Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon have been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi comedy Men in Black: International. The film is directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton, The Italian Job) and stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rafe Spall, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. The movie follows the title characters as they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon to Score F. Gary Gray’s ‘Men in Black: International’
Posted: March 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Bacon, Danny Elfman, F. Gary Gray, Men in Black, Men in Black: International
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Arcade Fire’s ‘Baby Mine’ Cover from ‘Dumbo’ Released
Posted: March 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arcade Fire, Dumbo, Tim Burton
Walt Disney Records has released Arcade Fire‘s cover of the song Baby Mine from Tim Burton’s live-action film adaptation of Disney’s Dumbo. The track was originally written by Frank Churchill and Ned Washington for the studio’s 1941 animated movie and was newly recorded for the end credits sequence of the remake. The song is being released as a digital single today and is now available to download on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. A full soundtrack album for the movie, which also features Danny Elfman’s score, will be released digitally on March 29 and physically the following week. The CD version will be available to pre-order here within the next few days. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 10, 2019)
Posted: March 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, American Gods, Anna Waronker, Burn Out, Craig Wedren, Danny Bensi, Death & Robots, Dhani Harrison, Grégoire Auger, HBO, Hulu, James Lavelle, Love, Manhunt, Netflix, Niall Byrne, Paul Hicks, Rob Cairns, Saunder Jurriaans, Shrill, Starz, The Case Against Adnan Syed, Turn Up Charlie
Premiering tonight is the second season of the Starz original series American Gods based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and starring Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Dean Winters, Devery Jacobs, Sakina Jaffrey and Kahyun Kim. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, Ozark, The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene) are the new composers of the show. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on Starz.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Case Against Adnan Syed directed by Amy Berg about the 1999 murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. The show’s original music is composed by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks (Beautiful Creatures, Learning to Drive, The Divide, Outsiders). Check out our previous article for more information about the 4-part series. Read the rest of this entry »
‘To Dust’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ariel Marx, score, Shawn Snyder, Soundtrack, To Dust
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie comedy To Dust. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ariel Marx (The Tale, The Devil Has a Name). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. To Dust is co-written and directed by Shawn Snyder and stars Géza Röhrig and Matthew Broderick. The movie produced by Ron Perlman revolves around a Hasidic cantor in upstate New York who, while grieving over his wife’s recent death, forms an unlikely friendship with a biology professor. Read the rest of this entry »
Jake Monaco Scoring Gil Junger’s ‘Think Like a Dog’
Posted: March 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gil Junger, Jake Monaco, Think Like a Dog
Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming family comedy Think Like a Dog. The film is directed by Gil Junger (10 Things I Hate About You, Black Knight) and stars Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Janet Montgomery, Kunal Nayyar, Julia Jones, Bryan Callen and Gabriel Bateman. The movie follows a teen tech prodigy whose science-fair experiment goes awry and creates a telepathic connection between himself and his dog. Andrew Lazar (American Sniper, Get Smart Cats & Dogs) is producing the project with Cory Chen. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 8, 2019)
Posted: March 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Captain Marvel, Disasterpeace, Gloria Bell, I'm Not Here, Latham Gaines, Matthew Herbert, Nima Fakhrara, Pinar Toprak, Rich Vreeland, Shelby Gaines, The Kid, Triple Frontier
The only movie opening nationwide this week is Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck and starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Mckenna Grace, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg and Jude Law. The film’s original music is composed by Pinar Toprak (Krypton, The Angel, Fornite). Marvel Music & Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the drama Gloria Bell written and directed by Sebastian Lelio and starring Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Caren Pistorius, Brad Garrett, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Sean Astin and Holland Taylor. Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, Life in a Day) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bolden’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: March 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bolden, Dan Pritzker, Soundtrack, Wynton Marsalis
Blue Engine Records has announced a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Bolden. The album features original music from the film written, arranged and performed by Wynton Marsalis. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on April 19, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bolden is directed by Dan Pritzker and stars Gary Carr in the title role, alongside Erik LaRay Harvey, Yaya DaCosta, Ian McShane and Michael Rooker. The movie, which was scored by Mark Isham & Scott Steiner, tells the story of Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans cornet player who was a key figure in the development of ragtime music. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dragged Across Concrete, Jeff Herriott, S. Craig Zahler, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the thriller Dragged Across Concrete. The album features the film’s original songs composed by Jeff Herriott & director S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 22 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Dragged Across Concrete is written and directed by Zahler and stars Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Laurie Holden, Fred Melamed and Thomas Kretschmann. The movie follows two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Unicorn’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Robert Schwarzman, Soundtrack, The Unicorn
300 Entertainment has released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy The Unicorn. The album features the songs from the movie by artists such as Rooney, Nick Lowe, Phony Ppl, Phoenix, dev09, Beat Club, SWIMM, Kim Petras & others. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Unicorn is directed by Robert Schwartzman and stars Lauren Lapkus, Nick Rutherford, Lucy Hale, Beck Bennett, Dree Hemingway, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Maya Kazan, John Kapelos, Beverly D’Angelo and Kyle Mooney. The movie follows an engaged couple who – after spending a weekend in Palm Springs – learn what the secret is to one of their parents’ 25 years of marriage: threesomes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wonder Park’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Steven Price, Wonder Park
The full details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Wonder Park have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Fury, The Hunt). The soundtrack is being released today by Sony Classical and is now available to download on Amazon. To order the CD version, click here. Wonder Park is Wonder Park is written and produced by Josh Applebaum & Andre Nemec and stars Jennifer Garner, Matthew Broderick, John Oliver, Mila Kunis, Kenan Thompson, Ken Jeong, Norbert Leo Butz, Brianna Denski and Ken Hudson Campbell. Read the rest of this entry »
