Variety is reporting that Janelle Monae is contributing two original songs to the upcoming live-action remake of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp. In addition, her artist collective Wondaland is also recording a new version of The Siamese Cat Song originally performed by Peggy Lee for the 1955 animated classics. Monae is also part of the voice cast of the movie, which is directed by Charlie Bean and also stars Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Sam Elliott, Ashley Jensen, Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Benedict Wong and Yvette Nicole Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney+’s ‘ Lady in the Tramp’ Remake to Feature Original Songs by Janelle Monae
Posted: May 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Janelle Monae, Lady and the Tramp, Wonderland
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Brian Tyler to Score Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Charlie’s Angels’
Posted: May 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Charlie's Angels, Elizabeth Banks
Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians) has signed on to score the upcoming action comedy Charlie’s Angels. The film based on the classic 70s TV series is directed by Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect 2) and stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott & Ella Balinska in the title roles, as well as Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Djimon Hounsou, Patrick Stewart and Banks herself. Jay Basu (The Girl in the Spider’s Web) & Banks wrote the screenplay based on eearlier versions by Craig Mazin (Identity Thief, The Hangover II & III) and Semi Chellas (American Woman). Read the rest of this entry »
‘XY Chelsea’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile, score, Soundtrack, XY Chelsea
Pop Noire will release a soundtrack album for the documentary XY Chelsea. The album features the film’s original music composed by Savages front woman Jehnny Beth & Johnny Hostile. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Let It Out) is already available to download here. A vinyl edition is also in the works and will be available to order here. XY Chelsea is directed by Tim Travers Hawkins and tells the historic story of whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in a maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Korven Scoring Robert Eggers’ ‘The Lighthouse’
Posted: May 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Korven, Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse
Mark Korven has composed the original score for the upcoming horror thriller The Lighthouse. The film is directed by Robert Eggers and stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. The movie tells the story of an aging lighthouse keeper who lives in early 20th-century Maine. Robert Eggers also co-wrote the screenplay with Max Eggers. Rodrigo Teixeira (Call Me By Your Name, Frances Ha) & Lourenço Sant’ Anna are producing the project for RT Features, alongside Jay Van Hoy (American Honey, Love Is Strange) & Youree Henley (The Beguiled, 20th Century Women) for Parts & Labor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Strike Back’ Season 7 Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Paul Saunderson, score, Scott Shields, Soundtrack, Strike Back
Madison Gate Records has released a new soundtrack album for the British action series Strike Back. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s seventh season composed by Scott Shields & Paul Saunderson (Three Identical Strangers, 100 Streets, The More You Ignore Me). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Varese Sarabande has previously released a soundtrack album featuring Shields’ score from the third and fourth season of the drama. Season 7 of Strike Back starring Daniel MacPherson, Warren Brown, Alin Sumarwata, Jamie Bamber and Yasemin Allen premiered earlier this year in the UK on Sky One and in the U.S. on Cinemax. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 5, 2019)
Posted: May 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chernobyl, Chris Egan, Daniel Hart, HBO, Hildur Guðnadóttir, J. Ralph, Netflix, Roger Eno, Samuel Sim, Showtime, Starz, State of the Union, SundanceTV, The Society, The Spanish Princess, Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Premiering tonight is the Starz limited series The Spanish Princess based on Philippa Gregory’s best-selling novels and starring Charlotte Hope, Nadia Parkes, Aaron Cobham, Alan McKenna, Richard Pepper, Olly Rix, Jordan Renzo, Daniel Cerqueira and Alicia Borrachero. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (Awake, The Halcyon, Home Fires) and Chris Egan (Man Down). To learn more about The White Queen and The White Princess sequel series, check out our previous article and also visit the official show website.
Premiering tomorrow, May 6, is the HBO mini-series Chernobyl written by Craig Mazin, directed by Johan Renck and starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson. Hildur Gudnadottir (Joker, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene, Strong Island) has composed the show’s original music. Deutsche Grammophon will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. The main title theme is already available now as a digital single. Click here for information about the release and the series, which will air Monday nights on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
John Swihart Scoring Fred Durst’s ‘The Fanatic’ & Greg Coolidge’s ‘The Turkey Bowl’
Posted: May 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fred Durst, Greg Coolidge, John Swihart, The Fanatic
John Swihart (How I Met Your Mother, Napoleon Dynamite, Youth in Revolt, Table 19) has recently scored the upcoming thriller The Fanatic. The film is directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst (The Longshots, The Education of Charlie Banks) and stars John Travolta and Devon Sawa. The movie is inspired by Durst’s own life and follows a rabid movie fan obsessed with his favorite celebrity action hero whose fixation turns from stalking to ambition of destroying the star’s life. Durst also co-wrote the screenplay with Dave Bekerman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hostile Planet’ Vol. 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hostile Planet, National Geographic, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has the third and final soundtrack album for the National Geographic docu-series Hostile Planet. The album features more music from the show composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation). The Vol. 3 album, entitled Deserts and Polar, is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The first album (Mountains and Oceans) was released in early April and the second album (Jungles and Grassland) is now also available. Hostile Planet executive produced by Guillermo Navarro and hosted by Bear Grylls looks at animals surviving at the extremes of different environments, in mountains, oceans, grasslands, jungles, deserts, and polar regions. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 3, 2019)
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ask Dr. Ruth, At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal, Blake Neely, Bolden, Christopher Lennertz, Claire M. Singer, Dennis Smith, Drum & Lace, El Chicano, Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile, Geoff Zanelli, Glenn Slater, Ian Hultquist, Lao Zai, Long Shot, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Miles Hankins, Mitch Lee, Scott Steiner, Shadow, Tell It to the Bees, The Intruder, UglyDolls, Wynton Marsalis
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature UglyDolls directed by Kelly Asbury and starring Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton, Janelle Monae, Wanda Sykes, Emma Roberts, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom and Pitbull. The film’s original score is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party) who also co-wrote most of the film’s original songs with Glenn Slater (Tangled, Galavant). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs last week. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Long Shot directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel, Bob Odenkirk and Alexander Skarsgård. Marco Beltrami (Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma) & Miles Hankins (The Night Before, Len and Company) have composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official movie website to learn more about the Lionsgate release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The River and the Wall’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Noah Sorota, score, Soundtrack, The River and the Wall
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary The River and the Wall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Noah Sorota (Falling Skies, Jinn, The Gracefield Incident, Reverie). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The River and the Wall is directed by Ben Masters and follows five friends on a 1,200 mile journey along the US-Mexico border from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico. The documentary premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released in select theaters and on VOD this weekend by Gravitas Ventures. Read the rest of this entry »
