This past week, Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 11.22.63, Queen of Katwe, Touching the Void) has recorded his score for the upcoming giant screen documentary The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness. The movie is written and directed by IMAX producer Myles Connolly (Enchanted Kingdom) and nature photographer and cinematographer Florian Schulz and features the first-ever cinematic account of the Arctic National Wildlife refuge, situated in the northeastern corner of Alaska, the wildest place left in North America. The film follows Schulz as he tracks the Porcupine Caribou herd on the longest animal migration on earth, and witnesses pregnant female polar bears denning along the coastal plain. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes Scoring Myles Connolly’s & Florian Schulz’s ‘The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness’
Posted: August 1, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Florian Schulz, Myles Connolly, The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 31, 2020)
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blanck Mass, Boys State, Calm with Horses, Garth Stevenson, George Fenton, Gustavo Santaolalla, Hans Zimmer, Hilario Duran, Juan Luqui, Lorne Balfe, Mondo Boys, Rebuilding Paradise, She Dies Tomorrow, Summerland, T. Griffin, The Cuban, The Fight, The Grizzlies, The Secret: Dare to Dream, The Shadow of Violence, Volker Bertelmann
Opening in select theaters today is the documentary Rebuilding Paradise directed by Ron Howard. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, Inception) & Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score for the movie, which also features Pearl Jam’s River Cross as its end credits song, will be announced soon. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by National Geographic Films/Abramorama.
Opening on VOD today is the romantic drama The Secret: Dare to Dream directed by Andy Tennant and starring Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Celia Weston and Jerry O’Connell. George Fenton (The Blue Planet, Hitch, Groundhog Day, Dangerous Liaisons, Anna and the King) has composed the film’s original music. Lightning Glasses and Tone Tree Music have released the original song Waiting written and performed by Striking Matches today. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Lionsgate release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Loud Krazy Love’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanan Townshend, Loud Krazy Love, score, Scott Mayo, Soundtrack, Trey Hill
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Loud Krazy Love. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hanan Townshend (Knights of Cups, To the Wonder, Outcry, Semper Fi, The Book of Vision, The Vessel). . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon. Loud Krazy Love is directed by Scott Mayo & Trey Hill and explores how the sound Brian “Head” Welch pioneered with KoRn in the early ‘90s provided identity to a generation of misfits and made him a global rock star. The movie details the journey of Brian and his daughter growing up together with chaotic courage and unconventional faith. Read the rest of this entry »
Striking Matches’ Original Song ‘Waiting’ from Andy Tennant’s ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream’ Released
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Tennant, Striking Matches, The Secret: Dare to Dream
Lightning Glasses and Tone Tree Music have released the original song Waiting from the drama The Secret: Dare to Dream. The track, which is written and performed by Striking Matches (Sarah Zimmermann & Justin Davis), is now available to stream/download as a digital single here. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The Secret: Dare to Dream is directed by Andy Tennant and stars Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Celia Weston and Jerry O’Connell. The movie (scored by George Fenton) is based on the best-selling book by Rhonda Byrne and follows a young widow trying to make ends meet while raising her three children and dating her boyfriend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Unbelievable!!!!!’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gerald Fried, score, Soundtrack, Steven L. Fawcette, Unbelievable
Lolaskyy Music has released a soundtrack album for the Star Trek parody film Unbelievable!!!!!. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Gerald Fried (The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Roots, Mission: Impossible, Gilligan’s Island) who scored several episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series. Also included is the original song After Today by singer/songwriter Emily L. Stanton. Visit Amazon to stream/download the album. Unbelievable!!!!! is directed by Steven L. Fawcette and stars Kirk Stillwood (a puppet created by the Chiodo Brothers), Snoop Dogg, Michael Madsen and Gilbert Gottfried. The movie also features appearances by over 40 cast members from the Star Trek movies and TV series, as well as Robert Davi, Sam Asghari, Casper Smart and Nadia Lanfranconi. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Everything’s Magic’ Cover from Disney Channel’s ‘Upside-Down Magic’ Released
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alison Fernandez, Disney Channel, Elie Samouhi, Izabela Rose, Max Torina, Siena Agudong, Upside-Down Magic
Walt Disney Records has released the cover version of Angels & Airwaves’ Everything’s Magic from the Disney Channel original movie Upside-Down Magic. The track, which was originally written by Tom DeLonge, is performed by cast members Izabela Rose, Siena Agudong, Elie Samouhi, Alison Fernandez and Max Torina. The song is now available to stream and download as a digital single on Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Upside-Down Magic is directed by Joe Nussbaum and tells the story of a 13-year-old girl who discovers that she can flux into animals, and her best friend, and who can manipulate flames, as they enter Sage Academy for magical studies. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘SS-GB’ Released
Posted: July 31, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Dan Jones, score, Soundtrack, SS-GB
Wave Theory Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series SS-GB. The album features the Ivor Novello- and RTS Award-nominated music from the show composed by Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Empire, World on Fire, Lady Macbeth, Any Human Heart) and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (conducted by Elizabeth Purnell). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. SS-GB is written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade based on Len Deighton’s 1978 novel and stars Sam Riley, Kate Bosworth, Rainer Bock, Lars Eidinger, Maeve Dermody and James Cosmo. The 5-parter is directed by Philipp Kadelbach and follows a British homicide detective as he investigates a murder in a German-occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Warbeck Scoring Maïwenn’s ‘DNA’ (‘ADN’)
Posted: July 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ADN, DNA, Maïwenn, Stephen Warbeck
Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliot, Captain Corelli’s Mandolins, Quills, Proof) is reteaming with actress/director Maïwenn on the upcoming French drama DNA (ADN). The film is co-written and directed by the filmmaker and stars herself, alongside Fanny Ardant, Louis Garrel, Marine Vacth, Alain Françon, Caroline Chaniolleau, Dylan Robert, Henri-Noël Tabary and Omar Marwan. The movie revolves around a woman with close ties to a beloved Algerian grandfather who protected her from a toxic home life as a child. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Unhinged’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Buckley, Derrick Borte, score, Soundtrack, Unhinged
Sol B Music will release the official soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Unhinged. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, Angel Has Fallen, The Stranger). Also included is Keep Shelly in Athens’ cover version of (Don’t Fear) The Reaper. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 31 and will be available to stream/download here. Unhinged is directed by Derrick Borte and stars Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson and Austin P. McKenzie. The movie follows a woman who becomes the target of an unstable man’s rage after a confrontation at an intersection. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Steven Universe’ Season 3 Score Album Details
Posted: July 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aivi Tran, Cartoon Network, score, Soundtrack, Steven Universe, Steven Velema
The details of the third score album for the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s third season season composed by Aivi & Surasshu (aka Aivi Tran & Steven “Surasshu” Velema). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 31 by WaterTower Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. The label has previously released two albums featuring the composers’ music from Season 1 and Season 2. Two more soundtracks featuring the score from the fourth and fifth seasons will be released over the next two months. Steven Universe is created by Rebecca Sugar and stars Zach Callison,Estelle, Michaela Dietz and Deedee Magno Hall. Read the rest of this entry »
