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 »
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
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‘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 »
Anne Nikitin to Score Liz Garbus’ Netflix Movie ‘Lost Girls’
Posted: March 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Liz Garbus, Lost Girls, Netflix
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Imposter, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic) has signed on to score the upcoming Netflix original movie Lost Girls. The film marks the narrative feature directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated documentarian Liz Garbus (What Happened Miss Simone?) and stars Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola Kirke, Oona Laurence, Reed Birney, Dean Winters, Miriam Shor, Kevin Corrigan and Rosal Colon. The movie is based on Robert Kolker’s book of the same name and follows Mari Gilbert as she relentlessly drives law enforcement agents to search for her missing daughter and in the process sheds light on a wave of unsolved murders of young female sex workers on the South Shore barrier islands of Long Island. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ to Feature End Credits Song by Arcade Fire
Posted: March 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arcade Fire, Dumbo, Tim Burton
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that Arcade Fire has recorded a new version of the Academy Award-nominated song Baby Mine for Disney’s upcoming Dumbo live-action movie. The song was originally written by Frank Churchill and Ned Washington (lyrics) for the 1941 animated classic. The new version will be featured during the movie’s end credits and will be included on the official soundtrack album, which also features the film’s original score by Danny Elfman, which is set to be released digitally on March 29 and physically on April 5 by Walt Disney Records. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Byrne Scoring John Carney’s Amazon Series ‘Modern Love’
Posted: March 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Brian Byrne, John Carney, Modern Love
Over the last couple of days, Brian Byrne (Albert Nobbs, Boychoir, The Good Doctor, The Secret Scripture) has been recording his score for the upcoming Amazon original series Modern Love. The show is developed by John Carney (Once, Begin Again, Sing Street) based on the New York Times column and weekly podcast and stars Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Dev Patel, Catherine Keener, Andy Garcia, Cristin Milioti, John Slattery, Olivia Cooke, Sofia Boutella, Brandon Victor Dixon, John Gallagher, Jr., Julia Garner, Shea Whigham, Gary Carr and Andrew Scott. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Out Stealing Horses’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Petter Moland, Kaspar Kaae, Out Stealing Horses, score, Soundtrack, Ut Og Stjæle Hester
Zentropa Music has released a soundtrack album for Hans Petter Moland’s Norwegian drama Out Stealing Horses (Ut Og Stjæle Hester). The album features the film’s original music composed by Kaspar Kaae who previously scored the director’s feature Kraftidioten. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Out Stealing Horses is written and directed by Moland (Cold Pursuit) and stars Stellan Skarsgård, Bjørn Floberg, Tobias Santelmann, Jon Ranes and Danica Curcic. The movie is based on the novel by Per Petterson and follows a grieving widower who moved to a remote house in the forest when he encounters a neighbor whom he met during a fateful summer in the past. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 3, 2019)
Posted: March 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: After Life, Amazon, Andy Burrows, Chad Hobson, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, HBO, Hulu, Into the Dark, Juanita, Kevin Lax, Leaving Neverland, Made in Heaven, Morgan Kibby, Netflix, Sean Murray, Walk. Ride. Rodeo., Walter Mair
Premiering tonight is the HBO original documentary Leaving Neverland directed by Dan Reed about Michael Jackson’s long-running relationships with two boys, aged 7 and 10, and their families. The 2-parter’s original music is composed by Chad Hobson (Adulthood, Sket, Offender, Path of Blood). The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is premiering in two parts tonight and tomorrow on HBO. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Premiering on Friday, March 8, is the Netflix original movie Juanita directed by Clark Johnson and starring Alfre Woodard, Adam Beach, Blair Underwood and LaTanya Richardson Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Kevin Lax (The First Purge, Burning Sands). The movie, which follows a mother of three grown children as she searches for hope and healing on an impromptu trip to Paper Moon, Montana, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Also check out our previous article for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Mystery of Henri Pick’ (‘Le mystère Henri Pick’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laurent Perez Del Mar, Le mystère Henri Pick, Rémi Bezançon, score, Soundtrack, The Mystery of Henri Pick
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy The Mystery of Henri Pick (Le mystère Henri Pick). The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Perez Del Mar (The Red Turtle, I Kill Giants, My Son, Carole Matthieu). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. The Mystery of Henri Pick is directed by Rémi Bezançon and stars Fabrice Luchini and Camille Cottin. The movie is based on the novel by David Foenkinos and follows a young editor working at a library in Brittany who finds an extraordinary manuscript and decides to publish it. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘O.G.’ Released
Posted: March 2, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Madeleine Sackler, Nathaniel Mechaly, O.G., score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama O.G. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathaniel Mechaly (Taken series, Colombiana, The Grandmaster, Taxi Brooklyn). Also included is The Pendleton Praise Team’s cover of Jimi Hendrix’s Hey Joe. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. O.G. is directed by Madeleine Sackler and stars Jeffrey Wright, Theothus Carter, Boyd Holbrook, Mare Winningham, William Fichtner and David Patrick Kelly. The drama follows a maximum-security prison inmate whose impending release is upended when he takes a new arrival under his wing. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 1, 2019)
Posted: March 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antonio Pinto, Apollo 11, Christopher Lennertz, Cliffs of Freedom, Climax, Erez Koskas, George Kallis, Giant Little Ones, Greta, Harry Escott, James T. Sale, Javier Navarrete, Mapplethorpe, Marcelo Zarvos, Matt Morton, Michael Brook, Philip White, Saint Judy, Stephen McKeon, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, The Hole in the Ground, The Wedding Guest, Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral, We Die Young
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy A Madea Family Funeral written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry who also stars in the movie with Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely. Philip White (Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, Nobody’s Fool) has composed the film’s original score and Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Horrible Bosses, Lost in Space, Baywatch) has written the themes. No soundtrack album has been announced. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the Lionsgate release.
Also opening wide is the psychological thriller Greta directed by Neil Jordan and starring Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore and Stephen Rea. The film’s original music is composed by Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans, The Devil’s Backbone). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Julie London, Lucienne Delye, St. Vincent & others. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
