Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy C’est la vie! (Le sens de la fête). The album features the film’s original music composed by jazz musician Avishai Cohen. Also included are songs by Earth Wind & Fire, Cascadeur, Candi Staton & more. The soundtrack is now available digitally in France. A CD version can now be pre-ordered as an import on Amazon. Visit the French iTunes store to listen to audio samples. C’est la vie! is directed by Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano (The Intouchables) and stars Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Macaigne, Eye Haïdara and Suzanne Clément. The movie follows a long-suffering caterer hoping to get through one last, mishap-heavy dinner party. Read the rest of this entry »
‘C’est la vie!’ (‘Le sens de la fête’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Avishai Cohen, C'est la vie, Le sens de la fête, score, Soundtrack
‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, Legends of Tomorrow, score, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music and La-La Land Records will release the second soundtrack album for the Legends of Tomorrow. The album features selections of original music from the show’s second season composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, Supergirl, Blindspot, The Pacific). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically tomorrow. Click here to download and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. The labels have previously released a soundtrack album for the series’ first season. Legends of Tomorrow is developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim based on the DC Comics characters and stars Brandon Routh, Victor Garber, Caity Lotz, Arthur Darvill, Ciara Renée, Franz Drameh, Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller. The drama will return for a third season tomorrow, October 10. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Fish Called Wanda, John Du Prez, score, Soundtrack
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1988 comedy A Fish Called Wanda directed by Charles Crichton and starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the MGM production composed by John Du Prez (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Meaning of Life), including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are alternates, unused cues and demos, as well as two unused versions of Wanda’s love song, one performed by Rick Driscoll and the other written and performed by John Cleese. The limited edition soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Flash’ Season 3 Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, score, Soundtrack, The CW, The Flash
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the CW hit drama The Flash have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Riverdale, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Blindspot, Life As We Know It). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 10, by Watertower Music (click here to download). A CD version will be available to order on La-La Land Records’ website and is now also available for pre-order on Amazon. The labels have previously released soundtrack albums for Season 1 and Season 2 of the series, as well as an album for last season’s musical episode. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chasing Trane’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chasing Trane, John Coltrane, John Scheinfeld, Soundtrack
Universal Music has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Chasing Trane. The album features 11 tracks by the film’s subject, jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Chasing Trane is directed by John Scheinfeld (The U.S. vs. John Lennon) and explores the global power and impact of Coltrane’s music and reveals the passions, experiences and forces that shaped his life and revolutionary sounds. The documentary was released in select theaters this past April by Abramorama and will air on November 6, 2017 on PBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 8, 2017)
Posted: October 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Keane, Amazon, BBC America, CBS, Chad Lawson, David Buckley, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Dominik Scherrer, Douglas Pipes, Dynasty, Fox, Jason Hill, John Ottman, Lore, Mindhunter, Netflix, Paul Haslinger, Paul Leonard Morgan, PBS, The Babysitter, The Collection, The CW, The Gifted, The Newton Brothers, Wisdom of the Crowd
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series The Collection created Oliver Goldstick and starring Richard Coyle, Tom Riley, Frances de la Tour, Mamie Gummer, Max Deacon, Irène Jacob, Michael Kitchen and James Cosmo. The show’s original music is composed by Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, Ripper Street, Primeval). The drama premiered last year in the UK on Amazon and is making its domestic debut tonight on PBS. Visit our previous article and the official show website for more information.
Premiering on Wednesday, October 11, is the new CW drama Dynasty created by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage & Sallie Patrick based on the classic 80s show of the same title and starring Nathalie Kelley, Elizabeth Gillies, Alan Dale, Sam Adegoke, Rob Riley and Grant Show. Paul-Leonard Morgan (Limitless, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, Dredd, The Numbers Station) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on the CW. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael A. Levine Scoring Freeform’s ‘Siren’
Posted: October 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freeform, Michael A. Levine, Siren
Michael A. Levine announced this week that he is scoring the upcoming Freeform original series Siren. The show is based on a story by Eric Wald (View from the Top) & Dean White (The 100) and stars Eline Powell, Alex Roe, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ian Verdun and Rena Owen. The drama is set in the coastal town of Bristol Cove, known for its legend of once being home to mermaids, which is turned upside down when a mysterious girl appears and begins wreaking havoc upon the small fishing town. Wald and White are also executive producing the project with showrunner Emily Whitesell (Finding Carter), Brad Luff (Torque), Nate Hopper and RD Robb. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Geostorm’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dean Devlin, Geostorm, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the disaster movie Geostorm. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Home, Terminator Genisys, Penguins of Madagascar, Megamind). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Geostorm is directed by Dean Devlin and stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Daniel Wu, Ed Harris and Andy Garcia. The movie takes place after an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatens the planet and the world’s leaders come together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Uncertain’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Hart, score, Soundtrack, Uncertain
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Uncertain. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, A Ghost Story, The Exorcist, Tumbledown). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Uncertain is directed by Ewan McNicol & Anna Sandilands and centers on the Texas-Louisiana border town of Uncertain, whose residents – all 94 of them – are struggling to save their lake, and livelihood, while three men battle their own demons in search of forgiveness and redemption. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 6, 2017)
Posted: October 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Benjamin Wallfisch, Better Watch Out, Blade Runner 2049, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Brian Chachia, Christian Davis, Daniel Ingram, David Julyan, Earth: One Amazing Day, Hans Zimmer, Jed Kurzel, Jeff Herriott, My Little Pony: The Movie, Nick Urata, Ramin Djawadi, S. Craig Zahler, So B. It, The Crucifixion, The Florida Project, The Mountain Between Us, The Stray, Una
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Blade Runner 2049 directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight) and Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Hidden Figures). Epic and ASG Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as songs by Lauren Daigle, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. Click here for the full album details and visit Facebook for a video interview with both composers about their work on the project.
Also opening wide is the drama The Mountain Between Us directed by Hany Abu-Assad and starring Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Beau Bridges and Dermot Mulroney. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Fox release. Read the rest of this entry »
