It was announced at Disney’s D23 Expo today that Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) will be scoring Pixar Animation’s upcoming feature Soul. The film is directed by Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out, Monsters Inc.) and features the voices of Tina Fey, Jamie Foxx, Daveed Diggs, Phylicia Rashan and Questlove. The movie is being described as a “journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life’s most important questions.” Jon Batiste is also providing music for the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross to Score Pixar’s ‘Soul’
Posted: August 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Pete Docter, Pixar, Soul, Trent Reznor
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 23, 2019)
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Angel Has Fallen, Atli Orvarsson, Brian Tyler, Brittany Runs a Marathon, Burn, Ceiri Torjussen, David Buckley, Duncan Thum, Hot Air, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Jacob's Ladder, Overcomer, Paul Mills, Ready or Not, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Vita & Virginia
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Angel Has Fallen directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte and Danny Huston. The film’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, Jason Bourne, Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Nice Guys). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the thriller Ready or Not directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell. Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me) has composed the film’s original music. Fox Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Disney+’s ‘Lady and the Tramp’
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Bean, Disney, Joseph Trapanese, Lady and the Tramp
Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid series) has composed the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Lady and the Tramp. The film is directed by Charlie Bean (The LEGO Ninjago Movie) and stars Justin Theroux, Tessa Thompson, Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Janelle Monáe, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong, F. Murray Abraham and Sam Elliott. The movie is a re-telling of Disney’s 1955 animated classic about a pampered house dog and a tough but lovable stray who embark on an unexpected adventure and, despite their differences, grow closer and come to understand the value of home. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Tomorrow Man’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Noble Jones, Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack, The Tomorrow Man
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Tomorrow Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, Dynasty, Designated Survivor). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Tomorrow Man is directed by Noble Jones and stars John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton, Sophie Thatcher and Eve Harlow. The movie centers on the relationship between a man who spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come and a woman who spends her life shopping for things she may never use. Read the rest of this entry »
James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’ to Feature Music by Lorne Balfe
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ad Astra, James Gray, Lorne Balfe, Max Richter
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Genius) is composing new music for the upcoming sci-fi drama Ad Astra. The composer’s score is being recorded at the Synchron Stage in Vienna. Balfe will receive an additional music credit alongside original composer Max Richter who finished recording his score earlier this summer at AIR Studios in London. Ad Astra is directed by James Gray (The Lost City of Z, We Own the Night, The Immigrant) and stars Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler and Donald Sutherland. The movie follows an astronaut as he travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. Read the rest of this entry »
’13 Reasons Why’ Season 3 Score Album Released
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 13 Reasons Why, ESKMO, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Paramount Music has released the third score album for the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s third season composed by Eskmo (Billions). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, Interscope Records is releasing a separate soundtrack featuring songs from Season 3 today. The label has also released score albums featuring Eskmo’s music from the first two seasons. The third season of 13 Reasons Why developed by Brian Yorkey based on the books by Jay Asher and starring Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Kate Walsh, Brian D’Arcy James, Alisha Boe, Derek Luke, Christian Navarro, Brandon Flynn, Justin Prentice & Miles Heizer is premiering today on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Kousha to Score Ben McPherson’s ‘Radioflash’
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben McPherson, Radioflash, Ramin Kousha
Ramin Kousha has been tapped to score the upcoming dystopian thriller Radioflash. The film is directed by Ben McPherson and stars Dominic Monaghan, Brighton Sharbino, Will Patton and Fionnula Flanagan. The movie is set in a dystopian future, in which an electric-magnetic pulse strikes America, knocking out all the power and pushing the country into the Dark Ages and follows a tech-savvy teenager and her father as they flee the city, and seek refuge with her grandfather deep in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. McPherson is also producing the project with Rocco DeVilliers (Sky Kids), Brad Skaar and Clay Vandiver. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Angel Has Fallen’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angel Has Fallen, David Buckley, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller Angel Has Fallen. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, Jason Bourne, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Nice Guys). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 23 and will be available to download and stream here. Angel Has Fallen is directed by Ric Roman Waugh and stars Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte and Danny Huston. The movie is the follow-up to 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen & 2016’s London Has Fallen and follows Mike Banning as he becomes the target of a terrorist attack, this time while mid-flight on Air Force One. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz’s ‘UglyDolls’ Score to Be Released
Posted: August 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Lennertz, score, Soundtrack, UglyDolls
Sony Classical will release a score album for the animated feature UglyDolls. The album features the film’s original score composed by Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party, Agent Carter, Ride Along). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 23 and will be available to download/stream on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Atlantic Records has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, most of which were written by Lennertz & Glenn Slater. UglyDolls is directed by Kelly Asbury and features the voice talent of Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Bebe Rexha, Blake Shelton, Pitbull, Wanda Sykes, Emma Roberts, Wang Leehom and Gabriel Iglesias. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Downton Abbey’ Movie Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Downton Abbey, John Lunn, score, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release the official soundtrack album for the movie adaptation of Downton Abbey. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Lunn (The Last Kingdom, Grantchester, Jamestown, Shetland) who received two Emmy Awards for his work on the Downton Abbey TV series. The soundtrack will be released on September 13. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Downton Abbey is directed by Michael Engler, written by Julian Fellowes and stars Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Matthew Goode, Harry Hadden-Paton, David Haig, Geraldine James, Robert James-Collier, Simon Jones, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunto and Penelope Wilton. Read the rest of this entry »
