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 »
‘Hotel Mumbai’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Maras, Hauschka, Hotel Mumbai, score, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann
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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 »
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 »
