Jamie Christopherson is reuniting with director Alex Ranarivelo on the upcoming action drama Ride. The film starring Shane Graham, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Sasha Alexander, Ali Afshar, Bryan Craig, George Kosturos and Jessica Michelle is based on the inspiring true story of BMX champion John Buultjens, a young teen who is rescued when he is fostered by an unlikely interracial couple, including the foster father who wins the kid over when he buys him his first bicycle. Ranarivelo also co-wrote the screenplay with Hadeel Reda, Jean-Marie Sobeck and Jack Reher (Into the Grizzly Maze). Read the rest of this entry »
Jamie Christopherson to Score Alex Ranarivelo’s ‘Ride’
Posted: May 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Ranarivelo, Jamie Christopherson, Ride
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 28, 2017)
Posted: May 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Lifetime, Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland, Photek, Still Star-Crossed, Zack Ryan
Premiering tomorrow, May 29, is the new ABC drama Still Star-Crossed created by Heather Mitchell, executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and starring Grant Bowler, Wade Briggs, Torrance Coombs, Dan Hildebrand, Lashana Lynch, Ebonee Noel, Medalion Rahimi, Zuleikha Robinson, Sterling Sulieman, Susan Wooldridge and Anthony Head. The show’s original music is composed by Photek who also scores the Rhimes-produced ABC drama How to Get Away with Murder. The series picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet ends, charting the treachery, fight for power and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate. The drama will air Monday nights on ABC. Visit the official show website for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Genius’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Posted: May 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Genius, Lorne Balfe, National Geographic Channel, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the first full soundtrack album for the Nat Geo original series Genius. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s first season composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Marcella). Listen to a track from the album after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack EP featuring Balfe’s score, Hans Zimmer’s main title theme and three classical pieces. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 23 and will be available to download here. The CD version is set to come out on July 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Genius is developed by Noah Pink & Ken Biller, executive produced by Ron Howard & Brian Grazer and stars Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Flynn, Emily Watson, Nicholas Rowe, Samantha Colley, Jon Fletcher, Richard Topol and Alicia von Rittberg. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, Spider-Man: Homecoming
The track list of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Homecoming has been revealed. Sony Masterworks will release the album featuring the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Doctor Strange, Up, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World, The Incredibles) on July 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Check out the full track list, as well a video from the recording sessions of Giacchino’s arrangement of the Spider-Man Television Theme (via the composer’s Twitter account) after the jump. Spider-Man: Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 26, 2017)
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Baywatch, Berlin Syndrome, Black Butterfly, Bryony Marks, Christopher Lennertz, Federico Jusid, Geoff Zanelli, Long Strange Trip, Nick Cave, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, War Machine, Warren Ellis
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales directed by Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg and starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites and Geoffrey Rush. The film’s original music is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Into the West, The Pacific, The Odd Life of Timothy Green). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Film.Music.Media, Film Music Magazine and ComingSoon for recent interviews with Zanelli about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the action comedy Baywatch directed by Seth Gordon and starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera and Jon Bass. Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party, Ride Along, Supernatural) has composed the film’s original music. Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details. Island Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by The Notorious B.I.G., Vince Staples, The Chemical Brothers, Lionel Richie & more. The full details can be checked out by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »
Ennio Morricone’s Complete ‘State of Grace’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ennio Morricone, score, Soundtrack, State of Grace
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1990 crime drama State of Grace directed by Phil Joanou and starring Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, Ed Harris, John Turturro, John C. Really, Burgess Meredith and Joe Vitarelli. The album features the complete original score from the MGM production composed, orchestrated and conducted by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, The Hateful Eight), including previously unreleased music. Also included is the content of the original soundtrack album on a second disc. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 1000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to a couple of tracks and check out the full album details.
Christopher Lennertz to Score Tim Hill’s ‘The War with Grandpa’
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, The War with Grandpa, Tim Hill
Christopher Lennertz is set to reteam with director Tim Hill on the upcoming family comedy The War with Grandpa. The film stars Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Christopher Walken, Cheech Marin, Oakes Fegley, Jane Seymour and Faizon Love. The movie is based on the bestselling book by Robert Kimmel Smith and follows a boy who’s forced to move out of his room when his recently widowed grandfather moves in and devises outrageous pranks to make his grandfather surrender the room. Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember (Get Smart, Home) and Dave Johnson wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Masterworks to Release ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, War for the Planet of the Apes
Sony Masterworks will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi adventure War for the Planet of the Apes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles, Lost) who previously scored 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The soundtrack will be released on July 7, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. War for the Planet of the Apes is directed by Matt Reeves and stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval and Terry Notary. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran to Score Sky Atlantic’s ‘Save Me’
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, Lennie James, Save Me, Sky Atlantic
Dustin O’Halloran has been tapped to score the upcoming Sky Atlantic series Save Me. The show is created by actor Lennie James (The Walking Dead, Critical) who also stars in the drama alongside Suranne Jones and Stephen Graham. The 6-parter centers on a man who is falsely accused of a terrible crime and sets off to clear his name and find the real perpetrator. Nick Murphy (The Awakening, Blood, The Last Kingdom) is directing the show. Simon Heath (Line of Duty, United) and Jessica Sykes are executive producing the project. Save Me is expected to premiere later this year on Sky Atlantic in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Resident Evil: Vendetta’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kenji Kawai, Resident Evil: Vendetta, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated movie Resident Evil: Vendetta. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Resident Evil: Vendetta is directed by Takanori Tsujimoto, executive produced by Takashi Shimizu and features the voices of Matt Mercer, Kevin Dorman and Erin Cahill. The third installment in the CG animated film franchise follows a group of soldiers who battle hordes of zombies while trying to prevent a madman from unleashing a deadly virus in New York. Read the rest of this entry »
