Legacy Recordings, Columbia Records, Third Man Records nd Lomax Records have announced a number of soundtracks for the PBS docu-series American Epic. The releases include the 5-CD deluxe box set American Epic: The Collection, which features 100 songs from the show by artists including Mississippi John Hurt, The Carter Family, Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, Lydia Mendoza & more, and is set to be released on May 12 (click here to pre-order), as well as American Epic: The Soundtrack, which features 15 songs and will be released digitally and physically on the same day (visit Amazon to pre-order). On June 9, the labels will release American Epic: The Sessions, produced by Jack White & T Bone Burnett, which features new recordings by modern artists including Alabama Shakes, Ashley Monroe, The Avett Brothers, Beck, Elton John, Los Lobos, Nas, Raphael Saadiq, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell and more (click here to pre-order). Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Epic’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: May 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: American Epic, PBS, Soundtrack
Tyler Bates to Score James Cox’s ‘Billionaire Boys Club’
Posted: May 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Billionaire Boys Club, Emilio Estevez, James Cox, The Public, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates has signed on to score the upcoming crime drama Billionaire Boys Club. The film is directed by James Cox (Wonderland, Highway) and stars Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Kevin Spacey, Emma Roberts, Suki Waterhouse, Bokeem Woodbine, Billie Lourd, Jeremy Irvine and Judd Nelson. The movie is based on the true story of a group of wealthy young men in Los Angeles during the early 1980s who established a get-rich quick scam that turned deadly. Cox also co-wrote the screenplay with Captain Mauzner (Factory Girl). Holly Wiersma (Bobby, Bug, Stone) and Cassian Elwes (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Elvis & Nixon) are producing the Armory Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
KT Tunstall’s ‘Fit In’ from ‘3 Generations’ to Be Released
Posted: May 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 3 Generations, KT Tunstall
Lakeshore Records will release the original song Fit In from the indie comedy drama 3 Generations. The song is written and performed by Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter KT Tunstall. The track will be released as a digital single on May 5, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. 3 Generations is co-written and directed by Gaby Dellal and stars Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon, Sam Trammell, Linda Emond and Tate Donovan. The movie centers on a New York teenager seeking to transition from female to male and the relationship with her single mother who is coming to terms with having to raise her only daughter as a son. Read the rest of this entry »
Jaeil Jung Scoring Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Okja’
Posted: May 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bong Joon-ho, Jaeil Jung, Netflix, Okja
Jaeil Jung has recently composed the music for the upcoming monster movie Okja. The film is directed by Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother) and stars Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Seohyun An, Devon Bostick, Lily Collins, Byun Heebong, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Henshall, Yoon Je Moon, Choi Wooshik and Steven Yeun. The movie follows a young girl who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named ‘Okja’. Bong also co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Ronson (Frank). Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Nikitin to Score ‘American Animals’
Posted: April 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Animals, Anne Nikitin, Bart Layton
Anne Nikitin has been tapped to score the upcoming heist drama American Animals. The film is written and directed by Bart Layton and stars Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd and Udo Kier. The movie is based on a true story and centers on four young men who mistook their lives for a movie and attempted one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski (The Visitor, The Station Agent, Mysterious Skin) are producing the RAW and Film4 production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 30, 2017)
Posted: April 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Gods, Ben Folds, Brian Reitzell, Danny Bensi, Great News, Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie, Jeff Richmond, LA 92, Nat Geo, Netflix, Saunder Jurriaans, Starz
Premiering tonight is the Starz original series American Gods created by Bryan Fuller & Michael Green based on Neil Gaiman’s novel and starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover and Orlando Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, Friday Night Lights, 30 Days of Night). Milan Records has released the song In the Pines by Reitzell and Mark Lanegan earlier this week. Check out our previous article for more information about the track and the show.
Also premiering tonight is the National Geographic documentary LA 92 directed by Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin about the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans (Enemy, The Gift, Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Discovery, The OA, The One I Love) have composed the film’s original music. Visit our scoring assignment announcement and Nat Geo’s official website to learn more about the film, which is now also playing in select theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
Jimmy LaValle (The Album Leaf) to Score The CW’s ‘Valor’
Posted: April 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jimmy LaValle, Kyle Jarrow, The Album Leaf, The CW, The Endless, Valor
Jimmy LaValle (aka The Album Leaf) has been hired to score the upcoming CW drama Valor. The show is created by writer/musician Kyle Jarrow and stars Christina Ochoa, Matt Barr, Charlie Barnett, W. Tré Davis, Nigel Thatch, Corbin Reid and Melissa Roxburgh. The series follows two chopper pilots who, after a botched mission in Somalia leaves a pair of American servicemen in enemy hands, train for a rescue operation, and only they share a very large secret from the initial operation. Jarrow is also executive producing the CBS Television production with Bill Haber (Rizzoli & Isles). Michael Robin (Nip/Tuck, The Closer, Longmire) is directing the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 28, 2017)
Posted: April 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bang! The Bert Berns Story, Buster's Mal Heart, Charles Scott IV, Craig Wedren, Danny Elfman, How to Be a Latin Lover, Michael Wandmacher, Mister Squinter, Nathan Larson, Rupture, Savant, Sleight, The Black Room, The Circle, Voice from the Stone
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the thriller The Circle written and directed by James Ponsoldt and starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan and Ellar Coltrane. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a cover version of Shaker’s Simple Gifts recorded for the movie by Jónsi. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy How to Be a Latin Lover directed by Ken Marino and starring Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raquel Welch, Michael Cera, Rob Riggle, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins and Rob Huebel. Craig Wedren (Role Models, School of Rock, Wet Hot American Summer) has composed the film’s original score. Nacional Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, including the songs from the movie by Jungle Fire, The Vanguards, Gaby Moreno, Iris Cepeda, Solomon Burke & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘In the Pines’ from ‘American Gods’ Released
Posted: April 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: American Gods, Brian Reitzell, Mark Lengan, Starz
Milan Records has released the song In the Pines from the new Starz original series American Gods. The track is written and performed by the show’s composer Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, Friday Night Lights, 30 Days of Night) and singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan. Listen to the full song after the jump and visit Amazon to download the digital single. American Gods is created by Bryan Fuller & Michael Green based on Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed fantasy novel and and stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover and Orlando Jones. The drama follows a recently released ex-convict named Shadow who meets a mysterious man who calls himself “Wednesday” and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow’s life and past. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring FX’s ‘Snowfall’
Posted: April 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: FX, Jeff Russo, John Singleton, Snowfall
Jeff Russo is composing the original score for the upcoming FX original series Snowfall. The show is created by John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood, Shaft, Four Brothers) & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron (Justified) and stars Damson Idris, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Carter Hudson and Emily Rios. The drama is set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic in the early 80s in Los Angeles and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. Singleton, Andron and Amadio are also executive producing the project with Thomas Schlamme (The West Wing, Manhattan), Michael London (Sideways, The Illusionist, The Visitor) and Trevor Engelson (Remember Me). Read the rest of this entry »
