Joseph Trapanese (Straight Outta Compton, Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, The Raid, Allegiant, Robin Hood) is scoring the upcoming action comedy Stuber. The film is directed by Michael Dowse (Goon, What If) and stars Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino and Karen Gillan. The movie follows a mild-mannered Uber driver who picks up a grizzled cop on the trail of a brutal killer and he’s thrust into a harrowing ordeal. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Michael Dowse’s ‘Stuber’
Posted: March 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Michael Dowse, Stuber
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‘The Snow Wolf: A Winters Tale’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Rob, Robin Coudert, score, She Wolf, Soundtrack, The Snow Wolf: A Winter's Tale
Hippocampus has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale. The album is being released under title She Wolf and features the film’s original music composed and performed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Revenge, Troy: Fall of a City, Horns, Amityville: The Awakening). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Snow Wolf is directed by Frederic Fougea, narrated by Emilia Fox and follows a she-wolf as she must flee her pack and embark on a journey through the Alps in search of a new territory and a new life. Read the rest of this entry »
Lynn Shelton’s ‘Sword of Trust’ to Feature Original Song by Marc Maron & Tal Wilkenfeld
Posted: March 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Lynn Shelton, Marc Maron, Sword of Trust, Tal Wilkenfeld
Marc Maron and Tal Wilkenfeld have written and recorded an original track for the upcoming indie comedy drama Sword of Trust. The track will be featured during the end credits of the film directed by Lynn Shelton (Your Sister’s Sister, Laggies, Outside In) and starring Maron himself, Jon Bass, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, Toby Huss, Dan Bakkedahl, Tim Paul and Whitmer Thomas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hotel Mumbai’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Maras, Hauschka, Hotel Mumbai, score, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann
Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Hotel Mumbai. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Patrick Melrose, Adrift, Gunpowder). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 22 (click here to download) and physically the following week. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Hotel Mumbai is co-written and directed by Anthony Maras and stars Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Anupam Kher and Jason Isaacs. The movie recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Read the rest of this entry »
James Lavelle Scoring Netflix’s ‘Turn Up Charlie’
Posted: March 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Idris Elba, James Lavelle, Netflix, Turn Up Charlie
James Lavelle of the British music collective UNKLE is the composer of the new Netflix original series Turn Up Charlie. The show is created by Gary Reich and Idris Elba who also stars in the show alongside Piper Perabo, JJ Feild and Frankie Hervey. The dramedy centers on a down-and-out DJ who plots to rebuild his music career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend’s wild 11-year-old daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gloria Bell’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gloria Bell, Matthew Herbert, score, Sebastian Lelio, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for Sebastián Lelio’s drama Gloria Bell. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Herbert (Life in a Day) who previously scored the director’s A Fantastic Woman and Disobedience. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, March 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Gloria Bell is written and directed by Lelio and stars Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Caren Pistorius, Brad Garrett, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Sean Astin and Holland Taylor. The movie is based on the director’s 2013 film about a free-spirited, middle-aged divorcee hoping to find love on the dance floor. Read the rest of this entry »
Kubilay Uner to Score Michael Polish’s ‘Axis Sally’
Posted: March 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Axis Sally, Kubilay Uner, Michael Polish
Kubilay Uner has been hired to score the upcoming drama Axis Sally. The film is directed by Michael Polish (The Astronaut Farmer, Twin Falls Idaho) and stars Al Pacino, Meadow Williams, Thomas Kretschmann, Mitch Pileggi and Lala Kent. The movie is based on William Owen’s book Axis Sally Confidential and tells the true story of Mildred “Axis Sally” Gillars, the American who unwittingly became the voice of German propaganda targeted to U.S. troops during World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from Disney Channel’s ‘101 Dalmatian Street’ Released
Posted: March 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 101 Dalmatian Street, Disney Channel, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released three songs from the animated TV series 101 Dalmatian Street, including the opening theme I’ve Got My Pups with Me performed by Kathryn D. Rende and the end titles song It’s a Dog’s Life performed by Celica Gray. The 3-track single is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. 101 Dalmatian Street is developed by Anttu Harlin & Joonas Utti based on Disney’s 101 Dalmatians franchise and features the voices of Josh Brener, Michaela Dietz, Rhashan Stone and Ella Kenion. Read the rest of this entry »
Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel Team Up with Josh Gad for Rip Van Winkle Musical
Posted: March 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Elyssa Samsel, Josh Gad, Kate Anderson, Rip Van Winkle
THR is reporting that songwriters Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel are teaming up with Josh Gad on a movie musical based on the American folk tale of Rip Van Winkle. Cynthia Erivo is attached to star in the film, which is based on the short story written by Washington Irving (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) about a villager who falls asleep only to wake up decades later and missing the American Revolution. Amanda Idoko is writing the screenplay based on an idea by Gad who is also producing the project with Dan Lin (The LEGO Movie, It) and Jonathan Eirich (Aladdin). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cliffs of Freedom’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliffs of Freedom, George Kallis, score, Soundtrack
Aegean Entertainment has released a soundtrack album for the historical drama Cliffs of Freedom. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by George Kallis (The Black Prince, Albion: The Enchanted Stallion, 93 Days). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is also in the works. Cliffs of Freedom is directed by Van Ling and stars Tania Raymonde, Patti LuPone, Kevin Corrigan, Jan Uddin, Billy Zane, Raza Jeffrey and Christopher Plummer. The movie tells the story of an ill-fated romance between a Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Read the rest of this entry »
