Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ limited series Defending Jacob. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle). Also included is the series’ theme written by Ólafur Arnalds (Broadchurch). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 24 and will be available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes. Defending Jacob is created by Mark Bomback based on the 2012 novel of the same title by William Landay and stars Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Pablo Schreiber, Cherry Jones, Betty Gabriel and Sakina Jaffrey. The 8-part thriller directed by Morten Tyldum centers on a shocking crime that rocks a small Massachusetts town, and follows an assistant district attorney who finds himself torn between his sworn duty to uphold justice and his unconditional love for his son. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Defending Jacob’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Atli Orvarsson, Defending Jacob, Mark Bomback, Morten Tyldum, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Soundtrack
Benson Taylor to Score Paul Leyden’s ‘Chick Fight’
Posted: April 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benson Taylor, Chick Fight, Paul Leyden
Benson Taylor (London Fields, The Perfect Dictatorship) has been tapped to score the upcoming action comedy Chick Fight. The film is directed by Paul Leyden (Come Back to Me) and stars Malin Akerman, Alec Baldwin, Bella Thorne, Dulcé Sloan, Fortune Feimster and Alec Mapa. The movie follows a woman who hasn’t reconciled with the recent death of her adored mother, when she gets introduced to an an underground, all-female fight club in order to turn the mess of her life around. Joseph Downey wrote the screenplay. Akerman is also producing the project with Yale Productions’ Jordan Yale Levine (Jack Goes Home), Jordan Beckerman (Crypto) & Michael J. Rothstein (Burn, After Everything), Idiot Savant Pictures’ Anne Clements (StartUp, The Oath), as well as Ash Christian (Social Animals). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Bad Education’ to Be Released
Posted: April 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bad Education, Cory Finley, HBO, Michael Abels, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Bad Education. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, See You Yesterday, All Day and a Night). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 24 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Bad Education is directed by Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds) and stars Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Rafael Casal, Ray Romano, Geraldine Viswanathan and Alex Wolff. The movie tells the story of an infamous school-larceny scandal that rocked Long Island in the early aughts and revolves around the school superintendent and his assistant who are credited with bringing Roslyn School District unprecedented prestige. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Extraction’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Belcher, Extraction, Henry Jackman, Netflix, Sam Hargrave, score, Soundtrack
BMG will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Extraction. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Solider & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class) & Alex Belcher (21 Bridges, IO). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 24 and will be available to stream/download here. Extraction is directed by Sam Hargrave and stars Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, David Harbour and Golshifteh Farahani. The thriller produced by Joe & Anthony Russo centers on a lack market mercenary who embarks on the deadliest mission of his career when he’s enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an international crime lord. Read the rest of this entry »
‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’ (‘Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl, Caroline Link, Hauschka, score, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Needlewood Records has released a soundtrack album for the German drama When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, The Name of the Rose, The Art of Racing in the Rain). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is directed by Caroline Link and stars Riva Krymalowski, Carla Juri and Oliver Masucci. The movie is based on Judith Kerr’s semi-biographical children’s book and tells the story of a girl who in 1933 flees Nazi Germany with her Jewish family, leaving her favorite stuffed pink rabbit behind. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury to Score Paul Schrader’s ‘The Card Counter’
Posted: April 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow, Paul Schrader, The Card Counter
Director Paul Schrader has revealed in a recent interview with Vulture that Geoff Barrow is set to compose music for the upcoming thriller The Card Counter. It is expected that the composer will be teaming up with his regular collaborator Ben Salisbury (Annihilation, Ex Machina, Free Fire, Luce) to score the film written and directed by Schrader (First Reformed, Taxi Driver, Affliction) and starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe. The movie revolves around a card player on the casino trail who sees a chance at redemption when he’s approached by a young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BET’s ‘Twenties’ to Be Released
Posted: April 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amanda Jones, BET, score, Soundtrack, Twenties
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the BET original series Twenties. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Amanda Jones (Cherish the Day, Home). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Twenties is created by Lena Waithe and stars Jonica “Jojo” T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore and Gabrielle Graham. The comedy follows a screenwriter and her best friends as they chase their dreams in Los Angeles and try to figure out life, love and the professional world. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Örvarsson Scoring David Dobkin’s Netflix Movie ‘Eurovision”
Posted: April 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, David Dobkin, Eurovision, Netflix
Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams) is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Eurovision. The movie is directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, The Judge) and stars Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens and Demi Lovato. The comedy centers on two aspiring musicians who are given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country at the world’s biggest song competition, where they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sea Fever’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christoffer Franzen, Lights & Motion, Neasa Hardiman, score, Sea Fever, Soundtrack
Deep Elm Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Sea Fever. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christoffer Franzen (Lights & Motion). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and will be available to download/stream on other digital music services. Sea Fever is written and directed by Neasa Hardiman and stars Hermione Corfield, Connie Nielsen, Dougray Scott, Ardalan Esmaili, Olwen Fouéré, James Hickey and Elie Bouakaze. The movie follows the crew of a fishing ship as they fight for survival against an unknown species after becoming marooned at sea. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe to Score Paramount Animation’s & WWE Studios’ ‘Rumble’
Posted: April 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hamish Grieve, Lorne Balfe, Rumble
Lorne Balfe has signed on to score the upcoming animated feature Rumble. The film is directed by Hamish Grieve and features the voices of Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Geraldine Viswanathan,Tony Danza, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i, Susan Kelechi Watson, Stephen A. Smith, Jimmy Tatro, Becky Lynch, Ben Schwartz and Michael Buffer.The movie is set in a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes, and follows a teenager as he seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a loveable underdog monster into a champion. Mark Bakshi and Brad Booker (The Book of Life) are producing the WWE Studios and Paramount Animation production. Read the rest of this entry »
