Island Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy Baywatch. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including The Notorious B.I.G., Vince Staples, The Chemical Brothers, Lionel Richie, Sean Paul, A$AP Rocky, Run The Jewels, Desiigner & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Baywatch is directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass and David Hasselhoff. The movie follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon as he butts heads with a brash new recruit and uncovers a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Baywatch’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baywatch, Seth Gordon, Soundtrack
‘Once Upon a Time’ – The Musical Episode Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Mark Isham, Once Upon a Time, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the musical episode of ABC’s hit drama Once Upon a Time. The album features the songs from the episode written by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner and performed by cast members including Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Josh Dallas, Colin O’Donoghue, Lana Parrilla, Giancarlo Esposito, Lee Arenberg, Tony Amendola and Beverley Elliott. Morrison is also performing Emma’s Theme written by the show’s composer Mark Isham (Crash, The Accountant, A River Runs Through It) and featuring lyrics by Zachary & Weiner and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell to Score Benjamin Millepied’s ‘Carmen’
Posted: May 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Millepied, Carmen, Nicholas Britell
It was announced today that Nicholas Britell will team up with with dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied to score the upcoming musical drama Carmen. The film is inspired by French composer Georges Bizet’s opera and centers on a woman who travels from the deserts of Mexico to Los Angeles in search of freedom. No casting announcements have been made yet. Dimitri Rassam (The Little Prince, Upside Down) and Helen Estabrook (Whiplash, Casual) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music to Release Rupert Gregson-Williams’ ‘Wonder Woman’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, Wonder Woman
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the superhero movie Wonder Woman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge, Click). The soundtrack will be released physically on June 2, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Wonder Woman is directed by Patty Jenkins and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner and Saïd Taghmaoui. The movie based on the DC Comics character tells the story of Diana, princess of the Amazons, who trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Read the rest of this entry »
Mandy Hoffman Scoring Amazon’s ‘I Love Dick’
Posted: May 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, I Love Dick, Mandy Hoffman
Mandy Hoffman has composed the original score for the new Amazon original series I Love Dick. The show is created by Jill Soloway (Transparent, Lars and the Real Girl) & Sarah Gubbins (Ten Aker Wood) and stars Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Hahn, Griffin Dunne and Roberta Colindrez. The comedy is based on Chris Kraus’ 1997 novel of the same name and is set in a colorful academic community in Marfa, Texas, where a struggling married couple and their mutual obsession with an off-putting but charismatic professor. Gubbins and Soloway are also executive producing the project with Andrea Sperling (Smashed, Like Crazy) and Victor Hsu. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Ghost Story’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Ghost Story, Daniel Hart, David Lowery, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for David Lowery’s indie drama A Ghost Story. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Tumbledown, Comet, The Exorcist) who previously scored the director’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and Pete’s Dragon. The soundtrack will be released on July 7, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Ghost Story is written and directed by Lowery and stars Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Will Oldham, Sonia Acevedo, Rob Zabrecky and Liz Franke. The movie revolves around a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost who returns to his suburban home to try and reconnect with his bereft wife. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri to Score Ralph Fiennes’ ‘The White Crow’
Posted: May 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ilan Eshkeri, Ralph Fiennes, The White Crow
Ilan Eshkeri is set to reunite with Ralph Fiennes on the actor’s upcoming drama, The White Crow. Fiennes will also star in the movie alongside Oleg Ivenko, Adele Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Sergei Polunin, Laurent Lafitte, Raphael Personnaz, Calypso Valois and Louis Hofmann. The movie tells the story of Rudolf Nureye, the legendary Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer and his defection to the West. David Hare (The Hours, The Reader) wrote the screenplay. Gabrielle Tana (Philomena, The Duchess) is producing the project for Magnolia Mae Productions, alongside Francois Ivernel for Montebello Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sense8’ Season 1 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Johnny Klimek, Netflix, score, Sense8, Soundtrack, Tom Tykwer
WaterTower Music will release the first soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Sense8. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, The International, Perfume: Story of a Murderer). Also include are songs from the first season, including 4 Non Blondes’ What’s Up?, The Antlers’ Kettering, Seven Lions’ & Kerli’s Keep It Close and Sigur Rós’ Dauðalogn. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Sense8 is created by Lana & Andy Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski and stars Ami Ameen, Doona Bae, Terrence Mann, Tuppence Middleton, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Max Riemelt, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Brian J. Smith, Daryl Hannah and Naveen Andrews. Read the rest of this entry »
Skylar Stecker’s ‘How Did We’ from ‘Everything, Everything’ to Be Released
Posted: May 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Everything Everything, Skylar Stecker, Soundtrack
Interscope Records will release the original song How Did We from the romantic drama Everything, Everything. The track is performed by Skylar Stecker. The song will be released as a digital single tomorrow, May 3 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check back on this page for more details about the full soundtrack album for the movie. Everything, Everything is directed by Stella Meghie and stars Amandla Stenberg, Ana de la Reguera, Anika Noni Rose, Nick Robinson and Taylor Hickson. The movie is based on Nicola Yoon’s bestselling young adult novel and follows a teenager who has lived a sheltered life because she’s allergic to everything, and falls for the boy who moves in next door. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘Escape Plan 2: Hades’
Posted: May 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Escape Plan, Escape Plan 2: Hades, Steven C. Miller, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers are set to score the upcoming action thriller Escape Plan 2: Hades. The film is directed by Steven C. Miller (Marauders, Extraction) and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jaime King, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Wes Chatham, Jesse Metcalfe, Pete Wentz and Dave Bautista. No plot details have been announced yet. Miles Chapman wrote the screenplay. Randall Emmett & George Furla (2 Guns, Lone Survivor) are producing the project for their Emmett/Furla/Oasis company, alongside Mark Canton (300: Rise of an Empire, Immortals), Zack Schiller (Jane Got a Gun), Robbie Brenner (Dallas Buyers Club), as well as Jie Qiu for Leomus Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
