Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Death at a Funeral, A Very English Scandal) is composing the original music for the upcoming HBO and BBC series Gentleman Jack. The drama is created by Sally Wainwright (To Walk Invisible, Happy Valley) and stars Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan, Timothy West, Jeremy Lister and Gemma Jones. The 8-parter is set in 1832 West Yorkshire, England and centers on landowner and industrialist Anne Lister’s attempt to revitalize her inherited home, Shibdhen Hall. Read the rest of this entry »
Murray Gold Scoring HBO’s & BBC’s ‘Gentleman Jack’
Posted: December 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Gentleman Jack, HBO, Murray Gold, Sally Wainwright
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Marius de Vries to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Tom Hooper’s ‘Cats’ Film Adaptation
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cats, Marius de Vries, Tom Hooper
Universal Pictures and Working Title have announced today that Marius de Vries will serve as the executive music producer on the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning stage musical Cats. The film is directed by Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Miserables) and stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward. Hooper also co-wrote the screenplay with Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) and is producing the project with Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (Atonement, Darkest Hour) and Debra Hayward (Les Misérables). Read the rest of this entry »
Shlohmo Scoring Pippa Bianco’s ‘Share’
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pippa Bianco, Share, Shlohmo
Electronic music artist Shlohmo (aka Henry Laufer) is making his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming drama Share. The film is written and directed by Pippa Bianco and stars Rhianne Barreto, Charlie Plummer, Poorna Jagannathan, J.C. MacKenzie, Nick Galitzine and Lovie Simone. The movie is based on Bianco’s short of the same title and centers on a sixteen-year-old girl who discovers a disturbing video from a night she doesn’t remember and must try to figure out what happened and how to navigate the escalating fallout. Carly Hugo (Higher Ground, Mother of George), Tyler Byrne, Matt Parker (The Last Keepers) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
A.R. Rahman to Reteam with Gurinder Chadha on ‘Blinded by the Light’
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.R. Rahman, Blinded by the Light, Gurinder Chadha
A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, The Hundred-Foot Journey) is reteaming with director Grinder Chadha on the upcoming British comedy drama Blinded by the Light. The film and stars Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams and Aaron Phagura. The movie is set 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain and follows a teenager as he learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Bride & Prejudice) also co-wrote the screenplay with Sarfraz Manzoor & Paul Mayeda Berges and is producing the project with Jane Barclay and Jamal Daniel. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Somers Scoring Alma Har’el’s ‘Honey Boy’
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Somers, Alma Har'el, Honey Boy
Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha, Manhattan) has been hired to score the upcoming drama Honey Boy. The film is directed by Alma Har’el (Bombay Beach) and stars Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe and Maika Monroe. The movie revolves around a child TV star and his ex-rodeo clown father as they face their stormy past through time and cinema. LaBeouf also wrote the screenplay. Har’el is also producing the project with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special), Daniela Taplin Lundberg (The Kids Are All Right, Hello, My Name Is Doris), Anita Gou (Assassination Nation) and Christopher Leggett (Becoming Bond). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Score Album Details
Posted: December 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, score, Soundtrack, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The full details of the score album for the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ocean’s 8, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Counselor). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on December 17 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order here. A CD and vinyl version can be ordered as an import on Amazon. As previously reported, Republic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman and starring Shameik Moore, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Liev Schreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez and Lily Tomlin is opening in theaters nationwide this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Laura Karpman to Score R.J. Daniel Hanna’s ‘Miss Virginia’
Posted: December 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Laura Karpman, Miss Virginia, R.J. Daniel Hanna, Senior Moment
Laura Karpman has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama Miss Virginia. The film is directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna (What Still Remains) and stars Uzo Aduba, Matthew Modine, Vanessa Williams, Aunjanue Ellis, Niles Fitch, Nadji Jeter, Adina Porter, Amirah Vann and Michael Beasl. The movie is inspired by a true story of a struggling inner-city single mother who moves her at-risk son from his dangerous neighborhood school to a safe – but expensive – one and launches a movement in the process. Read the rest of this entry »
CBS’ ‘Fam’ to Feature Music by Gabriel Mann
Posted: December 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Fam, Gabriel Mann
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, Rosewood) is scoring the upcoming CBS comedy Fam. The show is created by Corinne Kingsbury and stars Nina Dobrev, Tone Bell, Odessa Adlon, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph. The series revolves around a woman whose vision of a perfect life with her adoring fiancé and his wonderful family is radically altered when her 16-year-old, out-of-control half-sister unexpectedly comes to live with her. Read the rest of this entry »
Damon Albarn’s Electric Wave Bureau Scoring Joe Cornish’s ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’
Posted: December 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Damon Albarn, Electric Wave Bureau, Joe Cornish, The Kid Who Would Be King
Damon Albarn’s music collective Electric Wave Bureau has composed the music for the upcoming fantasy adventure The Kid Who Would Be King. The film is written and directed by Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) and stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart. The movie follows a twelve-year-old British schoolboy whose everyday problems are dwarfed by his discovery of the mythical sword Excalibur. Nira Park (Baby Driver, Hot Fuzz), Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner (Atonement, Les Miserables, Darkest Hour) are producing the Working Title and Big Talk Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Republic Records and Sony Pictures have revealed the track list of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Included on the album are two songs (What’s Up Danger by Blackway & Black Caviar and Sunflower by Post Malone & Swae Lee) that have already been released as digital singles, as well as tracks by Jaden Smith, Nicki Minaj & Ansel Aa, Vince Staples, DJ Khalil, Lil Wayne & Ty Dolla $ign, Aminé & more. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, December 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring Daniel Pemberton’s original score from the film will be released by Sony Classical. Read the rest of this entry »
