Writer/producer Jeremy Slater revealed on Twitter that Tyler Bates will be scoring the second season of the Fox drama The Exorcist. He is taking over for composer Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) who scored the show’s first season. The series is developed by Slater based on William Peter Blatty’s novel of the same title, which inspired William Friedkin’s 1973 classic stars Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels and Kurt Egyiawa. John Cho is also joining the second season. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates to Score ‘The Exorcist’ Season 2
Posted: July 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Jeremy Slater, The Exorcist, Tyler Bates
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 7, 2017)
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Ghost Story, Andrew Joslyn, Austin Found, City of Ghosts, Daniel Hart, H. Scott Salinas, Hickok, Jackson Greenberg, Michael Giacchino, Ryan Franks, Scott Nickoley, Spider-Man: Homecoming
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Homecoming directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the indie drama A Ghost Story written and directed by David Lowery and starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Will Oldham, Sonia Acevedo, Rob Zabrecky and Liz Franke. Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Tumbledown,Film Music Magazine Comet, The Exorcist) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and also visit for a recent interview with Hart about his work on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams Confirmed to Score Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Papers’
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Williams, Steven Spielberg, The Papers
John Williams is set to score Steven Spielberg’s upcoming drama The Papers. The film stars Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Bradley Whitford, Alison Brie, Matthew Rhys, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Michael Stuhlbarg and Zach Woods. The movie revolves around the 1971 scandal after the decision of The Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Katharine Graham to publish The Pentagon Papers. Liz Hannah wrote the screenplay. Spielberg is also producing the Amblin Entertainment production with Amy Pascal (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ghostbusters) and Kristie Macosko Krieger (Bridge of Spies). Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Silvestri to Score Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Silvestri, Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg
Alan Silvestri has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming film adaptation of Ready Player One. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tye Sheridan, Oliva Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Win Morisaki, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg and T.J Miller. The movie is based on the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline and follows a group of teenagers on a quest for riches in a futuristic virtual world. Spielberg is also producing the project with Donald De Line (The Italian Job, Green Lantern), Kristie Macosko Krieger (Bridge of Spies) and Dan Farah (Armored). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dark Tower’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Junkie XL, score, Soundtrack, The Dark Tower, Tom Holkenborg
The track list of the soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure The Dark Tower has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire, Black Mass). The soundtrack will be released on August 4, 2017 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Dark Tower is directed by Nikolaj Arcel and stars Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, Abbey Lee and Jackie Earle Haley. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo, Mac Quayle, Sean Callery, Siddhartha Khosla & More to Appear at Comic-Con Panels
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Blake Neely, Comic-Con, Jake Monaco, Jeff Russo, Kris Bowers, Mac Quayle, Michael A. Levine, Sean Callery, Siddhartha Khosla
The line-up for two film music-related panels at Comic-Con 2017 has been announced. On Friday, July 21, a number of film/Tv composers will participate in the 9th annual Behind the Music panel presented by CW3PR and Impact24 PR. Jeff Russo (Legion, Fargo), Sean Callery (Jessica Jones, 24), Kris Bowers (Dear White People), Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story), Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Runaways) and Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Riverdale) will be participating in a discussion moderated by actors Rachel Keller (Legion, Fargo) & Jeremie Harris (Legion,The Get Down). The composers will give insight on how they contribute to many of the most popular fantasy/fiction titles in the TV and film worlds. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano Scoring CBS’ ‘Salvation’
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, John Paesano, Salvation
John Paesano is composing the music for the new CBS drama Salvation. The show is developed by Liz Kruger & Craig Shapiro (Necessary Roughness) based on a story by Matt Wheeler and stars Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe, Jacqueline Byers, Rachel Drance, Shazi Raja and Ian Anthony Dale. The series centers on an MIT grad student and a tech superstar, who bring a Pentagon official a staggering discovery – that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dunkirk’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer
WaterTower Music has published the first full track from the soundtrack album for Christopher Nolan’s thriller Dunkirk. Listen to the 8-minute track Supermarine written by the film’s composer Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Gladiator, The Lion King) after the jump. The cue is also available to download on Amazon. The full soundtrack will be released on July 21, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Dunkirk starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Harry Styles, James D’Arcy, Jack Lowden and Barry Keoghan is opening in theaters nationwide on July 21. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wish Upon’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Leonetti, score, Soundtrack, tomandandy, Wish Upon
Lakeshore Records will release a score album for the horror thriller Wish Upon. The album features the film’s original music composed by tomandandy (The Strangers, 47 Meters Down, The Rules of Attraction, The Mothman Prophecies). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 14, 2017 and can now pre-ordered on Amazon. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Wish Upon is directed by John R. Leonetti and stars Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Sydney Park, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Kevin Hanchard and Sherilyn Fenn. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bronx Gothic’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Rossi, Brian Tyler, Ian Hultquist, score, Soundtrack
Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Bronx Gothic. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Animal, My Blind Brother, The Diabolical). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 14, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bronx Gothic is directed by Andrew Rossi who previously collaborated with the composer on last year’s First Monday in May and follows actor, dancer, writer, performance artist, singer Okwui Okpokwasili as she stages a final tour for her one-woman show, “Bronx Gothic.” Read the rest of this entry »
