Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Breathe, Lila Says) has been tapped to score the upcoming Channel 4 series Jerusalem. The show is written and created by Bash Doran (Outlaw King, The Looming Tower) and stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Matt Lauria, Brandon P. Bell, Emma Appleton, Luke Treadaway, Keeley Hawes and Stephen Campbell Moore. The spy thriller revolves around Feef Symonds, a bold 20-something woman who joins the Civil Service in 1945, just as the Labour party sweeps to victory, defeating Winston Churchill in an unexpected landslide. Read the rest of this entry »
Nitin Sawhney to Score Channel 4’s ‘Jerusalem’
Posted: November 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Girl from Mogadishu, Channel 4, Jerusalem, Nitin Sawhney
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‘Goon: Last of the Enforcers’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Goon, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Jay Baruchel, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris
Notefornote Music has announced a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel Goon: Last of the Enforcers. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (Immortals, The Tudors, Olympus/London Has Fallen, The Borgias, Vikings, Hunter Killer). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website and on Amazon. Goon: Last of the Enforcers is directed by Jay Baruchel and stars Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Marc-André Grondin, Wyatt Russell, Callum Keith Rennie, Jason Jones, Baruchel himself, Elisha Cuthbert, Kim Coates and Liev Schreiber. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Gureckis Scoring John Crowley’s ‘The Goldfinch’
Posted: November 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Crowley, The Goldfinch, Trevor Gureckis
Trevor Gureckis is currently scoring the upcoming movie adaptation of The Goldfinch. The film is directed by John Crowley (Brooklyn, Boy A) and stars Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Aneurin Barnard, Ashleigh Cummings, Sarah Paulson, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Wilson, Finn Wolfhard, Willa Fitzgerald, Oakes Fegley and Luke Kleintank. The drama is based Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title and tells the story of Theodore Decker who, after surviving a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that kills his mother, is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On the Basis of Sex’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mimi Leder, Mychael Danna, On the Basis of Sex, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama On the Basis of Sex. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, The Good Dinosaur, Little Miss Sunshine). The soundtrack is set to be released on December 14, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (digital version) and here (CD version). On the Basis of Sex is directed by Mimi Leder and stars Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates, Sam Waterston, Jack Reynor and Cailee Spaeny. The movie tells the true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. Read the rest of this entry »
Bryce Dessner Scoring Fernando Meirelles’ ‘The Pope’
Posted: November 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bryce Dessner, Fernando Meirelles, Netflix, The Pope
Last week, Bryce Dessner has recorded his score for the upcoming Netflix original movie The Pope. The film is directed by Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener, City of God, Blindness) and stars Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict and Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis, as well as Juan Minujín, Cristina Banegas and María Ucedo. The drama explores the relationship and opposing visions between two of the most powerful leaders in the Catholic Church, both of whom must address their own pasts and the demands of the modern world in order to move the church forward. Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Leto’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kirill Serebrennikov, Leto, Soundtrack, Zveri
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Russian biographical drama Leto. The album features the music from the film, including tracks by the Russian bands Zveri and Kino, as well as songs by T. Rex, The Velvet Underground & more. The soundtrack will be released in France on November 30. Visit Amazon to order the CD version as an import and click here to download the album. Leto is directed by Kirill Serebrennikov and stars Teo Yoo, Irina Starshenbaum, Roman Bilyk, Filipp Avdeev, Alexandr Gorchilin, Alexander Kuznetsov, Nikita Efremov, Julia Aug and Elena Korenev. The movie takes place in Leningrad over the summer of 1981 and chronicles the coming of age and rise to fame of a group of young rock singers, including Viktor Tsoi who turned out to become a pioneer of Russian rock. Read the rest of this entry »
2019 ‘Best Original Score’ Oscar Predictions
Posted: November 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Starting today, we are publishing our predictions in the Best Original Score category for the 91st Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the scores in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the film/music community, the level of awards campaigning and the response to the movies in other categories. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael Danna Scoring Charles Martin Smith’s ‘A Dog’s Way Home’
Posted: November 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Dog's Way Home, Charles Martin Smith, Mychael Danna
Mychael Danna has recently composed the music for the upcoming family drama A Dog’s Way Home. The film is directed by Charles Martin Smith (Dolphin Tale, Air Bud) and stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Jonah Hauer-King, Alexandra Shipp, Wes Studi and Edward James Olmos. The movie based on the book by W. Bruce Cameron chronicles the adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human. Cameron also wrote the screenplay with Cathryn Michon (A Dog’s Purpose). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns, Rob Marshall, score, Scott Wittman, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released the first two songs from Mary Poppins Returns and also announced the full album details. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, A Few Good Men, Misery, The Bucket List) and the movie’s original songs written by Shaiman and featuring lyrics by Shaiman & Scott Wittman. The two selected songs for Academy Awards consideration are now available digitally. The Place Where Lost Things Go performed by Emily Blunt is available to download here and Trip a Little Light Fantastic performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Blunt, Tarik Frimpong, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh & Leeries is available to download here. Both songs can also be checked out after the jump. The full soundtrack album will be released digitally and physically on December 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to pre-order the digital version. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rémi sans famille’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rémi sans famille, Romaric Laurence, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the French family drama Rémi sans famille. The album features the film’s original music composed by Romaric Laurence (Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, Taxi 4). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list. A CD version is also set to come out overseas a few weeks later. Rémi sans famille is directed by Antoine Blossier and stars Daniel Auteuil, Maleaume Paquin, Virginie Ledoyen, Jonathan Zaccaï, Jacques Perrin and Ludivine Sagnier. Read the rest of this entry »
