Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Eddie the Eagle, Rings, Truth or Dare) has recently scored the fifth episode of the Hulu anthology series Into the Dark. The episode, entitled Down, is directed by Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism, 13 Sins) and stars Natalie Martinez, Matt Lauria, Arnie Pantoja, Diane Sellers, and Christina Leone. The episode written by Kent Kubena follows a pair of office of workers who get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine’s Day weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Margeson Scoring ‘Into the Dark’ Episode ‘Down’
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Stamm, Hulu, Into the Dark, Matthew Margeson
‘All the Devil’s Men’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All the Devil's Men, Amory Leader, score, Simon Williams, Soundtrack
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller All the Devil’s Men. The album features the film’s original music composed by Amory Leader & Simon Williams (Ghosted). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. All the Devil’s Men is written and directed by Matthew Hope and stars Milo Gibson, William Fichter, Sylvia Hoeks, Gbenga Akinnagbe and Joseph Millson. The movie follows a battle-scarred mercenary in the War on Terror who is forced to go to London on a manhunt for a disavowed CIA operative, which leads him into a deadly running battle with a former military comrade and his private army. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Frontier’ to Be Released
Posted: January 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Lockington, Brad Peyton, Frontier, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the first soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Frontier. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Rampage, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 25 and will be available to download here. Frontier is created by Rob Blackie & Peter Blackie, executive produced by Brad Peyton and stars Jason Momoa, Alun Armstrong, Landon Liboiron, Zoe Boyle, Jessica Matten and Shawn Doyle. Read the rest of this entry »
John Powell to Score Chris Sanders’ ‘Call of the Wild’
Posted: January 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Call of the Wild, Chris Sanders, John Powell
John Powell is reteaming with director Chris Sanders (The Croods, Lilo & Stitch) on the upcoming adventure drama Call of the Wild. The film stars Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Cara Gee and Omar Sy. The movie is based on Jack London’s 1903 novel and tells the story of a sled dog that tries to survive the Alaskan wilderness as well as a series of abusive owners. Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049) wrote the screenplay. Erwin Stoff (Edge of Tomorrow, Unbroken) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Miss Bala’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Catherine Hardwick, Miss Bala, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Miss Bala. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, 11.21.63, Roots, State of Play, Touching the Void, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, January 25 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version will be available to order here. Miss Bala is directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Lords of Dogtown, Thirteen) and stars Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Anthony Mackie. The movie follows a woman who finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Read the rest of this entry »
Dua Lipa’s ‘Swan Song’ from ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Released
Posted: January 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alita: Battle Angel, Dua Lipa, Junkie XL, Robert Rodriguez, Tom Holkenborg
Warner Music Group has released the original track Swan Song from the sci-fi action adventure Alita: Battle Angel. The song is performed by Dua Lipa who also co-wrote the track with the film’s composer Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL), Justin Tranter, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson, & Kennedi Lykken. Swan Song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full song and watch the official music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album for the movie featuring Holkenborg’s original score will be released next month by Milan Records. Read the rest of this entry »
Peter Raeburn Scoring Ritesh Batra’s ‘Photograph’
Posted: January 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Peter Raeburn, Photograph, Ritesh Batra
Peter Raeburn (Woodshock, Nancy) has recently scored the upcoming drama Photograph. The film is written and directed by Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox, Our Souls at Night, The Sense of an Ending) and stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra. The movie is set in Mumbai and centers on a struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, who convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino (Blue Ruin, Certain Women) and Neil Kopp & Anish Savjani (Green Room, Wendy and Lucy) are producing the Amazon Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’ to Feature Music by Joe Wong
Posted: January 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joe Wong, Netflix, Russian Doll
Joe Wong (Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Russian Doll. The show is created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Sleeping with Other People) & Amy Poehler and stars Lyonne herself, alongside Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley, Charlie Barnett, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Brendan Sexton III, Rebecca Henderson, Jeremy Bobb, Ritesh Rajan and Jocelyn Bioh. The comedy follows a young woman named on her journey as the guest of honor at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All Is True’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All Is True, Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Kenneth Branagh’s drama All Is True. The album features the film’s original music composed by Patrick Doyle (Thor, Brave, Murder on the Orient Express, Sense and Sensibility, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), including the end credits song Fear No More performed by Abigail Doyle. The soundtrack will be released on February 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. All Is True starring Branagh, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen is set in 1613 and follows William Shakespeare as he returns to Stratford after his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard to Score Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’
Posted: January 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Newton Howard, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jungle Cruise
James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming action adventure Jungle Cruise. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, The Shallows, Unknown) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti and Jack Whitehall. The movie based on the Disney theme park attraction of the same name follows a boat captain who takes his sister and her brother on a mission to find a tree believed to possess healing powers. Johnson is also producing the project with Dany Garcia (Snitch) & Hiram Garcia (Rampage, Skyscraper), as well as Beau Flynn (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth), John Davis (Predator, I, Robot) and John Fox (Game Night, The Blacklist). Read the rest of this entry »