Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the British series Informer. The album features the show’s original music written by Ilan Eshkeri (Layer Cake, Stardust, Still Alice, 47 Ronin, The Young Victoria) who composed his score as five stand-alone pieces of music. The score, which features vocals by Daisy Chute, former member of the classical cross over vocal quartet All Angels and is performed by Sinfonia Nord & conducted by Atli Örvarsson, is made up from variations of these pieces of music. The soundtrack, which is presented with each complete piece and its variations, will be released digitally on January 18 and will be available to download here. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC/Amazon’s ‘Informer’ Announced
Posted: January 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, BBC, Ilan Eshkeri, Informer, score, Soundtrack
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‘The Favourite’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos
Decca Records has released a soundtrack album for Yorgos Lanthimos’ comedy drama The Favourite. The album features the music from the movie by composers such as George Frideric Handel, Luc Ferrari, Antonio Vivaldi, Anna Meredith, Johann Sebastian Bach, among others. Also included is the harpsichord version of Elton John’s song Skyline Pigeon. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version will be available to order here within the next couple of days. The Favourite starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss, James Smith and Jenny Rainsford centers on the bitter battle between cousins to be the court favorite during the reign of Queen Anne in the early 18th century. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Collaborate with Brad Bird on Original Musical
Posted: January 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brad Bird, Michael Giacchino
Brad Bird revealed in an interview with Variety on the red carpet at this year’s BAFTA Tea Party this past Saturday that he is collaborating with composer Michael Giacchino on an original musical, which will be the director’s next project and will contain about 20 minutes of animation. No other details have been announced yet. Giacchino has previously composed the original score for Bird’s last five features, The Incredibles, Ratatouille (for which the composer received an Academy Award nomination), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Tomorrowland and last year’s Incredibles 2. Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Hurwitz Wins Golden Globe for ‘First Man’
Posted: January 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Star Is Born, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, First Man, Golden Globes, Justin Hurwitz, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson
Justin Hurwitz has received his third Golden Globe Award in the Original Score category for Damien Chazelle’s First Man. He previously won two Golden Globes for both score and song for Chazelle’s La La Land. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were Marc Shaiman (Mary Poppins Returns), Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther), Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs) and Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place). In the Original Song category, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt won the award for the song Shallow from A Star Is Born. Check out the acceptance speeches after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 6, 2018)
Posted: January 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Amazon, CBS, Daniel Wohl, Fam, Freeform, Gabriel Mann, Good Trouble, History, Ilan Eshkeri, Informer, Jay Weigel, Michael Brook, Michael Wandmacher, Netflix, Project Blue Book, Schooled, The Last Laugh
Premiering on Tuesday, January 8, is the History original series Project Blue Book created by David O’Leary, executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Aidan Gillen, Laura Mennell, Michael Harney, Ksenia Solo and Michael Malarkey. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Wohl (Search Party, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead). The drama is based on the true, top-secret investigations into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and related phenomena conducted by the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1969. Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will every Tuesday night on History.
Another show premiering on Tuesday is the Freeform original series Good Trouble created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige and starring Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola and Roger Bart. Michael Brook (Brooklyn, The Fighter, Into the Wild, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about The Fosters spinoff, which will air Tuesday nights on Freeform. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Season 1 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: January 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack EP for the Netflix original series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The EP features four songs from the show’s first season performed by cast members Kiernan Shipka, Tati Gabrielle, Adeline Rudolph, Abigail Cowen, Miranda Otto, Jai Sinclair and Gavin Leatherwood. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa based on his comic book series and also stars Ross Lynch, Lucy Davis, Chance Perdomo, Michelle Gomez, Richard Coyle and Bronson Pinchot. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Brook Scoring Freeform’s ‘Good Trouble’
Posted: January 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freeform, Good Trouble, Michael Brook
Michael Brook (Brooklyn, The Fighter, Into the Wild, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is the composer of the new Freeform original series Good Trouble. The show is created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige and stars Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola and Roger Bart. The drama is a spin-off of The Fosters, which aired between 2013 and 2018, and follows sisters Callie and Mariana as they move to Los Angeles and begin their lives as young adults. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 4, 2019)
Posted: January 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Being Rose, Benjamin Wallfisch, Brian Tyler, Crooked Arrows, David Wingo, Escape Room, H. Scott Salinas, John Carey, Rust Creek, State Like Sleep, The Vanishing
The only new movie opening nationwide this week is the psychological thriller Escape Room directed by Adam Robitel and starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, Nik Dodani and Yorick van Wageningen. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Furious 7, Crazy Rich Asians, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron) and John Carey. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the indie thriller State Like Sleep written and directed by Meredith Danluck and starring Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman and Mary Kay Place. David Wingo (Loving, Mud, Take Shelter, Barry) & Jeff McIlwain (Snow Angels, Joe, The Sitter) have composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released in select theaters by The Orchard and is now also available on VOD. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Grace Scoring Jim Mickle’s ‘In the Shadow of the Moon’
Posted: January 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: In the Shadow of the Moon, Jeff Grace, Jim Mickle, Netflix
Jeff Grace is reuniting with director Jim Mickle on the upcoming Netflix original movie In the Shadow of the Moon. The film starring Boyd Holbrook, Michael C. Hall, Cleopatra Coleman and Bokeem Woodbine follows a Chicago detective who leads the hunt for an elusive serial killer whose crimes are timed to the lunar cycle. Gregory Weidman & Geoff Tock wrote the screenplay. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special) & Rian Cahill are producing the sci-fi thriller for Automatik, alongside Ben Pugh (Welcome to the Punch, The Autopsy of Jane Doe) for 42, and Linda Moran (Transamerica) & Mickle for Nightshade. Read the rest of this entry »
‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 4, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dean DeBlois, How To Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
John Powell (The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, X-Men: The Last Stand) has revealed the track list of the soundtrack album for the animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. The album features the film’s original written by the Academy Award-nominated composer who has previously scored the first two installments in the How to Train Your Dragon series. Also included is the new song Together From Afar performed by Jónsi. The soundtrack will be released on February 1 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (CD version) and here (digital version). How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is directed by Dean DeBlois and features the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Kit Harrington, Craig Ferguson and F. Murray Abraham. Read the rest of this entry »
