Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the British crime thriller Rise of the Footsoldier 3. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Edward Barker (Lean on Pete, London Heist) & Tim Despic (Heist, Precious Cargo). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Rise of the Footsoldier 3 is directed by Zackary Alder and stars Craig Fairbass, Terry Stone, Shaun Ryder, JJ Hamblett, Larry Lamb and Jamie Foreman. The movie is based on the real-life story of the Rettendon Triple Murders, known as the “Range Rover murders” and tells the story of Pat Tate’s rise to notoriety in Essex gangland. Read the rest of this entry »
Decca Records to Release ‘The Shape of Water’ Soundtrack
Posted: November 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo Del Toro, score, Soundtrack, The Shape of Water
Decca Records will release the official soundtrack album for Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy drama The Shape of Water. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla). The soundtrack will be released physically on December 8, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version is expected to be released on December 1. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 5, 2017)
Posted: November 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Taylor, Damnation, Daniel Hart, Jeff Beal, Mondo Boys, Nat Geo, Showtime, SMILF, Starz, The Girlfriend Experience, The Long Road Home, USA
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series SMILF created by Frankie Shaw who also stars in the comedy alongside Miguel Gomez, Rosie O’Donnell and Samara Weaving. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, The Exorcist) is composing the show’s original music. Zoe Keating and Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Star Trek: Discovery) also contributed additional music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime.
Also premiering tonight is the second season of the Starz original series The Girlfriend Experience created by Amy Seimetz & Lodge Kerrigan, executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and starring Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Narges Rashidi, Carmen Ejogo, Tunde Adebimpe, Harmony Korine and Morgana Davies. Mondo Boys (Phoenix Forgotten, Dave Made a Maze) have joined the project as new composers this season. They follow Shane Carruth who scored last year’s first season of the drama. For updates on the series, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
’12 Monkeys’ Season 3 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 12 Monkeys, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Barton, Syfy
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the Syfy original series 12 Monkeys. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Stephen Barton (Titanfall, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay , Jennifer’s Body, Unlocked). The soundtrack is set to be released physically on December 15, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital release is also expected to come out within the next few weeks. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring Trevor Rabin’s & Paul Linford’s score from the first season of the series. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jungle’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Greg Mclean, Johnny Klimek, Jungle, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the thriller Jungle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, The International, Sense8, One Hour Photo). The soundtrack will be physically on December 8, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A digital release within the next few weeks. Jungle is directed by Greg McLean who previously collaborated with Klimek on Wolf Creek 2 & The Darkness and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschman, Alex Russell and Joel Jackson. The movie follows an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 3, 2017)
Posted: November 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Bad Moms Christmas, Andrew Hollander, Blade of the Immortal, Christopher Lennertz, Graham Reynolds, Jon Brion, Koji Endo, Lady Bird, Last Flag Flying, LBJ, Marc Shaiman, Mark Mothersbaugh, My Friend Dahmer, Thor: Ragnarok
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums). Hollywood Records/Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Visit our previous article for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the comedy A Bad Moms Christmas written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Cheryl Hines, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley, David Walton, Christine Baranski and Susan Sarandon. Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Baywatch, Ride Along, Agent Carter) who previously scored the original film has composed the sequel’s score. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Taylor Scoring USA’s ‘Damnation’
Posted: November 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Taylor, Damnation, Tony Tost, USA
Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Before I Fall) is scoring the new USA original series Damnation. The show is created by Tony Tost (Longmire) and stars Killian Scott, Logan Marshall-Green, Sarah Jones, Chasten Harmon, Melinda Page Hamilton, Christopher Heyerdahl and Joe Adler. The period drama is set in the 1930s and follows a man masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Doyle to Score Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Artemis Fowl’
Posted: November 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Artemis Fowl, Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle confirmed in an interview with HeyUGuys at the world premiere of Murder on the Orient Express in London this week that he will be reteaming with Kenneth Branagh on the director’s upcoming film adaptation of Artemis Fowl. The movie is based on Eoin Colfer’s children’s books, which follow the 12-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II, whose plot to extort gold from the secret Fairy People puts him directly in the crosshairs of some of the most dangerous creatures on earth. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Long Road Home’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Nat Geo, Soundtrack, The Long Road Home
Capitol Nashville has released a soundtrack album for the National Geograhic event series The Long Road Home. The album features songs from and inspired by the show by artists including Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Eric Paslay, Darius Rucker, Hayes Carll, Dixie Chicks, Ryan Adams, Kip Moore, John Mellencamp & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A separate soundtrack featuring Jeff Beal’s score from the drama is also in the works. The Long Road Home is developed by Mikko Alanne and stars Michael Kelly, Jason Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto and Noel Fisher, Jon Beavers, E.J. Bonilla, Jorge Diaz, Darius Homayoun and Patrick Schwarzenegger. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark’ Music to Be Released
Posted: November 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark, Tyler Bates
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music will release the original music from the Disneyland theme park attraction Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark. Tyler Bates (300, John Wick, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead, The Punisher) who previously scored both Guardians of the Galaxy movies wrote a song for the experience. The track will be released as a digital single tomorrow, November 3 and will be available to download on Amazon. Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark takes place after the events of Mission Breakout! and follows Rocket as he returns and has guests distract all of the escaped creatures so he can find and rescue Groot. Read the rest of this entry »
