THR is reporting that singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper is collaborating with her co-writer Rob Hyman on original songs for the upcoming animated feature The SpongeBob Movie: It’s a Wonderful Sponge. Ali Dee is also contributing a song to the film directed by Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop) and starring Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo Catlett & Lori Alan who will reprise their roles from the animated show. They are joined by Awkwafina and Reggie Watts. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The SpongeBob Movie: It’s a Wonderful Sponge’ to Feature Original Songs by Cyndi Lauper & Ali Dee
Posted: June 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ali Dee, Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman, The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge, Tim Hill
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James Edward Barker to Score Zackary Adler’s ‘The Courier’
Posted: June 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Edward Barker, Lean on Pete, Zackary Adler
James Edward Barker (Lean on Pete, Heist, Precious Cargo, Mara) has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller The Courier. The film is directed by Zackary Adler and stars Gary Oldman, Dermot Mulroney and Olga Kurylenko. The movie follows a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers her latest package is a bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder and embarks on a race against time to save the target from corrupt CIA agents and Russian mercenaries. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All About Yves’ (‘Yves’) Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All About Yves, Benoit Forgeard, Betrand Burgalat, score, Soundtrack, Yves
Tricatel will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy All About Yves (Yves). The album features the film’s original music composed by Betrand Burgalat (My Little Princess, Strange Birds). Also included are original songs written by MiM, director Benoit Forgeard and Tortoz. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 21, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and download the first track. All About Yves is written and directed by Forgeard and stars William Lebghil, Doria Tiller, Philippe Katerine, Alka Balbir, Darius and Antoine Guy. Read the rest of this entry »
Fil Eisler to Score Tara Miele’s ‘Wander Darkly’
Posted: June 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fil Eisler, Tara Miele, Wander Darkly
Composer Fil Eisler revealed in a recent interview with Popaxiom that he is currently scoring the upcoming drama Wander Darkly. The film is written and directed by Tara Miele and stars Sienna Miller and Diego Luna. The movie revolves around a couple who must navigate the aftermath of a devastating car crash. Lynette Howell Taylor (A Star Is Born, The Accountant) and Samantha Housman (6 Balloons) are producing the project for 51 Entertainment, alongside Shivani Rawat & Monica Levinson (Captain Fantastic, Trumbo) for ShivHans Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mystify – A Musical Journey With Michael Hutchence’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: INXS, Michael Hutchence, Mystify - A Musical Journey With Michael Hutchence, Richard Lowenstein, Soundtrack
Universal Music has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Mystify – A Musical Journey With Michael Hutchence. The album features features songs by the film’s subject, Michael Hutchence and his band INXS. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on July 5, 2019. A first track from the album (Spill the Wine performed by Hutchence) is already available to download here. Mystify is directed by Richard Lowenstein and examines the story of the Australian music icon and INXS frontman and the events leading up to his untimely death in November 1997. 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
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 »
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 »
