Chris Alan Lee has been tapped to score the upcoming BET original series The First Wives Club. The show is developed by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, The Sun Is Also a Star) based on the 1996 feature of the same title and stars Ryan Michelle Bathe, Jill Scott and Michelle Buteau. The comedy revolves around three women who band together after their marriages fall apart and find strength in their sisterhood — and of course a little revenge. Oliver is also executive producing the project with Karen Rosenfelt (The Twilight Saga, Marley & Me) and Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Social Network). Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Alan Lee Scoring BET’s ‘The First Wives Club’ Series & Netflix’s ‘No Good Nick’
Posted: April 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BET, Chris Alan Lee, Netflix, No Good Nick, The First Wives Club
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ABC’s ‘Bless This Mess’ to Feature Original Score by Ben Decter
Posted: April 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Ben Decter, Bless This Mess
Ben Decter is composing the original score for the new ABC comedy Bless This Mess. The show is created by Lake Bell (In a World…) & Elizabeth Meriwether (New Girl, Single Parents) and stars Bell herself, alongside Dax Shepard, Ed Begley Jr., Pam Grier and JT Neal. The series follows two newlyweds as they make the decision to move from big city New York to rural Nebraska and must learn how to weather the storm as they are faced with unexpected challenges in their new life as farmers. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 12, 2019)
Posted: April 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: After, Benjamin Wallfisch, Carter Burwell, Crypto, Germaine Franco, Girls of the Sun, Hellboy, Her Smell, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Johann Johannsson, Justin Burnett, Keegan DeWitt, Little, Mary Magdalene, Missing Link, Morgan Kibby, Nima Fakhrara, Steve London, Stockholm, Teen Spirit
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Missing Link written and directed by Chris Butler and starring Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, David Walliams, Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas. Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, Twilight, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well an original end credits song by The Walkmen’s Walter Martin. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the new film adaptation of Hellboy directed by Neil Marshall and starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim and Penelope Mitchell. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and a song by Unprotected Innocence. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tolkien’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dome Karukoski, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman, Tolkien
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Tolkien. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Wall-E). The soundtrack will be released on May 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (CD version) and here (digital version). Tolkien is directed by Dome Karukoski and stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts and Colm Meaney. The movie explores the formative years of the renowned author’s life as he finds friendship, courage and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Album for ‘Knight Rider’ Announced
Posted: April 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Knight Rider, NBC, score, Soundtrack, Stu Phillips
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1980s cult NBC series Knight Rider created by Glen A. Larson and starring David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Rebecca Holden and Peter Parros. The soundtrack selections of the show’s original score composed by Stu Phillips (Battlestar Galactica, Quincy, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century), including the content of the 2005 soundtrack release for the series on the first disc, and previously unreleased music on the second disc. The 2-CD set is limited to 2,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. A vinyl edition will be coming out tomorrow on Record Store Day.
‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Disney Channel, Glenn Slater, Kevin Kliesch, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney Channel animated series Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure. The album features the original songs from the show written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and Glenn Slater (Galavant, UglyDolls) and performed by cast members Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Eden Espinosa, Jeff Ross, James Monroe Iglehart and Fred Tatasciore. Also included are three tracks from the show’s original score composed by Kevin Kliesch (Sofia the First, Thundercats). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
DJ Quik to Score Will Forbes’ ‘John Henry’
Posted: April 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: DJ Quik, John Henry, Will Forbes
Variety is reporting that DJ Quik is set score the upcoming indie drama John Henry. The film is co-written and directed by Will Forbes and stars Terry Crews, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jamila Velazquez, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, J.J. Soria and Ken Foree. The movie follows the title character as he crosses paths with two immigrant kids who are running from the leader of his former gang and is forced to confront the violence of his past life in hopes of saving them. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special (Yes, It’s Really Us Singing!). The album features the songs from the special final episode of the series performed by cast members Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner, David Hull, Scott Michael Foster and Skylar Astin. Most songs are written by Bloom herself, Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend created by Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna just finished its series run last week. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fast Color’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fast Color, Julia Hart, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack
Miles of Lions Records will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural drama Fast Color. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (Love, Simon, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer, Foxcatcher, The Spectacular Now, The Upside). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Fast Color is co-written and directed by Julia Hart and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lorraine Toussaint, Saniyya Sidney, Christopher Denham and David Strathairn. The movie tells the story of a woman forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered but, years after abandoning her family, the only place she has left to hide is home. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard to Be Named BMI Icon at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Posted: April 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film TV & Visual Media Awards, Terence Blanchard, William Ross
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that film composer and celebrated jazz musician Terence Blanchard will be named a BMI Icon at the 35th annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards in recognition of his significant contributions to the cinematic community. The composer whose film scoring credits include Malcolm X, Inside Man, 25th Hour and Red Tails has received his first Academy Award nomination earlier this year for his music for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Past BMI Icon honorees include Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Alexandre Desplat, Rachel Portman, David Newman, Thomas Newman, Danny Elfman, Harry Gregson-Williams and John Williams, among many others. Read the rest of this entry »
