Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Strange But True. The album features the film’s original music composed by Neil Athale (Wasteland, Golden Years, In a Day, Gloves Off). The soundtrack is now available to download and stream on all major digital music services, including Amazon Music. Strange But True is directed by Rowan Athale and stars Amy Ryan, Nick Robinson, Margaret Qualley, Blythe Danner, Brian Cox, Greg Kinnear and Connor Jessup. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by John Searles and centers on a woman who, five years after the tragic death of her boyfriend, arrives on the doorstep of his family to tell them she is pregnant with his child. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Strange But True’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Neil Athale, Rowan Athale, score, Soundtrack, Strange But True
Soundtrack Album for Sam Taylor-Johnson’s ‘A Million Little Pieces’ to Be Released
Posted: September 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Million Little Pieces, Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne, Leopold Ross, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Soundtrack
Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the A Million Little Pieces. The album features the songs from the movie, including the original song Always There by Greta Van Fleet, as well as tracks by R.E.M., The Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, Loretta Lynn & others. Also included is a suite from the movie’s original score composed by Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Triple 9). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 6 and will be available to download here. A Million Little Pieces is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, Nowhere Boy) and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Giovanni Ribisi, Juliette Lewis, Odessa Young, Dash Mihok and David Dastmalchian. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Night Hunter’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Lu, Benjamin Wallfisch, David Raymond, Night Hunter, Nomis, score, Soundtrack
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Night Hunter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Lu (In Pursuit of Silence) and produced by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 6 and will be available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Night Hunter is directed by David Raymond and stars Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley, Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Fillion, Minka Kelly, Brendan Fletcher and Mpho Koaho. The movie follows an American police force that traps an online predator, only to realize the depth of his crimes goes far beyond anything anticipated. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Armstrong Scoring Gregor Jordan’s ‘Dirt Music’
Posted: September 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Armstrong, Dirt Music, Gregor Jordan
Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, Romeo + Juliet, Love Actually) has recently scored the upcoming British/Australian drama Dirt Music. The film is directed by Gregor Jordan (Buffalo Soldiers, Ned Kelly, The Informers) and stars Kelly Macdonald, Garrett Hedlund, David Wenham, Julia Sarah Stone and Aaron Pedersen. The movie based on the novel of the same title by Tim Winton is set against the landscape of Western Australia and tells an impassioned tale of love and grief. Jack Thorne (Wonder, The Aeronauts) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Goldfinch’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Crowley, score, Soundtrack, The Goldfinch, Trevor Gureckis
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the drama The Goldfinch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Trevor Gureckis (Bloodline). The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, September 6. Visit Amazon to order the CD version and click here to download the album. The Goldfinch is directed by John Crowley (Brooklyn) and stars Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Ashleigh Cummings, Willa Fitzgerald, Aimee Laurence, Denis O’Hare and Boyd Gaines. The movie is based on Donna Tartt’s best-selling novel, which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Swallows of Kabul’ (‘Les Hirondelles de Kaboul’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexis Rault, Eléa Gobé Mévellec., Les Hirondelles de Kaboul, score, Soundtrack, The Swallows of Kabul, Zabou Breitman
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Swallows of Kabul (Les Hirondelles de Kaboul). The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexis Rault (Being 17, Memories, Ladies, Golden Years). The soundtrack is now available digitally overseas. A CD and vinyl version will be released on September 20. No word yet on a domestic release. Visit the British Amazon store to check out the full track list and to listen to audio samples. The Swallows of Kabul directed by Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobé Mévellec is based on the novel of the same title by Yasmina Khadra and follows Mohsen and Zunaira, two young lovers in a Taliban-occupied Kabul. Read the rest of this entry »
BadBadNotGood’s Alex Sowinski & Leland Whitty Scoring Albert Shin’s ‘Clifton Hill’
Posted: September 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Albert Shin, Alex Sowinski, Clifton Hill, Leland Whitty
Alex Sowinski & Leland Whitty of the Canadian instrumental music group BadBadNotGood are making their feature film scoring debut on the upcoming psychological thriller Clifton Hill. The film is directed by Albert Shin and stars Tuppence Middleton, Hannah Gross, David Cronenberg, Eric Johnson, Marie-Josée Croze, Andy McQueen and Noah Reid. The movie follows a troubled young woman returning to her hometown of Niagara Falls, where the memory of a long-ago kidnapping quickly ensnares her. Shin also co-wrote the screenplay with James Schultz. Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash (Closet Monster) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Curious George: Royal Monkey’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amanda McBroom, Andy Grammer, Curious George, Curious George: Royal Monkey, Germaine Franco, Michele Brourman, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Curious George: Royal Monkey. The album features the film’s original score composed by Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, Dope, Vida) . Also included is a new original song written, performed and produced by Andy Grammer, as well as four other original songs written by Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom and performed by Rob Trow. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, September 6 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Curious George: Royal Monkey is directed by Doug Murphy and features the voices of Frank Welker and Jeff Bennett. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score David Silverman’s ‘Extinct’
Posted: September 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Silverman, Extinct, Michael Giacchino, Mick Giacchino
Michael Giacchino has been hired to score the upcoming animated adventure comedy Extinct. He will be co-scoring the project with his son, Mick Giacchino. The film is directed by David Silverman (The Simpsons Movie, Monsters, Inc.) and features the voices of Adam Devine, Rachel Bloom, Zazie Beetz, Ken Jeong, Jim Jefferies, Catherine O’Hara, Reggie Watts and Alex Borstein. The movie follows two donut-shaped animals called flummels as they accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai where they discover traffic, trans fats, and the fact that flummels have become extinct. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rocketman: Live in Concert’ Event Announced
Posted: September 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Elton John, Rocketman
Endeavor Content and Black Ink Presents have announced a one-night only performance of Paramount Pictures’ Rocketman: Live in Concert on October 17, 2019 at the historic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The event will feature the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra playing live-to-picture all the songs from the film during a special screening of the biographical musical drama Rocketman. The film’s subject, Elton John, and Taron Egerton, who portrayed John in the movie, will join the orchestra for a special performance. John Beal will conduct the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra. Read the rest of this entry »