Charlie Clouser is returning as the composer of the upcoming Saw movie Spiral. The film is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and stars Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie follows a detective and his rookie partner as they take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Josh Stolberg & Pete Goldfinger (Piranha 3D) wrote the screenplay. Mark Burg (Two and a Half Men, The Intruder) and Oren Koules (John Q, Set It Off) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Charlie Clouser to Return for Darren Lynn Bousman’s ‘Spiral’
Posted: February 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Clouser, Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw, Spiral
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David Buckley to Score Amazon’s ‘The Wheel of Time’
Posted: February 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, David Buckley, The Wheel of Time
David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, Angel Has Fallen, The Stranger) has been tapped to score the upcoming Amazon original series The Wheel of Time. The show is developed by Rafe Judkins based on Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic of the same name and stars Rosamund Pike, Marcus Rutherford, Josha Stradowski, Daniel Henney, Madeleine Madden, Zoë Robins, Barney Harris, Priyanka Bose, Taylor Napier and Emmanuel Imani. The fantasy drama follows Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the ‘Aes Sedai’ as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chasing the Present’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chasing the Present, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Snorri Hallgrímsson, Soundtrack
Moderna Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Chasing the Present. The album features the film’s original music composed by Snorri Hallgrímsson and produced by Olafur Arnalds (Broadchurch). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 13, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Chasing the Present is directed by Mark Waters and follows a materially successful man on a worldwide journey of self discovery as he explores why a person who seemingly has it all can still suffer from debilitating anxiety and in the process he uncovers deep truths about who and what he is. Read the rest of this entry »
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne Scoring AMC’s ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’
Posted: February 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne, Dispatches from Elsewhere, Jason Segel, Leopold Ross
Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Broken City, Earthquake Bird) are scoring the new AMC original series Dispatches from Elsewhere. The show is created by Jason Segel who also stars in the drama, alongside André Benjamin, Sally Field, Octavio Coleman, Richard E. Grant and Eve Lindley. The AMC Studios production centers around 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 »
‘Radioactive’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Evgueni Galperine, Marjane Satrapi, Radioactive, Sacha Galperine, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Radioactive. The album features the film’s original music composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (Loveless, The Family, The Wizard of Lies, Nine Lives, By the Grace of God). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on March 6 (click here to stream/download). A CD version is now available for pre-order as an import on Amazon. Radioactive is directed by Marjane Satrapi and stars Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aneurin Barnard and Simon Russell Beale. The movie is based on Lauren Redniss’s award-winning graphic novel and tells the story of two-time Nobel Prize–winning scientist Marie Curie, highlighting the groundbreaking discoveries she made with her husband, Pierre. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Nikitin to Score Sky’s ‘Little Birds’
Posted: February 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Little Birds, Sky
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic) has been hired to score the upcoming Sky original series Little Birds. The show is written by author Sophia Al-Maria (The Girl Who Fell to Earth) based on Anais Nin’s collection of erotic short stories and stars Juno Temple, Yumna Marwan, Raphael Acloque, Hugh Skinner, Nina Sosanya, Rossy De Palma David Costabile, Amy Landecker and Matt Lauria. The 6-parter is set in Tangier in 1955, in one of the last outposts of colonial decadence, and follows troubled American debutante as she faces a culture shock. Stacie Passon (Concussion) is directing all episodes. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 23, 2020)
Posted: February 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: All the Bright Places, Brian D'Oliveira, Gentefied, Keegan DeWitt, Netflix, Pascal Gaigne, The Endless Trench
Premiering on Friday, February 28 is the Netflix original film All the Bright Places directed by Brett Haley and starring Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Luke Wilson, Alexandra Shipp, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelli O’Hara, Felix Mallard, Virginia Gardner, Lamar Johnson and Sofia Hasmi. The film’s original music is composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, Divorce, The Hero, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Gemini, Her Smell). Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the romantic drama.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Friday is the Spanish historical drama The Endless Trench (La trinchera infinita) directed by Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi & Jose Mari Goenaga and starring Antonio de la Torre and Belén Cuesta. Pascal Gaigne (The Giant, The Olive Tree, Remember Me) has composed the film’s original music. Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the movie opened overseas. Visit Amazon to stream/download the album. The drama, which tells the true story of a Republican from the Spanish Civil War who hides in his home for more than 30 years with the help of his wife, will be making its U.S. debut exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Tamar-kali Scoring Dawn Porter’s ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’
Posted: February 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dawn Porter, John Lewis: Good Trouble, Tamar-Kali
Tamar-kali (Mudbound, Come Sunday) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble. The film is directed by Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon’s Army) and focuses on the life and career of Rep. John Lewis. The movie chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. Porter is also producing the CNN Films, AGC Studios and TIME Studios production with Laura Michalchyshyn (Trailer Park Boys) for Trilogy Films, alongside Erika Alexander & Ben Arnon for Color Farm Media. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wolf Walk’ (‘Marche avec les loups’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Armand Amar, Jean-Michel Bertrand, Marche avec les loups, score, Soundtrack, Wolf Walk
Long Distance has released a soundtrack album for the French documentary Wolf Walk (Marche avec les loups). The album features the film’s original music composed by Armand Amar (The Concert, The Source, Mia and the White Lion, A Bag of Marbles, Belle & Sebastian, 1,000 Times Good Night). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio clips. Wolf Walk is directed by Jean-Michel Bertrand and f0llows the filmmaker as he observes a young gray wolf who has just left the pack to create his own territory, find a young female and start a family. Amar has previously scored Bertrand’s previous feature La vallée des loups. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Cover from ‘Westworld’ Season 3 Released
Posted: February 22, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Ramin Djawadi, Westworld
WaterTower Records has released the cover version of Guns N’ Roses’ Sweet Child O’ Mine by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Jack Ryan) from the third season of the HBO original series Westworld. The track, which is also featured in the show’s latest trailer (embedded below), is now available to stream and download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full cover after the jump. Westworld is created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 feature and stars Evan Rachel Wood, Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden and Thandie Newton. Read the rest of this entry »
