Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment have announced that Hans Zimmer will be composing the score for the upcoming new film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Prisoners) and stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Stephen Henderson, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa and Javier Bardem. The movie tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer to Score Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’
Posted: March 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Hans Zimmer
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‘Benjamin’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin, James Righton, score, Simon Amstell, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the British indie comedy Benjamin. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Righton. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Benjamin is written and directed by Simon Amstell and stars Colin Morgan, Phénix Brossard and Joel Fry. The movie follows a rising young filmmaker as he is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature. The comedy premiered at last year’s BFI London Film Festival and has just been released in British theaters this past weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 17, 2019)
Posted: March 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Andrew Lockington, Delhi Crime, Freeform, Gregory Tripi, HBO, Hulu, Jeff Russo, Mike Suby, NBC, Netflix, Now Apocalypse, Paul Haslinger, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Rubin Guthrie, Starz, Step Up: High Water, Stephanie Economou, The Act, The Dirt, The Fix, The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley, The Village, WAZ-Jackson, Will Bates, YouTube Premium
Premiering tomorrow, March 18, is the new ABC drama The Fix created by Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain & Marcia Clark and starring Robin Tunney, Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje and Scott Cohen. The show’s original music is composed by Gregory Tripi (Ma, Manhunt: Unabomber, Dark Places, Rememory). Check out our previous news article and the official show website to learn more bout the series, which follows a retired prosecutor who returns to the Los Angeles DA’s office for a second chance at justice, and will air every Monday night on ABC.
Also premiering tomorrow is the documentary The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley directed by Alex Gibney about the rise and fall of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar healthcare company founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Will Bates (The Looming Tower, The Path, I Origins, The Magicians) has composed the film’s original music. Click here and also visit the official movie website for more information about the documentary, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is premiering on HBO on March 18. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fisherman’s Friends’ Score Album Released
Posted: March 17, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Foggin, Fisherman's Friends, Rupert Christie, score, Soundtrack
Universal Music has released a score album for the British comedy Fisherman’s Friends. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rupert Christie (SuperBob). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, Island Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Fisherman’s Friends is directed by Chris Foggin and stars Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton, James Purefoy, David Hayman, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury, Maggie Steed, Christian Brassington and Noel Clarke. The movie tells the true story of the titular male singing group. Read the rest of this entry »
Scott Bomar Scoring Craig Brewer’s ‘Dolemite Is My Name’
Posted: March 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Brewer, Dolemite Is My Name, Netflix, Scott Bomar
Scott Bomar has recently composed the original score for the upcoming biographical comedy drama Dolemite Is My Name. The film is directed by Craig Brewer (Footloose) and stars Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps, Tituss Burgess and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The movie tells the life story of Rudy Ray Moore, a “larger than life” comedian, musician, singer, actor, and film producer in the 1970s who – when he couldn’t get work in Hollywood – simply created his own – including the most well-known Blaxploitation film of all time, Dolemite. Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood, American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson, The People v. Larry Flynt) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 15, 2019)
Posted: March 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, Captive State, Dickon Hinchliffe, Finding Steve McQueen, Five Feet Apart, Gast Waltzing, Jed Kurzel, Juan José Javierre, Knife + Heart, M83, Martin Phipps, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Never Grow Old, No Manches Frida 2, Rob Simonsen, Sherri Chung, Steven Price, The Aftermath, The Highwaymen, The Hummingbird Project, The Mustang, Thomas Newman, Victor Reyes, Wonder Park, Yardie, Yves Gourmeur
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Wonder Park written and produced by Josh Applebaum & Andre Nemec and featuring the voices of Jennifer Garner, Matthew Broderick, John Oliver, Mila Kunis and Ken Jeong. The film’s original score is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details. Also available now are two original songs by Rachel Platten and Grace VanderWaal. Click here to learn more about the two tracks, which have been released today.
Also opening wide is the romantic drama Five Feet Apart directed by Justin Baldoni and starring Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Paraminder Nagra and Claire Forlani. Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Iron Man 3) & Breton Vivian have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also click here to learn more about an original song by Andy Grammer featured in the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Manches Frida 2’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: No Manches Frida, No Manches Frida 2, Soundtrack
ASG Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel No Manches Frida 2. The album features the songs from the movie by artists such as Lord Netty, Angie Vázquez, Session, Ani Bani, Bacondo, Dewon, Nakor, Jaron Strom, Gerald Trottman, Ruxell & others. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. No Manches Frida 2 is directed by Nacho G. Velilla, written by David S. Olivas and stars Omar Chaparro, Martha Higareda, Aaron Díaz, Itatí Cantoral, Regina Pavón, Mario Moran and Memo Dorantes. Read the rest of this entry »
David Schwartz Tapped as New Composer of HBO’s ‘Veep’
Posted: March 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Schwartz, HBO, Veep
David Schwartz (Arrested Development, The Good Place, Northern Exposure) is the new composer of the HBO original series Veep. He is scoring the seventh and final season of the political comedy created by Armando Iannucci and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Reid Scott, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Timothy Simons and Sam Richardson. David Mandel (Curb Your Enthusiasm, EuroTrip) serves as the showrunner of the new season and is executive producing the project with Frank Rich (Succession), Louis-Dreyfus, Lew Morton and Morgan Sackett (Parks and Recreation). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hummingbird Project’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kim Nguyen, score, Soundtrack, The Hummingbird Project, Yves Gourmeur
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the thriller The Hummingbird Project. The album features the film’s original music composed by Yves Gourmeur. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Hummingbird Project is written and directed by Kim Nguyen and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek and Michael Mando. The movie follows two scheming cousins as they try to build a thousand-mile-long, four-inch-wide tunnel from Kansas to New Jersey that will give them a one-millisecond edge on transactions at the New York Stock Exchange. Read the rest of this entry »
‘RoboCop 2’ & ‘Dreamcatcher’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Albums Announced
Posted: March 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dreamcatcher, James Newton Howard, Jerry Goldsmith, Leonard Rosenman, Raggedy Man, RoboCop 2, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the newest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe soundtrack edition for the 1990 action sequel RoboCop 2 directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. The album features the expanded original score from the Orion Pictures production composed and conducted by Leonard Rosenman (Beneath The Planet of the Apes, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Fantastic Voyage), including over 40 minutes of previously unreleased music. The soundtrack, which is limited to 1,500 copies is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
