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 »
Craig Armstrong Scoring Gregor Jordan’s ‘Dirt Music’
Posted: September 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Armstrong, Dirt Music, Gregor Jordan
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‘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 »
‘Next Level’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ilyssa Goodman, Next Level, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the dance drama Next Level. The album features the songs from the film performed by the movie’s cast, as well as the theme song Next Level performed by Elyse. The soundtrack is now available to download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Next Level is directed by Ilyssa Goodman and stars Chloe East, Brooke Butler, Chloe Lukasiak, Hayden Summerall, Will Simmon, Lauren Orlando, Ellarose Kaylor and Emily Skinner. The movie follows a group of teens competing for best performer of the summer at Next Level, a specialized dance/hip-hop/songwriting performing arts program. Read the rest of this entry »
Toby Chu to Score Netflix’s ‘Centaurworld’
Posted: September 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Centaurworld, Netflix, Toby Chu
Netflix has announced that Toby Chu (Bao, Unforgettable, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, Covert Affairs) is scoring the upcoming animated series Centaurworld. The show is created by Megan Nicole Dong (Pinky Malinky) and revolves around a hardened war horse that is transported away from battle and finds herself in a land that’s inhabited by silly, singing centaurs of all shapes and sizes. Dong is also executive producing the project with Dominic Bisignano (Star vs the Forces of Evil). Each episode will also include original songs in a variety of genres. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Halloween’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: September 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, David Gordon Green, Halloween, John Carpenter, score, Soundtrack
Sacred Bones Records will release a new soundtrack album for last year’s Halloween sequel. The album features the expanded original score from the movie composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, including almost 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The soundtrack will be released on October 18, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has released the original soundtrack album for the movie last October. Halloween is written and directed by David Gordon Green and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner and Nick Castle. Read the rest of this entry »
