Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Ozark, Fear the Walking Dead, American Gods) have been tapped to score the upcoming HBO limited series The Outsider. The show is developed by Richard Price (The Night Of, Ransom) based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel of the same title and stars Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, Jason Bateman, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, Yul Vázquez, Jeremy Bobb and Marc Menchaca. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score HBO’s ‘The Outsider’
Posted: September 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, HBO, Jason Bateman, Saunder Jurriaans, The Outsider
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‘Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, Nick Broomfield, Nick Laird-Clowes, score, Soundtrack
Rhino Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nick Laird-Clowes (About Time, The Invisible Circus, Fierce People, Battle for Haditha). The soundtrack is now available to download and stream on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is directed by Nick Broomfield and focuses on the enduring love between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. The movie centers on their relationship from the early days in Greece to how their love evolved when Leonard became a successful musician. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran & Volker Bertelmann Scoring BBC’s & FX’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
Posted: September 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Christmas Carol, BBC, Dustin O'Halloran, FX, Hauschka, Steven Knight, Volker Bertelmann
Dustin O’Halloran & Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) are teaming up to score upcoming BBC and FX limited series A Christmas Carol. The 3-parter is written by Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Peaky Blinders) based on Charles Dickens’ iconic ghost story 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. Nick Murphy (The Awakening) is directing all episodes. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Performance of ‘Superman – In Concert’ Announced
Posted: September 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: John Williams, Superman
City Light Concerts and Film Concerts Live! have announced the world premiere performance of Superman – In Concert, with the film’s Academy Award-nominated original score composed by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) performed live to picture. Anthony Gabriele will conduct the City Light Symphony Orchestra while the 1978 original Superman movie directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman & Marlon Brando is playing on the big screen. The concerts will take place on May 16 & 17, 2020 at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Argila to Score Spectrum’s ‘Mad About You’ Reboot & Barry Alexander Brown’s ‘Son of the South’
Posted: September 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mad About You, Son of the South, Spectrum, Steven Argila
Steven Argila (Basmati Blues, Wayne, Max Steel, The Thing About My Folks) has been hired to score Spectrum’s reboot of the 90s comedy Mad About You. The show is developed by Peter Tolan (Rescue Me, The Job) and stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt who reprise their roles in the series, as well as Abby Quinn, Anne Ramsey, John Pankow and Richard Kind. Tolan, Hunt and Reiser are also executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production with Brian Volk-Weiss, Michael Pelmont and Matthew Ochacher. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 8, 2019)
Posted: September 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Amie Doherty, Emily Rice, Mateo Messina, Netflix, Tall Girl, The I-Land, Unbelievable, Undone, Will Bates
Premiering on Thursday, September 12, is the Netflix limited series The I-Land created by Neil LaBute and starring Kate Bosworth, Alex Pettyfer, Natalie Martinez, Kyle Schmid, Gilles Geary and Ronald Peet. The show’s original music is composed by Emily Rice. The sci-fi thriller, which follows a group of strangers who fight to survive harsh realities – and the island that traps them stream, will be available to stream on Thursday exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, September 13, is the Netflix original series Unbelievable developed by Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman and starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever. Will Bates (I Origins, The Path, Another Earth, The Looming Tower) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Giancarlo Vulcano Scoring USA’s ‘Briarpatch’
Posted: September 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Greenwald, Briarpatch, Giancarlo Vulcano, USA
Giancarlo Vulcano (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Great News) is the composer of the upcoming USA original series Briarpatch. The show is created by Andy Greenwald and stars Rosario Dawson, Jay F. Ferguson, Edi Gathegi, Kim Dickens and Brian Geraghty. The drama revolves around a Washington political fixer as she returns to her hometown to unravel the mystery surrounding her sister’s death and comes face-to-face with old acquaintances carrying new agendas. Greenwald is also executive producing the UCP production with Sam Esmail & Chad Hamilton (Mr. Robot, Homecoming). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Us’ Live Concert Experience Announced
Posted: September 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Jordan Peele, Michael Abels, Us
AEG and Monkeypaw Productions have announced a live concert event for Jordan Peele’s Us. The film’s composer Michael Abels (Get Out) will be conducting the Hollywood Studio Orchestra and a live choir for a performance of his score while the movie is playing on the big screen. Us in Concert will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA, on October 26, 2019 and will be introduced by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele. Visit AXS.com to purchase tickets. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 6, 2019)
Posted: September 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Lu, Benjamin Wallfisch, Debbie Wiseman, Edie, It: Chapter 2, Ms. Purple, Neil Athale, Next Level, Night Hunter, Peter Raeburn, Roger Suen, Strange But True, The Last Photograph
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the horror movie IT: Chapter Two directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone and Andy Bean. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Annabelle Creation). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Opening in Los Angeles before expanding to more markets over the next couple of weeks is the indie drama Ms. Purple written and directed by Justin Chon and starring Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee. Roger Suen who has previously scored Chon’s first feature Gook has composed the film’s original music. Notefornote Entertainment has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Oscilloscope Laboratories release. Read the rest of this entry »
Kasi Lemmons’ ‘Harriet’ to Feature Original Song ‘Stand Up’ by Cynthia Erivo
Posted: September 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cynthia Erivo, Gabe Fox-Peck, Harriet, Joshuah Brian Campbell, Will Wells
Cynthia Erivo has recorded an original song for the biographical drama Harriet. The song, entitled Stand Up, is co-written by Erivo who also stars in the movie’s title role & Joshuah Brian Campbell and is produced by Will Wells & Gabe Fox-Peck. The track will be featured in the film directed by Kasi Lemmons and also starring Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr. and Joe Alwyn. Terence Blanchard has composed the original score for the drama, which tells the story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and risked her life to lead others to freedom through the network of safehouses known as the Underground Railroad. Read the rest of this entry »
