Artistically Premium Entertainment LLC and Lightyear Entertainment have announced a soundtrack album for the music documentary 16 Bars. The album features the songs from the movie by Teddy Kane, Garland Carr, Anthony Johnston and Devonte James. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 8, 2019 and is now available for pre-order here. A vinyl edition is also set to come out on the same day and is available to order on Amazon. 16 Bars is directed by Samuel Bathrick and follows a unique rehabilitation effort in a Virginia jail that invites inmates to write and record original music and collaborate on an album with Grammy-winning recording artist, Todd “Speech” Thomas, from the hip-hop group Arrested Development. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury Scoring FX’s ‘Devs’
Posted: October 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Garland, Ben Salisbury, Devs, FX, Geoff Barrow
Composers Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Hanna, Luce, Free Fire) are reteaming with writer/director Alex Garland on the upcoming FX limited series Devs. The show is created by Garland and stars Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jin Ha, Zach Grenier, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny and Alison Pill. The sci-fi thriller revolves around a young computer engineer as she investigates the secretive development division of her employer who she believes are behind the murder of her boyfriend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Tree’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Segun Akinola, Shola Amoo, Soundtrack, The Last Tree
Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the British drama The Last Tree. The album features the film’s original music composed by Segun Akinola (Doctor Who) who recorded his score with the Chamber Orchestra of London. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 9 and will be available to stream and download on Amazon Music. The Last Tree is written and directed by Shola Amoo and stars Sam Adewunmi, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Denise Black, Tai Golding and Nicholas Pinnock. The movie follows a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner London to live with his mum, where he struggles with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary to Appear at 10th Fans of Film Music Event
Posted: October 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Bear McCreary, Fans of Film Music
Emmy Award-winning composer Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) will be participating at the 10th Annual Fans of Film Music event, which will take place at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Vitello’s Restaurant in Los Angeles, CA. The composer will talk about his career, his process and his recent credits including Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Child’s Play, Happy Death Day 2U, his relationship with legendary composer Elmer Bernstein and more. The event is sponsored by The Academy Of Scoring Arts. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Amazing Mr. Blunden’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elmer Bernstein, score, Soundtrack, The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1972 British mystery drama The Amazing Mr. Blunden written and directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosalyn Landor, Marc Granger and Diana Dors. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, Airplane, Far from Heaven). For the full album details and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.
Mark Isham to Score Dean Parisot’s ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’
Posted: October 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bill & Ted Face the Music, Dean Parisot, Mark Isham
Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant) has signed on to score the upcoming sci-fi comedy sequel Bill & Ted Face the Music. The film is directed by Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest, RED 2) and stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, Jillian Bell, Kristen Schaal, Anthony Carrigan, Kid Cudi, William Sadler, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Amy Stoch, Hal Landon Jr., Erinn Hayes, Beck Bennett. The movie follows the title characters when they are visited by a messenger from the future who warns them that only their song can save life as we know it. Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Now You See Me) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Corporate Animals’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Corporate Animals, Michael Yezerski, Patrick Brice, score, Soundtrack
Spoon Music has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Corporate Animals. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, Mr. Inbetween, The Devil’s Candy, Mental, The Little Death). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Corporate Animals is directed by directed by Patrick Brice and stars Demi Moore, Ed Helms, Jessica Williams, Karan Soni, Calum Worthy and Nasim Pedrad. The movie centers on an egotistical CEO as she orders her staff to attend a corporate team-building caving weekend in New Mexico, and disaster strikes suddenly, trapping them all underground. Read the rest of this entry »
David Arnold Scoring Channel 4’s ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’
Posted: October 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Channel 4, David Arnold, Robbie Williams, The Tiger Who Came to Tea
David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Sherlock, Tomorrow Never Dies) has announced that he is composing the music for the upcoming Channel 4 animated holiday special The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The composer also co-wrote the original song Hey Tiger! with Don Black that will be performed by Robbie Williams. The animated short is directed by Robin Shaw (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, Clara Ross, Tamsin Grieg, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Game of Thrones: The Last Watch’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, Hannah Peel, HBO, Jeanie Finlay, score, Soundtrack
HBO has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Game of Thrones: The Last Watch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hannah Peel (Kiss Me First) who received an Emmy Award nomination for her score this year. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Game of Thrones: The Last Watch is directed by Jeanie Finlay and chronicles the creation of the Emmy Award-winning HBO show’s most ambitious and complicated season. The movie follows the crew and the cast as they contend with extreme weather, punishing deadlines and an ever-excited fandom hungry for spoilers. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 6, 2019)
Posted: October 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adult Swim, Anton Sanko, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Batwoman, Blake Neely, Fractured, Hulu, Jason Lazarus, Jeff Garber, Joanne Higginbottom, Joseph Trapanese, Little Monsters, Nancy Drew, Natalie Holt, Netflix, PBS, Piers Burbrook de Vere, Press, Primal, Sherri Chung, Siddhartha Khosla, The CW, Tyler Bates
Premiering tonight is the new CW drama Batwoman developed by Caroline Dries & Greg Berlanti based on the DC Comics characters and starring Ruby Rose, Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson, Nicole Kang, Rachel Skarsten, Dougray Scott and Elizabeth Anweis. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl) & Sherri Chung (Riverdale, Blindspot). Check out our previous article and visit the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on The CW.
Also premiering tonight is the British mini-series Press created by Mike Bartlett and starring Charlotte Riley, Ben Chaplin, Priyanga Burford and David Suchet. Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, Knightfall, Beecham House, Three Girls) has composed the show’s original music. The series aired last year in the UK on BBC and is making its U.S. debut tonight on PBS as part of its Masterpiece series. Visit the official show website for more information about the 6-parter, which will air every Sunday night. Read the rest of this entry »
