David Newman (Ice Age, Anastasia, Girls Trip, War of the Roses) has signed on to conduct, arrange and compose the underscore for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming new film adaptation of West Side Story. The composer will adapt Leonard Bernstein’s music from the Academy Award-winning 1961 movie and the 50s Broadway musical for the remake, which will star Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, Rachel Zegler, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno and Josh Andrés River. Read the rest of this entry »
David Newman to Conduct, Arrange & Underscore Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake
Posted: February 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Newman, Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
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Milan Records to Release ‘The Beach Bum’ Soundtrack
Posted: February 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harmony Korine, John Debney, score, Soundtrack, The Beach Bum
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack for Harmony Korine’s comedy The Beach Bum. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, Elf, Bruce Almighty, Cutthroat Island). The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on March 22, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Beach Bum is written and directed by Korine (Kids, Spring Breakers) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Stefania Lavie Owen, Zac Efron, Martin Lawrence and Jimmy Buffett. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, score, Soundtrack, The Lego Movie, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
WaterTower Music will release a score album for the animated feature The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums) who previously scored 2014’s original The LEGO Movie, as well as 2017’s The LEGO Ninjago Movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (CD version) and will also be available to download here. As previously reported, a separate album featuring the songs from the movie is also being released this week. Read the rest of this entry »
Original End Credits Song ‘Super Cool’ by Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island Released
Posted: February 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beck, Robyn, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, The Lonely Island
WaterTower Music has released the original end credits song Super Cool from the animated sequel The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. The track is performed by Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island. Beck also wrote the track with Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg & Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island providing additional lyrics. The song, which is produced by Beck & David Greenbaum, is now available to download on Amazon and can also be checked out after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring all the original songs from the movie will be released on February 7 and is available to order here (check out our previous article for the full album details). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Burning Men’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Burning Men, Jeremy Wooding, Justin Adams, score, Soundtrack
Good Deeds Music will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Burning Men. The album features the film’s original music written by guitarist, producer and composer Justin Adams. The soundtrack will be released on February 22 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl edition will be available to order here within the next few days. Burning Men is co-written and directed by Jeremy Wooding and stars Ed Hayter, Aki Omoshaybi, Elinor Crawley and Katie Collins. The movie follows two young, struggling musicians who are evicted from their South London squat and take to the road in their old Volvo Amazon, planning to sell their prized vinyl record collection and fly to Memphis, USA. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Pinto Scoring Wagner Moura’s ‘Marighella’ & Asif Kapadia’s ‘Maradona’
Posted: February 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, Asif Kapadia, Maradona, Marighella, Wagner Moura
Antonio Pinto (City of God, McFarland, USA, Lord of War) has recently scored the Brazilian biographical drama Marighella. The film marks actor Wagner Moura’s directorial debut and stars Seu Jorge, Adriana Esteves, Bruno Gagliasso, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos and Humberto Carrão. The movie tells the story of Carlos Marighella, a Marxist Brazilian writer, politician and guerilla fighter who lived during the 20th century and was murdered by the brazilian military dictatorship in 1969. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon Lajoie, Marius de Vries, Soundtrack, The Lego Movie, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
The details of the soundtrack album for the animated sequel The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie including the end credits track Super Cool by Beck (feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island), as well as songs performed by Dillon Francis (feat. T-Pain & That Girl Lay Lay), Superorganism, Matt and Kim, cast members Tiffany Haddish, Will Arnett, Stephanie Beatriz, Superorganism & more. Also included are new versions of the Academy Award-nominated song Everything Is Awesome written for the original 2014 The LEGO Movie. Jon Lajoie is the principal songwriter for most of the original songs and Marius de Vries (La La Land, Moulin Rouge!) serves as the movie’s executive music producer. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Score DC Universe’s ‘Swamp Thing’
Posted: February 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, DC Universe, James Wan, Len Wiseman, Swamp Thing
Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians) has signed on to score the upcoming DC Universe original series Swamp Thing. The show is developed by Mark Verheiden (Daredevil, Ash vs Evil Dead) & Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle) based on the DC characters created by Len Wein & Bernie Wrightson and stars Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Derek Mears, Maria Sten, Jeryl Prescott, Virginia Madsen, Will Patton, Henderson Wade, Kevin Durand and Ian Ziering. The drama follows Abby Arcane as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michel Legrand, Netflix, Orson Welles, score, Soundtrack, The Other Side of the Wind
La-La Land Records has announced a soundtrack album for Orson Welles’ final movie The Other Side of the Wind. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michel Legrand (The Thomas Crown Affair, Yentl, Summer of ’42, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Never Say Never Again). The CD version of the soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website. To download the album and to check out audio clips, visit Amazon. The Other Side of the Wind is written and directed by Welles and stars John Huston, Bob Random, Peter Bogdanovich, Susan Strasberg & Oja Kodar. Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Bowl 2019 Season Schedule Announced
Posted: February 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: David Newman, Hollywood Bowl, John Williams
The Hollywood Bowl has announced this summer’s season schedule, which includes a number of film music concerts. On June 29, the Bowl will host a live to projection concert for Nicholas Hooper’s score for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Sarah Hicks will conduct the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Click here for more information. On August 17 & 18, David Newman will conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic for live-to-projection concerts of John Williams‘ music for Jurassic Park (click here for more details). Read the rest of this entry »
