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 »
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
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‘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 »
‘Heathers’ TV Series Score Album Announced
Posted: October 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chris Alan Lee, Heathers, Paramount Network, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a score album for the Paramount Network original series Heathers. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Chris Alan Lee (Younger, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Mulaney). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Two tracks from the album, Viral Casualty and In the Clear for Now, are already available to download. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring a selection of songs from the series. Heathers is developed by Jason Micallef based on the 1988 feature of the same name and stars Grace Victoria Cox, James Scully, Melanie Field, Brendan Scannell and Jasmine Mathews. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 14, 2018)
Posted: October 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Ben Lee, Best Worst Weekend Ever, Camping, Charmed, Christopher Lennertz, David Norland, Gnome Alone, HBO, Jordan Gagne, Matt Bowen, My Dinner with Hervé, Netflix, Patrick Stump, Siddhartha Khosla, The CW, The Kids Are Alright, The Rookie, Wanderlust, Will Bates
Premiering tonight is the new CW drama Charmed developed by Jessica O’Toole & Amy Rardin and Jennie Snyder Urman and starring Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, Madeleine Mantock, Ser’Darius Blain, Ellen Tamaki and Rupert Evans. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (The Path, The Looming Tower, The Magicians, Nightflyers, I Origins, Another Earth). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on The CW.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Camping created by Lena Dunham & Jenni Konner and starring Jennifer Garner, David Tennant, Juliette Lewis, Arturo Del Puerto and Ione Skye. Singer/songwriter Ben Lee is composing the show’s original music. The comedy follows a not-so-happily married couple who outdoor trip to celebrate on of their birthdays is derailed by uninvited guests and forces of nature, turning the weekend into a test of marriage and friendships. The series will air every Sunday night on HBO. Visit the official show website for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever’ to Feature Music by Christopher Lennertz & Matt Bowen
Posted: October 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Best Worst Weekend Ever, Christopher Lennertz, Matt Bowen, Netflix
Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen have composed the original music for the new Netflix limited series Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. The show is created by Robin Stein & Daniel Bryan Franklin and stars Sam Ashe Arnold, Cole Sand, Brianna Reed,Brittany Garms, Rachel Gage, Cleo Fraser, Eddie Leavy and Tiffany Espensen. The comedy revolves around a group of teenage friends who plan an epic trip to Comic-Con to meet their idol, only to get caught in one hilariously awkward predicament after another. Jeremy Garelick serves as the project’s showrunner and is executive producing the show with Stein, Franklin, Dan Cross and Dave Hoge (The Thundermans, Pair of Kings). Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Young to Score ‘Pet Sematary’ Remake
Posted: October 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kölsch, Pet Sematary
Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Ghost Rider, Entrapment, The Grudge) has been tapped to score the upcoming new film adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. The film is directed by Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes) and stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence and Hugo & Lucas Lavoie. The movie follows a young family who, after moving to a rural home, discover they are living next to a creepy pet cemetery endowed with powers to reanimate whatever is buried on its grounds. Jeff Buhler (Nightflyers, Jacob’s Ladder) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 12, 2018)
Posted: October 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 22 July, Apostle, Aria Prayogi, Asher Goldschmidt, Bad Times at the El Royale, Bear McCreary, Beautiful Boy, Bigger, Bret Mazur, Dominic Lewis, Fajar Yuskemal, First Man, Gabriel Yared, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, I Still See You, Jeff Beal, Justin Hurwitz, Look Away, Mario Grigorov, Michael Giacchino, Mike McCready, Sadie, Sune Martin, The Happy Prince, The Kindergarten Teacher, The Oath
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the biographical drama First Man directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit and Lukas Haas. The film’s original music is composed by Justin Hurwitz (La La Land,Whiplash). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the mystery thriller Bad Times at the El Royale written and directed by Drew Goddard and starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman and Chris Hemsworth. Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Star Trek) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music (click here for the full album details) and Republic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein Scoring ITV’s ‘Butterfly’
Posted: October 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Butterfly, ITV, Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things) have composed the music for the new ITV mini-series Butterfly. The show is created by Tony Marchant (Holding On, The Mark of Cain) and stars Anna Friel, Emmett J. Scanlan, Alison Steadman, Sean McGinley and Callum Booth-Ford. The 3-parter focuses on the complex relationship between two separated parents and their division in opinion over how to support their youngest child. Marchant is also executive producing the project with Nicola Shindler (Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax), Caroline Hollick and Adam Kemp (Our Zoo). Read the rest of this entry »
