Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica) has composed the music for the third episode of the Hulu anthology series Into the Dark. The episode, entitled Pooka!, is directed by Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes) and stars Nyasha Hatendi, Latarsha Rose, Jon Daly, Dale Dickey, Jonny Berryman and Diane Sellers. The Christmas-themed episode follows an actor who is hired to play a life-size version of the holiday’s hottest toy: the pooka doll. Vigalondo is also executive producing the Blumhouse Television production with Jason Blum (Get Out, Halloween), John Hegeman, Gerard Olson (who also wrote the script), Nahikari Ipina and Alexa Faigen. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary Scoring Nacho Vigalondo-Directed ‘Into the Dark’ Episode ‘Pooka!’
Posted: December 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Hulu, Into the Dark, Nacho Vigalondo
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Soundtrack Album for Crackle’s ‘StartUp’ Released
Posted: December 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chris Hajian, Crackle, score, Soundtrack, StartUp, Tristan Clopet
Madison Gate Records has released the first soundtrack album for the Crackle original series StartUp. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Tristan Clopet who scored the show’s second and third season. Also included is a track by Chris Hajian (The Infiltrator) who composed the music for Season 1. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. StartUp is created by Ben Ketai and stars Martin Freeman, Adam Brody, Otmara Marrero, Edi Gathegi, Karissa Montaner, Ron Perlman and Addison Timlin. The drama explores the launch of GenCoin, a potentially revolutionary idea for an unregulated digital currency, and the deadly tech war that ignites around the creation of the algorithm. Read the rest of this entry »
61st Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 61st Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Black Panther (Ludwig Goransson)
- Blade Runner 2049 (Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer)
- Coco (Michael Giacchino)
- The Shape of Water (Alexandre Desplat)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (John Williams)
‘The Devil We Know’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, score, Soundtrack, Stephanie Soechtig, The Devil We Know
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for Stephanie Soechtig’s documentary The Devil We Know. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me) who previously scored Soechtig’s Under the Gun. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Devil We Know centers on one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time, as a group of citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical into the local drinking water supply. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Green Book’ Score Ruled Ineligible for Academy Awards
Posted: December 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Green Book, Kris Bowers
THR is reporting that the music branch of the Academy Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has ruled the original score for Peter Farrelly’s comedy drama Green Book ineligible in the Best Original Score category for next year’s Academy Awards. The Academy is citing its rule that states that a score “shall not be eligible if it has been diluted by the use of pre-existing music, or it has been diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs or any music not composed specifically for the film by the submitting composer”. Kris Bowers (Dear White People, For the People) has composed the score for the film, which features several musical performances by the The Don Shirley Trio (led by Mahershala Ali who portrays pianist Shirley in the movie), as well some period songs. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’ to Be Released
Posted: December 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Max Richter, My Brilliant Friend, RAI, score, Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon will release a full soundtrack album for the HBO and RAI original series My Brilliant Friend. The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Miss Sloane, Taboo, Waltz with Bashir). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released the composer’s main theme (Elena & Lila) last week. My Brilliant Friend is co-written and directed by Saverio Costanzo and stars Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Vice’ Score Album Details
Posted: December 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam McKay, Nicholas Britell, score, Soundtrack, Vice
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for Adam McKay’s political comedy drama Vice. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, The Big Short, If Beale Street Could Talk, Succession, Battle of the Sexes). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 7 and will be available to download on Amazon. Vice is written and directed by McKay and stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk and LisaGay Hamilton. The movie explores the epic story about how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Wash Westmoreland’s ‘Colette’ to Be Released
Posted: December 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Colette, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Adès, Wash Westmoreland
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the period drama Colette. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Adès. Also included are a number of classical pieces by Camille Saint-Saëns, Erik Satie and Claude Debussy. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 7 and will be available to download on Amazon. Colette is directed by by Wash Westmoreland and stars Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Robert Pugh and Eleanor Tomlinson. The movie revolves around the French novelist (author of Gigi and Cheri) who overcomes an abusive marriage to emerge as a leading writer in turn-of-the-century Paris and a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ben Is Back’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Is Back, Dickon Hinchliffe, Peter Hedges, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Ben Is Back. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Leave No Trace, Locke, Out of the Furnace). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download on Amazon. Ben Is Back is written and directed by Peter Hedges (Dan in Real Life, The Odd Life of Timothy Green) and stars Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance and Kathryn Newton. The movie revolves around the unexpected homecoming of a mother’s charming yet troubled prodigal son, which forces her into a situation where she must do all she can to prevent her family’s downfall. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Megan Leavey’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: December 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Mark Isham, Megan Leavey, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the drama Megan Leavey. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (A River Runs Through It, Crash, Once Upon a Time, Cloak & Dagger, The Accountant, Miracle). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 7 (click here to download the album and check out audio samples). A CD version is in the works from Quartet Records. Megan Leavey is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and stars Kate Mara, Edie Falco, Ramón Rodríguez, Bradley Whitford and Common. The movie tells the story of a young Marine who turned her life around by enlisting in the K9 unit, where she was teamed with an aggressive combat dog. Read the rest of this entry »
