Composer Enis Rotthoff is reteaming with director David Wnendt on the upcoming drama The Sunlit Night. The film marks the director’s English-language debut and stars Jenny Slate, Zach Galifianakis, Alex Sharp, Gillian Anderson, Fridjov Sáheim and David Paymer. The movie follows an American painter and a Russian émigré who find each other in the Arctic circle and discover a future and family that they didn’t know they had. Rebecca Dinerstein wrote the screenplay based on her own novel. Read the rest of this entry »
Enis Rotthoff Scoring David Wnendt’s ‘The Sunlit Night’
Posted: December 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Wnendt, Enis Rotthoff, The Sunlit Night
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 23, 2018)
Posted: December 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Twelve-Year Night, Federico Jusid, La noche de 12 años, Netflix, Watership Down
Premiering today is the animated mini-series Watership Down directed by Noam Murro and featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Gemma Arterton, Tom Wilkinson, Olivia Colman and Anne-Marie Duff. The show’s original score is composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Kidnap, Life Itself). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song by Emeli Sandé (click here for the full album details) and Capitol Records has released an original song written for the project by Sam Smith (click here for more information). The series is premiering in the U.S. on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Yezerski Scoring Patrick Brice’s ‘Corporate Animals’
Posted: December 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Corporate Animals, Michael Yezerski, Patrick Brice
Michael Yezerski is scoring the upcoming comedy Corporate Animals. The film is directed by Patrick Brice (The Overnight, Creep) and stars Demi Moore, Ed Helms, Jessica Williams and Karan Soni. The movie revolves around an egotistical CEO as she orders her staff to attend a corporate team-building caving weekend in New Mexico, and disaster strikes suddenly, trapping them all underground. Sam Bain (Peep Show, Ill Behaviour) wrote the screenplay. Keith Calder & Jess Calder (The Guest, Blair Witch) are producing the project for Snoot Entertainment, alongside Mike Falbo & Helms (The Clapper) for Pacific Electric. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Valley of the Boom’ to Be Released
Posted: December 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, National Geographic, score, Soundtrack, Valley of the Boom
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winners Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things, Native Son). The soundtrack will be released on January 11, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (digital version) and here (CD version). Valley of the Boom is created by Matthew Carnahan and stars Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro and Oliver Cooper. The drama follows the birth of Silicon Valley through the dot-com bust as the characters experience the rise, fall and revival of modern-day tech. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 21, 2018)
Posted: December 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, American Renegades, Angelo Badalamenti, Aquaman, Between Worlds, Bumblebee, Cold War, Dario Marianelli, Eric Serra, Jason Solowsky, Marc Shaiman Returns, Marcin Masecki, Mary Poppins Returns, Michael Andrews, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Second Act, Welcome to Marwen
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the movie musical Mary Poppins Returns directed by Rob Marshall and starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Angela Lansbury and Dick Van Dyke. The film’s original score is composed by Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, A Few Good Men, Misery) who also wrote the movie’s original songs with Scott Wittman. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs. Click here for the full album details.
Opening today is the comic book movie Aquaman directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman, Ludi Lin and Temuera Morrison. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Skylar Grey, Pitbull feat. Rhea & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Julian Wass Scoring Alex Lehmann’s ‘Paddleton’
Posted: December 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Lehmann, Julian Wass, Netflix, Paddleton
Composer Julian Wass (Hit and Run, The Miseducation of Cameron Post) is reuniting with director Alex Lehmann on the upcoming Netflix original movie Paddleton. The film starring Mark Duplass, Ray Romano, Ravi Patel and Christine Woods centers on the bromance between two misfit neighbors, which becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Lehmann also co-wrote the screenplay with Duplass (who also serves as an executive producer alongside his brother Jay). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cold War’ Soundtrack Single Released
Posted: December 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cold War, Pawel Pawlikowski, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced a soundtrack release for Pawel Pawlikowski’s Polish drama Cold War. The 3-track single features the songs from the movie performed by lead actress Joanna Kulig and arranged by jazz pianist Marcin Masecki. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Cold War is co-written written and directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and stars Kulig, alongside Tomasz Kot. The movie is set against the background of the Cold War in 1950s Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris and tells the story of a couple separated by politics, character flaws and unfortunate twists of fate. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Sky’s ‘Das Boot’ Series Released
Posted: December 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Das Boot, Matthias Weber, score, Sky, Soundtrack
Bavaria Sonor Mediathek has released a soundtrack album for the Sky sequel series Das Boot. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matthias Weber (The Dark Valley, My Best Enemy) who incorporated Klaus Doldinger’s classic theme from Wolfgang Petersen’s original 1981 Das Boot movie into his score. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Das Boot is directed by Andreas Prochaska and stars Rick Okon, Vicky Krieps, Lizzy Caplan, Jonathan Zaccaϊ, Leonard Scheicher, Robert Stadlober, Tom Wlaschiha, August Wittgenstein, Vincent Kartheiser, James D’Arcy, Thierry Frémont, Franz Dinda, Rainer Bock and Stefan Konarske. Read the rest of this entry »
Sam Smith’s ‘Watership Down’ Theme Song ‘Fire on Fire’ Released
Posted: December 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Netflix, Noam Murro, Sam Smith, Watership Down
Capitol Records has released the original song Fire on Fire from the BBC/Netflix animated mini-series Watership Down. The track is performed by Sam Smith who also co-wrote the track with Steve Mac. The song is now available to download on Amazon. Also check out the music video (helmed by the show’s director Noam Murro) after the jump. As previously reported, Decca Records is releasing a separate soundtrack album featuring the 4-parter’s score by Federico Jusid today. Watership Down starring James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Gemma Arterton, Tom Wilkinson, Miles Jupp, Freddie Fox, Olivia Colman and Anne-Marie Duff will premiere this Sunday, December 23 in the UK on BBC One and in the U.S. and other markets on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Au bout des doigts’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Au bout des doigts, Harry Hallouche, Ludovic Bernard, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Au bout des doigts. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Harry Hallouche. Also included are pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach and Sergei Rachmaninov performed by pianist Jennifer Fichet and Hallouche. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Also listen to four full tracks after the jump. Au bout des doigts is co-written and directed by Ludovic Bernard and stars Jules Benchetrit, Lambert Wilson and Kristin Scott Thomas. Read the rest of this entry »
