Composer George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Cry Freedom, The Blue Planet, Cold Pursuit) is reuniting with director Andy Tennant on the upcoming drama The Secret. The film starring Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Jerry O’Connell and Celia Weston centers on a hard-working widow with three children who hires a handyman to fix her house during a terrible storm, only to realize that, as he grows closer to the family, he carries a secret connection to her past. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton Scoring Andy Tennant’s ‘The Secret’
Posted: June 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Tennant, George Fenton, The Secret
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World Premiere Soundtrack Release for ‘Fletch Lives’ Announced
Posted: June 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fletch, Fletch Lives, Harold Faltermeyer, score, Soundtrack
La-La La Land Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1989 comedy Fletch Lives directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips,R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini and Cleavon Little. The album features the original score from the Universal Pictures production composed by Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Cop Out), as well as source cues and the end credits song Make A Change performed by by Buckwheat Zyedco. The soundtrack, which marks the fifth title in the Universal Pictures Film Music Heritage Collection, is limited to 3,000 copies and will be available to order later today on the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Wohl Scoring Showtime’s ‘Shangri-La’
Posted: June 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Wohl, Morgan Neville, Shangri-La, Showtime
Daniel Wohl is currently composing the original score for the upcoming Showtime docu-series Shangri-La. The show is directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 20 Feet for Stardom) (episodes 1 & 2) and Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol) (episodes 3 & 4) and focusses on creative conversation and the emotional side of music-making, using legendary music producer and Def Jam Records co-founder Rick Rubin’s iconic Malibu, CA studio as the backdrop. Read the rest of this entry »
Bo Burnham to Write Songs for ‘Sesame Street’ Movie
Posted: June 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bo Burnham, Sesame Street
Deadline is reporting that Bo Burnham is contributing original songs to the upcoming Sesame Street movie. The film directed by Jonathan Krisel and is set to star Anne Hathaway. The movie follows Bird and his Sesame Street friends as they are are mysteriously expelled from their neighborhood and find themselves in Manhattan. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Real Steel) and Michael Aguilar (What Happens in Vegas, Kidding) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Price Scoring Tom Harper’s ‘Aeronauts’
Posted: June 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aeronauts, Steven Price, Tom Harper
Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, Fury) is currently scoring the upcoming period adventure drama Aeronauts. The film is directed by Tom Harper (Wild Rose, War & Peace) and stars Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Courtenay, Anne Reid, Rebecca Front, Vincent Perez, Tim McInnerny, Phoebe Fox and Himesh Patel. The movie is set in 1862 and tells the story of a wealthy young widow and an ambitious scientist who mount a perilous hot-air balloon expedition to fly higher than anyone in history. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Traumfabrik’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Martin Schreier, Philipp Noll, score, Soundtrack, Traumfabrik
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the German romantic drama Traumfabrik. The album features the film’s original music composed by Philipp Noll. Also included is the original theme song See You Again performed by Helene Fischer (listen to the full track after the jump). The soundtrack will be released on July 5, 2019 and will be available to stream here. Traumfabrik is directed by Martin Schreier and stars Dennis Mojen, Emilia Schüle, Heiner Lauterbach, Ken Duken, Nikolaj Kinski and Michael Gwisdek. The movie follows a bit-part actor and beautiful French dancer who fall in love during the shooting of a film. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 9, 2019)
Posted: June 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Cinemax, Cliff Martinez, Hans Hafner, HBO, Ice on Fire, Jeremy Soule, Jett, Johnny Klimek, Jonah Johnson, Keegan DeWitt, Murder Mystery, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Too Old To Die Young, Trinkets
Premiering on Tuesday, June 11, is the HBO documentary Ice on Fire directed by Leila Conners and produced and narrated by Leonard Di Caprio. The film’s original music is composed by Jeremy Soule (The Elder Scrolls series, Guild Wars, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic) & Jonah Johnson. The movie focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis. The documentary premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will premiere exclusively on HBO. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Premiering on Friday, June 14 is the Netflix original movie Murder Mystery directed by Kyle Newacheck and starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Shioli Kutsuna, David Walliams and Terence Stamp. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Crown, The Legend of Tarzan) has composed the film’s original score. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hierro’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Elba Fernández, Hierro, score, Soundtrack, Xavi Font
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Movistar+ original Spanish crime drama Hierro. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Xavi Font (Gun City, The Apostle) & Elba Fernández. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Hierro is created by Pepe Coira, directed by Jorge Coira and stars Candela Peña and Darío Grandinetti. The 8-parter is set on remote island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands and follows a judge investigating a murder whose prime suspect is a shady local entrepreneur. Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt Scoring Netflix’s ‘Trinkets’
Posted: June 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Keegan DeWitt, Netflix, Trinkets
Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Gemini) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Trinkets. The show is developed by Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You), Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer (Step Up 3D) based on Smith’s YA novel of the same title and stars Brianna Hildebrand, Kiana Madeira, Quintessa Swindell. The drama follows a grieving teen who finds an unexpected connection with two classmates at her new high school after they all land in the same Shoplifters Anonymous group. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 7, 2019)
Posted: June 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Changeland, Dan Romer, Dark Phoenix, Emile Mosseri, Funan, Hans Zimmer, Jasha Klebe, Katie Says Goodbye, Late Night, Lesley Barber, Patrick Stump, Pavarotti, The Black Godfather, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Thibault Kientz-Agyeman
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated sequel The Secret Life of Pets 2 directed by Chris Renaud and starring Kevin Hart, Patton Oswalt, Lake Bell, Hannibal Buress, Harrison Ford and Tiffany Haddish. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as songs by Jack Antonoff & LunchMoneyLewis feat. Aminé. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening nationwide is the X-Men movie Dark Phoenix directed by Simon Kinberg and starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Evan Peters, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jessica Chastain. Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean). Fox Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
