Jay Wadley has been hired to score the upcoming romantic drama Cruise. The film is written and directed by Robert D. Siegel (Big Fan, screenwriter of The Wrestler & The Founder) and stars Emily Ratajkowski, Spencer Boldman, Kathrine Narducci, Noah Robbins and Sebastian Maniscalco. The movie is set during the summer of 1987 and revolves around a working-class Italian-American who falls for a Jewish girl from Long Island. Alex Garcia and Laura Walker are producing the project for AG Capital will produce the film, alongside Holly Brown and Scott LaStaiti (Jane Got a Gun). Read the rest of this entry »
Jay Wadley to Score ‘Cruise’
Posted: March 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cruise, Jay Wadley, Robert D. Siegel
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‘Sherlock – The Abominable Bride’ Soundrack Set for Digital Release
Posted: March 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, David Arnold, Michael Price, PBS, Sherlock
Silva Screen Records has announced a digital release for the soundtrack album for the Sherlock episode The Abominable Bride. The album features the music from the feature-length episode composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies) & Michael Price (The Inbetweeners 2, Unforgotten). The soundtrack, which is set to be released digitally on March 31, was previously available as an online-order exclusive bonus CD with the release of the Sherlock Season 4 soundtrack. The download link will be added to this article soon. Silva Screen Records has previously released several soundtracks for the series. For updates on the show created by Steven Moffat & Mark Gatiss and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Adrian Johnston Scoring BBC’s ‘Cormoran Strike’
Posted: March 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, BBC, Cormoran Strike, HBO
Adrian Johnston has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC limited series Cormoran Strike. The show is based J.K. Rowling’s bestselling crime novels, which she wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, and stars Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger. The drama centers on a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. The series comprises of The Cuckoo’s Calling, with three hour-long episodes and The Silkworm and Career of Evil, both with two hour-long episodes. Rowling is also executive producing the project with Neil Blair (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), Ruth Kenley-Letts and Elizabeth Kilgarriff (Poldark, Call the Midwife). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Aftermath’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aftermath, Mark D. Todd, score, Soundtrack
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the drama Aftermath. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Todd (Nightingale, Keith Lemon: The Film). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 7, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Aftermath is directed by Elliott Lester and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scoot McNairy, Maggie Grace, Kevin Zegers, Hannah Ware and Martin Donovan. The movie centers on a man whose wife and child die in a plane crash. When the husband learns that the tragedy was caused by an air traffic controller’s mistake, he is determined to seek revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring John Ridley’s ‘Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992’
Posted: March 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, John Ridley, Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992, Mark Isham
Mark Isham is scoring the upcoming documentary Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992. The film is written and directed by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shame) and explores the city-wide violence that began April 29, 1992, when the verdict was announced in the Rodney King case. The movie delves beyond the conflict between law enforcement and the black community to look at tensions across the city as a whole. Ridley is also producing the project. Isham has previously collaborated with Ridley on the TV series American Crime, which currently airs in its third season Sunday nights on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Devil’s Candy’ Score Album Released
Posted: March 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Yezerski, score, Soundtrack, The Devil's Candy
Death Waltz Recording Co. has released a score album for the horror thriller The Devil’s Candy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Yezerski (The Little Death, Mental, Only the Dead See the End of the War, We Don’t Belong Here). The soundtrack is now available to download on Bandcamp, where you can also check out audio samples. A vinyl release is set for May. As previously reported, J-2 Music has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. The Devil’s Candy is written and directed by Sean Byrne and stars Ethan Embry, Shiri Appleby, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Kiara Glasco. The movie premiered at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival and was released in select theaters and on VOD this past weekend by IFC Midnight. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Rona to Score Todd Robinson’s ‘The Last Full Measure’ & ‘Generation Iron 2’
Posted: March 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Generation Iron 2, Jeff Rona, The Last Full Measure, Todd Robinson
Jeff Rona is set to reteam with director Todd Robinson on the upcoming political drama The Last Full Measure. The film is written and directed by Robinson and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Bradley Whitford, Michael Imperioli and Linus Roache. The movie follows a Pentagon investigator who reluctantly teams with veterans of the 1966 Operation Abilene to convince Congress to award the Medal of Honor to a courageous Air Force medic who is seen saving the lives of over 60 Marines ambushed during the Vietnam War. Timothy Scott Bogart, Mark Damon (Monster), Lauren Selig, Julian Adams, Nicholas Cafritz, Robert Reed Peterson and Shaun Sanghani (King Cobra) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Midwife’ (‘Sage femme’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gregoire Hetzel, Martin Provost, Sage femme, score, Soundtrack, The Midwife
A soundtrack album will be released for the French dramatic comedy The Midwife (Sage femme). The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregoire Hetzel (Incendies, The Tree, My Golden Days, Daguerrotype, Summertime) and performed by the London Chamber Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on March 22, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Midwife is written and directed by Martin Provost and stars Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet, Quentin Dolmaire and Mylène Demongeot. The movie revolves around a midwife who gets unexpected news from her father’s old mistress. The dramedy premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and will be released in French theaters on Wednesday, March 22. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 19, 2017)
Posted: March 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Azar, Disney Channel, Fox, Kevin Kliesch, Netflix, Shots Fired, Tangled: The Series, Terence Blanchard, The Most Hated Woman in America
Premiering on Wednesday, March 22, is the new Fox drama Shots Fired created by Gina Prince-Bythewood & Reggie Rock Bythewood and starring Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Moyer and Aisha Hinds. The show’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, Malcolm X, The 25th Hour, Red Tails). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 10-parter, which examines the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in North Carolina and will air every Wednesday night on Fox.
Premiering on Friday, March 24, is the Netflix original movie The Most Hated Woman in America directed by Tommy O’Haver and starring Melissa Leo, Peter Fonda, Josh Lucas, Adam Scott, Juno Temple, Vincent Kartheiser, Rory Cochran, Michael Chernus, Sally Kirkland, Anna Camp and Alex Frost. Alan Azar (An American Affair) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which follows the controversial life of outspoken atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hair, from her landmark court battles to her infamous abduction. The movie will be available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Amazon’s ‘You Are Wanted’ Released
Posted: March 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Josef Bach, score, Soundtrack, You Are Wanted
PantaSounds has released a soundtrack album for Amazon’s first German original series You Are Wanted. The album features the show’s original score composed by Josef Bach, as well as the songs from the drama by Chester Travis, Tina Pepper, Walking On Cars, Simon Hughes & more. The soundtrack is now available digitally overseas. Visit the German Amazon store to listen to audio samples. You Are Wanted is produced by Matthias Schweighöfer who also stars in the show with Alexandra Maria Lara, Karoline Herfurth and Tom Beck. The 6-parter follows a hotel manager whose life is turned upside down following a mysterious hacking attack, putting him and his family in grave danger. Read the rest of this entry »
