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 »
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
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‘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 »
‘Mirage’ (‘Durante la tormenta’) Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Durante la tormenta, Fernando Velazquez, Mirage, Oriol Paulo, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish supernatural thriller Mirage (Durante la tormenta). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Crimson Peak, Mama, The Orphanage, Hercules, A Monster Calls). To order the CD version, which is coming out this Friday, and to check out audio samples, visit the label’s official website. Mirage is directed by Oriol Paulo (The Invisible Guest, Julia’s Eyes) and stars Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín, Javier Gutiérrez and Nora Navas. The movie revolves around a happily married mother whose life turns into a nightmare when in the attempt to avoid a crime ends up provoking a series of chain reactions that change her life completely. Read the rest of this entry »
George Kallis to Score Ulrich Thomsen’s ‘Gutterbee’
Posted: January 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Kallis, Gutterbee, Lev Yashin, Ulrich Thomsen
George Kallis has been hired to score the upcoming comedy Gutterbee. The film marks the second directorial effort of Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen and stars Antony Starr, Ewen Bremner, W. Earl Brown, Pia Mechler, Joshua Harto, Clark Middleton, Chance Kelly and Garret Williams. The movie follows two hopeless dreamers in small-town America who want to open the ultimate German sausage restaurant. Thomsen is also producing the project with Henrik Puggaard. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Superlópez’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fernando Velazquez, score, Soundtrack, Superlópez
Quartet Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy Superlópez. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Crimson Peak, A Monster Calls, Mama, Hercules) and performed by the Asturias Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, January 25. Visit the label’s official website to pre-order the CD version and to check out the track list and audio clips. Superlópez is directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and stars Dani Rovira, Alexandra Jiménez, Julián López and Maribel Verdú. The movie follows an ordinary and anonymous office worker who decides to expose his superpowers and turns into the first Spanish superhero. Read the rest of this entry »
