Nonesuch Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1986 cult classic True Stories directed by David Byrne and starring Byrne himself, John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz and Spalding Gray. The movie’s complete soundtrack featuring both the songs by Talking Heads and the movie’s score composed by Byrne, as well as tracks by Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band, Carl Finch, Esteban “Steve” Jordan and Banda Eclipse will receive its first CD and digital release on November 23, 2018. Visit Amazon to pre-order the digital version. A vinyl edition is available to order here. The soundtrack release coincides with the film’s Criterion Collection Blu-ray and DVD release on November 20. Read the rest of this entry »
Johnny Klimek & Gabriel Mounsey Scoring Netflix’s ‘Messiah’
Posted: October 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mounsey, Johnny Klimek, Messiah, Netflix
Johnny Klimek (Run Lola Run, One Hour Photo, Cloud Atlas, Deadwood) and Gabriel Mounsey are scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Messiah. The show is created by Michael Petroni (The Book Thief, The Rite, Queen of the Damned) and stars Michelle Monaghan, John Ortiz, Tomer Sisley, Mehdi Dehbi, Melinda Page Hamilton, Stefania LaVie Owen, Jane Adams, Sayyid El Alami, Fares Landoulsi and Wil Traval. The 10-part drama chronicles the modern world’s reaction to al-Masih, a man who first appears in the Middle East, creating a groundswell of followers around him claiming he is the Messiah. Read the rest of this entry »
2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: October 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The nominations for the 9th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) in the Visual Media categories have been announced. Check out the nominees in the major categories below after the jump and visit the official HMMA website to buy tickets and for the full list of nominations. The awards show will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at The Avalon Hollywood. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Education Through Music – Los Angeles (ETMLA). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, Lasse Hallstrom, score, Soundtrack, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Walt Disney Records has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. The album features the film’s music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) based on themes from Tchaikovsky’s classic 1892 ballet score. The music was recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Pianist Lang Lang is featured as a soloist. Also included is the original song Fall On Me written by Ian Axel, Chad Vaccarino, Matteo Bocelli & Fortunato Zampaglione and performed by Andrea Bocelli feat. Matteo Bocelli. The soundtrack will be released on October 26, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (physical version) and here (digital version). Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Kawczynski Scoring Ron Scalpello’s ‘The Corrupted’
Posted: October 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Kawczynski, Ron Scalpello, The Corrupted
Andrew Kawczynski is composing the music for the upcoming British thriller The Corrupted. The film is directed by Ron Scalpello (Pressure, My Name Is Lenny) and stars Sam Claflin, Timothy Spall, Hugh Bonneville and Noel Clarke. The movie follows an ex-con determined to rebuild his life after losing everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate. Nick Moorcroft (Finding Your Feet, Urban Hymn) wrote the screenplay. Andrew Berg & John Sachs (Finding Your Feet) are producing the project for Eclipse Films, alongside Nik Bower (Final Portrait) for Riverstone Pictures and Laure Vaysse (Tell It to the Bees) for REP Crime. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for John Badham’s ‘Another Stakeout’ Announced
Posted: October 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Another Stakeout, Arthur B. Rubinstein, John Badham, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release soundtrack release for the 1993 action comedy sequel Another Stakeout directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez and Rosie O’Donnell. The album features the original music from the Touchstone Pictures production composed and conducted by Arthur B. Rubinstein (WarGames, Blue Thunder, The Hard Way, Nick of Time, The Best of Times) who also scored the Badhman’s 1987 original Stakeout movie. Visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples.
Philip White Scoring Tyler Perry’s ‘Nobody’s Fool’
Posted: October 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Nobody's Fool, Philip White, Tyler Perry
Philip White has recently scored the upcoming comedy Nobody’s Fool. The film is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick, Mehcad Brooks, Amber Riley and Whoopi Goldberg. The movie centers on a woman who is forced to accept that she may be getting “catfished” by an online boyfriend whom she has never met in person, when her wild sister gets released from prison and re-enters her life. Perry is also producing the comedy with Will Areu and Mark E. Swinton. Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party) serves as the project’s score producer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘What They Had’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Mulhern, Elizabeth Chomko, score, Soundtrack, What They Had
Music.Film Recordings and Varèse Sarabande Records have announced a soundtrack album for the drama What They Had. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Mulhern. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 19, 2018 and will be available to download on Amazon. Listen to two full tracks from the score after the jump. What They Had is written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko and stars Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga and Josh Lucas. The movie revolves around a woman who returns home to Chicago at her brother’s urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father’s reluctance to let go of their life together. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Science Fair’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Morrow, Science Fair, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Science Fair. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Morrow (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Ibiza, Trolls Holiday). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Science Fair is directed by Cristina Costantini & Darren Foster and tells the story of nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks, and hormones on their quest to compete at the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair. Read the rest of this entry »
David Arnold & Michael Price to Score BBC’s & Netflix’s ‘Dracula’
Posted: October 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, David Arnold, Dracula, Mark Gatiss, Michael Price, Netflix, Steven Moffat
David Arnold has revealed on Twitter that he is attached to co-score the upcoming BBC and Netflix mini-series Dracula with Michael Price. The show is written and created by Steven Moffat & Mark Gatiss and inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel. No casting announcements have been made yet. The 3-parter is set in Transylvania in 1897 and follows the the title character as he is drawing his plans against Victorian London. Moffat (Doctor Who, The Adventures of Tintin) & Gatiss are also executive producing the project with Sue Vertue for Hartswood Films, Ben Irving for BBC and Larry Tanz (Castlevania, Watership Down) for Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
