Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, The Good Dinosaur) has been hired to score the upcoming drama After the Wedding. The film is written and directed by Bart Freundlich (Trust the Man, The Rebound) and stars Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup and Abby Quinn. The movie is based on the Academy Award-nominated 2006 feature by Susanne Bier and centers on a woman – seeking funds for her orphanage in India – who travels to New York to meet a wealthy benefactor. Joel B. Michaels (Stargate, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) and Harry Finkel are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Reincarnation of Peter Proud’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, Hider in the House, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1975 horror mystery drama The Reincarnation of Peter Proud directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O’Neill, Margot Kidder and Cornelia Sharpe. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Omen, Patton, Planet of the Apes, L.A. Confidential, Chinatown). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to a couple of cues from the release. Read the rest of this entry »
Showtime’s ‘Black Monday’ to Feature Music by Kris Bowers
Posted: December 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bad Hair, Black Monday, Kris Bowers, Showtime
Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Of Monsters and Men) has been tapped to score the upcoming Showtime original series Black Monday. The show is created by David Caspe (Happy Endings, That’s My Boy) & Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend’s Girl) and stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, Yassir Lester, Michael James Scott and Eugene Cordero. The drama tells the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine and the glass ceiling. Read the rest of this entry »
Lucas Vidal Scoring Alice Waddington’s ‘Paradise Hills’
Posted: December 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alice Waddington, Lucas Vidal, Paradise Hills
Lucas Vidal is composing the music for the upcoming fantasy drama Paradise Hills. The film is directed by Alice Waddington and stars Emma Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina, Eiza González, Milla Jovovich and Jeremy Irvine. The movie follows a young woman who is sent to Paradise Hills to be reformed, only to learn that the high-class facility’s beautiful facade hides a sinister secret. Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal, Timecrimes) and Brian DeLeeuw (Some Kind of Hate, Curvature) wrote the screenplay. Adrian Guerra (Buried, Grand Piano) and Núria Valls are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Nominations for 46th Annie Awards Announced
Posted: December 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 46th Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Music in an Animated Feature Production
- Danny Elfman (composer) and Tyler, the Creator (lyricist) – Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – Illumination
- Harry Gregson-Williams & Tom Howe – Early Man – Aardman Animations
- Michael Giacchino – Incredibles 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
- Henry Jackman, Alan Menken & Dan Reynolds (composers) and Reynolds, Phil Johnston & Tom MacDougall (lyricists) – Ralph Breaks The Internet –Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick – Smallfoot – Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Animation Group
‘Never Heard’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Never Heard, Soundtrack
Raise Em Up Records Records has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama Never Heard. The album features songs from and inspired by the film, including the title song performed by Taylor McCants, as well as tracks by artist such as Panterra, Uri Grey, David Banner, Wass Morgan, James Fortune, Jekalyn Carr, Jerome Wiggins, Ania John & others. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Never Heard is directed by Josh Webber and stars Aaron Banner, Robin Givens and Romeo Miller.. The movie centers on a man accused of murder and incarcerated for a crime he swears he did not commit. The drama was released in around 500 U.S. theaters on November 1 as a Fathom Event and is now available on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Beal Scoring ‘Mike Wallace Is Here’ & ‘Inside Game’
Posted: December 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Avi Belkin, Inside Game, Jeff Beal, Mike Wallace Is Here, Randall Batinkoff
Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Appaloosa, Rome, Carnivale, Ugly Betty) is scoring the upcoming documentary Mike Wallace Is Here. The film is directed by Avi Belkin and centers on 60 Minutes newsman Mike Wallace who went head-to-head with the world’s most influential figures for half a century. The movie tracks Wallace’s storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point. Belkin is also producing the project with Rafael Marmor, John Battsek (How I Live Now, Studio 54), Peggy Drexler and Christopher Leggett (Becoming Bond). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 2, 2018)
Posted: December 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ali N. Askin, Bad Blood, Christoph Schauer, Dogs of Berlin, FM Le Sieur, Freeform, Germaine Franco, Hans Zimmer, HBO, Icebox, Life-Size 2, Maurus Ronner, Netflix, Nightflyers, Steve Mazzaro, Syfy, Will Bates
Premiering tonight is the Syfy original series Nightflyers developed by Jeff Buhler based on George R.R. Martin’s novella and the 1987 film of the same name and starring Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Sam Strike, Maya Eshet, Angus Sampson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian F. O’Byrne and Gretchen Mol. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (The Path, The Looming Tower, I Origins, The Magicians). Check out our scoring assignment to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Syfy.
Also premiering tonight is Freeform original feature Life-Size 2 directed by Steven K. Tsuchida and starring Tyra Banks, Francia Raisa, Gavin Stenhouse, Shanica Knowles, Hank Chen and Alison Fernandez. Germaine Franco (Tag, Dope, Vida) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a new version of the song Be a Star (originally written for the first movie, which premiered in 2000) performed by Tyra Banks. Check out our previous article for more information about the song and movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Peter Hurford’s Interpretation of Bach’s ‘Fantasia In C Minor’ from Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘The Favourite’ Released
Posted: December 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos
Decca Records has released organist Peter Hurford’s interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Fantasia In C Minor, BWV 562 from Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical comedy drama The Favourite. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. The single marks the first and to date only official release of music from the film. The Favourite starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, Mark Gatiss and Jenny Rainsford centers on the bitter battle between cousins to be the court favorite during the reign of Queen Anne in the early 18th century. Read the rest of this entry »
Cynthia Erivo’s Songs from ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ Released
Posted: December 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bad Times at the El Royale, Cynthia Erivo, Drew Goddard
Republic Records has released the songs This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) and Hold On I’m Coming from the soundtrack for Drew Goddard’s mystery thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. Both tracks are performed by Cynthia Erivo who performed the songs on screen in the movie. Her cover of The Isley Brothers’ This Old Heart Of Mine is available to download here and the cover of Sam & Dave’s Hold On I’m Coming can be downloaded on Amazon. Both songs were missing from the original soundtrack album for the thriller, which also stars Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pullman, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman and Chris Hemsworth. Read the rest of this entry »
