Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Windermere Children. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Baranowski (Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Windermere Children is written by Simon Block, directed by Michael Samuels and stars Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Tim McInnerny, Iain Glen, Tomasz Studzinski, Anna Maciejewska, Kuba Sprenger, Marek Wrobelewski and Kacper Swietek. The movie tells the true story of a group of child survivors of the Nazi Holocaust as they arrive at the Calgarth Estate by Lake Windermere, England. Read the rest of this entry »
Blake Neely Scoring Ryan White’s ‘Assassins’
Posted: January 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Assassins, Blake Neely, Ryan White
Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, You, Everwood, Supergirl, Riverdale) has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Assassins. The film is directed by Ryan White and centers on the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader. The movie follows the trial of the two female assassins and probes the question whether the women were trained killers or innocent pawns of North Korea. White is also producing the Tripod Media production with Jessica Hargrave. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bad Boys for Life’ Score Album Details
Posted: January 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adil El Arbi, Bad Boys for Life, Bilall Fallah, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the score album for the action comedy Bad Boys for Life have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials, The Crown, Genius). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 24 by Sony Classical and will be available to stream/download here. As previously reported, Epic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Bad Boys for Life directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah and starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Charles Melton, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nunez, Kate Del Castillo, Nicky Jam and Joe Pantoliano is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry Scoring Sean Durkin’s ‘The Nest’
Posted: January 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Richard Reed Parry, Sean Durkin, The Nest
Arcade Fire member Richard Reed Parry is making his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming drama The Nest. The film is written and directed by Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) and stars Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell and Oona Roche. The movie follows a charismatic entrepreneur as he relocates his family to England with dreams of profiting from booming 1980’s London, where he and his wife have to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 19, 2020)
Posted: January 19, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 68 Whiskey, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Bryony Marks, CBS All Access, Everything's Gonna Be Okay, Fox, Freeform, Jeff Russo, Justin Burnett, Mac Quayle, Paramount Network, Star Trek: Picard, Todd Haberman, Tyler Bates
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Avenue 5 created by Armando Iannucci and starring Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura, Lenora Crichlow, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Ethan Phillips. The show’s original score is composed by Adem Ilhan (The Ones Below, Free Rainer). Check out our previous news article for more information about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.
Also premiering tonight is the Fox drama 9-1-1: Lone Star created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Tim Minear and starring Rob Lowe, Liv Tyler, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, Jim Parrack, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Julian Works and Rafael Silva. Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Feud: Bette and Joan), Todd Haberman (Hemlock Grove, 9-1-1) & Justin Burnett (Dungeons & Dragons, Getaway) are composing the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights after tonight’s series premiere. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac Quayle, Todd Haberman & Justin Burnett Scoring Fox’s ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’
Posted: January 19, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Fox, Justin Burnett, Mac Quayle, Todd Haberman
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story), Todd Haberman (Hemlock Grove, Greenleaf) & Justin Burnett (Dungeons & Dragons, After) are scoring the new Fox drama 9-1-1: Lone Star. The show is created by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk (Glee, American Horror Story) and Tim Minear (Angel, Firefly) and stars Rob Lowe, Liv Tyler, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, Jim Parrack, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Julian Works and Rafael Silva. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Retablo’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio, Harry Escott, Retablo, score, Soundtrack
Manners McDade has released a soundtrack EP for the coming-of-age drama Retablo. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch, A Mighty Heart, The Face of an Angel). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Retablo is directed by Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio and stars Magaly Solier, Amiel Cayo andJunior Bejar Roca. The movie, which was the Peruvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at this year’s Academy Awards, follows a 14-year old boy who wants to become a master story-box maker to carry on with the family legacy, when he accidentally observes his father in a situation that shatters his whole world. Read the rest of this entry »
Owen Pallett Scoring Matt Wolf’s ‘Spaceship Earth’
Posted: January 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Matt Wolf, Owen Pallett, Spaceship Earth
Owen Pallett (Her, The Box, Life) has recently scored the upcoming documentary Spaceship Earth. The film is directed by Matt Wolf (Teenage, Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project) and tells the story of a group of countercultural visionaries who built an enormous replica of earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2 in 1991. The movie follows the countercultural collective over half of a century, as they conducted experiments around the globe leading up to Biosphere 2. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 17, 2020)
Posted: January 17, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anders Niska, Bad Boys for Life, Danny Elfman, Disturbing the Peace, Dolittle, Intrigo: Death of an Author, Klas Wahl, Lorne Balfe, Michael Thomas, Radwimps, Weathering With You
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the family comedy Dolittle directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Buckley, John Cena, Harry Collett, Rami Malek, Kumail Nanjiani and Octavia Spencer. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by Sia. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the action comedy Bad Boys for Life directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah and stars Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Nunez and Joe Pantoliano. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials, Genius) has composed the film’s original score. Epic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for the full details). A score album is set to be released next Friday, January 24. Read the rest of this entry »
Adem Ilhan Scoring HBO’s ‘Avenue 5’
Posted: January 17, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adem Ilhan, Armando Iannucci, Avenue 5, HBO
Adem Ilhan is the composer of the new HBO original series Avenue 5. The show is created by Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Death of Stalin) and stars Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura, Lenora Crichlow, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Ethan Phillips. The comedy is set 40 years in the future and revolves around the confident and suave captain of a space cruise ship with luxury amenities like gourmet buffets, a spa, an observation deck and yoga classes. Read the rest of this entry »
