Atli Orvarsson (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle) is set to return as the composer of the upcoming action comedy sequel The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. The film is directed by Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek and Richard E. Grant who reprise their roles from the original 2016 The Hitman’s Bodyguard movie. They are joined by Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas and Tom Hopper. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Orvarsson to Return for Patrick Hughes’ ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’
Posted: August 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Patrick Hughes, The Hitman's Bodyguard, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
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Lorne Balfe Scoring Max Winkler’s ‘Jungleland’
Posted: August 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jungleland, Lorne Balfe, Max Winkler
Lorne Balfe has composed the original music for the upcoming drama Jungleland. The film is directed by Max Winkler (Flower, Ceremony) and stars Charlie Hunnam, Jack O’Connell and Jessica Barden. The movie follows a reluctant bareknuckle boxer and his brother as they must travel across the country for one last fight, but an unexpected travel companion exposes the cracks in their bond along the way. Winkler also co-wrote the screenplay with Theodore Bressman and David Branson Smith (Adrift, Ingrid Goes West). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Tracker’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Giorgio Serafini, Sandro Di Stefano, score, Soundtrack, The Tracker
Kemper Music has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller The Tracker. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sandro Di Stefano (The Executioners, The Man with the Magic Box). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Tracker is directed by Giorgio Serafini and stars Dolph Lundgren, Marco Mazzoli and Bruno Bilotta. The movie follows a troubled warrior who returns home to solve the mystery of his family’s murder – and punish those he finds guilty. Read the rest of this entry »
Ian Arber & Blur’s Dave Rowntree Scoring BBC’s ‘The Capture’
Posted: August 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Dave Rowntree, Ian Arber, The Capture
Ian Arber (Medici, My Name Is Lenny, After the Screaming Stops) and Blur drummer Dave Rowntree have composed the original score for the upcoming BBC series The Capture. The show is written and directed by Ben Chanan and stars Holliday Grainger, Callum Turner, Ron Perlman, Famke Janssen, Ben Miles, Laura Haddock, Lia Williams, Sophia Brown and Paul Ritter. The spy drama follows a soldier who returns to life as a free man with his young daughter after a conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ready or Not’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Ready or Not, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Gillett
Fox Music will release the official soundtrack album for the thriller Ready or Not. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 21 and will be available to download here. Ready or Not is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and stars Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell. The movie follows a young bride as she joins her new husband’s rich, eccentric family in a time-honored tradition that turns into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen Scoring Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s ‘The Friend’
Posted: August 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Rob Simonsen, The Friend
Rob Simonsen is composing the original score for the upcoming drama The Friend. The film is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Megan Leavey, Blackfish) and stars Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Gwendoline Christie, Cherry Jones and Ahna O’Reilly . The movie is based on the award-winning Esquire article of the same name and follows a man who puts his own life on hold to move into the family home of his best friends and support them through a terminal cancer diagnosis. Brad Ingelsby (Out of the Furnace) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bathtubs Over Broadway’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony DiLorenzo, Bathtubs Over Broadway, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway. The album features the music from the movie, including several original songs, tracks from classic Broadway musicals, as well as the film’s original score composed by Anthony DiLorenzo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Bathtubs Over Broadway is directed by Dava Whisenant and centers on a Late Night comedy writer who stumbles upon a hidden world of entertainment and finds an unexpected connection to his fellow man. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring Marc Meyers’ ‘Human Capital’
Posted: August 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Human Capital, Marc Meyers, Marcelo Zarvos
Marcelo Zarvos (Wonder, Fences, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said) is scoring the upcoming drama Human Capital. The film is directed by Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer) and stars Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, Peter Sarsgaard, Maya Hawke, Alex Wolff, Paul Sparks, Aasif Mandvi and Fred Hechinger. The movie is based on Paolo Virzi’s 2014 Italian drama of the same title and centers on two families whose lives become fatefully intertwined following an impulsive business deal and a tragic hit-and-run accident. Read the rest of this entry »
HBO’s ‘Mrs. Fletcher’ to Feature Music by Craig Wedren
Posted: August 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Wedren, HBO, Mrs. Fletcher, Tom Perrotta
Craig Wedren (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, The School of Rock, How to Be a Latin Lover) is the composer of the upcoming HBO original series Mrs. Fletcher. The show is created by Tom Perrotta (The Leftovers) based on his bestselling novel of the same title and stars Kathryn Hahn, Jackson White, Owen Teague, Katie Kershaw, Domenick Lombardozzi, Cameron Boyce, Jen Richards and Casey Wilson. The comedy single mother rediscovers her sexuality after her son heads off to college. Perrotta is also executive producing the project with Helen Estabrook (Whiplash, Tully). Read the rest of this entry »
Rachel Portman to Score BBC’s ‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’
Posted: August 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Mimi and the Mountain Dragon, Rachel Portman
BBC has announced that Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Vow, Never Let Me Go) is composing the original score for the upcoming animated TV special Mimi and the Mountain Dragon. The music will be performed by the BBC Philharmonic featuring singers from the Hallé’s family of choirs and will be recorded at Media City UK, Salford. The animated short about a village that quakes in fear of the mighty Mountain Dragon is based on the children’s book of the same title by Sir Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and adapted for the screen by novelist, poet, and playwright, Owen Sheers. Read the rest of this entry »
