Amazon Studios has released the opening title sequence of the new Amazon original series Good Omens. The show’s composer David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sherlock) has written the theme accompanying the sequence, which can be checked out in full after the jump. Good Omens is based on the best-selling novel by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman and stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson, Nick Offerman, Adria Arjona, Nina Sosanya, Jack Whitehall, Michael McKean, Ned Dennehy, Mireille Enos and Benedict Cumberbatch. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Good Omens’ Opening Title Sequence Feat. Music by David Arnold Released
Posted: February 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amazon, David Arnold, Good Omens
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Michael Price Scoring Craig Roberts’ ‘Eternal Beauty’
Posted: February 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Roberts, Eternal Beauty, Michael Price
Composer Michael Price (Sherlock, Wild Target, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Another Me) is reuniting with Craig Roberts on the upcoming comedy drama Eternal Beauty. The movie marks Roberts’ second directorial effort and stars Sally Hawkins, Alice Lowe, David Thewlis, Billie Piper and Penelope Wilton. The film centers on a woman who, after being rejected by life, spirals into a chaotic, schizophrenic world, where love and normality collide. Adrian Bate (Keeping Faith) is producing the Cliff Edge Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Star Is Born’, ‘Green Book’, ‘Vox Lux’ & ‘Eighth Grade’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: February 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The 9th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out on Wednesday night at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Julianne Jordan and Julia Michels received the top honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M for their work on Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born. They also accepted a second award for the Academy Award-nominated song Shallow performed by Lady Gaga & Cooper and co-written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt in the Best Song/Recording Created for a Film category. Tom Wolfe and Manish Raval received the award in the Motion Picture Under 25M category for their music supervision on Peter Farrelly’s Green Book. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The World of Hans Zimmer – A Symphonic Celebration’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer
Sony Classical will release The World of Hans Zimmer – A Symphonic Celebration. The album features music from the Zimmer-curated World of Hans Zimmer international concert tour by Semmel Concerts, for which Zimmer has newly arranged his greatest hits and turned them into concert suites for orchestra, choir and various soloists, including Lisa Gerrard, multi-instrumentalist Pedro Eustache, and opera singer Valentina Nafornita. The recording for the album took place at Hollywood in Vienna last fall and features the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and choir Neue Wiener Stimmen conducted by Martin Gellner. The 2-CD set will be released on March 15, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) to Score ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie
Posted: February 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Fowler, Junkie XL, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Mass, Divergent) confirmed in a new interview with Film Music Magazine that he is currently scoring the upcoming live-action/animated hybrid feature Sonic the Hedgehog. The film is directed by Jeff Fowler and stars Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Neal McDonough, Adam Pally and Jim Carrey. The movie is based on the Sega video game franchise and follows a small-town sheriff in the rural town of Green Hills who teams up with Sonic to help him escape from the government who is looking to capture him. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell to Reteam with Barry Jenkins on Amazon’s ‘The Underground Railroad’
Posted: February 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Barry Jenkins, Nicholas Britell, The Underground Railroad
Nicholas Britell confirmed in recent interviews with Soundworks Collection and Deadline that he will be reteaming with director Barry Jenkins on the upcoming Amazon original limited series The Underground Railroad. The show is based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title and centers on a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Jenkins will be directing all eleven episodes of the series. No casting announcements have been made yet. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Danny Boyle’s ‘Yesterday’
Posted: February 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Danny Boyle, Yesterday
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Verse: Into the Spider-Verse, Ocean’s 8, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) is composing the original score for the upcoming romantic comedy Yesterday. The film is directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) and stars Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon and Ed Sheeran. The movie follows a struggling singer whose dreams are fading who wakes to discover that The Beatles have never existed and finds himself with a very complicated problem. Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Andy Grammer’s ‘Don’t Give Up On Me’ from ‘Five Feet Apart’ Released
Posted: February 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Grammer, Five Feet Apart
S-Curve Records has released the original song Don’t Give Up On Me from the romantic drama Five Feet Apart. The track is performed by Andy Grammer and co-written by the singer/songwriter with Bram Inscore, Jake Torrey and Sam Farrar. The song is now available to download on Amazon. Also listen to the full track, which is also featured in the movie’s trailer after the jump. Five Feet Apart is directed by Justin Baldoni and stars Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Paraminder Nagra and Claire Forlani. The movie scored by Brian Tyler & Breton Vivian revolves around two young people who meet and fall in love while being treated for their illnesses, knowing that they are both living on borrowed time. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ to Feature Music by Jonathan Sadoff, Zachary Dawes, Noam Pikelny & Gabe Witcher
Posted: February 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabe Witcher, Jonathan Sadoff, Noam Pikelny, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Zachary Dawes
Jonathan Sadoff (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Ingrid Goes West), Zachary Dawes (Big Time Adolescence) and Punch Brothers members Noam Pikelny & Gabe Witcher have composed the original music for the upcoming drama The Peanut Butter Falcon. The film is directed by Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz (The Moped Diaries) and stars Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, John Hawkes, Bruce Dern, Thomas Haden Church, Jon Bernthal, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Mick Foley and Yelawolf. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Isn’t It Romantic’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Isn't It Romantic?, John Debney, score, Soundtrack, Todd Strauss-Schulson
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Isn’t It Romantic. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus). Also included are the musical numbers (I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) & Express Yourself) from the movie performed by the cast, as well as Alana D’s My Way (Remix). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 13 and will be available to download here. Isn’t It Romantic is directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and stars Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra, Betty Gilpin and Brandon Scott Jones. Read the rest of this entry »
