The details of the score album for the film adaptation of E.L. James’ Fifty Shades Darker have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) who previously scored 2015’s Fifty Shades of Grey. The soundtrack will be released physically on February 17, 2017 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, a separate album featuring the songs from the movie will be released by Republic Records. Fifty Shades Darker is directed by James Foley and stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Hugh Dancy, Eric Johnson, Jennifer Ehle, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Eloise Mumford, Victor Rusak and Max Martini. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades Darker, score, Soundtrack
‘Kevin Can Wait’ Main Theme Song ‘Ordinary Guy’ to Be Released
Posted: February 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: CBS, Kevin Can Wait, Michael DelGuidice, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release the main theme song of the CBS hit comedy Kevin Can Wait. The track, entitled Ordinary Guy, is performed by singer/songwriter Michael DelGuidice. The song will be released as a digital single on February 6, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kevin Can Wait is created by Bruce Helford, Rock Reuben & Kevin James who also stars in the series with Erinn Hayes, Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Jones, James DiGiacomo, Leonard Earl Howze, Gary Valentine and Lenny Venito. The series follows a newly retired police officer who looks forward to spending more quality time with his family only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Taylor Hackford’s ‘The Comedian’ to Be Released
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Taylor Hackford, Terence Blanchard, The Comedian
Blue Note Records will release a soundtrack album for Taylor Hackford’s comedy drama The Comedian. The album features the film’s original music composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, 25th Hour, Malcolm X, Cadillac Records, Talk to Me) who collaborated with musicians including Kenny Barron, Carl Allen, David Pulphus, Ravi Coltrane and Khari Allen Lee on his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 3 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Comedian is directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, The Devil’s Advocate, An Officer and a Gentleman) and stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny Devito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman, Patti Lupone, Lois Smith and Harvey Keitel. The movie revolves around a comic icon trying to reinvent himself with the audience only wanting to know him as the former TV character he once played. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, score, Soundtrack, Tim Rice
The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film composed by Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted, Tangled) feat. lyrics by Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and Tim Rice (Evita, The Lion King) performed by the movie’s cast, as well as Celine Dion, Ariana Grande & John Legend and Josh Groban. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Menken. The soundtrack will be released in two different editions on March 10. Click here to pre-order the regular edition and visit Amazon to order the deluxe edition. The first song from the soundtrack by Grande & Legend will be released as a digital single tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Get the Girl’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric England, Get the Girl, Kevin Riepl, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the comedy thriller Get the Girl. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Riepl (Gears of War video game, Cabin Fever, Batman Unlimited, Silent Night). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Get the Girl is written and directed by Eric England and starring Justin Dobies, Elizabeth Whitson, Noah Segan, Adi Shankar and Scout Taylor-Compton. The movie follows a wealthy young man who is conned into staging a fake kidnapping in order to be a hero and win the affection of a girl he’s madly in love with. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandra Harwood Scoring Dominic Savage’s ‘The Escape’
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandra Harwood, Dominic Savage, The Escape
This week, Alexandra Harwood is recording her score for the upcoming British drama The Escape. The film is written and directed by Dominic Savage (Love + Hate) and stars Dominic Cooper, Gemma Arterton, Jalil Lespert, Marthe Keller and Frances Barber. The movie centers on a dissatisfied woman who leaves her family behind. Guy Heeley (Locke, Redemption, London Spy) is producing the project for Shoebox Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Unforgotten’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Michael Price, score, Soundtrack, Unforgotten
Silva Screen Records has released a new soundtrack album for the ITV original series Unforgottten. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s second season composed by Emmy Award winner Michael Price (Sherlock, The Inbetweeners 2, Horrid Henry: The Movie, Just Jim). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the British iTunes store to listen to audio samples. Unforgotten is created by Chris Lang and its second season stars Lorraine Ashbourne, Douglas Hodge, Will Brown, Mark Bonnar, Charlie Condou, Rosie Cavaliero, Nigel Lindsay, Holly Aird, Wendy Craig and Peter Egan. The new season follows a Conservative Party consultant who disappeared in 1990, whose remains are found in a suitcase buried in the River Lea. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonny Greenwood to Score Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Movie
Posted: February 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson
Focus Features has confirmed today that Jonny Greenwood will be reteaming with director Paul Thomas Anderson on his next, currently untitled project. The movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville and Vicky Krieps is set in the couture world of 1950s London and centers on the life behind the curtain of an uncompromising dressmaker commissioned by royalty and high society. Anderson who also wrote the screenplay is producing the project with JoAnne Sellar (Magnolia, Boogie Nights) and Megan Ellison (Her, Sausage Party, Zero Dark Thirty, Spring Breakers) through her Annapurna Pictures company. Read the rest of this entry »
Max Richter Scoring Showtime’s ‘Guerrilla’ & Scott Cooper’s ‘Hostiles’
Posted: February 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Guerrilla, Hostiles, John Ridley, Max Richter, Scott Cooper, Showtime
Max Richter is scoring the upcoming Showtime original series Guerrilla. The show is created John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, American Crime) and stars Idris Elba, Frieda Pinto and Babou Ceesay. The drama tells the story of a politically active couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London. Ridley who is also directing the first two and final episodes and Elba are also executive producing the Fifty Fathoms and ABC Signature production with Michael J. McDonald (American Crime), Patrick Spence (Fortitude), Katie Swinden and Tracy Underwood. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias to Score Carlos Vermut’s ‘Quién te cantará’
Posted: February 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Carlos Vermut, Quién te cantará
Alberto Iglesias is set to compose the music for the upcoming Spanish/French drama Quién te cantará. The film is directed by Carlos Vermut (Magical Girl, Diamond Flash) and stars Najwa Nimri, Carme Elías and Eva Llorach. The movie centers on a world-famous singer who loses her memory in an accident. Her number one fan helps her to remember who she was. Enrique López Lavigne (The Impossible, 28 Weeks Later, Open Windows, Intruders) is producing the project for Apache Films. The composer has previously scored the López Lavigne-produced 2001 feature Sex and Lucia. Read the rest of this entry »
