A soundtrack will be released for the horror sequel Creep 2. The digital single features two tracks from the film’s original score composed by Julian Wass (Room 104, Hit & Run, The Overnight, Blue Jay), as well as the song Sara Loves Her Juicy Fruit by Albert Natural. The soundtrack is now available to order on Amazon and iTunes. Creep 2 is directed by Patrick Brice who previously helmed the 2014 original movie and stars Mark Duplass, Desiree Akhavan and Karan Soni. The movie follows a video artist who, after finding an ad online for “video work”, drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Creep 2 will be released on VOD on October 24, 2017 by he Orchard before premiering later this year on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Creep 2’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Creep 2, Julian Wass, score, Soundtrack
‘The Stolen’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Niall Johnson, Paul Lawler, score, Soundtrack, The Stolen
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the adventure drama The Stolen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Lawler. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 3, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Stolen is directed by Niall Johnson and stars Alice Eve, Jack Davenport, Richard O’Brien, Graham McTavish, Ariadna Cabrol, Gillian MacGregor and Cohen Holloway. The movie is set during the New Zealand’s gold rush of the 1860s and follows an upper class British woman searching for her kidnapped child in a perilous wilderness inhabited by ex-cons. Read the rest of this entry »
The Echo Society to Present 3-Day Festival at Silver Lake Mansion
Posted: October 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: The Echo Society
This coming weekend, The Echo Society will be presenting its first three-day festival, VI: FAMILY. The event will feature original works by 21 Los Angeles-based composers and special guests exploring the theme of “Family.” Among the participating artists are film/TV composers Rob Simonsen (500 Days of Summer, Foxcatcher), Joseph Trapanese (Straight Outta Compton, Oblivion), ESKMO (Billions, 13 Reasons Why), Nathan Johnson (Looper, Brick), Jeremy Zuckerman (Scream: The TV Series, Legend of Kora), Deru (Benjamin Wynn) (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Judson Crane, Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation), Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha), Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah) and Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear (Blue Valentine). Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from ‘Stranger Things’ to Be Released
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Soundtrack, Stranger Things
Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Recordings will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Stranger Things. The compilation features 30 songs from the show’s first two seasons. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 27, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check back on this page for the full album details. As previously reported, Lakeshore Records will be releasing a new soundtrack album featuring Kyle Dixon’s & Michael Stein’s score from the show’s second season this coming Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Johann Johannsson Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Johann Johannsson, Justin Hurwitz, Nicholas Britell, World Soundtrack Awards
Johann Johannsson has been named Film Composer of the Year at the 17th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 44th Ghent Film Festival for his score for Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival. He was previously nominated in the category in 2015. Nicholas Britell received his first World Soundtrack Award in the Discovery of the Year category for his Academy Award-nominated score from Moonlight. Rupert Gregson-Williams was honored as TV Composer of the year for his work on the Netflix original series The Crown. Read the rest of this entry »
Theme from CBS’ ‘S.W.A.T.’ to Be Released
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CBS, Robert Duncan, S.W.A.T.
Madison Gate Records will release the theme from the new CBS drama S.W.A.T. The track is a new version of Barry De Vorzon’s main titles theme from the classic 70s series and is performed by the reboot’s composer Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Unit, Timeless, Terriers). The theme will be released as a digital single on October 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to an audio clip. S.W.A.T. is developed by Aaron Thomas and stars Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson and Peter Onorati. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Kristoffer Nyholm’s ‘Keepers’
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Keepers, Kristoffer Nyholm
Benjamin Wallfisch revealed in a recent interview with Collider that he is currently scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Keepers. The movie marks the feature debut of Danish director Kristoffer Nyholm (Taboo, The Killing) and stars Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan and Connor Swindells. The film tells the story of three lighthouse keepers arriving on a remote, uninhabited island for a six-week shift, who discover something potentially life-changing that isn’t theirs to keep. Celyn Jones and Joe Bone co-wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wheelman’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooke Blair, Jeremy Rush, score, Soundtrack, Wheelman, Will Blair
Wayfind Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Wheelman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (Green Room, Blue Ruins, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Wheelman is written and directed by Jeremy Rush and stars Frank Grillo, Garret Dillahunt and Caitlin Carmichael. The Joe Carnahan-produced movie follows getaway driver in a botched robbery who puts his skills and smarts to the test when he receives shocking orders from an unknown caller. The thriller will premiere this Friday, October 20, exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes Scoring Peter Webber’s ‘Pickpockets’
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Carteristas, Peter Webber, Pickpockets, The Elephant Queen
Alex Heffes has recently composed the music for the upcoming drama Pickpockets (Carteristas). The movie marks director Peter Webber’s first Spanish-language feature and stars Carlos Bardem, Emiliano Pernia, Marcela Mar, Natalia Reyes and Duban Prado. The movie is set in the capital of Bogota and revolves around 16-year old street urchin who, together with two pals, learns the art of pickpocketing from a master in the sleight of hand. Gael Nouaille (Return to Ithaca) is producing the project for Full House. Read the rest of this entry »
Freeform’s ‘Grown-ish’ to Feature Music by Vincent Jones
Posted: October 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freeform, Grown-ish, Vincent Jones
Vincent Jones has signed on to score the upcoming Freeform original series Grown-ish. The show is a spin-off of ABC’s hit comedy Black-ish and stars Yara Shahidi, Deon Cole, Chris Parnell, Emily Arlook, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa and Jordan Buhat. The series follows Zoey Johnson as she heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest. Black-ish creator Kenya Barris is executive producing the ABC Studios production with Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland and Brian Dobbins. Read the rest of this entry »
