Director Dario Argento (Suspiria, Inferno, Opera, Trauma) revealed in a recent interview with Repubblica (via The Film Stage) that the French electronic music duo Daft Punk are set to compose the music for his upcoming feature Black Glasses (Occhiali Neri). The movie will star Asia Argento and is being described as his return to crime films . No plot details have been announced yet. Argento also co-wrote the screenplay and Luciano Tovoli will serve as the director of photography, Daft Punk have made their scoring debut on 2010’s Tron: Legacy. Read the rest of this entry »
Daft Punk to Compose Music for Dario Argento’s ‘Black Glasses’ (‘Occhiali Neri’)
Posted: April 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Glasses, Daft Punk, Dario Argento, Occhiali Neri
Marco Beltrami to Score Doug Liman’s ‘Chaos Walking’
Posted: April 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chaos Walking, Doug Liman, Marco Beltrami
Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, A Quiet Place, Ford v. Ferrari, The Hurt Locker, Scream, World War Z) has been hired to score the upcoming film adaptation of Patrick Ness’ Chaos Walking. The movie is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) and stars Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Kurt Sutter, Nick Jonas, Cynthia Erivo and David Oyelowo. The movie is based on the novel The Knife of Never Letting Go, the first part of the Chaos Walking trilogy takes place in a world where all women have been killed by a germ and all living creatures can hear one another’s thoughts in a stream of images, words and sounds called The Noise. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Stephens Scoring Netflix’s ‘Never Have I Ever’
Posted: April 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joseph Stephens, Lang Fisher, Mindy Kaling, Netflix, Never Have I Ever
Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Eastbound & Down, Flower, Vice Principals) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Never Have I Ever. The show is created by Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, Late Night) & Lang Fisher and stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Lee Rodriguez and Ramona Young. The comedy revolves around an Indian-American teen who wants to go from pariah to popular after a traumatic year, but friends, family and feelings won’t make it easy on her. Kaling and Fisher are also executive producing Universal Television production with Howard Klein (Jessica Jones), David Miner (30 Rock, Parks and Recreation) and Tristram Shapeero (Community, Blunt Talk). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Van Der Valk’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Matthijs Kieboom, PBS, score, Soundtrack, Van Der Walk
All3Media has released a soundtrack album for the reboot of the classic detective series Van Der Valk. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season (consisting of three feature-length episodes) composed and conducted by Matthijs Kieboom (Wild, Bloody Marie). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Van Der Valk is written by Chris Murray and stars Marc Warren in the title role, alongside Maimie McCoy, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Darrell D’Silva and Emma Fielding. The drama revolves around a street-smart and unapologetic detective Piet Van Der Valk as he is investigating high profile cases and gritty murders that immerse him and his team in contemporary Amsterdam’s fast-paced worlds of art, politics, addiction, mysticism, and fashion. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Albums for AMC’s ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ to Be Released
Posted: April 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne, Dispatches from Elsewhere, Leopold Ross, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release two soundtrack albums for the AMC original series Dispatches from Elsewhere. The albums feature the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Earthquake Bird, Broken City) . The soundtracks will be released digitally next Friday, May 1. Visit Amazon to order the Music from the Jejune Institute album and click here to order the Music from the Elsewhere Society album. Dispatches from Elsewhere is created by Jason Segel and starring Segel himself, André Benjamin, Sally Field, Richard E. Grant, Octavio Coleman and Eve Lindley. The drama follows four ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life and come to find that the mystery winds deeper than they imagined. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 24, 2020)
Posted: April 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 1BR, Heather McIntosh, Jed Kurzel, Mel Elias, Robert the Bruce, Ronen Landa, To the Stars, True History of the Kelly Gang
Opening in the U.S. in select drive-in theaters and on VOD today is the western True History of the Kelly Gang directed by Justin Kurzel and starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe, Thomasin McKenzie, Sean Keenan, Orlando Schwerdt, Earl Cave, Marlon Williams and Louis Hewison. The film’s original music is composed by Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, Macbeth, The Babadook, The Mustang, The Snowtown Murders). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened in Australia. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released stateside by IFC Films.
Also opening on VOD is the historical drama Robert the Bruce directed by Richard Gray and starring Angus Macfadyen (who is reprising his role from Mel Gibson’s Braveheart), Jared Harris, Anna Hutchinson, Patrick Fugit, Emma Kenney, Zach McGowan, Daniel Portman, Talitha Eliana Bateman and Mhairi Calvey. Mel Elias (Blush) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Screen Media Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘We Got the Beat’ Cover from ‘Valley Girl’ Released
Posted: April 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ashleigh Murray, Chloe Bennet, Harvey Mason Jr., Jessica Rothe, Jessie Ennis, Valley Girl
Interscope Records has released the cover version of The Go-Go’s’ We Got the Beat from the musical remake Valley Girl. The song (originally written by Charlotte Caffey) is performed by cast members Jessica Rothe, Jessie Ennis, Chloe Bennet & Ashleigh Murray and produced by Harvey Mason Jr. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also watch the official music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released on May 8. Check back on this page for the full album details. Valley Girl is directed by Rachel Goldenberg and also stars Joshua Whitehouse, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Judy Greer, Alicia Silverstone and Camila Morrone. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) Scoring Netflix’s ‘White Lines’
Posted: April 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Junkie XL, Netflix, Tom Holkenborg, White Lines
Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Mass, Divergent, Alita: Battle Angel) has announced that he has composed the music for the new British Netflix original series White Lines. The show is created by Álex Pina (Money Heist, Kamikaze) and stars Laura Haddock, Nuno Lopes, Marta Milans, Juan Diego Botto, Daniel Mays, Laurence Fox and Angela Griffin. The drama follows a young woman who leaves her quiet life behind to investigate her brother’s disappearance in Ibiza, where she quickly heads down a decadent and dangerous path. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Vivarium’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kristian Eidnes Andersen, Lorcan Finnegan, score, Soundtrack, Vivarium
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Vivarium. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Antichrist, Ida, Nobel, The Man Who Saved the World, Petra). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music. Vivarium is directed by Lorcan Finnegan and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Jonathan Aris, Senan Jennings and Eanna Hardwicke. The movie follows a young couple looking for the perfect home who find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses. Read the rest of this entry »

