Varese Sarabande has announced The Dave Grusin Premiere Collection featuring four previously unreleased scores composed by Academy Award winner Dave Grusin (The Firm, The Milagro Beanfield War, Three Days of the Condor, Tootsie, Havana) for Columbia Pictures productions. The album features the composer’s music from the 1979 Academy Award-nominated drama …And Justice for All directed by Norman Jewison and starring Al Pacino, Jack Warden & John Forsythe, the 1981 Academy Award-nominated drama Absence of Malice directed by Sidney Pollack and starring Paul Newman, Sally Field & Melinda Dillon, 1976’s Murder by Death directed by Robert Moore and starring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Sir Alec Guinness, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith & Nancy Walker. Read the rest of this entry »
The Dave Grusin Premiere Collection Announced
Posted: November 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: ...And Justice for All, Absence of Malice, Dave Grusin, Murder by Death, score, Soundtrack, The Pursuit of Happiness
Max Richter’s Main Theme from HBO’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Released
Posted: November 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Max Richter, My Brilliant Friend, RAI, Saverio Costanzo
Deutsche Grammophon has released the main theme for the HBO and RAI original series My Brilliant Friend. The track, entitled Elena & Lila, is written by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Mary, Queen of Scots, Waltz with Bashir, Hostiles, White Boy Rick, Miss Sloane). The theme is now available as a digital single on Amazon. My Brilliant Friend is co-written and directed by Saverio Costanzo and stars Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace. The drama based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book of the same name tells the story of a now-elderly woman who discovers the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spitak’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Serj Tankian, Soundtrack, Spitak
Serjical Strike Records has released a soundtrack album for the Armenian drama Spitak. The album features the film’s original music composed by Serj Tankian (1915, Furious, Intent to Destroy) who is best known as the lead singer of System of a Down. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Spitak is directed by Alexander Kott and stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Olivier Pagès and Oleg Vasilkov. The movie is based on true events and tells a story of the devastating earthquake, which happened in the city of Spitak on December 7, 1988. The drama, which has been selected as the Armian entry for next year’s Academy Awards, opened in Armenian theaters this past April and will receive a theatrical release in the U.S. on December 7, 2018. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Becoming Astrid’ (‘Unga Astrid Lindgren’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Becoming Astrid, Nicklas Schmidt, score, Soundtrack, Unga Astrid Lindgren
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish/Danish biographical drama Becoming Astrid (Unga Astrid Lindgren). The album features the film’s original music composed by Nicklas Schmidt (Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith) who recorded his score with the Budapest Film Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Becoming Astrid is directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen and stars Alba August, Trine Dyrholm, Maria Bonnevie, Henrik Rafaelsen, Magnus Krepper, Björn Gustafsson and Maria Fahl Vikander. The movie tells the true story of a character-defining period in the life of Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren and follows a teenaged Astrid as she struggles with being a young, unwed mother. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’ to Be Released
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Sharp Objects, Soundtrack
eOne Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Sharp Objects. The album features a selection of the songs from the show by artists such as Snoop Dogg, Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Emily Wells, The Acid, Mark Batson, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Sylvan Esso & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 30 and will be available to download on Amazon. Sharp Objects is developed by Marti Noxon based on the novel of the same title by Gillian Flynn and stars Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Elizabeth Perkins, and Matt Craven. The drama directed by Jean-Marc Valle follows a reporter who confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Serkis, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Nitin Sawhney, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack for the fantasy adventure Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Breathe, Lila Says). Also included is the original end credits song Changes written by Sawhney and performed by Kara Marni. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 30 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is directed by Andy Serkis and stars Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys & Freida Pinto and also features the voice talent of Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Peter Mullan, Naomie Harris, Eddie Marsan and Jack Reynor. Read the rest of this entry »
James Seymour Brett Scoring Ben Cookson’s ‘Waiting for Anya’
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Cookson, James Seymour Brett, Waiting for Anya
James Seymour Brett (Cruseo, Lay the Favorite, Planet 51, Outpost) is currently recording his score for the upcoming drama Waiting for Anya. The film is directed by Ben Cookson (Almost Married) and stars Noah Schnapp, Jean Reno, Anjelica Huston, Thomas Kretschmann, Elsa Zylbertsein, Gilles Marini, Tomas Lemarquis, Josephine De La Baum and Sadie Frost. The movie based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel of the same title is set in Southern France during World War II and follows a young shepherd boy and his beloved grandfather who help save the lives of Jewish children as they crossed the Spanish border. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney Junior’s ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ to Feature Original Songs by Matthew Tishler & Jeannie Lurie and Original Score by Amritha Vaz
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amritha Vaz, Disney Junior, Jeannie Lurie, Matthew Tishler, Mira Royal Detective
Disney has announced today that Matthew Tishler and Jeannie Lurie are writing and producing original songs for the upcoming Disney Junior animated series Mira, Royal Detective. Amritha Vaz will compose the score for the show, which is developed by Becca Topol (Elena of Avalor) and features the voices of Leela Ladnier, Freida Pinto, Hannah Simone, Jameela Jamil, Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aasif Mandvi, Sarita Choudhury, Aparna Nancherla, Kamran Lucas, Karan Brar, Karan Soni, Sarayu Blue, Parvesh Cheena, Sonal Shah and Roshni Edwards. Read the rest of this entry »
Samuel Sim Scoring BBC’s ‘The Victim’
Posted: November 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Rob Williams, Samuel Sim, The Victim
Composer Samuel Sim is reuniting with writer/producer Rob Williams on the upcoming BBC drama The Victim. The series is written and created by Williams and stars Kelly Macdonald, John Hannah, James Harkness, Jamie Sives, Karla Crome, Ramon Tikaram, Cal MacAninch, Chloe Pirrie and Isis Hainsworth. The legal thriller is set in Scotland and follows a mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13 year old and – years later – is accused of revealing his new identity online. Read the rest of this entry »
James Wan’s ‘Aquaman’ to Feature Original Song by Skylar Grey
Posted: November 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aquaman, Elliott Taylor, James Wan, Skylar Grey
Skylar Grey has recorded an original song for the superhero movie Aquaman. The track, entitled Everything I Need, is written by Grey and Elliott Taylor and is featured in the movie directed by James Wan and stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman, Ludi Lin and Temuera Morrison. A soundtrack album, which also includes the film’s original score composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams, is set to be released on December 14 by WaterTower Music. Check back on this page for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
