French composer Francis Lai has passed away at age 86. He is best known for his score for Arthur Hiller’s 1970 feature Love Story, for which he received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and also earned a Grammy Award nomination. Lai was also Golden Globe-nominated for his score and songs from Claude Lelouch’s 1966 drama A Man and a Woman and 1967 movie Live for Life. In 2014, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Soundtrack Awards. Among the composer’s other film scoring credits are Lelouch’s Bolero, David Hamilton’s Bilitis and Michael Winner’s I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname. Read the rest of this entry »
Francis Lai (1932 – 2018)
Posted: November 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Francis Lai
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‘Heart, Baby!’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angela Shelton, Heart Baby!, Jackson Rathbone, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the indie drama Heart, Baby!. The album features the songs from the movie, including original tracks by actor Jackson Rathbone who also stars in the film, as well as Andy Dixon and Doug Lowe. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 16 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Heart, Baby! is written and directed by Angela Shelton and also stars Gbenga Akinnagbe, Shawn-Caulin Young, Keir O’Donnell, Shaun Brown, Justice Leak, Quinton Aaron, Jamie Kennedy, Abraham Benrubi, Dana Gourrier and Ann Cusack. The movie tells the story of George Lee Martin, who at the age of 18 received a 40-year sentence for robbery and later became known as an unbeatable prison boxer. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman Scoring Dome Karukoski’s ‘Tolkien’ Biopic
Posted: November 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dome Karukoski, Thomas Newman, Tolkien
Thomas Newman is currently recording his score for the upcoming biographical drama Tolkien. The film is directed by Dome Karukoski (Tom of Finland) and stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts and Colm Meaney. The movie tells the story of author J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings books, as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school and serves as a British soldier in World War I. David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford (Pride) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Notti Magiche’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlo Virzi, Notti Magiche, Paolo Virzi, score, Soundtrack
Lotus Production has released a soundtrack album for Paolo Virzi’s Italian comedy Notti Magiche. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carlo Virzi (The Leisure Seeker, Human Capital, The First Beautiful Thing, My Name Is Tanino). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Notti Magiche is co-written and directed by Paolo Virzi and stars Mauro Lamantia, Giovanni Toscano, Irene Vetere, Roberto Herlitzka, Marina Rocco, Paolo Sassanelli and Annalisa Arena. The movie explores the golden age of Italian cinema in Rome through the tale of three promising screenwriters who turn out to be the main suspects for the murder of a famous producer. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruno Coulais to Score Jean-Paul Salome’s ‘La Daronne’
Posted: November 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Fontaine, Blanche-Neige, Bruno Coulais, Jean-Paul Salome, La Daronne, Pure as Snow
Bruno Coulais is attached to score the upcoming French crime comedy La Daronne. The film is directed by Jean-Paul Salome (Adventures of Arsene Lupin) and stars Isabelle Huppert. The movie is based on Hannelore Cayre’s novel of the same title and follows a French-Arabic translator working for the anti-drug squad in Paris. Salome and Cayre co-wrote the screenplay. Kristina Larsen (Farewell, My Queen, Diary of a Chambermaid) is producing the project for Les Films du Lendemain, alongside Jean-Baptiste Dupont (Point Blank, Me, Myself and Mum) for La Boetie Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Patriot’ Season 2 to Be Released
Posted: November 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Wurman, Amazon, Michael Dorman, Patriot, score, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services will release a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Patriot. The album features new songs from the show’s second season performed by lead actor Michael Dorman, as well as selections of the drama’s original score composed by Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A soundtrack EP featuring the songs from the show’s first season has previously been released last year. Patriot is created by Steve Conrad and stars Dorman, alongside Terry O’Quinn, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe, Aliette Opheim, Debra Winger and Kurtwood Smith. Read the rest of this entry »
Pedro Bromfman Scoring Zara Hayes ‘Poms’
Posted: November 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pedro Bromfman, Poms, Zara Hayes
Pedro Bromfman (Narcos, RoboCop, Elite Squad) has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Poms. The film is directed by Zara Hayes (The Battle of the Sexes) and stars Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston. The movie revolves around a a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community. Shane Atkinson wrote the screenplay. Kelly McCormick (Atomic Blonde), Alex Saks (The Florida Project, Book Club), Andy Evans, Celyn Jones & Ade Shannon (Keepers) and Rose Ganguzza (Kill Your Darlings) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mars’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brian Reitzell, Mars, National Geographic, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a new soundtrack album for the National Geographic original series Mars. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Brian Reitzell (Friday Night Lights, Hannibal, American Gods, Boss). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 9 (click here to download) and physically on November 30. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring Nick Cave’s & Warren Ellis’ score from the first season of the series. Mars is created by Ben Young Mason & Justin Wilkes, executive produced by Ron Howard & Brian Grazer and stars JiHAE, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz, Esai Morales and Jeff Hephner. Read the rest of this entry »
Javier Navarrete to Score Mark Amin’s ‘Emperor’
Posted: November 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emperor, Javier Navarrete, Mark Amin
Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans, The Devil’s Backbone, Byzantium) has signed on to score the upcoming historical drama Emperor. The film marks the feature directorial debut of producer Mark Amin (The Prince and Me, Good Kill) and stars Dayo Okeniyi, James Cromwell, Bruce Dern, Naturi Naughton, Ben Robson, Harry Lennix and Kat Graham. The movie tells the true story of Shields Green who, in 1859, escaped from a plantation and made a daring journey north where he met Frederick Douglass and John Brown and chose to fight to end slavery. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘Abby’s’ to Feature Original Score by Brian H. Kim
Posted: November 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abby's, Brian H. Kim, NBC
Brian H. Kim (Hello, My Name Is Doris, Search Party, G.B.F.) is composing the original score for the upcoming NBC comedy Abby’s. The show is created by Josh Malmuth and stars Natalie Morales, Neil Flynn, Nelson Franklin, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Kimia Behpoornia. The series is set at an unlicensed bar in San Diego where the regulars enthusiastically enforce a unique set of rules that give them a sense of community. Malmuth is also executive producing the Universal Television production with Michael Schur & David Miner (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Recreation) and Pamela Fryman (How I Met Your Mother). Read the rest of this entry »
