Kooman and Dimond (aka Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond) have been tapped to write original songs for the upcoming Disney Junior series Vampirina. The animated show features the voices of James Van Der Beek, Lauren Graham, Isabella Crovetti Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Wanda Sykes, Mitchell Whitfield, Jordan Alexa Davis, ViviAnn Yee, Dee Bradley Baker, Benji Risley, Cree Summer and Ian James Corlett. The series is based on the popular children’s book series of the same title and centers around a young vampire girl who is facing the joys and trials of being the new kid in town when her family moves from Transylvania to Pennsylvania. Read the rest of this entry »
Kooman and Dimond to Write Original Songs for Disney Junior’s ‘Vampirina’
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Dimond, Disney Junior, Kooman and Dimond, Michael Kooman, Vampirina
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Lake Bell’s ‘I Do…Until I Don’t’ to Feature Music by Dexter Story
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dexter Story, I Do...Until I Don't, Lake Bell
Dexter Story has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy I Do…Until I Don’t. The film is written directed by Lake Bell (In a World…) who also stars in the movie alongside Ed Helms, Dolly Wells, Amber Heard, Wyatt Cenac, Paul Reiser and Mary Steenburgen. The movie follows three couples stuck in the web of a jaded filmmaker who are looking to prove that marriage should be a seven-year contract with an option to renew. Bell is also producing the project with Jett Steiger (In a World…), Miranda Bailey (The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Super) and Amanda Marshall (Swiss Army Men, Don’t Think Twice). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Despicable Me 3’ Score Album Details
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Despicable Me, Despicable Me 3, Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a score album for the animated feature Despicable Me 3. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Angry Birds Movie, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) who previously scored the first two movies in the series, as well as the spin-off Minions. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 30, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Columbia Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Despicable Me 3 is 3 is directed by Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda & Eric Guillon and features the voice talent of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate and Julie Andrews. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Lovett to Score David Bruckner’s ‘The Ritual’
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Lovett, David Bruckner, The Ritual
Ben Lovett is reteaming with director David Bruckner on the upcoming horror thriller The Ritual. The film starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier & Sam Troughton follows four old college friends hiking through the Scandinavian wilderness into the ancient forests of Norse legend where something evil is stalking their every step. Joe Barton (Humans, iBoy) wrote the screenplay. Jonathan Cavendish (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Bridget Jones’s Diary) and Richard Holmes (Waking Ned Devine, Eden Lake) are producing the Entertainment One production. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Brook Scoring David Gordon Green’s ‘Stronger’
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Gordon Green, Michael Brook, Stronger
Michael Brook is scoring the upcoming drama Stronger. The film is directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, All the Real Girls, Joe) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson and Clancy Brown. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller by Jeff Bauman & Bret Witter and tells the true story of Bauman, the working-class Boston man whose iconic photo from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing gained worldwide notice. John Pollono wrote the screenplay. Todd Lieberman & David Hoberman (The Fighter, The Muppets, The Proposal), Gyllenhaal, Scott Silver (screenwriter of 8 Mile) and Michel Litvak (Whiplash, Nightcrawler) are producing the Summit Entertainment, Mandeville Films, Bold Films, and Nine Stories production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pound for Pound’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Den bedste mand, Pound for Pound, score, Soundtrack
PlantSounds has released a soundtrack album for the Danish drama Pound for Pound (Den bedste mand). The album features the film’s original music composed by Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. Pound for Pound is directed by Mikkel Serup and stars Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lene Maria Christensen, Søren Malling, Arnold Oceng, Kristian Fjord and Benjamin Kitter. The movie tells the life story of nine-time European champion and boxing legend Jørgen “Gamle” Hansen. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Return for ‘Fifty Shades Freed’
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades Freed, Fifty Shades of Grey, James Foley
Danny Elfman will be returning music as the composer for the upcoming sequel Fifty Shades Freed. The film is directed by James Foley (Glengarry Glenn Ross, Confidence) who also helmed this year’s Fifty Shades Darker and stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Arielle Kebbel, Kim Basinger, Brant Daugherty and Luke Grimes. The movie continues the story from 2015’s Fifty Shades of Grey and this year’s Fifty Shades Darker, which Elfman also scored. Niall Leonard has written the screenplay for the final installment in the trilogy based on E.L. James’ bestselling novel. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 25, 2017)
Posted: June 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexander Bornstein, Carly Paradis, Lifetime, My Daughter Is Missing, PBS, Prime Suspect: Tennison
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the British mini-series Prime Suspect: Tennison executive produced by Rebecca Eaton, Camilla Campbell & Robert Wulff-Cochrane and starring Stefanie Martini, Sam Reid, Blake Harrison, Jessica Gunning and Alun Armstrong. The show’s original music is composed by Carly Paradis (Line of Duty, True Justice). Prime Suspect 1973 is a based on Lynda La Plante’s Tennison novel is a prequel to the original Prime Suspect series and centers around a 22-year-old Jane at the start of her career in 1970s London. The 6-parter premiered earlier this year in the UK on ITV and airs stateside on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck to Return for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’
Posted: June 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Christophe Beck, Peyton Reed
Director Peyton Reed confirmed on Twitter that Christophe Beck will be returning to score Marvel Studios’ upcoming sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, David Dastmalchian and T.I. are reprising their roles from the original film. They are joined by Hannah John-Kamen. No plot details have been announced yet. Kevin Feige (The Avengers, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexander Bornstein to Score ‘Incoming’
Posted: June 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexander Bornstein, Furthest Witness, Incoming, My Daughter Is Missing
Alexander Bornstein is set to compose the music for the upcoming sci-fi action thriller Incoming. The film is directed by Eric “Z” Zaragoza and stars Scott Adkins in the lead role. The movie is set on an International Space Station that now serves as a prison and is taken over by the imprisoned terrorists who are turning it into a missile aimed at Moscow. Jorge Saralegui (producer of Queen of the Damned, Showtime & Red Planet) wrote the screenplay based on an original story by himself, as well as the project’s producers Rick Benattar (Shoot ‘Em Up, Ironclad) and Nigel Thomas (The Numbers Station). Read the rest of this entry »
