Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Ozark, Fear the Walking Dead) are scoring the upcoming horror thriller Countdown. The film is written and directed by Justin Dec and stars Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne and Peter Facinelli. The movie follows a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die and tells her she only has three days to live. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Justin Dec’s ‘Countdown’
Posted: October 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Countdown, Danny Bensi, Justin Dec, Saunder Jurriaans
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Soundtrack Album for Eddie Murphy’s ‘Harlem Nights’ Announced
Posted: October 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don Siegel, Eddie Murphy, Harlem Nights, Herbie Hancock, Nelson Riddle, Rough Cut
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1989 crime comedy drama Harlem Nights directed by Eddie Murphy who also stars in the movie, alongside Richard Pryor, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Belinda Tolbert and Jasmine Guy. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Academy Award winner Herbie Hancock (Round Midnight, Death Wish, Blow Up). Also included are the jazz standards by Duke Ellington, specifically recorded for the movie and produced by Hancock. Visit the label’s official website to order the limited edition CD and to listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
John Lunn to Score ITV’s & Epix’s ‘Belgravia’
Posted: October 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Belgravia, Epix, ITV, John Lunn, Julian Fellowes
Composer John Lunn is reuniting with writer/producer Julian Fellowes on the upcoming ITV and Epix limited series Belgravia. The show is written by Fellowes based on his bestselling novel of the same title and stars Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Harriet Walter, Alice Eve, Tara Fitzgerald, Ella Purnell, Richard Goulding, James Fleet, Adam James, Paul Ritter and Saskia Reeves. The drama is set in 19th Century London and tellls a story of secrets and dishonor in the upper echelon of London society. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Debt Collector’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jesse V. Johnson, score, Sean Murray, Soundtrack, The Debt Collector
A soundtrack album has been released for the action thriller The Debt Collector. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sean Murray (Accident Man, Avengement, Deep Blue Sea 2, Walk. Ride. Rodeo.). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download here. A CD version is also being released today and is now available to order on Amazon. The Debt Collector is directed by Jesse V. Johnson and stars Scott Adkins, Rachel Brann, Danice Cabanela and Louis Mandylor. The movie centers on a classically-trained martial artist who goes to work as a mob debt collector, when a client drags him into a situation deeper than could ever be anticipated. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton to Score Cathy Yan’s ‘Birds of Prey’
Posted: September 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Birds of Prey, Cathy Yan, Daniel Pemberton
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ocean’s 8) has been hired to score the upcoming superhero movie Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). The film is directed by Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) and stars Margot Robbie who is reprising her role as Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad. She is joined by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco and Ali Wong. Christina Hodson (Bumblebee) wrote the screenplay based on the DC Comics title created by Jordan B. Gorfinkel & Chuck Dixon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Frozen 2’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frozen, Frozen 2, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Disney Animation’s sequel Frozen 2. The album the original songs from the movie written by Academy Award winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez and performed the film’s voice cast, as well as three end credits songs by Panic! At The Disco, Kacey Musgraves and Weezer. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 15, 2019. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl version (which includes the first eight cast songs) and click here to order the digital version. The label will also release a separate album featuring Christophe Beck’s original score from the movie, as well as a digital deluxe edition featuring both songs and score on the same date. More details will be announced soon. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Margeson & Dominic Lewis to Score ‘The King’s Man’
Posted: September 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominic Lewis, Kingsman, Matthew Margeson, Matthew Vaughn, The King's Man
Matthew Margeson (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Rocketman, Eddie the Eagle) and Dominic Lewis (Peter Rabbit, The Man in the High Castle, Money Monster) are teaming up to score the upcoming Kingsman prequel The King’s Man. The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Layer Cake, Kick-Ass) and stars Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou and Charles Dance. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bravest’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Peter Kam, score, Soundtrack, The Bravest, Tony Chan
WM China has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese action drama The Bravest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Peter Kam (Dragon, Cold War, Finding Mr. Right). The soundtrack is now available to stream on Amazon Music, where you can also listen to audio clips. Also available now is the movie’s title song performed by Lei Jia (click here to stream). The Bravest is directed by Tony Chan and stars Huang Xiaoming, Du Jiang, Yang Zi, Tan Zhuo and Zhang Zehan. The movie is based on the oil pipeline disaster that took place in China’s Liaoning Province in 2010 and follows a group of Chinese firefighters as they struggle to contain a huge fire after an oil pipeline explodes. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 29, 2019)
Posted: September 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Sherman, Bless the Harts, Carl Thiel, Epix, Fox, Godfather of Harlem, In the Tall Grass, Kris Bowers, Mark Isham, Mark Korven, Netflix, Raising Dion, Seis Manos
Premiering tonight is the Epix original series Godfather of Harlem created by Chris Brancato & Paul Eckstein and starring Forest Whitaker, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Nigél Thatch, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucy Fry, Paul Sorvino, Giancarlo Esposito and Rafi Gavron. The show’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, The Accountant, Once Upon a Time). Epic Records has released the drama’s main titles song Just In Case performed by Swizz Beatz, Rick Ross & DMX and will release a full soundtrack album soon (click here for more details).
Also premiering tonight is the Fox animated comedy Bless the Harts created by Emily Spivey and starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell and Ike Barinholtz. Andrew Sherman (Game Day, A Very Serious Person) is composing the show’s original music and has also composed the theme. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air every Sunday night on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for AMC’s ‘Preacher’ Released
Posted: September 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Dave Porter, Preacher, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released the first soundtrack album for the AMC original series Preacher. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Flesh and Bone). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Preacher is developed by Sam Catlin, Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen based on the comic book franchise of the same name and stars Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Anatol Yusef, W. Earl Brown, Ian Colletti, Graham McTavish, Pip Torrens and Noah Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »
