Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna are composing the music for the upcoming animated feature The Breadwinner. The film based on young adult novel by Deborah Ellis is directed by Nora Twomey (The Secret of Kells). The movie tells the story of Parvana, a young girl living under the Taliban regime, who cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family after her father is imprisoned. Anthony Leo and Andrew Rosen are producing the project for Aircraft Pictures, alongside Tomm Moore and Paul Young (Song of the Sea) for Cartoon Salon, and Stephan Roelants for Melusine Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael & Jeff Danna to Score ‘The Breadwinner’
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Nora Twomey, The Breadwinner
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‘Band Aid’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Band Aid, Kyle Forester, Soundtrack, Zoe Lister-Jones
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack EP for the indie comedy drama Band Aid. The album features the original songs from the film written by the movie’s director/star Zoe Lister-Jones and Kyle Forester and performed by The Dirty Dishes (Lister-Jones, Adam Pally & Fred Armisen). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Band Aid is written and directed by Lister-Jones and stars herself, alongside Pally, Armisen, Susie Essman, Hannah Simone, Brooklyn Decker, Colin Hanks and Ravi Patel. The movie revolves around a couple who turn their fights into songs as a last-ditch effort to save their marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Churchill’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Churchill, Jonathan Teplitzky, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Churchill. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Terminator Genisys, Ghost in the Shell, Home). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Churchill is directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and stars Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Ella Purnell, James Purefoy and Julian Wadham. The movie is set across the five days before D-Day in 1944 and charts the tension between the British prime minister and the Allied leaders, including Eisenhower and Montgomery, who are poised to launch the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Leftovers’ Season 3 Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Max Richter, score, Soundtrack, The Leftovers
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack for the HBO original series The Leftovers. The EP features five tracks of the original music from the show’s third and final season composed by Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir, Taboo, Guerrilla, Miss Sloane, Disconnect). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released soundtracks for the first and second season of the drama. The Leftovers is created by Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta and stars Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Amy Brenneman and Christopher Eccleston. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Past Life’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Avi Nesher, Avner Dorman, Cyrille Aufort, Ella Milch-Sheriff, Past Life, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli thriller Past Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cyrille Aufort (A Royal Affair, Splice, March of the Penguins 2, Ombline), as well as additional music by Avner Dorman and Ella Milch-Sheriff. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Past Life is written and directed by Avi Nesher and stars Nelly Tagar, Joy Rieger, Doron Tavory, Evgenia Dodina, Tom Avni, Rafael Stachowiak, Muli Shulman, Katarzyna Gniewkowska, Gilat Ankori and Orna Rotenberg. The movie is set in 1977 and tells the rue story of two Israeli sisters who delve into the dark mystery of their father’s story of surviving World War II and discover that it may be more complicated than they originally believed. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck Scoring Disney’s ‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Frozen, Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Christophe Beck has recently composed the score for the upcoming holiday special Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. The animated short is directed by Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton (Prep & Landing, The Ballad of Nessie) and features the voices of Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Idina Menzel as their characters from the Frozen feature film. Roy Conli (Big Hero 6, Tangled) is producing the project. Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel have written original songs for the TV special. Beck has previously scored the 2013 original Frozen movie, as well as the short Frozen Fever. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mr. Robot’ Volume 3 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Mac Quayle, Mr. Robot, score, Soundtrack, USA
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the USA drama Mr. Robot have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Mac Quayle (American Horror Story, Feud, American Crime Story, Scream Queens). The Volume 3 soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD and vinyl release is also in the works. The label has previously released two soundtracks for the show’s first season. Mr. Robot is created by Sam Esmail and stars Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallstrom and Carly Chaikin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Baby Driver’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baby Driver, Edgar Wright, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release the official soundtrack album for Edgar Wright’s action comedy Baby Driver. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including the original track Chase Me by Danger Mouse feat. Run The Jewels & Big Boi, as well as songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Blur, Kid Koala, Sky Ferreira, The Beach Boys, T. Rex, Beck, Queen, The Commodores & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 23, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Baby Driver is written and directed by Wright and stars Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx. The movie follows a young, talented getaway driver who is being being coerced into working for a crime boss and must face the consequences when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Walk Like a Panther’ to Feature Music by Guy Chambers
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Cadan, Guy Chambers, Walk Like a Panther
Songwriter and record producer Guy Chambers who is best known for his work with Robbie Williams will be working on the soundtrack for the upcoming British comedy Walk Like a Panther. The film is written and directed by Dan Cadan and stars Stephen Graham, Dave Johns, Jill Halfpenny, Sue Johnston, Lindsey Coulson, Julian Sands, Jason Flemyng, Stephen Tompkinson, Michael Socha and hip hop artist Scroobius Pip. The movie revolves around a group of ‘80s wrestlers who are forced to don the lycra one last time when their beloved local pub is threatened by closure. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominik Scherrer to Score Netflix’s & BBC’s ‘Requiem’
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Chris Mrska, Dominik Scherrer, Netflix, Requiem
Dominik Scherrer has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix and BBC series Requiem. The show is created by Cris Mrksa (The Slap, Underbelly) and stars Lydia Wilson, Joel Fry, Tara Fitzgerald, James Frecheville, Claire Rushbrook, Richard Harrington, Joanna Scanlan, Brendan Coyle, Sian Reese Williams, Dyfan Dwyfor and Ifan Huw Thomas. The psychological thriller centers around a young woman, who, in the wake of her mother’s death, sets out to learn the truth about herself. Willow Grylls, Elaine Pyke & Charlie Pattinson (Shameless, Skins, The White Queen) are executive producing New Pictures production with Mrska and Christopher Aird (Call the Midwife). Read the rest of this entry »
