David Holmes is reteaming with director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich) on the upcoming comedy Logan Lucky. The film stars Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Hilary Swank, Katherine Heigl, Adam Driver, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, David Denman, Jack Quaid and Seth MacFarlane. The movie follows two brothers as they set out to perform an elaborate robbery during a widely watched NASCAR race. Rebecca Blunt wrote the screenplay and Reid Carolin & Gregory Jacobs (Magic Mike, The Knick, Edge of Tomorrow) and Mark Johnson (Rain Man, The Chronicles of Narnia, Breaking Bad) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
David Holmes to Score Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’
Posted: March 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, HBO, Logan Lucky, Mosaic, Steven Soderbergh
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‘Viceroy’s House’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, Gurinder Chadha, score, Soundtrack, Viceroy's House
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the historical drama Viceroy’s House. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Couples Retreat, The Hundred-Foot Journey). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 3, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Viceroy’s House is directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) and stars Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi, Om Puri, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow and Lily Travers. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen to Score ‘The House of Tomorrow’
Posted: February 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Peter Livolsi, Rob Simonsen, The House of Tomorrow
Rob Simonsen is composing the score for the upcoming coming-of-age drama The House of Tomorrow. The film marks the directorial debut of Peter Livolsi and stars Asa Butterfield, Alex Wolff, Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Maude Apatow and Michaela Watkins. The movie is based on Peter Bognanni’s novel of the same name and tells the story of futurist, architect and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods and survive high school. Livolsi also wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bottom of the World’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bottom of the World, James Clements, score, Soundtrack
Auxiliary will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Bottom of the World. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Clements (The Blackout Experiments). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bottom of the World is directed by Richard Sears and stars Jena Malone, Douglas Smith and Ted Levine. The movie centers on a man who goes on a journey for truth after his girlfriend disappears. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo to Score Netflix’s ‘Altered Carbon’
Posted: February 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Altered Carbon, Jeff Russo, Netflix
Jeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix original series Altered Carbon. The show is created by Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island, Terminator Genysis) based on the novel of the same title by Richard K. Morgan and stars Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Kristin Lehman, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Martha Higareda, Dichen Lachman, Leonardo Nam, Chris Conner, Ato Essandoh, Marlene Forte, Trieu Tran, Byron Mann and Tamara Taylor. The sci-fi drama is set in the 25th century when the human mind has been digitized and the soul is transferable from one body to the next. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gangsterdam’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gangsterdam, Rob, Robin Coudert, score, Soundtrack
L’R du Trésor will release a soundtrack album for Romain Lévy’s French comedy Gangsterdam. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Horns, Maniac, Populaire, Every Secret Thing) who previously scored Lévy’s Radiostars. Also included are tracks by Tangerine Dream, Skepta, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Booba, The Game and Omer Adam. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 29, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Gangsterdam starring Kev Adams, Manon Azem, Côme Levin, Mona Walravens and Patrick Timsit follows three college students who travel to Amsterdam, where their lives become a lot more complicated when they find out that the drug they’ve come to collect belongs to the city’s most notorious criminals. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Take My Leave of You’ from ‘Broadchurch’ Released
Posted: February 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Arnór Dan, Broadchurch, Ólafur Arnalds
Mercury Classics is releasing the original song Take My Leave of You from the first episode of the third season of ITV’s Broadchurch. The track is composed by the show’s composer Olafur Arnalds and performed by Arnór Dan and is being released as a digital single on February 28 and is available to download on Amazon. Broadchurch is created by Chris Chibnall and stars David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Carolyn Pickles, Adam Wilson and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The series’ third season premiered in the UK tonight on ITV. Read the rest of this entry »
Video Highlights from the 89th Academy Awards
Posted: February 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Auli'l Cravahlo, Benj Pasek, John Legend, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul, Justin Timberlake, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. Among the music-related highlights was Justin Hurwitz receiving his first two Oscars for his music for La La Land and lyricists Benj Pasek & Justin Paul receiving the award for the song City of Stars from Damien Chazelle’s musical. Check out the backstage press room interview with the composer/songwriters after the jump. The acceptance speeches will be added to this posting later. Also embedded are the live performances of all the nominated songs, City of Stars and Audition from La La Land by John Legend, Can’t Stop the Feeling from Trolls by Justin Timberlake, The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley Story by Sting and How Far I’ll Go from Moana by & Lin-Manuel Miranda. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Penn to Score Shana Feste’s ‘Boundaries’
Posted: February 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Boundaries, Michael Penn, Shana Feste
Michael Penn is composing the original music for the upcoming comedy drama Boundaries. The film is written and directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong, Endless Love, The Greatest) and stars Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal, Peter Fonda, Christopher Lloyd and Dolly Wells. The movie centers on a single mother who, along with her awkward 14-year-old son, is forced to drive her estranged, care-free, pot-dealing father across country after he’s kicked out of yet another nursing home. Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Hurwitz Wins Oscar for ‘La La Land’
Posted: February 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Benj Pasek, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz has received the Academy Award for his score for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were Mica Levi (Jackie), Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka (Lion), Nicholas Britell (Moonlight) and Thomas Newman (Passengers). Hurwitz also received a second Oscar for the original song City of Stars from the movie musical and shared the honor with lyricists Justin Paul and Benj Pasek.
