Michel Legrand has passed away today at age 86 in Paris, France. The composer has written over 200 film/TV scores and songs over a five-decade spanning career. He received three Academy Awards for his scores for Robert Mulligan’s Summer of ’42 and Barbra Streisand’s Yentl and the song The Windmills of Your Mind from Norman Jewison’s The Thomas Crown Affair. He was Oscar-nominated several other times for his music Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg & The Young Girls of Rochefort, songs from Richard Brooks’ The Happy Ending, Daniel Haller’s Pieces of Dreams and Norman Jewison’s Best Friends. Read the rest of this entry »
Michel Legrand (1932 – 2019)
Posted: January 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michel Legrand
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 25, 2019)
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, David Hirschfelder, Dead Ant, Edwin Wendler, Electric Wave Bureau, In Like Flynn, King of Thieves, Max Richter, Never Look Away, Serenity, The Kid Who Would Be King
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Kid Who Would Be King written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart. The film’s original music is composed by Electric Wave Bureau (Broken). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the music collective’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the mystery thriller Serenity written and directed by Steven Knight and starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon Hounsou and Jeremy Strong. Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Aviron Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Ethan Gold Scoring Jacob Estes’ ‘Relive’
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ethan Gold, Jacob Estes, Relive
Ethan Gold (The Song of Sway Lake) has composed the original music for the upcoming thriller Relive. The film is directed by Jacob Estes (The Details) and stars David Oyelowo, Storm Reid, Mykelti Williamson, Alfred Molina, Brian Tyree Henry and Shinelle Azoroh. The movie follows a man who – after a man’s family dies in what appears to be a murder – gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. Estes also co-wrote the screenplay with Drew Daywalt. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for The CW’s ‘The Outpost’ Released
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: James Schafer, score, Soundtrack, The CW, The Outpost
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for The CW drama The Outpost. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by James Schafer (Mythica: The Iron Crown, The Christmas Dragon). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Outpost is created by Jason Faller & Kynan Griffin and stars Jessica Green, Jake Stormoen, Anand Desai Barochia, Imogen Waterhouse, Michael Flynn, Robyn Malcolm, Andrew Howard and Philip Brodi. The drama follows the lone survivor of a race called “Blackbloods” as she travels to a lawless fortress on the edge of the civilized world to track the killers of her family. 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
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 »
‘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 »
