Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, National Treasure) has signed on to score the upcoming Amazon original series The Hunt. The show is created by David Weil and stars Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Saul Rubinek, Tiffany Boone, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Greg Austin, and Dylan Baker. The drama follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City who have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »
Cristobal Tapia de Veer to Score Amazon’s ‘The Hunt’
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, The Hunt
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Academy Confirms Return of Short Lists in Music Categories
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy has announced the updated rules for next year’s 92nd Academy Awards and confirmed that the short lists that were reintroduced last year in both “Original Score” and “Original Song” music categories will return for next year’s Oscars. The new procedure in the nomination phase generated mixed reactions last year, with some parties feeling movies and their respective songs/scores that are released at the very end of the year are being disadvantaged, while others welcomed the spotlight placed on ten additional scores/songs that appeared on the short lists but ultimately were not nominated. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Farewell to the Night’ (‘L’adieu à la nuit’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexis Rault, Farewell to the Night, L'adieu à la nuit, score, Soundtrack
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Farewell to the Night (L’adieu à la nuit). The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexis Rault (Being 17, Ladies). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Farewell to the Night is directed by André Téchiné and stars Catherine Deneuve, Kacey Mottet Klein, Oulaya Amamra, Stéphane Bak, Kamel Labroudi and Mohamed Djouhri. The movie follows a woman who breeds horses in France and runs an almond plantation and who finds out about her grandson’s secrets when comes to visit her for one last time before he leaves for Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt’s ‘Her Smell’ Score to Be Released
Posted: April 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Ross Perry, Her Smell, Keegan DeWitt, score, Soundtrack
Waxwork Records has announced a release of the original score from Alex Ross Perry’s musical drama Her Smell. The score is written by the director’s regular composer Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Gemini, The Hero, Divorce). Visit the label’s official website to order the vinyl set, which also includes the original songs from the movie (also available separately as a digital EP as reported last week). The score album is also expected to be released digitally. Her Smell is written and directed by Perry and stars Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Ashley Benson, Dylan Gelula, Agyness Deyn, Gayle Rankin, Amber Heard, Dan Stevens, Virginia Madsen and Eric Stoltz. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Pixar’s ‘Smash and Grab’ Released
Posted: April 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barney Jones, Pixar, score, Smash and Grab, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Pixar animated short Smash and Grab. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Barney Jones. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Smash and Grab is directed by Brian Larsen, produced by David Lally and follows two antiquated robots who risk everything for freedom and for each other after years of toiling away inside the engine room of a towering locomotive. The short, which is the second title in Pixar’s SparkShorts program opened at Disney’s El Capitan Theater in January and is now available to stream on YouTube. Watch the full short after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Atticus & Leopold Ross Scoring Wash Westmoreland’s ‘Earthquake Bird’
Posted: April 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Earthquake Bird, Leopold Ross, Wash Westmoreland
Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Triple 9) have recently scored the upcoming Netflix original movie Earthquake Bird. The film is written and directed by Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice, Colette) and stars Alicia Vikander, Riley Keough, Jack Huston and Naoki Kobayashi. The thriller is based on Susanna Jones’ novel of the same title and tells the story of young female expat who is suspected of murder after her friend goes missing in the wake of a tumultuous love triangle with a handsome local photographer. Kevin Walsh (Manchester by the Sea, All the Money in the World) & Michael Pruss (Equals, Zoe) are producing the project for Scott Free, alongside Ann Ruark (Wildlife, The Beaver) and Georgina Pope. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cobra Kai, Leo Birenberg, score, Soundtrack, YouTube Premium, Zach Robinson
Madison Gate Records will release a new soundtrack album for the YouTube Premium series Cobra Kai. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Leo Birenberg (Son of Zorn, Red Army, Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny) & Zach Robinson (F*&% the Prom). Also included is Kari Kimmel’s cover of Bananarama’s Cruel Summer as featured in the Season 2 teaser trailer. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 24 and will be available to download here. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score for the first season (with La-La Land Records handling the CD version). Cobra Kai is developed by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg and stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser and Courtney Henggeler. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Firecrackers’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Casey MQ, Firecrackers, Jasmin Mozaffari, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack EP has been released for the indie drama Firecrackers. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Casey MQ (aka Casey Manierka-
Expanded ‘Iron Will’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Iron Will, Joel McNeely, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 family adventure Iron Will directed by Charles Haid and starring Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers, George Gerdes, Brian Cox, Penelope Windust and August Schellenberg. The album features the expanded original score from the Walt Disney Pictures production composed and conducted by Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West, The Orville, Holes, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles), including almost 40 minutes of previously unreleased music. For the full album details and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.
