Cliff Martinez has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Game Night. The film is directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley (Vacation, Spider-Man: Homecoming) and stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Jesse Plemons, Jeffrey Wright, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury and Billy Magnussen. The movie follows several couples who gather for their regularly-planned game night and find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery. Bateman is also producing the New Line Cinema production with James Garavente (The Family Fang), as well as John Davis (Predator, I, Robot, The Firm) and John Fox (The Blacklist). Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez to Score Jonathan Goldstein’s & John Francis Daley’s ‘Game Night’
Posted: September 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Game Night, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
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Marc Streitenfeld Scoring Joshua Marston’s ‘Come Sunday’
Posted: September 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Come Sunday, Joshua Marston, Marc Forster, Marc Streitenfeld
Marc Streitenfeld is composing the original music for the upcoming drama Come Sunday. The film is written and directed by Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace, Complete Unknown) and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Martin Sheen, Jason Segel, Condola Rashad, Danny Glover and Lakeith Stanfield. The movie is based on a 2005 This American Life segment entitled Heretics and tells the story of a minister in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who loses his congregation of thousands following the revelation that he no longer believes in hell. Marcus Hinchey (All Good Things) wrote the screenplay. Ira Glass (Don’t Think Twice, Sleepwalk with Me), Alissa Shipp and James D. Stern (Looper, I’m Not There.) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 15, 2017)
Posted: September 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Cinemax, David Cieri, Debbie Wiseman, John Frizzell, Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus, Nat Geo, PBS, The State, Trent Reznor
Premiering tonight is the PBS docu-series The Vietnam War directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and David Cieri have composed the show’s original score. Universal Music have released two soundtrack albums, including an album featuring Reznor’s & Ross’ score, as well as a separate album featuring the songs from the series by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel & more. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the details of both soundtracks.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow is the British mini-series The State written and directed by Peter Kosminsky and starring Sam Otto, Ryan McKen, Shavani Cameron, Ony Uhiara and Nana Agyeman-Bediako. The 4-parter’s original music is composed by Debbie Wiseman (Wolf Hall, Father Brown, Vampire Killers). The show centers on the lives of four British citizens who join ISIS in Syria. The series premiered last month in the UK on Channel 4 and will air in the U.S. on Nat Geo. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Foreigner’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, Martin Campbell, score, Soundtrack, The Foreigner
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller The Foreigner. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cliff Martinez (Drive, Solaris, Traffic, Contagion, Sex, Lies and Videotapes). The soundtrack will be released on October 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is available to order as an import by clicking here. The Foreigner is directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) and stars Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan. The movie tells the story of a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bobbi Jene’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: September 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bobbi Jene, score, Soundtrack, Uno Helmersson
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack EP for the documentary Bobbi Jene. The EP features the film’s original score composed by Uno Helmersson (Magnus, The Keeper of Lost Causes, The Absent One). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. In addition, the label has also released the composer’s music for the drama The Lion Woman on Friday (click here to download). Bobbi Jene is directed by Elvira Lind and focuses on American dancer Bobbi Jene in the aftermath of her decision to leave behind her prominent position at the world-famous Batsheva Dance Company in Israel to return to the U.S. and create her own performances. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Folk’s ‘Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls’ Score Released
Posted: September 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Robert Folk, score, Soundtrack
Enjoy The Ride Records and Enjoy The Toons, in conjunction with Morgan Creek, have announced the world premiere official release of the original score for the 1995 comedy sequel Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls directed by Steve Oedekerk and starring Jim Carrey. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Robert Folk (Police Academy, Tremors, Nothing to Lose, The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter, There Be Dragons). The soundtrack is being released on colored vinyl and will also include a digital download code. Visit the label’s official website to order the limited edition vinyl, which is available in a number of different variants. The label has previously released the soundtrack for the original Ace Ventura: Pet Detective movie on vinyl. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gun Shy’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David M. Saunders, Gun Shy, score, Simon West, Soundtrack
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the action comedy Gun Shy. The album features the film’s original music composed by David M. Saunders. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Gun Sky is directed by Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic, The Expendables 2) and stars Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Cura, Mark Valley and Aisling Loftus. The movie follows an aging and pampered rock star whose supermodel wife is suddenly kidnapped by renegades while vacationing in Chile. The comedy was released in select U.S. theaters and on VOD last weekend by Saban Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 15, 2017)
Posted: September 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Assassin, Brad's Status, Craig Sutherland, David Campbell, First They Killed My Father, Frederik Wiedmann, Hildur Guðnadóttir, In Search of Fellini, Marco Beltrami, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mother, PT Walkley, Steven Price, Strong Island, The Wilde Wedding, Vengeance: A Love Story
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller American Assassin directed by Michael Cuesta and starring Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar and Scott Adkins. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Fury, Baby Driver, The World’s End). Varese Sarabande 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 Lionsgate/CBS Films release.
Also opening wide is the psychological thriller mother! written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Stephen McHattie and Kristen Wiig. he film doesn’t feature an original score. Johann Johannsson who was originally scoring the film is credited as the project’s “music & sound consultant”. No soundtrack album has been released. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr to Score Eli Roth’s ‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls’
Posted: September 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eli Roth, Nathan Barr, The House with a Clock in its Walls
Nathan Barr is set to reunite with director Eli Roth on the upcoming gothic horror movie The House with a Clock in Its Walls. Jack Black and Cate Blanchett are attached to star in the film based on John Bellairs’ 1973 book of the same title about a recently orphaned 10-year-old boy who discovers a world of hidden passageways, magic, and danger in his uncle’s old house. Eric Kripke (Supernatural, Timeless) wrote the screenplay and will also producing the Amblin Entertainment and Mythology Entertainment production with Brad Fischer (Shutter Island) and James Vanderbilt (Zodiac, Truth). Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’ to Be Released
Posted: September 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dave Porter, NBC, score, Soundtrack, The Blacklist
Madison Gate Records will release a score album for the NBC drama The Blacklist. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Preacher, The Disaster Artist). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, September 22, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring a number of songs from the show’s first two season back in 2015. The Blacklist is created by Jon Blokenkamp and stars James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix, Parminder Nagra, Amir Arison, Mozhan Marnò and Hisham Tawfiq. Read the rest of this entry »
