Alexandre Desplat revealed at a masterclass at the Festival Rendez-vous 2019 in Rome last week that he is set to score the upcoming drama Little Women. The film is written and directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) and stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, Bob Odenkirk and Chris Cooper. The movie is based on the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott and tells the story of the March sisters as they come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ & Costa-Gavras’ ‘Adults in the Room’
Posted: April 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adults in the Room, Alexandre Desplat, Costa-Gravas, Greta Gerwig, Little Women
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 7, 2019)
Posted: April 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Samuel Goldman, Alec Puro, Black Summer, CBS, Huge in France, Jeff Cardoni, Netflix, The Code, The Silence, tomandandy
Premiering on Tuesday, April 9 before moving to its regular Monday night timeslot the following week is the new CBS drama The Code created by Craig Sweeny & Craig Turk and starring Luke Mitchell, Anna Wood, Dana Delany, Ato Essandoh, Phillipa Soo and Raffi Barsoumian. The show’s original music is composed by Adam Samuel Goldman (Blackbird, Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.
Premiering on Wednesday, April 10, is the the horror thriller The Silence directed by John R. Leonetti and starring Stanley Tucci, Miranda Otto, Kiernan Shipka and John Corbett. The composer duo of tomandandy (47 Meters Down, The Strangers, The Mothman Prophecies) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which follows a teen and her family as they seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult with the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound. Read the rest of this entry »
Wendy & Lisa Scoring Amy Poehler’s ‘Wine Country’
Posted: April 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amy Poehler, Lisa Coleman, Netflix, Wendy & Lisa, Wendy Melvoin, Wine Country
Wendy & Lisa (aka Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman) (Heroes, Nurse Jackie, Dangerous Minds) have composed the original score for the upcoming Netflix original movie Wine Country. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Amy Poehler who also stars in the movie alongside Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer, Rachel Dratch, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey and Tina Fey.. The comedy revolves around a group of longtime girlfriends who go to Napa for the weekend to celebrate their friend’s 50th birthday, when tensions from the past boil over. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Curiosa’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arnaud Rebotini, Curiosa, Lou Jeunet, score, Soundtrack
Blackstrobe Records has released a soundtrack album for the French period drama Curiosa. The album features the film’s original music composed by Arnaud Rebotini (BPM (Beats Per Minute), Eastern Boys, The Wind Turns). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Curiosa is co-written and directed by Lou Jeunet and stars Noémie Merlant, Niels Schneider, Benjamin Lavernhe, Camélia Jordana, Amira Casar and Scali Delpeyrat. The movie, which is set against the backdrop of the erotic photography scene of Belle Epoque Paris, has just been released in French theaters this week. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Samuel Goldman Scoring CBS’ ‘The Code’
Posted: April 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Samuel Goldman, CBS, The Code
Adam Samuel Goldman is scoring the new CBS drama The Code. The show is created by Craig Sweeny (Elementary) & Craig Turk (FBI, The Good Wife) and stars Luke Mitchell, Anna Wood, Ato Essandoh, Phillipa Soo, Dana Delany and Raffi Barsoumian. The series follows a group of prosecutors, defense lawyers, and investigators who tackle the toughest legal challenges facing the U.S. Marine Corps. Sweeny & Turk are also executive producing the CBS Television Studios production with Carl Beverly & Sarah Timberman (SEAL Team, Master of Sex), Christine Moore, as well as Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, (500) Days of Summer) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 5, 2019)
Posted: April 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ben Lovett, Benjamin Wallfisch, Gary Yershon, High Life, Joanne Higginbottom, Marcelo Zarvos, Pet Sematary, Peterloo, Shazam, Stuart A. Staples, The Best of Enemies, The Public, The Wind, Tyler Bates
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Shazam! directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel, Grace Fulton, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Faithe Herman, Cooper Andrews and Marta Milans. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Pet Sematary directed by Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer and starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow. Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Drag Me to Hell, Ghost Rider) has composed the film’s original music. Paramount Music has released soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Starcrawler’s cover of the Ramones’ title song, which plays over the movie’s end credits. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Pixar’s ‘Kitbull’ Released
Posted: April 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Jimenez, Kitbull, Pixar, Rosana Sullivan, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Pixar animated short Kitbull. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Jimenez. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Kitbull is directed by Rosana Sullivan, produced by Kathryn Hendrickson and centers on a fiercely independent stray kitten and an abused pit bull who form an unlikely friendship. The short, which is the third 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 »
‘American Gods’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: American Gods, Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Milan Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series American Gods. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, Ozark, The Gift, Fear the Walking Dead, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene). The soundtrack is already available digitally overseas and will be released in U.S. stores on April 12. Visit Amazon to download the album and listen to audio samples. American Gods is based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and starring Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Dean Winters, Devery Jacobs, Sakina Jaffrey and Kahyun Kim. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Public’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Emilio Estevez, Joanne Higginbottom, score, Soundtrack, The Public, Tyler Bates
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for Emilio Estevez’s drama The Public. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, John Wick, The Punisher, 300) & Joanne Higginbottom (Samurai Jack). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Public is written and directed by Estevez who also stars in the movie with Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Gabrielle Union, Jacob Vargas, Michael K. Williams, Jeffrey Wright and Che “Rhymefest” Smith. The drama revolves around a sit-in by patrons at a public library that escalates into a police standoff and a media sideshow. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for National Geographic’s ‘Hostile Planet’ Released
Posted: April 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hostile Planet, National Geographic, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released the first of three soundtrack albums for the National Geographic docu-series Hostile Planet. The show’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation). The Vol. 1 album, entitled Mountains and Oceans, is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Two more albums, Grasslands and Jungles and Deserts and Polar, will be released on April 19 & May 3 respectively. 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 »
