Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, Friday Night Lights, 30 Days of Night, Stranger Than Fiction, Beginners) has been hired to score the upcoming horror drama Relic. The film is directed by Natalie Erika James and stars Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin and Bella Heathcote. The movie centers on three women – a daughter, mother and grandmother – who are haunted by a manifestation of aged dementia that takes over their family home. James also co-wrote the screenplay with Christian White. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Reitzell to Score Natalie Erika James’ ‘Relic’
Posted: June 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Reitzell, Natalie Erika James, Relic
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‘Daughter of the Wolf’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daughter of the Wolf, David Hackl, Jeff Toyne, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the thriller Daughter of the Wolf. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Toyne (Rogue, Dirty Girl, 9/11, You Me Her, Life on the Line, Hit the Road). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Daughter of the Wolf is directed by David Hackl and stars Gina Carano, Brendan Fehr, Richard Dreyfuss, Anton Gillis-Adelman and Sydelle Noel. The movie revolves around a military specialist who returns from the Middle East following the death of her father – only to find that her son has been kidnapped. Read the rest of this entry »
Santigold to Compose Music for Dee Rees’ ‘The Kyd’s Exquisite Follies’
Posted: June 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dee Rees, Santigold, The Kyd’s Exquisite Follies
Deadline is reporting that singer/songwriter Santigold is set to compose the music for the upcoming musical fantasy The Kyd’s Exquisite Follies. The film is directed by Dee Rees (Mudbound, Pariah, Bessie) and centers on “a young musician who catapults herself from the anonymity of her hometown of Same Ol’, Same Ol’ to the bright lights and plastic sights of the fabled It City, in search of stardom”. Rees is also writing the screenplay and Cassian Elwes (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, The Paperboy, Elvis & Nixon) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stray’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joe Sill, score, Soundtrack, Stray, Trevor Doherty
1/X has released a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Stray. The album features the film’s original music composed by Trevor Doherty. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Stray is directed by Joe Sill and stars Christine Woods, Karen Fukuhara and Miyavi. The movie follows an orphaned teenager who teams up with the detective investigating her mother’s murder and soon discovers a supernatural force threatening the city. The thriller was released in select theaters and on VOD this past March by Screen Media Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s ‘The Current War’
Posted: June 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, The Current War
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene) have composed a new score for the drama The Current War. The film is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston, Nicholas Hoult, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfayden and Tom Holland. The movie is set in the late 1880s and centers on power titans Thomas Edison’s and George Westinghouse’s battle over the supply of electricity. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Solis’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carl Strathie, David Stone Hamilton, score, Solis, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Solis. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by David Stone Hamilton (88, The Jurassic Games). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is in the works from Perseverance Records. Solis is written and directed by Carl Strathie and stars Steven Ogg and Alice Lowe. The movie follows an asteroid mining engineer who – following an accident – wakes to find himself trapped inside an escape pod helplessly idling towards the sun. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too’ Released
Posted: June 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Black Mirror, Miley Cyrus, Netflix
RCA Records and The Null Corporation have released the songs from the Black Mirror episode Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too. The tracks On a Roll and Right Where I Belong, which were both originally written by Trent Reznor for Nine Inch Nails and adapted for the episode by series creator Charlie Brooker, are performed by Ashley O (played by Miley Cyrus in the show). Visit Amazon to download the songs and also check out the official music video for On a Roll after the jump. Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too is written by Brooker, directed by Anne Sewitsky and also stars Angourie Rice and Madison Davenport. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 16, 2019)
Posted: June 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Beats, City on a Hill, Das Boot, Euphoria, Grand Hotel, HBO, Hulu, Jeff Beal, Kevin Kiner, Labrinth, Matthias Weber, Netflix, Showtime, Siddhartha Khosla
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the Showtime original series City on a Hill created by Chuck MacLean based on an original idea by Ben Affleck and starring Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Lauren E. Banks, Kevin Chapman and Jill Hennessy. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Narcos: Mexico, Titans). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Euphoria developed by Sam Levinson based on the Israeli show of the title and starring Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane and Storm Reid. Labrinth (aka Timothy Lee McKenzie) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Neveux to Score ‘SamSam’ Movie Adaptation
Posted: June 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Neveux, SamSam, Tanguy de Kermel
Eric Neveux (The Insult, The Attack, A Stork’s Journey, Zombillennium, Spirou & Fantasio’s Big Adventures) has been tapped to score the upcoming animated feature SamSam. The film directed by Tanguy de Kermel is based on the comic books created by Serge Bloch and the animated TV series of the same title and follows the title character as he is conscientiously seeking his first-ever superpower but is winding up empty-handed every time. Didier Brunner (The Triplets of Belleville, Ernest & Celestine) & Damien Brunner (Pachama, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales…) and Gaëtan David (The Source) are producing the Folivari production. Read the rest of this entry »
HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ to Feature Original Score by Labrinth
Posted: June 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Euphoria, HBO, Labrinth
Singer/songwriter and record producer Labrinth (aka Timothy Lee McKenzie) is making his television scoring debut on the new HBO original series Euphoria. The show is developed by Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation, The Wizard of Lies) based on the Israeli show of the same name and stars Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King and Storm Reid. The drama follows a group of high school students as they navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media. Read the rest of this entry »
