Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama No Filter (Chamboultout). The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregory Louis & Lucas Lavaine. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. No Filter is co-written and directed by Eric Lavaine and stars Alexandra Lamy, José Garcia, Michaël Youn, Anne Marivin, Medi Sadoun and Michel Vuillermoz. The movie based on Barbara Halary-Lafond’s novel will be released in French theaters tomorrow, April 3. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Filter’ (‘Chamboultout’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 2, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chamboultout, Gregory Louis, Lucas Lavaine, No Filter, score, Soundtrack
Netflix’s ‘Dead to Me’ to Feature Original Score by Adam Blau
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Blau, Dead to Me, Netflix
Adam Blau is the composer of the upcoming Netflix original series Dead to Me. The show is created by Liz Feldman and stars Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, Max Jenkins, James Marsden, Ed Asner and Luke Roessler. The comedy centers on the powerful friendship between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit with a shocking secret. Feldman is also executive producing the CBS Television Studios production with Applegate, as well as Gary Chanzez Productions’ Will Ferrell, Adam McKay (The Big Short, Vice) & Jessica Elbaum (Booksmart, Bachelorette). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rebels’ (‘Rebelles’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Allan Mauduit, Ludovic Bourse, Rebelles, Rebels, score, Soundtrack
Albertine Productions has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Rebels (Rebelles). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Ludovic Bource (The Artist, OSS 117, Clear History, On the Other Side of the Tracks). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Rebels is directed by Allan Mauduit and stars Cécile de France, Yolande Moreau, Audrey Lamy and Simon Abkarian. The movie follows three factory workers who discover a bag full of stolen cash on a dead man’s body and decide to steal the money and to get rid of his corpse. Read the rest of this entry »
Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Frankie, Ira Sachs
Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Locke, Ben Is Back, Out of the Furnace, Leave No Trace) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Frankie. The film is directed by Ira Sachs (Love Is Strange, Keep the Lights On) and stars Isabelle Huppert, Marisa Tomei, Greg Kinnear, Jérémie Renier, André Wilms, Brendan Gleeson and Ariyon Bakare. The movie centers on three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Terra Willy’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Olivier Cussac, score, Soundtrack, Terra Willy, Terra Willy - Planète inconnue
Music Box Records has released a soundtrack album for the French animated feature Terra Willy (Terra Willy – Planète inconnue). The album features the film’s original music composed by Olivier Cussac (The Jungle Bunch). Also included is the song Flash and I performed by Julien Barbagallo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Terra Willy is directed by Eric Tosti and follows a 10-year-old boy who lands on a wild and unexplored planet after he is separated from his parents following the destruction of their spaceship. Read the rest of this entry »
Timothy Williams Scoring David Yarovesky’s ‘Brightburn’
Posted: March 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brightburn, David Yarovesky, James Gunn, Timothy Williams
Timothy Williams (Walking with the Enemy, I.T., Red Sky, Wild Horses, Diablo) has recently scored the upcoming horror thriller Brightburn. The film is directed by David Yarovesky (The Hive) and stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner. Mark Gunn & Brian Gunn (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) wrote the screenplay. James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Super, Slither) and Kenneth Huang are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 31, 2019)
Posted: March 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Greenwald, Anne Nikitin, Benjamin Wallfisch, Brandon Roberts, CBS All Access, Cinemax, Dan Mangan, FX, H. Scott Salinas, HBO, Hostile Planet, Kyle Dixon, Marco Beltrami, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Stein, Mrs. Wilson, National Geographic, Native Son, Netflix, Our Planet, PBS, Reza Safinia, Steven Price, Sundance Now, The Twilight Zone, Unicorn Store, Unspeakable, Warrior, What We Do in the Shadows
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the British mini-series Mrs. Wilson developed by Anna Symon, directed by Richard Laxton and starring Ruth Wilson, Iain Glenn, Keely Hawes, Anupam Kher and Fiona Shaw. The show’s original music is composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic, The Imposter). Check out our previous news article and PBS’ official show website to learn more about the drama, which premiered in the UK last year on BBC and is making its debut stateside as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series.
Premiering tomorrow, April 1, is the CBS All Access original series The Twilight Zone based on the 1959 classic TV series created by Rod Sterling, hosted and produced by Jordan Peele and staring Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Taissa Farmiga, Ginnifer Goodwin, Greg Kinnear, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Scott, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay and Steven Yeun. Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma) & Brandon Roberts (TURN: Washington’s Spies, The Woman in Black 2) are composing the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian McOmber & Jordan Dykstra Scoring ‘Blow the Man Down’
Posted: March 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blow the Man Down, Brian McOmber, Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Jordan Dykstra
Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Krisha) and Jordan Dykstra have composed the music for the upcoming indie comedy drama Blow the Man Down. The film is written and directed by Danielle Krudy & Bridget Savage Cole and stars Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, Margo Martindale, June Squibb, Annette O’Toole and Marceline Hugot. The movie follows two sisters grieving for the loss of their mother who suddenly find they have a crime to cover up, leading them deep into the underbelly of their salty Maine fishing village. Drew Houpt (Beach Rats), Alex Scharfman (Women Who Kill), Tim Headington (Hugo, The Tourist) and Lia Buman are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 29, 2019)
Posted: March 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Vigilante, Blake Kanicka, Blitz the Ambassador, Danny Bensi, Danny Elfman, Diane, Dumbo, Jeremiah Bornfield, John Debney, Keegan DeWitt, Making Babies, Marcelo Zarvos, Saunder Jurriaans, The Beach Bum, The Burial of Kojo, The Chaperone, Unplanned
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the live-action adaptation of Disney’s Dumbo directed by Tim Burton and starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Roshan Seth, Deobia Oparei, Joseph Gatt and Sharon Rooney. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Spider-Man, The Nightmare Before Christmas). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as two covers of the song Baby Mine, including an end credits version by Arcade Fire. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy The Beach Bum written and directed by Harmony Korine and starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Stefania Lavie Owen, Zac Efron, Martin Lawrence and Jimmy Buffett. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, Elf) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring selections of the composer’s score, as well as songs by Jimmy Buffet, Gordon Lightfoot, Stephen Bishop & others. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
