Composer Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Babadook, Assassin’s Creed, Overlord) is reteaming with director Justin Kurzel on the upcoming western The True History of the Kelly Gang. The film stars George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Essie Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Sean Keenan, Harry Greenwood and Earl Cave. The movie based on Peter Carey’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name and centers on notorious bushranger Ned Kelly, one of the world’s greatest outlaws, and the colonial badlands from which he rose. Shaun Grant (Berlin Syndrome) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel to Reteam with Justin Kurzel on ‘The True History of the Kelly Gang’
Posted: April 2, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jed Kurzel, Justin Kurzel, The True History of the Kelly Gang
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Guillaume Roussel Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Spy’
Posted: April 2, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gideon Raff, Guillaume Roussel, Netflix, The Spy
Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, The Man with the Iron Heart, It Boy, Ransom) is scoring the upcoming Netflix original limited series The Spy. The show is written and directed by Gideon Raff (Tyrant, Homeland) and stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich and Alexander Siddig. The drama tells the true story of Israel’s most prominent spy, Eli Cohen, who infiltrated the Syrian government in the 1960s. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Filter’ (‘Chamboultout’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 2, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chamboultout, Gregory Louis, Lucas Lavaine, No Filter, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama No Filter (Chamboultout). The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregory Louis & Lucas Lavaine. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. No Filter is co-written and directed by Eric Lavaine and stars Alexandra Lamy, José Garcia, Michaël Youn, Anne Marivin, Medi Sadoun and Michel Vuillermoz. The movie based on Barbara Halary-Lafond’s novel will be released in French theaters tomorrow, April 3. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Dead to Me’ to Feature Original Score by Adam Blau
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Blau, Dead to Me, Netflix
Adam Blau is the composer of the upcoming Netflix original series Dead to Me. The show is created by Liz Feldman and stars Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, Max Jenkins, James Marsden, Ed Asner and Luke Roessler. The comedy centers on the powerful friendship between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit with a shocking secret. Feldman is also executive producing the CBS Television Studios production with Applegate, as well as Gary Chanzez Productions’ Will Ferrell, Adam McKay (The Big Short, Vice) & Jessica Elbaum (Booksmart, Bachelorette). Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami & Anna Drubich to Score André Ovredal’s ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andre Ovredal, Anna Drubich, Marco Beltrami, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Marco Beltrami (Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma) and Anna Drubich are teaming up to score the upcoming horror thriller Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The film is directed by André Ovredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Trollhunter) and stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn. The movie is based on Alvin Schwartz’ bestselling trilogy of books and follows a group of teens who must solve the mystery surrounding a wave of spectacularly horrific deaths in their small town. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rebels’ (‘Rebelles’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Allan Mauduit, Ludovic Bourse, Rebelles, Rebels, score, Soundtrack
Albertine Productions has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Rebels (Rebelles). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Ludovic Bource (The Artist, OSS 117, Clear History, On the Other Side of the Tracks). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Rebels is directed by Allan Mauduit and stars Cécile de France, Yolande Moreau, Audrey Lamy and Simon Abkarian. The movie follows three factory workers who discover a bag full of stolen cash on a dead man’s body and decide to steal the money and to get rid of his corpse. Read the rest of this entry »
Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Frankie, Ira Sachs
Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Locke, Ben Is Back, Out of the Furnace, Leave No Trace) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Frankie. The film is directed by Ira Sachs (Love Is Strange, Keep the Lights On) and stars Isabelle Huppert, Marisa Tomei, Greg Kinnear, Jérémie Renier, André Wilms, Brendan Gleeson and Ariyon Bakare. The movie centers on three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Terra Willy’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Olivier Cussac, score, Soundtrack, Terra Willy, Terra Willy - Planète inconnue
Music Box Records has released a soundtrack album for the French animated feature Terra Willy (Terra Willy – Planète inconnue). The album features the film’s original music composed by Olivier Cussac (The Jungle Bunch). Also included is the song Flash and I performed by Julien Barbagallo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Terra Willy is directed by Eric Tosti and follows a 10-year-old boy who lands on a wild and unexplored planet after he is separated from his parents following the destruction of their spaceship. Read the rest of this entry »
Timothy Williams Scoring David Yarovesky’s ‘Brightburn’
Posted: March 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brightburn, David Yarovesky, James Gunn, Timothy Williams
Timothy Williams (Walking with the Enemy, I.T., Red Sky, Wild Horses, Diablo) has recently scored the upcoming horror thriller Brightburn. The film is directed by David Yarovesky (The Hive) and stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner. Mark Gunn & Brian Gunn (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) wrote the screenplay. James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Super, Slither) and Kenneth Huang are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 31, 2019)
Posted: March 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Greenwald, Anne Nikitin, Benjamin Wallfisch, Brandon Roberts, CBS All Access, Cinemax, Dan Mangan, FX, H. Scott Salinas, HBO, Hostile Planet, Kyle Dixon, Marco Beltrami, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Stein, Mrs. Wilson, National Geographic, Native Son, Netflix, Our Planet, PBS, Reza Safinia, Steven Price, Sundance Now, The Twilight Zone, Unicorn Store, Unspeakable, Warrior, What We Do in the Shadows
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the British mini-series Mrs. Wilson developed by Anna Symon, directed by Richard Laxton and starring Ruth Wilson, Iain Glenn, Keely Hawes, Anupam Kher and Fiona Shaw. The show’s original music is composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic, The Imposter). Check out our previous news article and PBS’ official show website to learn more about the drama, which premiered in the UK last year on BBC and is making its debut stateside as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series.
Premiering tomorrow, April 1, is the CBS All Access original series The Twilight Zone based on the 1959 classic TV series created by Rod Sterling, hosted and produced by Jordan Peele and staring Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Taissa Farmiga, Ginnifer Goodwin, Greg Kinnear, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Scott, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay and Steven Yeun. Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma) & Brandon Roberts (TURN: Washington’s Spies, The Woman in Black 2) are composing the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the project. Read the rest of this entry »
