Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, See You Yesterday) has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy drama Bad Education. The film is directed by Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds) and stars Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Rafael Casal, Ray Romano, Geraldine Viswanathan and Alex Wolff. The movie follows a superintendent of the school district who works for the betterment of the student’s education while embezzling public funds to live the life he wants. Mike Makowsky (I Think We’re Alone Now) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Abels to Score Cory Finley’s ‘Bad Education’
Posted: July 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bad Education, Cory Finley, Michael Abels
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‘Stuber’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Michael Dowse, score, Soundtrack, Stuber
Fox Music will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy Stuber. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid 2, Insurgent, Arctic). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 12, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Stuber is directed by Michael Dowse and stars Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino and Karen Gillan. The movie follows a mild-mannered Uber driver who picks up a grizzled cop on the trail of a brutal killer and is thrust into a harrowing ordeal. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Goransson, Michael Abels, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Nathan Barr, Hildur Gudnadottir & Others Invited to Join Academy
Posted: July 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 928 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Ludwig Goransson (Creed, Venom) who received the Academy Award for Black Panther this year, Michael Abels (Get Out, Us), Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman), Nathan Barr (The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel), Kris Bowers (Green Book, Monsters and Men), Hildur Gudnadottir (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene), Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions), Jed Kurzel (Alien Covenant, Macbeth), John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, Table 19), Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Imposter), Jane Antonia Cornish (Fireflies in the Garden, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City) and Annette Focks (Ostwind, Krabat). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Days of the Bagnold Summer’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Belle and Sebastian, Days of the Bagnold Summer, score, Simon Bird, Soundtrack
Belle and Sebastian have announced a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Days of the Bagnold Summer. The album features new music written for the movie by the Scottish band, as well as re-recorded versions of their classic songs Get Me Away From Here I’m Dying and I Know Where the Summer Goes. The soundtrack will be released on September 13, 2019 by Matador Records and is now available for pre-order here. Check out the music video of the first track (Sister Buddha) after the jump. A CD and vinyl edition is available to order on Amazon. Days of the Bagnold Summer is directed by Simon Bird and stars Monica Dolan, Earl Cave, Rob Brydon, Alice Lowe and Tamsin Greig. Read the rest of this entry »
James T. Sale’s ‘Saint Judy’ & ‘Sister Cities’ Scores to Be Released
Posted: July 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James T. Sale, Return to Zero, Saint Judy, score, Sean Hanish, Sister Cities, Soundtrack
Air-Edel Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Sean Hanish’s drama Saint Judy starring Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Peter Krause, Ben Schnetzer & Gabriel Bateman, as well for the 2016 Lifetime movie Sister Cities starring Stana Katic, Jess Weixler, Michelle Trachtenberg, Troian Bellisario, Jacki Weaver & Alfred Molina. Both scores are composed by James T. Sale (Acts of Violence, The Haunting of Molly Hartley) and will be released digitally this coming Friday, July 5. Visit Amazon to download the Saint Judy score and click here for the Sister Cities album. Also receiving a new release is Sale’s score from Hanish’s feature Return to Zero, which has previously been released back in 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
Johan Söderqvist Scoring Niels Arden Oplev’s ‘Daniel’
Posted: June 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel, Johan Söderqvist, Niels Arden Oplev, Ser du månen Daniel
Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding) is composing the music for the upcoming Danish drama Daniel (Ser du månen, Daniel). The film is directed by Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Flatliners, Dead Man Down) and stars Esben Smed in the title role, alongside Toby Kebbell, Anders W. Berthelsen (who also serves as a co-director), Sofie Torp, Christiane Gjellerup Koch, Jens Jorn Spottag and Andrea Gadegaard. The movie tells the true story of the ISIS kidnapping of Danish photographer Daniel Rye Ottosen, a freelance war photographer, who was captured by the Islamic terrorist group on May 18, 2013, and held prisoner for 13 months. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 30, 2019)
Posted: June 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Horseman, Hulu, Into the Dark, Marcelo Zarvos, Nathan Barr, Showtime, Starz, The Loudest Voice, The Rook
Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series The Loudest Voice developed by Tom McCarthy & Gabriel Sherman and starring Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes, Naomi Watts, Sienna Miller, Seth MacFarlane, Simon McBurney and Annabelle Wallis. The show’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said, The Affair, Ray Donovan). Click here to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on Showtimes.
Also premiering tonight is the new Starz original series The Rook developed by Al Blyth & Sam Holcroft based on Daniel O’Malley’s novel of the same title and starring Emma Greenwell, Olivia Munn, Jon Fletcher, Joely Richardson and Adrian Lester. Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, Cabin Fever) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous article for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’
Posted: June 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ang Lee, Gemini Man, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe has begun recording his score for the upcoming sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man. The film is directed by Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and stars Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen and Benedict Wong. The movie centers on an elite assassin who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 28, 2019)
Posted: June 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annabelle Comes Home, Daniel Pemberton, Joseph Bishara, Killers Anonymous, Logan Austin, Maiden, Ophelia, Rob Manning, Roger Goula, Samuel Sim, Steven Price, The Last Whistle, Yesterday
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the horror sequel Annabelle Comes Home directed Gary Dauberman and starring McKenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, The Prodigy, Dark Skies). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Opening nationwide today is the musical comedy drama Yesterday directed by Danny Boyle and starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon and Ed Sheeran. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Ocean’s 8, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) has composed the film’s original score. Universal Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the Beatles covers (performed by Patel) as featured in the movie, as well as tracks by Pemberton. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Whistle’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Logan Austin, score, Soundtrack, The Last Whistle
Ambulance Graveyard Records has released a soundtrack album for the football drama The Last Whistle. The album features the film’s original score composed by Logan Austin. Also included is the original song Til the Last Whistle Blows by Pat Green, as well as additional original songs by Chelly. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Last Whistle is directed by Rob Smat and stars Brad Leland, Deanne Lauvin, Les Miles, Eric Nelsen, Tyler Perez, Fred Tolliver Jr., Kristos Andrews and Jim O’Heir. The movie it set in a small football town that is rocked by tragedy and learns to heal. Read the rest of this entry »
