The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Oculus, Life of Crime) have signed on to score the upcoming thriller The Forever Purge. The film is directed by Everardo Gout (Mars, Days of Grace) and stars Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Leven Rambin, Will Patton and Cassidy Freeman. No plot details have been announced yet for the fifth installment in The Purge series. James DeMonaco who wrote the previous movies and directed the first three parts wrote the screenplay. Jason Blum (Get Out, Paranormal Activity, Halloween, Insidious) is producing the Blumhouse production with James DeMonaco and Sébastien K. Lemercier (White Bird in a Blizzard, Blood Father), as well as Platinum Dunes’ Michael Bay, Brad Fuller & Andrew Form (A Quiet Place, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score Blumhouse’s ‘The Forever Purge’
Posted: June 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Everardo Gout, The Forever Purge, The Newton Brothers, The Purge
‘Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Garcia, John Roome, Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones, Soundtrack
MVA Audio will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones. The album features Brian Jones-related songs by Dick Taylor & The Red Squirls, Alabama 3, The Primadonna Reeds, The Proper Ornaments, among others. Also included is a track by the film’s composer John Roome (One in the Chamber, Dead Sea, Chariot). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Friday, June 12 and is now available for pre-order here. A vinyl edition is also coming out on the same date and is available to order on Amazon. Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones is directed by Danny Garcia and explores the rise of Brian Jones who emerged as “the face” and poster boy of the Bohemian Swingin’ London scene, topping the charts with The Rolling Stones and dating model/actress Anita Pallenber, as well as his untimely death. Read the rest of this entry »
Lionel Richie to Produce Disney Movie Musical ‘All Night Long’
Posted: June 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All Night Long, Lionel Richie
Variety is reporting that Walt Disney Studios is developing an original movie musical based on the song catalog of Lionel Richie. The film, which is tentatively titled All Night Long, will use some of Richie’s greatest hits in the live-action feature, which is being targeting a theatrical release. Pete Chiarelli (Crazy Rich Asians, The Proposal) is currently writing the screenplay. Richie is producing the project with his manager Bruce Eskowitz. Cavalry Media’s Dana Brunetti (The Social Network, House of Cards) and Matt Del Piano serve as executive producers. Richie has previously contributed several original songs for movies and received an Academy Award for Say You Say Me from 1985’s White Nights. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The King of Staten Island’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Judd Apatow, Michael Andrews, score, Soundtrack, The King of Staten Island
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack EP for Judd Apatow’s comedy The King of Staten Island. The 6-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, Freaks & Geeks, Funny People, The Big Sick, Bad Teacher) who collaborated with Nosaj Thing and Emile Haynie on his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 10 and will be available to stream/download here. The King of Staten Island is co-written and directed by Apatow and stars Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, Steve Buscemi. The movie revolves around a man who has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died and is now chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist. Read the rest of this entry »
Debbie Wiseman Scoring John Hay’s ‘To Olivia’
Posted: June 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: An Unquiet Life, Debbie Wiseman, John Hay, To Olivia
Last week, Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Wolf Hall, Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Vampire Killers) has recorded her score for the upcoming British biographical drama To Olivia (aka An Unquiet Life). The film is directed by John Hay (There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble) and stars Keeley Hawes as American actress Patricia Neal, Hugh Bonneville as her husband, the British children’s author Roald Dahl, as well as Sam Heughan as screen icon Paul Newman. The movie is set between New York, England and Los Angeles at the beginning of the 1960s, and focuses on Dahl’s struggles to write some of his most famous works and Neal’s return to acting with Hud, for which she finally won an Oscar. Hay also co-wrote the screenplay with David Logan (Circus) based on a novel by Stephen Michael Shearer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Macabre Case of Prom Piram’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Manop Udomdej, Richard Harvey, score, Soundtrack, The Macabre Case of Prom Piram
Altus Records has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2003 Thai thriller The Macabre Case of Prom Piram (Keunbab Prompiram). The album features the film’s original music composed by Richard Harvey (The Little Prince, Luther, Arabian Nights, Animal Farm, Death of a President). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Macabre Case of Prom Piram is written and directed by Manop Udomdej and stars Kamol Sirithranon, Pimpan Chalayonkup, Sompob Benjathikul and Rachanu Boonchuduang. The movie centers on a rookie cop in Thailand who must solve the brutal rape and murder of a woman that is somehow linked to a celebration held for a government official in the isolated town of Prom Pi Ram. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Margeson Scoring Rachel Talalay’s ‘A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting’
Posted: June 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, Matthew Margeson, Netflix, Rachel Talalay
Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Rocketman, Eddie the Eagle) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original film A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting. The movie is directed by Rachel Talalay (Tank Girl, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare) and stars Tamara Smart, Oona Laurence, Alessio Scalzotto, Indya Moore, Tom Felton and Ian Ho. The family fantasy adventure is based on Joe Ballarini’s book trilogy of the same title and follows a first-time babysitter whose charge is kidnapped by the Boogeyman, when she discovers a secret society of fierce babysitters who protect children – and an entire world of monsters she will have to fight in order to save him. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rhyme Time Town’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Kari Kimmel, Netflix, Rhyme Time Town, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix original series Rhyme Time Town. The album features a selection of songs from the show performed by Annabelle Westenholz-Smith, Luke Amis, Matthew Brown, Caitlin Linney, Maddie Evans, Angeli Wall, .Jude Muir & others. Kari Kimmel (who previously composed the title songs for DreamWorks Animation’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and Spirit: Riding Free) wrote the title song Let’s Go to Rhyme Time Town and arranged the other tracks on the album. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Rhyme Time Town follows fun-loving friends Daisy and Cole as they use music and imagination to solve problems in a town filled with nursery rhyme characters. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer Scoring Barry Levinson’s ‘Harry Haft’
Posted: June 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Barry Levinson, Hans Zimmer, Harry Haft
Hans Zimmer has composed the original music for the upcoming drama Harry Haft. The film is directed by Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam, Sleepers, Avalon) and stars Ben Foster, Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, Danny DeVito, Saro Emirrze, Dar Zuzovsky and John Leguizamo. The movie is based on the novel Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano by Alan Scott Haft and tells the story of a boxer who survived Auschwitz by being forced to fight fellow prisoners in the concentration camps in ghoulish gladiatorial battles. Justine Juel Gillmer wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Craig of the Creek’ Musical Episode ‘In the Key of the Creek’ Released
Posted: June 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cartoon Network, Craig of the Creek, Jeff Rosenstock, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the musical episode In the Key of the Creek of the Cartoon Network animated series Craig of the Creek. The album features the original songs from the episode written by Jeff Rosenstock and performed by cast members including Philip Solomon, Noël Wells & H. Michael Croner, as well Ashleigh Harrington, Zehra Fazal, Lauren Lapkus, Karen Fukuhara, show creators Ben Levin & Matt Burnett and others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. In the Key of the Creek is written by Tara Helfer & Ashley Tahila and follows Craig as he uses his toys and imagination to create his own Creek adventure when he is locked inside on a rainy day. Read the rest of this entry »
