A soundtrack will be released for the crime thriller Mean Dreams. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ryan Lott (aka Son Lux) (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Paper Towns). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 31, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mean Dreams is directed by Nathan Morlando and stars Bill Paxton, Sophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins and Colm Feore. The movie follows two teenagers desperate to escape their broken and abusive homes as they embark on a journey that will change their lives forever. The thriller premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in select theaters and on VOD this weekend by Vertical Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mean Dreams’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mean Dreams, Ryan Lott, score, Son Lux, Soundtrack
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‘Better Call Saul’ Score Album to Be Released
Posted: March 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Better Call Saul, Dave Porter, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the first score album for the AMC hit series Better Call Saul. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, The Blacklist, The Disaster Artist, Preacher, Flesh and Bone). The soundtrack will be released within the next couple of weeks and is now available as an import CD on Amazon. The digital version will be available to stream/download here. Madison Gate Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring a selection of songs from the drama’s first season. Better Call Saul created by Vince Gilligan & Peter Gould and starring Bob Odenkirk will return for a third season on April 10, 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Life’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Espinosa, Jon Ekstrand, Life, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Daniel Espinosa’s sci-fi thriller Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jon Ekstrand who previously scored the director’s features Easy Money (and its sequels) and Child 44. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2017 (click here to pre-order) and physically in May. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare and Olga Dihovichnaya centers on a team of scientists aboard the International Space Station whose mission of discovery turns to one of primal fear when they find a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler’s ‘Panic’ & ‘Fitzgerald’ Scores to Be Released
Posted: March 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, Fitzgerald, Henry Bromell, Panic, score, Soundtrack
Howlin’ Wolf Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2000 thriller Panic directed by Henry Bromell and starring William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman, John Ritter and Donald Sutherland. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Furious 7, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me). Also included is the composer’s score for the 2002 Showtime original movie Fitzgerald (aka Last Call) directed by Bromell and starring Jeremy Irons, Neve Campbell and Sissy Spacek. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details, listen to audio samples and order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grace & Frankie’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Grace & Frankie, Michael Skloff, Netflix, Sam KS, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the first soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Grace & Frankie. The album features a selection of songs from the show by artists including Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Sufjan Stevens, Aaron Neville, The Mamas & The Papas, Nico Vega & more. Also included is the main titles theme Stuck in the Middle with You performed by Grace Potter, as well as four tracks from the series’ score by Michael Skloff and Sam KS. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24. The download link will be added to this article soon. Grace & Frankie is created by Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris and stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, Baron Vaughn and June Diane Raphael. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All Nighter’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alec Puro, All Nighter, Gavin Wiesen, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy All Nighter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, The Fosters, Sweet/Vicious, Higher Ground). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, March 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. All Nighter is directed by Gavin Wiesen and stars J.K. Simmons, Emile Hirsch, Analeigh Tipton, Taran Killam and Kristen Schaal. The movie follows an alcaholic father who attempts to visit his daughter during a layover in LA, only to discover that she’s disappeared, and is forced to team up with her awkward ex-boyfriend to find her over the course of one transformative night. Read the rest of this entry »
James Edward Barker to Score Andrew Haigh’s ‘Lean on Pete’
Posted: March 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Haigh, James Edward Barker, Lean on Pete
James Edward Barker has been hired to score the upcoming drama Lean on Pete. The film is written and directed by Andrew Haigh (45 Years, Looking, Weekend) and stars Charlie Plummer, Steve Buscemi, Chloe Sevigny, Travis Fimmel, Steve Zahn, Amy Seimetz, and Thomas Mann. The movie is based on Willy Vlautin’s novel of the same title and follows a fifteen-year-old boy who takes a summer job with a washed-up horse trainer and befriends a failing racehorse named Lean On Pete. Tristan Goligher (45 Years) is producing the project for The Bureau. Read the rest of this entry »
David Shire Scoring ‘Love After Love’
Posted: March 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Shire, Love After Love, Russell Harbaugh
David Shire (All the President’s Men, The Conversation, Zodiac, Short Circuit) has recently scored the upcoming indie drama Love After Love. The film is directed by Russell Harbaugh and stars Chris O’Dowd, Andie MacDowell, James Adomian, Juliet Rylance, Dree Hemingway and Gareth Williams. The movie revolves around a mother and her two adult sons as they deal with the death of their family’s patriarch. Harbaugh also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Mendelsohn. Lucas Joaquin (Love Is Strange, Little Men), Lauren Haber (Trophy) and Michael Prall (The Mend, The Strange Ones) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Five Came Back’ to Feature Theme by Thomas Newman & Score by Jeremy Turner
Posted: March 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Five Came Back, Jeremy Turner, Netflix, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman has composed the music for the main titles sequence of the new Netflix docu-series Five Came Back. Jeremy Turner has written the score for all episodes. The show is directed by Laurent Bouzereau and written by Mark Harris based on his best-selling book of the same title. The 3-parter is narrated by Meryl Streep tells the story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and vice versa, through the interwoven experiences of five filmmakers who interrupted their successful careers to serve their country: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. The features interviews with Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Greengrass and Lawrence Kasdan. Read the rest of this entry »
Hulu’s ‘Harlots’ to Feature Music by Rael Jones
Posted: March 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harlots, Hulu, ITV, Rael Jones
Rael Jones is composing the original score for the new Hulu original series Harlots. The show is created by Moira Buffini (Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe) & Alison Newman and stars Samantha Morton, Jessica Brown Findlay, Eloise Smyth and Lesley Manville. The drama is set in 18th century London and centers on a woman who struggles to reconcile her roles as brothel owner and mother to her daughters. Buffini and Newman are also executive producing the project with Alison Owen (Elizabeth, Saving Mr. Banks), Debra Hayward (Les Miserables, Bridget Jones’s Baby) and Alison Carpenter. Read the rest of this entry »
