Lakeshore Records has released a score album for the comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami, Just Friends, The Grinder, Step Up All In). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a suite from Cardoni’s score. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is directed by Jake Szymanski and stars Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Lyn Sugar Beard and Stephen Root. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ Score Album Released
Posted: July 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, score, Soundtrack
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2016)
Posted: July 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aleks de Carvalho, Apparat, Café Society, Chris Hajian, Colin Stetson, Dustin O'Halloran, Equals, Ghostbusters, Outlaws and Angels, Sascha Ring, Stephen Barton, The Infiltrator, Theodore Shapiro, Undrafted
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the Ghostbusters reboot directed by Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Tropic Thunder, Spy, The Devil Wears Prada) who also makes a cameo appearance in the movie. Sony Classical has released soundtrack featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details). RCA Records has released a separate soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists including WALK THE MOON, Fall Out Boy ft. Missy Elliott, Elle King, DMX & more, as well as the track Want Some More co-written by Shapiro and performed by Beasts of Mayhem. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the crime thriller The Infiltrator directed by Brad Furman and starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Amy Ryan, Joseph Gilgun and Yul Vazquez. Chris Hajian (First Position, Yonkers Joe, The Take) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here to check out the full album details and visit Variety for a recent interview with Hajian about his work on the project. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by The Who, Rush, Curtis Mayfield & more. The full album details can be checked out here. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: July 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack EP for the Amazon original series Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street. The EP features a covers of What a Wonderful World by the Avett Brothers, Stand By Me by Andrew Bird, Do You Realize?? by Sharon Van Etten and Lean on Me by Conor Oberst. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street is created by David Anaxagoras and stars Sloane Morgan Siegel, Ashley Boettcher and Drew Justice. The show follows Gortimer and his two best friends, Ranger and Mel, as they navigate Normal Street – an ordinary suburb that has a hint of something magical just beneath the surface. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Cardoni to Score ‘Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life’
Posted: July 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Steve Carr
Jeff Cardoni has been hired to score the upcoming family comedy Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. The film is directed by Steve Carr (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Daddy Day Care, Dr. Dolittle 2) and stars Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly, Jacob Hopkins and Adam Pally. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller of the same title by James Patterson (Zoo, Kiss the Girls) and chronicles the trials and triumphs of Rafe Khatchadorian as he uses his wits to battle bullies, hormones and the tyrannical, test-obsessed Principal Dwight. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Flash’ Season 2 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, score, Soundtrack, The CW, The Flash
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the new soundtrack release for the CW hit series The Flash. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Blindspot, Life As We Know It). The soundtrack will be released physically later this month. WaterTower Music will release a digital version on July 22. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and to listen to audio samples. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s music from the first season. The Flash starring Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Tom Kavanagh, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett, Jesse L. Martin and Carlos Valdes follows scientist Barry Allen who is given the power of super speed that transforms him into the Fastest Man Alive, known as The Flash. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pete’s Dragon’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Hart, David Lowery, Pete's Dragon, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Pete’s Dragon have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Tumbleweed). Also included are the movie’s original songs by Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The Lumineers, Lindsey Stirling feat. Andrew McMahon, as well as tracks by St. Vincent, Leonard Cohen & more. The soundtrack will be released on August 12, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pete’s Dragon is directed by David Lowery and stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Daredevil’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daredevil, John Paesano, Marvel, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release a new soundtrack album for Marvel’s Netflix original series Daredevil. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by John Paesano (The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, Dragons: Riders of Berk, Where the Game Stands Tall). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from last year’s first season of the series. Daredevil based on the Marvel Comics character and starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Rosario Dawson and Scott Glenn follows the journey of Matt Murdock who is fighting against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the super hero Daredevil. Read the rest of this entry »
Guillaume Roussel Scoring Cedric Jimenez’s ‘HHhH’
Posted: July 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cedric Jimenez, Guillaume Roussel, HHhH
This week, Guillaume Roussel is recording his music for the upcoming thriller HHhH. The film is directed by Cedric Jimenez and stars Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O’Connell, Jack Reynor and Mia Wasikowska. The movie is based on Laurent Binet’s 2012 bestselling novel and . Jimenez has also written the screenplay with David Farr (Hanna, The Night Manager) and Audrey Diwan. Alain Goldman (La Vie en Rose, The Crimson Rivers, 1492: Conquest of Paradise) is producing the project for Legende Films, alongside Daniel Crown (Beasts of No Nation, What Maisie Knew) for Red Crown. Read the rest of this entry »
2016 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: July 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories:
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):
Bates Motel – Forever – Music by Chris Bacon
Chef’s Table – Grant Achatz– Music by Duncan Thum
Limitless – Pilot – Music by Paul Leonard-Morgan
Minority Report – Pilot – Music by Sean Callery
Mr. Robot – eps.1.0_hellofriend. mov – Music by Mac Quayle
Penny Dreadful – And They Were Enemies – Music by Abel Korzeniowski Read the rest of this entry »
Elvin Ross to Score Tyler Perry’s ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’
Posted: July 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Boo! A Madea Halloween, Elvin Ross, Tyler Perry
Elvin Ross is reuniting with Tyler Perry on the upcoming comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween. The film is written and directed by Perry who also stars in the film, alongside Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Lexy Panterra, Yousef Erakat, Andre Hall, Brock O’Hurn and Bella Thorne. The movie follows Madea as she winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens. Perry is also producing the project with Ozzie Areu (A Madea Christmas, Peeples). Read the rest of this entry »
