WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The LEGO Batman Movie. The album features the songs from the film by artists including DNCE, Cutting Crew, Patrick Stump, Alesso feat. Tove Lo, Harry Nilsson, as well as a new version of Everything Is Awesome by Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, Penguins of Madagascar, 13 Hours). The soundtrack will be released on February 3, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The LEGO Batman Movie is directed by Chris McKay and stars Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Fiennes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack, The Lego Batman Movie
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‘Z: The Beginning of Everything’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Marcelo Zarvos, score, Soundtrack, Z: The Beginning of Everything
Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Z: The Beginning of Everything. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Affair, Ray Donovan, Remember Me, The Words, The Good Shepherd). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 27 and physically on February 24. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Z: The Beginning of Everything is created by Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin (The Killing) and stars Christina Ricci, Gavin Stenhouse, as well as guest stars David Strathairn, Kristine Nielsen, Maya Kazan, Sarah Schenkkan, Jamie Anne Allman and Holly Curran. Read the rest of this entry »
Ceiri Torjussen to Score ‘All Creatures’
Posted: January 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: All Creatures, All Creatures Here Below, Ceiri Torjussen, Collin Schiffli, Primal Rage: The Legend of Oh-Mah
Ceiri Torjussen has signed on to score the upcoming indie drama All Creatures (aka All Creatures Here Below). The film is directed by Collin Schiffli (Animals) and stars Karen Gillan, David Dastmalchian, Jennifer Morrison, Richard Cabral, John Doe and David Koechner. The movie follows a desperate young couple on the run who seek refuge in Kansas City. Dastmalchian also wrote the screenplay. Amy Greene, Ignacio Arenas and Chris Stinson (The Lovers) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gold’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gold, Soundtrack, Stephen Gaghan
The details of the soundtrack album for Stephen Gaghan’s adventure drama Gold have been announced. The album features songs from the movie by artists such as New Order, The Pixies, Television, Kish Bashi (performing Talking Heads), The Isley Brothers and Richard & Linda Thompson. Also included is the original song Gold performed by Iggy Pop and written by himself, the movie’s composer Daniel Pemberton, Gaghan and Brian Burton (aka DangerMouse). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 27 and physically on March 3, 2017 by Varese Sarabande. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Gold starring Matthew McConaughey, Bryce Dallas Howard, Edgar Ramirez, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Bruce Greenwood and Stacy Keach follows a modern-day prospector desperate for a lucky break who teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Score Preview
Posted: January 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates is currently recording his score for Marvel Studios’ sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Director James Gunn has posted a video from the recording sessions featuring a full piece from the composer’s score, which is conducted by Tim Williams. Check out the full video after the jump. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki and Kurt Russell continues the Guardians’ adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos and must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Details for John Lee Hancock’s ‘The Founder’ Announced
Posted: January 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carter Burwell, John Lee Hancock, score, Soundtrack, The Founder
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the drama The Founder. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, Twilight, True Grit, Where the Wild Things Are, Adaptation). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by Doris Day, The Ramblers, The DixieAires & more. The soundtrack will be released physically on February 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Founder starring Michael Keaton, Laura Dern, Nick Offerman, Linda Cardellini, John Carroll Lynch, Patrick Wilson, Ric Reitz, Wilbur Fitzgerald and B.J. Novak tells the story of McDonald’s founder Ray Croc and chronicles how a milkshake dispensers salesman created one of the most powerful brands in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A United Kingdom’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A United Kingdom, Amma Asante, Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Amma Asante’s romantic drama A United Kingdom have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Cinderella, Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Brave, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). The soundtrack will be released physically on February 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A United Kingdom starring David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Terry Pheto, Tom Felton, Arnold Oceng, Jack Lowden and Laura Carmichael tells the true love story between Seretse Khama, the King of Botswana, who fell in love with London office worker Ruth Williams in 1947. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Veeram’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jayaraj, Jeff Rona, score, Soundtrack, Veeram
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the Indian historical drama Veeram. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Rona (White Squall, Exit Wounds, Traffic, Chicago Hope). Also included is the original song We Will Rise written by the composer and performed by Kari Kimmel. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 27 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is coming out a week later and is available as an import here. Veeram is directed by Jayaraj and stars Kunal Kapoor, Divina Thakur, Shivajith Nambiar, Aaran, Himarsha Venkatsami and Satheesh Menon. The movie is based on William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and tells the story of Chandu Chekavar, an infamous warrior in the 13th century North Malabar. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score Mark Raso’s ‘Kodachrome’
Posted: January 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kodachrome, Mark Raso, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers have been tapped to score the upcoming drama Kodachrome. The film is directed by Mark Raso (Copenhagen) and stars Jason Sudeikis, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen, Bruce Greenwood and Dennis Haysbert. The movie is based on A.G. Sulzberger’s 2010 New York Times article For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas and revolves around a father and son who take a road trip to Kansas in order to develop photographs at Kodak’s last Kodachrome lab before it closes its doors for good. Read the rest of this entry »
89th Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Best Original Score:
- Jackie – Mica Levi
- La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
- Lion – Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka
- Moonlight – Nicholas Britell
- Passengers – Thomas Newman Read the rest of this entry »
