Michael Andrews is composing the score for the upcoming Netflix originals series Friends from College. The show is created by Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) & Francesca Delbanco and stars Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, Annie Parisse, Nat Faxon, Fred Savage and Jae Suh Park. The comedy centers on a group of friends who went to Harvard together and are now facing down their forties and experiencing a range of success, or lack thereof, both professionally and domestically. Stoller directed all episodes of the show’s first season and is also executive producing the project with Delbanco. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Andrews Scoring Netflix’s ‘Friends from College’
Posted: June 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Friends from College, Michael Andrews, Netflix, Nicholas Stoller
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‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’ Score Album Details
Posted: June 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Captain Underpants, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, score, Soundtrack, Theodore Shapiro
Back Lot Music will release a score album for the DreamWorks Animation’s Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder, Spy, Marley & Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, Virgin Records has already released a soundtrack featuring three tracks from the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie, several of which were co-written, arranged and produced by Shapiro. Captain Underpants is directed by David Soren and features the voices of Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele and Kristen Schaal. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Lewis to Score ‘DuckTales’ Reboot
Posted: June 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney XD, Dominic Lewis, DuckTales
Dominic Lewis has been tapped to score Disney’s upcoming animated series DuckTales. The show is developed by Marc Youngberg based on the classic 80s cartoon and features the voice talent of David Tennant, Bobby Moynihan, Ben Schwartz, Danny Pudi, Kate Micucci, Toks Olagundoye, Beck Bennett, Tony Anselmo and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The series follows the adventures of millionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews, as they travel around the world in search of treasure and wealth. Youngberg is also executive producing the project. Ron Jones has scored all episodes of the original TV series, which premiered in 1987. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Interlude in Prague’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hybrid, Interlude in Prague, score, Soundtrack
Kill City Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Interlude in Prague. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hybrid (Catacombs, Vice, Dead in Tombstone, Billionaire Ransom), as well as arrangements of music written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The soundtrack is now to download here. Interlude in Prague is directed by John Stephenson (Animal Farm) and stars James Purefoy, Aneurin Barnard, Samantha Barks and Morfydd Clark. The movie is set in 1787 and follows the story of a few turbulent months in the short life of Mozart that influenced the creation of the opera Don Giovanni. The drama was released in the UK last month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Random Tropical Paradise’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryce Jacobs, Random Tropical Paradise, Sanjeev Sirpal, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Random Tropical Paradise. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bryce Jacobs (Drive Hard, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon, 12 Monkeys). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 9 and will be available to download on Amazon. Random Tropical Paradise is written and directed by Sanjeev Sirpal and stars Bryan Greenberg, Brooks Wheelan, Spencer Grammer, Joe Pantoliano, Beth Littleford, Kyle Kinane, Jessica Lowe, Brittany Furlan, Caitlin McHugh and Alphonso McAuley. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Luc Besson, score, Soundtrack, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
The full details of the soundtrack album for Luc Besson’s fantasy adventure Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, The Queen). Also included are the original tracks A Million On My Soul performed by Alexiane (composed & produced by Stargate), as well as Bubble Dance by Julien Rey (produced by DJ Mustard). Also featured is the movie’s opening credits song, David Bowie’s Space Oddity and Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Jamming. The soundtrack will be released on July 21, 2017 by EuropaCorp and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Carter Burwell to Score Simon Curtis’ ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’
Posted: June 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carter Burwell, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Simon Curtis
Carter Burwell is scoring the upcoming biographical drama Goodbye Christopher Robin. The film is directed by Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn, Woman in Gold) and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Will Tilston, Kelly Macdonald, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Alex Lawther. The movie revolves around the relationship between Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne and his son Robin, who initially had a difficult relationship with his father, and served as the inspiration for the character of Christopher Robin. Frank Cottrell (The Railway Man, Millions) and Simon Vaughan (Watership Down, War & Peace) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Black Prince’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Kallis, Kavi Raz, score, Soundtrack, The Black Prince
Caldera Records has announced a soundtrack album for the historical drama The Black Prince. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by George Kallis (Highlander: The Source, Albion: The Enchanted Stallion, Joy Division). The soundtrack is now available to order from various music speciality stores. Visit the label’s website for more information. The Black Prince is written and directed by Kavi Raz and stars Shabana Azmi, Jason Flemyng, Amanda Root, Satinder Sartaaj and David Essex. The movie tells the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of 5, after the death of his father. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 4, 2017)
Posted: June 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Ebert, I'm Dying Up Here, Joseph Trapanese, Keegan DeWitt, Mark Noseworthy, Netflix, Shimmer Lake, Showtime
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series I’m Dying Up Here created by Dave Flebotte and starring Jim Carrey, Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, RJ Cyler, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy. Various composers are involved in the show, including Alex Ebert (All Is Lost, A Most Violent Year), Mark Noseworthy (Dean) and Keegan DeWitt (I’ll See You in My Dreams). Visit the official show website to learn more about the show, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Mummy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Kurtzman, Brian Tyler, score, Soundtrack, The Mummy
The details of the soundtrack album for the action adventure The Mummy have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious series, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 by Back Lot Music and will be available to download here. A CD version will be released on June 16 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Mummy is directed by Alex Kurtzman and stars Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance and Russell Crowe. The film centers around an ancient princess who is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. Read the rest of this entry »
