Frank Ilfman has signed on to score the upcoming supernatural thriller Ghost Stories. The film is written and directed by Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen) & actor Andy Nyman and stars Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther and Amy Doyle. The movie follows an arch sceptic professor who embarks upon a terror filled quest, when he stumbles across a long lost file containing details of three cases of inexplicable ‘hauntings’. Claire Jones (Kill List, Sightseers) and Robin Gutch (Hunger, ’71) are producing the project. Ilfman will be recording his score with the London Metropolitan Orchestra in March. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Eavesdropper’ (‘La mécanique de l’ombre’) Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Grégoire Auger, La mécanique de l'ombre, score, Soundtrack, The Eavesdropper
L’R du Trésor will release a soundtrack album for the French spy thriller The Eavesdropper (La mécanique de l’ombre). The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Auger. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 6 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the track list. The Eavesdropper marks the feature directorial debut of Thomas Kruithof and stars Francois Cluzet, Denis Podalydes, Alba Rohrwacher, Sami Bouajila and Simon Abkarian. The movie revolves around a middle-aged, financially struggling man who gets hired by a mysterious employer to transcribe phone tapped conversations, which gets him trapped in the French secret services underworld. Read the rest of this entry »
Rolfe Kent Scoring Greg Kinnear’s ‘The Philosophy of Phil’
Posted: January 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Greg Kinnear, Rolfe Kent, The Philosophy of Phil
Rolfe Kent has composed the music for the upcoming comedy The Philosophy of Phil. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Greg Kinnear who also stars in the movie alongside Emily Mortimer, Jay Duplass, Robert Forster, Taylor Schilling, Bradley Whitford and Luke Wilson. The movie follows a dentist who tries to take control of his life after a patient commits suicide. Stephen Mazur (Liar Liar, Heartbreakers) has written the screenplay. Aaron L Gilbert (The Birth of a Nation, A Single Shot) is producing the Bron Studios and Imperative Entertainment production with Sandy Stern (Being John Malkovich, Saved!) and Bradley Thomas (There’s Something About Mary, Me, Myself and Irene). Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Bag of Marbles’ (‘Un sac de billes’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Bag of Marbles, Armand Amar, Christian Duguay, score, Soundtrack, Un sac de billes
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the French drama A Bag of Marbles (Un sac de billes). The album features the film’s original music composed by Armand Amar (The Concert, The Source, Capital, The History of Love). The soundtrack will be released overseas on January 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to four tracks from the score after the jump. A Bag of Marbles is directed by Christian Duguay (The Art of War, Screamers) and stars Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial, Christian Clavier, Elsa Zylberstein and Patrick Bruel. The movie based on the book of the same title by Joseph Joffo is set in occupied France during World War II and follows two young Jewish brothers who escape the enemy invasion and try to reunite their family. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 1, 2017)
Posted: January 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beyond, Bright Lights: Starring Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, CBS, Emerald City, Fox, Freeform, Guillaume Roussel, HBO, Jonathan Sadoff, NBC, Ransom, The Mick, Toby Chu, Trevor Morris, Will Bates
Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy The Mick created by John & Dave Chernin (It’s Always Funny in Philadelphia) and starring Kaitlin Olson, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Thomas Barbusca, Jack Stanton, Carla Jimenez and Susan Park. The show’s original music is composed by Jonathan Sadoff (The Meddler, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Beautiful Creatures). The series revolves around a rash, two-bit hustler from Rhode Island who must assume guardianship of her sister’s three high-maintenance children. Following tonight’s premiere episode, the comedy will air every Tuesday night on Fox. Visit the official show website for updates.
Also premiering tonight before moving to its regular time slot this coming Saturday is the new drama Ransom created by Frank Spotnitz & David Vainola and starring Luke Roberts, Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor. Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Outcast, It Boy) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which airs in the U.S. on CBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami to Score James Mangold’s ‘Logan’
Posted: December 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Mangold, Logan, Marco Beltrami, Wolverine
Director James Mangold confirmed on Twitter that Marco Beltrami is currently scoring the upcoming Wolverine sequel Logan. The film starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen follows an an aging Wolverine and Professor X must protect a young female clone of Wolverine from an evil organization led by Nathanial Essex. Simon Kinberg (X-Men:Days of Future Past & Apocalypse, The Martian, Cinderella) and Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men series, Deadpool, Constantine) are producing the project. No word yet on whether any music composed by Cliff Martinez who was originally hired to score the movie will be featured in the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 30, 2016)
Posted: December 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 20th Century Women, Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hidden Figures, Live by Night, Paterson, Pharrell Williams, Roger Neill, SQÜRL, Toni Erdmann
No new movies are opening nationwide this week.
Playing in limited release since this past Sunday before expanding nationwide on January 6 is the drama Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell and Kevin Costner. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator), Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch (Lights Out). Columbia Records has released two soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film, as well as the composers’ score. Also click here to check out a video featurette about the music from the movie.
Also playing in select cities before expanding nationwide on January 13 is the crime drama Live by Night directed by Ben Affleck who also stars in the movie, alongside Sienna Miller, Elle Fanning, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana and Chris Cooper. The film’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek) who previously scored Affleck’s The Town and Gone Baby Gone. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Moonshine by Foy Vance feat. Kacey Musgraves. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
CMT’s ‘Sun Records’ to Feature Music by Lyle Workman
Posted: December 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CMT, Lyle Workman, Sun Records
Lyle Workman has been tapped to score the upcoming CMT original series Sun Records. The show stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan and Kerry Holliday. The drama based on the book written by Floyd Mutrux & Colin Escott is set in Memphis and depicts the rise of musicians including Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash as the burgeoning civil-rights movement grips the nation. Gil Grant (Painkiller Jane) serves as the series’ showrunner and is also executive producing the Thinkfactory Media production with Leslie Greif (Texas Rising, Funny Money), Jayson Dinsmore (Still the King) and Julia Silverton. Read the rest of this entry »
Lisa Gerrard & James Orr Scoring Paul Currie’s ‘2:22’
Posted: December 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 2:22, James Orr, Lisa Gerrard, Paul Currie
Lisa Gerrard and James Orr have composed the original music for the upcoming romantic thriller 2:22. The film is directed by Paul Currie (One Perfect Day) and stars Michiel Huisman, Teresa Palmer, Sam Reid and Simone Kessell. The movie follows a man whose life is permanently derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending at precisely 2:22 PM. Todd Stein and Nathan Parker (Moon, Equals) have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Man in the High Castle’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Dominic Lewis, score, Soundtrack, The Man in the High Castle
The full details of the new soundtrack album for Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle have been revealed. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s second season composed by Dominic Lewis (Money Monster, Free Birds, The DUFF). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 30 by Varese Sarabande and will be available to download here. The label will also release a CD featuring the show’s music from the first and second seasons in early 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check back on this page for the full album details. The Man in the High Castle is created by Frank Spotnitz and stars Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rupert Evans, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Joel De La Fuente, Rufus Sewell and DJ Qualls. Read the rest of this entry »
