Harry Gregson-Williams is set to reunite with Antoine Fuqua on the upcoming action thriller sequel The Equalizer 2. The film stars Denzel Washington, Melissa Leo and Bill Pullman who reprise their characters from the original movie. They are joined by Pedro Pascal and Ashton Anders. Richard Wenk wrote the screenplay. Jason Blumenthal & Todd Black (The Pursuit of Happyness, Seven Pounds), Washington, Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump, Mace Neufeld (Patriot Games, Invictus), Alex Siskin and Tony Eldridge are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Return for ‘The Equalizer 2’
Posted: November 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antoine Fuqua, Harry Gregson-Williams, The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2
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‘Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Luciani, Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You, Matthew Gerrard, Richard Evans, score, Soundtrack
Epic Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated movie Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You. The album features the original song Lil Snowman performed by Mariah Carey, as well as a new versions of classic christmas songs from the film performed by the singer/songwriter and Breanna Yde. Also included are three tracks from the movie’s score composed by Richard Evans, Matthew Gerrard & Marco Luciani. The soundtrack will be released on November 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is directed by Guy Vasilovich and features the voices of Carey, Yde, Henry Winkler, Lacey Chabert, Phil Morris, Laya Hayes and Keiko Agena. Read the rest of this entry »
James Edward Barker to Score Scott Mann’s ‘Final Score’
Posted: November 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Final Score, James Edward Barker, Scott Mann
James Edward Barker has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller Final Score. The film is directed by Scott Mann and stars Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan, Alexandra Dinu, Ray Stevenson and Julian Cheung. The movie follows an ex-soldier who must use all his military skills to save a 35,000 capacity crowd stadium that is seized during a sporting event by a group of heavily armed criminals. The Brothers Lynch wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Frank (The Tournament). Marc Goldberg is producing the project with Robert Jones (Dirty Pretty Things, Centurion), James Harris & Mark Lane (47 Meters Down) and Wayne Marc Godfrey (The Foreigner). Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring ‘A Vigilante’
Posted: October 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Vigilante, Danny Bensi, Sarah Daggar-Nickson, Saunder Jurriaans
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurrriaans are composing the music for the upcoming crime thriller A Vigilante. The film is written and directed by Sarah Daggar-Nickson and stars Olivia Wilde, Tonye Patano, Betsy Aidem and David Shumbris. The movie centers on a woman who helps victims seeking revenge against their domestic abusers. Andrew D. Corkin (Emelie, Big Significant Things) Lars Knudsen (The Witch, American Honey, Beginners), Ambyr Childers, Wilde and Allison Carter are producing the project. A Vigilante is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere in 2018. Read the rest of this entry »
Evgueni & Sacha Galperine to Score Barry Levinson’s ‘Happy Valley’
Posted: October 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Barry Levinson, Evgueni Galperine, Happy Valley, HBO, Sacha Galperine
Evgueni and Sacha Galperine are reteaming with Barry Levinson on the upcoming HBO original movie Happy Valley. The film stars Al Pacino as Joe Paterno, who, after becoming the winningest coach in college football history, is embroiled in Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. Riley Keough, Annie Parisse, Kathy Baker and Greg Grunberg are co-starring. Debora Cahn, John C. Richards (Nurse Betty) and David McKenna (American History X, Blow) wrote the script. Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning, Vietnam) is also executive producing the project with Jason Sosnoff (The Humbling), Tom Fontana (Oz, Borgia0, Edward Pressman (The Crow, American Psycho) & Linday Sloane and Rick Nicita. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Gilroy, James Newton Howard, Roman J. Israel Esq., score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Dan Gilroy’s thriller Roman J. Israel, Esq. have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) who previously scored the director’s Nightcrawler. The soundtrack will be released on November 3, 2017 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Roman J. Israel, Esq. is written and directed by Gilroy and stars Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell,Carmen Ejogo, Lynda Gravatt, Amanda Warren, Hugo Armstrong, Sam Gilroy, Tony Plana, DeRon Horton and Amari Cheatom. The movie follow san idealistic lawyer who slowly begins to lose touch with his moral beliefs when he goes to work for a high-flying Los Angeles attorney. Read the rest of this entry »
Marc & Steffan Fantini Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Climb’
Posted: October 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Diarra Kilpatrick, Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, The Climb
Marc & Steffan Fantini have recently scored the pilot for the Amazon Studios comedy The Climb. The show is created by Diarra Kilpatrick (American Koko) who also stars in the series, which follows an office assistant who seeks an extraordinary life through internet fame, with her best friend always in tow. Christina Lee (Search Party, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp) and Kilpatrick are executive producing the project produced by the Mark Gordon Company and Amazon Studios. Read the rest of this entry »
‘M.F.A.’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Giona Ostinelli, M.F.A., score, Sonya Belousova, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the thriller M.F.A. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli (The Mist, Carnage Park, Darling). The soundtrack will be released this Friday, November 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon M.F.A. is directed by Natalia Leite and stars Francesca Eastwood, Clifton Collins Jr., Leah McKendrick (who also wrote the screenplay), Peter Vack, Marlon Young and David Sullivan. The movie follows an art student who is forced to take action to protect herself after being sexually assaulted by a fellow classmate. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates to Score ‘Deadpool 2’
Posted: October 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Leitch, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates has been tapped to score the upcoming superhero comedy sequel Deadpool 2. The film is directed by David Leitch and stars Ryan Reynolds in the title role, Josh Brolin as Cable, as well as Morena Baccarin, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić, Shioli Kutsuna, Julian Dennison, Eddie Marsan, Zazie Beetz and Jack Kesy. Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Zombieland) who scripted the original movie wrote the screenplay. Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Martian), Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men, Logan) and Reynolds return as the project’s producers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Haunting’ & ‘Almost an Angel’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Posted: October 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Almost an Angel, Jerry Goldsmith, Maurice Jarre, score, Soundtrack, The Haunting
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe edition soundtrack for the 1999 supernatural horror movie The Haunting directed by Jan de Bont and starring Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Lili Taylor. The album features the expanded original score from the DreamWorks Pictures production composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Omen, Chinatown, Patton, Planet of the Apes), including over half an hour previously unreleased music. Visit Amazon or the label’s official website to check out the full album details, listen to audio samples and pre-order the CD, which is limited to 2000 copies. Read the rest of this entry »
