drama The Last Duel. The film is directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner) and stars Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck and Harriet Walter. The movie is set in 14th century France and tells the tale two of knights whose bond is tested by treachery and a young woman forced to navigate the brutal and oppressive culture of the era in order to survive. Affleck & Damon also wrote the screenplay with Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said, Friends with Money) based on Eric Jager’s novel of the same title. Read the rest of this entry »
‘White Riot’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aisling Brouwer, Rubika Shah, score, Soundtrack, White Riot
Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album for the British documentary White Riot. The album features the film’s original score by Aisling Brouwer. Visit Amazon or any other digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack. White Riot is directed by Rubika Shah and explores how punk influenced politics in late-1970s. The movie centers on a motley crew of mavericks who band together with The Clash and other top punk bands of the day to create Britain’s biggest-ever civil rights movement, Rock Against Racism. Read the rest of this entry »
