Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp) has been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi fantasy drama Spontaneous. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Brian Duffield (Jane Got a Gun, Insurgent, The Babysitter) and stars Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel, Yvonne Orji, Chris Shields, Laine MacNeil, Clive Holloway and Bzhaun Rhoden. The movie is based on the YA novel of the same name by Aaron Starmer and centers on a teenager whose life is forever changed when students in her senior class explode for no discernible reason. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Brian Duffield’s ‘Spontaneous’
Posted: December 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Duffield, Happily, Joseph Trapanese, Spontaneous
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‘Hold On’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hold On, Micayla De Ette, Soundtrack, Tarek Tohme
A soundtrack album has been released for the drama Hold On. The album features the songs from the movie performed by singer/songwriter Micayla De Ette. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Hold On is written and directed by Tarek Tohme and stars De Ette and Tohme, alongside Luis Guzman, Maurice Benard, Flavor Flav, and Beth Grant. The movie follows a an overlooked singing prodigy who embarks on an unlikely journey with the son of a famed music manager to keep her dreams alive and save her brother from a life of addiction on Los Angeles’ Skid Row. Read the rest of this entry »
Murray Gold Scoring ITV/AMC’s ‘Quiz’
Posted: December 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ITV, James Graham, Murray Gold, Quiz, Stephen Frears
Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Years and Years) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming ITV/AMC limited series Quiz. The show is directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena, Dangerous Liaisons), written by James Graham (Brexit, A Brilliant Young Mind) and stars Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Sheen, Sian Clifford, Mark Bonnar, Helen McCrory, Michael Jibson and Aisling Bea. The 3-parter tells the story of how Charles and Diana Ingram attempted an audacious heist on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Legado en los huesos’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fernando González Molina, Fernando Velazquez, Legado en los huesos, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records and Atresmúsica have released a soundtrack album for the Spanish thriller Legado en los huesos. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Mama, Hercules, A Monster Calls, The Orphanage, Devil). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio clips. A CD version is available to order on Quartet’s official website. Legado en los huesos is directed by Fernando González Molina and stars Marta Etura, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Elvira Mínguez, Pedro Casablanc, Carlos Librado, Itziar Aizpuru and Colin McFarlane. Read the rest of this entry »
SCL Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: SCL Awards
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominations for the inaugural SCL Awards. Here are the nominees:
Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film:
Michael Abels – Us
Michael Giacchino – Jojo Rabbit
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Alan Silvestri – Avengers: Endgame Read the rest of this entry »
Showtime’s ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ to Feature Original Score by Heather McIntosh & Allyson Newman
Posted: December 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allyson Newman, Heather McIntosh, Showtime, The L Word, The L Word: Generation Q
Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah, 6 Balloons) and Allyson Newman (Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, Kusama: Infinity) are composing the original score for the new Showtime original series The L Word: Generation Q. The show is created by Ilene Chaiken (who served as the creator/showrunner of the original The L Word series) & new showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan and stars Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey who are reprising their roles from the original series. They are joined by new cast members Arienne Mandi, Leo Sheng, Jacqueline Toboni, Rosanny Zayas and Sepideh Moafi. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Dave Franco’s ‘The Rental’
Posted: December 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, Dave Franco, Saunder Jurriaans, The Rental
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Ozark, Fear the Walking Dead) are scoring the upcoming horror thriller The Rental. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Dave Franco and stars Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Shelia Vand and Jeremy Allen White. The movie follows two couples who embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. Franco also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Swanberg (Easy, Digging for Fire). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Final Season of History’s ‘Vikings’ to Be Released
Posted: December 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: History, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris, Vikings
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the History original series Vikings. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s sixth and final season composed by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (The Tudors, The Borgias, Immortals, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Hunter Killer). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 6 and will be available to download here. The label has previously released three soundtrack albums for the drama’s first three seasons. Vikings is created by Michael Hirst and stars Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Clive Standen, John Kavanagh and Moe Dunford. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran & Volker Bertelmann to Score Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite’
Posted: December 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ammonite, Dustin O'Halloran, Francis Lee, Hauschka, Volker Bertelmann
Dustin O’Halloran and Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) have been hired to score the upcoming British drama Ammonite. The film is written and directed by Francis Lee and stars Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, James McArdle, Alec Secareanu and Fiona Shaw. The movie is set in 1840s England and centers on an infamous fossil hunter and a young woman who are sent to convalesce by the sea and develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Return from Witch Mountain’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Hough, Lalo Schifrin, Return From Witch Mountain, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1978 sci-fi adventure Return from Witch Mountain directed by John Hough and starring Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann. The album features the original music from the Walt Disney Pictures production composed by Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, Rush Hour, Bullit). Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the 2-CD set, which features the complete score on the first disc and an “album presentation” on the second disc. Read the rest of this entry »
