Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age thriller Knives and Skin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 24, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Knives and Skin is written and directed by Jennifer Reeder and stars Marika Engelhardt, Grace Smith, Ireon Roach, Kayla Carter, Tim Hopper, Kate Arrington, Audrey Francis, James Vincent Meredith, Ty Olwin, Raven Whitley, Jalen Gilbert, Emma Ladji, Robert T. Cunningham, Tony Fitzpatrick and Marilyn Dodds Frank. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Knives and Skin’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jennifer Reeder, Knives and Skin, Nick Zinner, score, Soundtrack
Soundtrack Album for FX/BBC Series ‘A Christmas Carol’ to Be Released
Posted: January 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Christmas Carol, BBC, Dustin O'Halloran, FX, Hauschka, score, Soundtrack, Steven Knight, Volker Bertelmann
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC and FX limited series A Christmas Carol. The album features original music from the 3-parter composed by Academy Award nominees Dustin O’Halloran (Transparent, Like Crazy) & Volker Bertelmann (Adrift, Patrick Melrose) who have previously co-scored the features Lion and The Art of Racing in the Rain. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. A Chrismas Carol is written by Steven Knight based on Charles Dickens’ iconic ghost story, directed by Nick Murphy and stars Guy Pearce as Ebenezer Scrooge, Andy Serkis as Ghost of Christmas Past, as well as Stephen Graham, Charlotte Riley, Joe Alwyn, Vinette Robinson, Jason Flemyng and Kayvan Novak. Read the rest of this entry »
Roque Banos Scoring Remi Weekes’ ‘His House’
Posted: January 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: His House, Remi Weekes, Roque Banos
Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, The Machinist, Sexy Beast, In the Heart of the Sea) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming British thriller His House. The film is written and directed by Remi Weekes and stars Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu and Matt Smith. The movie follows a young refugee couple who makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Orlando von Einsiedel’s ‘Lost and Found’ Short Released
Posted: January 16, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lost and Found, Orlando von Einsiedel, Patrick Jonsson, score, Soundtrack
Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack EP for the National Geographic documentary short Lost and Found. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Patrick Jonsson (Virunga, The White Helmets, Black Earth Rising, On Her Shoulders). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Lost and Found is directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and follows Kamal Hussein, a Rohingya refugee who has dedicated his life to reuniting children with their parents in the world’s largest refugee camp. Watch the full short after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
David Bateman to Score Andrew Lawrence’s ‘Money Plane’
Posted: January 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Lawrence, David Bateman, Money Plane
David Bateman (A New Christmas, The Assault, A Girl Like Her) has been hired to score the upcoming heist thriller Money Plane. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Andrew Lawrence and stars Adam Copeland (a.k.a WWE’s Edge), Kelsey Grammer, Thomas Jane and Denise Richards. The movie follows a professional thief who must rob an futuristic underworld criminal casino on an airplane to settle a debt with his ruthless employer. Lawrence also co-wrote the screenplay with Tim Schaaf. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Jackman to Reteam with Anthony & Joe Russo on ‘Cherry’
Posted: January 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Russo, Cherry, Henry Jackman, Joe Russo
Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Kong: Skull Island) is is set to reteam with directors Anthony & Joe Russo (Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame) on the upcoming drama Cherry. The film’s cast includes Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgard, Jack Reynor, Forrest Goodluck, Ciara Bravo, Jeff Wahlberg, Michael Gandolfini and Kyle Harvey. The movie is based on Nico Walker’s New York Times bestselling novel and tells the true story of the author, a former Army medic who returned from Iraq with extreme undiagnosed PTSD and fell into an opioid addiction and began robbing banks. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludovico Einaudi Scoring Florian Zeller’s ‘The Father’
Posted: January 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Florian Zeller, Ludovico Einaudi, The Father
Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, This Is England, Samba) has composed the music for the upcoming drama The Father. The film is directed by Florian Zeller and stars Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell and Olivia Williams. Zeller also co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liaisons). Philippe Carcassonne (Coco Before Chanel, Adore), Jean-Louis Livi (Wild Grass) and David Parfitt (Shakespeare in Love, My Week with Marilyn) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joachim Holbek, Lone Scherfig, score, Soundtrack, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
PlantSounds has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2002 Danish/Scottish drama Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself co-written and directed by Lone Scherfig and starring Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen and Julia Davis. The 5-track EP features the original score from the Zentropa Entertainment production composed by Joachim Holbek (Europa, Nightwatch, Manderlay, Just Another Love Story). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring Netflix Documentary ‘Into the Deep’
Posted: January 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Emma Sullivan, Into the Deep, Netflix
Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Leave No Trace, Out of the Furnace, Locke, Peaky Blinders) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix documentary Into the Deep. The film is directed by Emma Sullivan who started documenting amateur inventor Peter Madsen in 2016. A year later, Madsen brutally murdered Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine in the waterways outside Copenhagen. Mette Heide (Amanda Knox) and Roslyn Walker are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Paramount Network’s ’68 Whiskey’ to Feature Original Music by Tyler Bates
Posted: January 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 68 Whiskey, Paramount Network, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, John Wick, 300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) is the composer of the new Paramount Network original series 68 Whiskey. The show is developed by Roberto Benabib (Weeds, Kidding) based on the Israeli television series Charlie Golf One and stars Sam Keeley, Jeremy Tardy, Gage Golightly, Cristina Rodlo, Beth Riesgraf, Lamont Thompson, Nicholas Coombe and Derek Theler. The comedic drama follows a multicultural band of Army medics stationed in Afghanistan on a base nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Read the rest of this entry »