Mark Orton has recently scored the upcoming drama The Last Shift. The film is written and directed by Andrew Cohn (Night School, Warriors of Liberty City) and stars Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker, Allison Tolman and Ed O’Neill. The movie centers on an aging fast food worker as he prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 year. Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa (Little Miss Sunshine, Election) are producing the project with Sam Bisbee (The Hero, Cop Car), Alex Lipschultz (Lovesong, Menashe) and Bert Kern. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Orton Scoring Andrew Cohn’s ‘The Last Shift’
Posted: December 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Cohn, Mark Orton, The Last Shift
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‘Klaus’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alfonso Gonzalez Aguilar, Klaus, Netflix, score, Sergio Pablos, Soundtrack
Epic Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix animated film Klaus. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Alfonso Aguilar (Perdida, You Shall Not Sleep). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released the Zara Larsson-performed original song Invisible, which is also included on the full soundtrack album. Klaus is directed by Sergio Pablos and features the voices of Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Joan Cusack, Will Sasso and Norm Macdonald. The movie centers on a selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker who form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro to Score Maya Forbes’ & Wally Wolodarsky’s ‘The Good House’
Posted: December 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Maya Forbes, The Good House, Theodore Shapiro, Wally Wolodarsky
Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, Spy) has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy drama The Good House. The film is written and directed by Maya Forbes & Wally Wolodarsky and stars Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Beverly D’Angelo, David Rasche, Rebecca Henderson, Molly Brown, Kathryn Erbe and Kelly AuCoin. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name by Ann Leary and revolves around a New England realtor who lives in a small town on Boston’s North Shore and whose life starts to unravel as she rekindles an old romance. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 29, 2019)
Posted: December 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dare Me, David Arnold, Deputy, Dracula, Fox, Gabriel Mounsey, Johnny Klimek, Jonathan Sanford, Messiah, Michael Price, Michael Yezerski, Netflix, USA
Premiering tonight is the USA original series Dare Me created by Megan Abbott based on her novel and starring Herizen Guardiola, Marlo Kelly, Willa Fitzgerald, Rob Heaps, Zach Roerig and Paul Fitzgerald. The show’s original music is composed by Jonathan Sanford. The drama, which dives into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, will air Sunday nights on USA. Visit the official show website for updates.
Premiering on Wednesday, January 1, is the Netflix original series Messiah created by Michael Petroni and starring Michelle Monaghan, John Ortiz, Tomer Sisley, Mehdi Dehbi, John Ortiz, Melinda Page Hamilton, Stefania LaVie Owen, Jane Adams, Sayyid El Alami, Fares Landoulsi and Wil Traval. Johnny Klimek (Run Lola Run, One Hour Photo, Cloud Atlas, Deadwood) and Gabriel Mounsey are composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score Thomas Bezucha’s ‘Let Him Go’
Posted: December 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Let Him Go, Michael Giacchino, Thomas Bezucha
Michael Giacchino has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Let Him Go. The film is written and directed by Thomas Bezucha and stars Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Lesley Manville, Will Brittain, Jeffrey Donovan, Kayli Carter and Booboo Stewart. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Larry Watson and follows a retired sheriff and his wife as they leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson and discover that he is in the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 27, 2019)
Posted: December 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 1917, Alexandre Desplat, Clemency, Howard Shore, Joel P. West, Just Mercy, Kathryn Bostic, Little Women, Spies in Disguise, The Song of Names, Theodore Shapiro, Thomas Newman
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the new film adaptation of Little Women written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also playing nationwide is the animated feature Spies in Disguise directed by Troy Quane & Nick Bruno and starring Will Smith, Tom Holland, Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled and Masi Oka. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, Bombshell, Tropic Thunder) has composed the film’s original score. Fox Music/Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full details) and RCA Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Ehrlich Scoring Freeform’s ‘Party of Five’ Reboot
Posted: December 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freeform, Jon Ehrlich, Party of Five
Jon Ehrlich (House, Parenthood, Goliath, About a Boy) is composing the original score for Freeform’s new reboot of Party of Five. The show is created by Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser based on their 90s hit Fox series and stars Brandon Larracuente, Emily Tosta, Niko Guardado and Elle Paris Legaspi. The drama follows the five Acosta children as they navigate daily life struggles to survive as a family unit after their parents are suddenly deported back to Mexico. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Mandalorian’ Chapter 8 Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney, Ludwig Göransson, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars, The Mandalorian
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Disney+ original Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The album features the original music from the eighth episode and Season 1 finale of the show composed by Academy Award winner Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Community, Venom, Tenet). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The label has previously released soundtracks for the series’ first seven chapters over the last couple of weeks. The Mandalorian is developed and executive produced by Jon Favreau and stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, Werner Herzog and Nick Nolte. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr Scoring Alan Ball’s ‘Uncle Frank’
Posted: December 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Ball, Nathan Barr, Uncle Frank
Composer Nathan Barr (The House with a Clock in Its Walls, The Americans, Hostel, Cabin Fever) is reuniting with writer/director Alan Ball on the upcoming drama Uncle Frank. The film is written and directed by Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under) and stars Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn, Judy Greer and Margo Martindale. The movie is set in 1973 and follows a 18-year-old and her uncle Frank as they take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch’s funeral and unexpectedly joined by Frank’s lover. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Courier’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Edward Barker, score, Soundtrack, The Courier, Tim Despic, Zackary Adler
Varese Sarabande and Music.Film Recordings have released a soundtrack album for the action thriller The Courier. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Edward Barker (Lean on Pete, Mara) and Tim Despic (Precious Cargo, Final Score, Heist). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Courier is directed by Zackary Adler and stars Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson, Greg Orvis Conway, Craig Conway, William Moseley and Dermot Mulroney. The movie follows a female motorcycle courier who must fight off a sadistic crime bosses henchmen in order to protect the one witness that can bring him down. Read the rest of this entry »
