Charlie Mole is reuniting with director Oliver Parker on the upcoming British comedy Swimming with Men. The film stars Rob Brydon, Jim Carter, Jane Horrocks, Adeel Akhtar, Daniel Mays, Charlotte Riley, Thomas Turgoose, Rupert Graves and Nathaniel Parker. The movie tells the story of a man suffering a mid-life crisis who finds new meaning to his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronized swimming team. Aschlin Ditta (Scenes of a Sexual Nature) wrote the screenplay inspired by the 2010 documentary Men Who Swim. Read the rest of this entry »
Charlie Mole to Score Oliver Parker’s ‘Swimming with Men’
Posted: November 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Mole, Oliver Parker, Swimming with Men
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Nate Heller Scoring Marielle Heller’s ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’
Posted: November 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Marielle Heller, Nate Heller
Nate Heller is reteaming with director Marielle Heller to score the upcoming comedy Can You Ever Forgive Me?. The film starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin, Dolly Wells, Anna Deavere Smith and Jennifer Westfeldt is based on Lee Israel’s memoir of the same title and revolves around the journalist who had fallen on hard times in the early 90s and began selling letters that she had forged from deceased writers and actors. Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said, Friends with Money) wrote the screenplay. Anne Carey (Mr. Holmes, Adventureland, The American) and Amy Nauiokas (10’000 Saints) are producing the project with David Yarnell. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell to Score HBO’s ‘Succession’
Posted: November 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam McKay, HBO, Jesse Armstrong, Nicholas Britell, Succession
Nicholas Britell is making his TV show scoring debut on the upcoming HBO original series Succession. The political drama is created by Jesse Armstrong (In the Loop, Four Lions) and stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Hiam Abbas, Alan Ruck, Rob Yang, Parker Sawvers, and Peter Friedman. The show is described as the saga of the Roys, a fictional American global-media family that is not only rich and powerful but also powerfully dysfunctional. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Thelma’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joachim Trier, Ola Flottum, score, Soundtrack, Thelma
The Orchard will release a soundtrack album for Joachim Trier’s supernatural thriller Thelma. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ola Flottum (Force Majeure) who previously scored the director’s previous features, Louder Than Bombs, Reprise and Oslo, August 31st . The soundtrack will be released on November 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Thelma is co-written and directed by Trier and stars Eili Harboe, Okay Kaya, Henrik Rafaelsen and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. The movie centers on Norwegian student who falls in love and discovers she has terrifying and inexplicable powers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bookshop’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alfonso de Vilallonga, Isabel Coixet, score, Soundtrack, The Bookshop
A soundtrack album will be released for Isabel Coixet’s drama The Bookshop. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alfonso de Vilallonga (Snow White, Transsiberian) who previously scored the director’s My Life Without Me. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 10, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Bookshop is written and directed by Coixet (The Secret Life of Words, Elegy) and stars Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson. The movie based on Penelope Fitzgerald’s novel is set in England in 1959 in a small East Anglian town and follows a woman who decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Bad Moms Christmas, Bad Moms, Christopher Lennertz, Soundtrack
Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel A Bad Moms Christmas. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including The Lumineers, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, DNCE, Little Mix & more. Also included are three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Baywatch, Ride Along, Identity Thief, Agent Carter) who previously scored last year’s original film. The composer also produced the track 12 Days of Christmas performed by Colbie Caillat feat. Aloe Blacc and arranged by Chris Walden. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A Bad Moms Christmas is written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Cheryl Hines, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley, David Walton, Christine Baranski and Susan Sarandon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Lisa Loeb, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services will release a soundtrack album for the new Amazon original series If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The album features the original songs from the show’s first season written and performed by Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, November 7, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Loeb previously contributed a new song to last year’s holiday special If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is based on the books by Laura Numeroff (Dennis the Menace) & Felicia Bond and is executive produced by Numeroff, Bond and Ken Scarborough who also serves as head writer. The animated series follows the adventures of Mouse, Oliver, Moose, Pig, Cat, and Dog. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lady Bird’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Greta Gerwig, Jon Brion, Lady Bird, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Greta Gerwig’s comedy Lady Bird. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Magnolia, Paranorman, I Heart Huckabees, Trainwreck). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 10 (click here to pre-order) and physically next month. Visit Amazon to order the CD version. Lady Bird marks the directorial debut Gerwig and stars Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Beanie Feldstein, Lucas Hedges and Timothée Chalamet. The movie revolves around a rebellious young woman who navigates the pressures and constraints of Catholic school and life in Sacremento. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Columbus’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Columbus, Hammock, Kogonada, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie drama Columbus. The album features the film’s original music composed by the post-rock band Hammock. The soundtrack is now available digitally and can be downloaded on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Columbus is written and directed by Kogonada and stars John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin and Michelle Forbes. The movie revolves around a Koreana man who finds himself stranded in the titular Indiana town after his father falls gravely ill and strikes up a friendship with an architectural enthusiast struggling with her own parental issues. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jeepers Creepers 3’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Morgan Smith, Jeepers Creepers 3, score, Soundtrack
Screamworks Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Jeepers Creepers 3. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Morgan Smith. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Jeepers Creepers 3 is written and directed by Victor Salva and stars Jonathan Breck, Meg Foster, Gabrielle Haugh, Chester Rushing, Stan Shaw, Brandon Smith and Gina Philips. The sequel follows a sergeant and his task force who embark on a mission to destroy the Creeper on its last day of feeding. The movie was released in select theaters on September 26 & October 4 as a Fathom event and will be arriving on Blu-ray and DVD on December 26, 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
