The National members Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner have composed the original music for the upcoming documentary What Will Become of Us. The film is directed by Academy Award-nominated documentarian Steven Cantor (Dancer, Step) and centers on Sir Frank Lowy, the billionaire co-founder of Westfield Corporation as he faces a dilemma: whether or not to sell his multinational company, his life’s work and legacy. Dani Drusin, Jamie Schutz and Nina Chaudry are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
The National’s Bryce & Aaron Dessner Scoring Steven Cantor’s ‘What Will Become of Us’
Posted: March 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Steven Cantor, The Nationals, What Will Become of Us'
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‘Daffodils’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daffodils, David Stubbs, Fen Ikner, Soundtrack, Steph Brown
Warner Music New Zealand has released a soundtrack album for the indie musical drama Daffodils. The album features the songs from the movie written by the Lips (aka Steph Brown & Fen Ikner) and performed by the New Zealand band and cast members Kimbra, Rose McIver and George Mason. The soundtrack is now available to stream on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Daffodils is directed by David Stubbs, written by Rochelle Bright and follows an indie musician who, after being told by her father on his death bed, recounts her parents’ bittersweet romance. The drama will be released theatrically in New Zealand this Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Halpern Scoring Carlo Mirabella-Davis’s ‘Swallow’
Posted: March 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlo Mirabella-Davis, Nathan Halpern, Swallow
Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Minding the Gap, One Percent More Humid, Rich Hill) is scoring the upcoming indie psychological thriller Swallow. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Carlo Mirabella-Davis and stars Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche and Denis O’Hare. The movie follows a newly pregnant housewife who finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects and must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession. Mirabella-Davis also wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for NBC’s ‘bublé!’ TV Special Announced
Posted: March 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: bublé!, Michael Buble, NBC, Soundtrack
Michael Bublé has announced a soundtrack album for his new NBC TV special bublé!. The album features a number of classics such as My Funny Valentine & Fly Me to the Moon, radio hits including Home and Everything, as well as songs from his latest album, Love. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 21 by Reprise /Warner Bros. Records and will be available to download here. bublé! takes the audience on a musical journey through his career. The TV special, which marks the singer’s seventh for network and his first to receive a soundtrack release, will premiere this Wednesday, March 20 on NBC. 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
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 »
‘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 »
