Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi has contributed a new song for James Ponsoldt’s thriller The Circle. The track is a new recording of the classic song Simple Gifts by Shaker. Listen to the song after the jump (via Pitchfork). STX Recordings and Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album featuring the track, as well as Danny Elfman‘s original score from the movie on April 28. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Circle is written and directed by Ponsoldt and stars Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan and Ellar Coltrane. Read the rest of this entry »
James Ponsoldt’s ‘The Circle’ to Feature New Song by Jónsi
Posted: April 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, James Ponsoldt, Jónsi, The Circle
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: April 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
Marvel Music will release a score album for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) who previously scored the first installment in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 21, 2017 and will be available to download on Amazon. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film, including an original track co-written by Bates, will be released on the same day. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is written and directed by Gunn and stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki and Kurt Russell. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Born in China’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barnaby Taylor, Born in China, Disneynature, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disneynature documentary Born in China have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Barnaby Taylor (Wild China, Shank, A State of Mind), as well as the original song Everything Everything by American Authors, which is already available as a digital single. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow by Walt Disney Records and will be available to download on Amazon. Born in China directed by Lu Chuan and narrated by John Krasinski follows the adventures of three animal families – the majestic panda, the savvy golden monkey and the elusive snow leopard. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grow House’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: DJ Pooh, Grow House, Soundtrack
Priority Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Grow House. The album features the songs from the movie, including four new tracks by Snoop Dogg feat. Wiz Khalifa, Cypress Hill, B-Real & Xzibit & Garrick Grout, Kurupt & FredWreck. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Grow House is written and directed by Mark “DJ Pooh” Jordan and stars DeRay Davis, Lil’ Duval,Martin Starr, Snoop Dogg, Faizon Love, Malcolm McDowell and Lin Shaye. The movie follow two young men with debts to pay who decide to start a risky business. The comedy is being released in select theaters this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian McOmber Scoring Trey Edward Shults’ ‘It Comes at Night’
Posted: April 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian McOmber, It Comes at Night, Trey Edward Shults
Brian McOmber is reuniting with director Trey Edward Shults on the upcoming horror thriller It Comes at Night. The film is written and directed by Shults and stars Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo and Kelvin Harrion Jr. The movie follows a man protecting his wife and son from a mysterious presence terrorizing them right outside their doorstep. David Kaplan (It Follows) is producing the project. McOmber has previously scored Shult’ feature directorial debut Krisha. Read the rest of this entry »
Laurent Eyquem to Score Mark Pellington’s ‘Nostalgia’
Posted: April 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Laurent Eyquem, Mark Pellington, Nostalgia
Laurent Eyquem has signed on to score the upcoming drama Nostalgia. The film is directed by Mark Pellington (The Mothman Prophecies, Arlington Road, The Last Word) and stars Jon Hamm, Ellen Burstyn, Catherine Keener, Bruce Dern, Nick Offerman, Amber Tamblyn, John Ortiz and James LeGros. The movie follows the lives of a group of people connected through loss and analyzes the way people find love and solace in memories and objects they share with one another. Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip, Queen of Earth) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, Marvel, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Fleetwood Mac, Glen Campbell, George Harrison, Electric Light Orchestra, Sam Cooke, Yusuf & Cat Stevens, Looking Glass & more. Also included is the original song Guardians Inferno performed by The Sneepers feat. David Hasselhoff, which was written by the movie’s composer Tyler Bates and director James Gunn, as well as Sweet’s Fox on the Run as featured in the sci-fi adventure’s trailer. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on April 21, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring Bates’ original score will be announced soon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Witness for the Prosecution’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, BBC, Paul Englishby, score, Soundtrack, The Witness for the Prosecution
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Witness for the Prosecution. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Paul Englishby (An Education, Page Eight, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Luther, The Musketeers) who received an Ivor Novello nomination in the Best Television Soundtrack category this year for his work on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 28, 2017. The download link will be added to this article within the next week. The Witness for the Prosecution based on the classic Agatha Christie book of the same title is directed by Julian Jarrod and stars Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough, Kim Cattrall, Monica Dolan, Billy Howle and David Haig. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff & Mychael Danna to Score ‘Alias Grace’
Posted: April 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alias Grace, CBC, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Netflix, Sarah Polley
Jeff and Mychael Danna have been hired to score the upcoming CBC and Netflix mini-series Alias Grace. The show is created Sarah Polley (Away From Her, Take This Waltz) and stars Sarah Gadon, Anna Paquin, Zachary Levi, Paul Gross, Edward Holcroft, Kerr Logan, Rebecca Liddiard and David Cronenberg. The 6-parter centers on Grace Marks, a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott, was convicted of the brutal murders of their employer in 1843. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bang! The Bert Berns Story’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bang! The Bert Berns Story, Bert Berns, Soundtrack
Legacy Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Bang! The Bert Berns Story. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Van Morrison, Erma Franklin, The Isley Brothers, The Strangeloves, The Pussycats, Freddie Scott & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 21, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bang! The Bert Berns Story is directed by Brett Berns & Bob Sarles and centers on the life and career of Bert Berns, the 1960s songwriter, record producer, label co-owner and enigma who along with Van Morrison found Neil Diamond and Jimmy Page and wrote songs including Twist And Shout, Hang On Sloopy and Janis Joplin’s Piece Of My Heart. Read the rest of this entry »
