Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding) is composing the music for the upcoming Danish drama Daniel (Ser du månen, Daniel). The film is directed by Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Flatliners, Dead Man Down) and stars Esben Smed in the title role, alongside Toby Kebbell, Anders W. Berthelsen (who also serves as a co-director), Sofie Torp, Christiane Gjellerup Koch, Jens Jorn Spottag and Andrea Gadegaard. The movie tells the true story of the ISIS kidnapping of Danish photographer Daniel Rye Ottosen, a freelance war photographer, who was captured by the Islamic terrorist group on May 18, 2013, and held prisoner for 13 months. Read the rest of this entry »
Johan Söderqvist Scoring Niels Arden Oplev’s ‘Daniel’
Posted: June 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel, Johan Söderqvist, Niels Arden Oplev, Ser du månen Daniel
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 30, 2019)
Posted: June 30, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Horseman, Hulu, Into the Dark, Marcelo Zarvos, Nathan Barr, Showtime, Starz, The Loudest Voice, The Rook
Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series The Loudest Voice developed by Tom McCarthy & Gabriel Sherman and starring Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes, Naomi Watts, Sienna Miller, Seth MacFarlane, Simon McBurney and Annabelle Wallis. The show’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said, The Affair, Ray Donovan). Click here to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on Showtimes.
Also premiering tonight is the new Starz original series The Rook developed by Al Blyth & Sam Holcroft based on Daniel O’Malley’s novel of the same title and starring Emma Greenwell, Olivia Munn, Jon Fletcher, Joely Richardson and Adrian Lester. Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, Cabin Fever) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous article for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’
Posted: June 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ang Lee, Gemini Man, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe has begun recording his score for the upcoming sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man. The film is directed by Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and stars Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen and Benedict Wong. The movie centers on an elite assassin who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 28, 2019)
Posted: June 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annabelle Comes Home, Daniel Pemberton, Joseph Bishara, Killers Anonymous, Logan Austin, Maiden, Ophelia, Rob Manning, Roger Goula, Samuel Sim, Steven Price, The Last Whistle, Yesterday
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the horror sequel Annabelle Comes Home directed Gary Dauberman and starring McKenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, The Prodigy, Dark Skies). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Opening nationwide today is the musical comedy drama Yesterday directed by Danny Boyle and starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon and Ed Sheeran. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Ocean’s 8, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) has composed the film’s original score. Universal Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the Beatles covers (performed by Patel) as featured in the movie, as well as tracks by Pemberton. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Whistle’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Logan Austin, score, Soundtrack, The Last Whistle
Ambulance Graveyard Records has released a soundtrack album for the football drama The Last Whistle. The album features the film’s original score composed by Logan Austin. Also included is the original song Til the Last Whistle Blows by Pat Green, as well as additional original songs by Chelly. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Last Whistle is directed by Rob Smat and stars Brad Leland, Deanne Lauvin, Les Miles, Eric Nelsen, Tyler Perez, Fred Tolliver Jr., Kristos Andrews and Jim O’Heir. The movie it set in a small football town that is rocked by tragedy and learns to heal. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Poldark’ – The Ultimate Collection Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Anne Dudley, BBC, PBS, Poldark, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the BBC drama Poldark. The 3-CD set features selections of the original music from all five seasons of the series composed by Academy Award winner Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, The Crying Game, American History X, Elle, The Hustle). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on July 12, 2019. Check back on this page or the pre-order link. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score from the first season of the drama. Poldark is created by Debbie Horsefield and stars Aidan Turner, Tomlinson, Ruby Bentall, Beatie Edney, Jack Farthing and Heida Reed. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for CBS All Access’ ‘Strange Angel’ Released
Posted: June 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CBS All Access, Daniel Hart, score, Soundtrack, Strange Angel
Milan Records has released the first soundtrack album for the CBS All Access original series Strange Angel. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, The Old Man and the Gun, Comet). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Strange Angel is created by Mark Heyman based on George Pendle’s book of the same title and stars Jack Reynor, Rupert Friend, Bella Heathcote, Peter Mark Kendall, Michael Gaston, Greg Wise, Rade Šerbedžija, Zack Pearlman and Keye Chen.. Read the rest of this entry »
Matt Bomer’s ‘People Like Us’ Cover from ‘Doom Patrol’ Released
Posted: June 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: DC Universe, Doom Patrol, Matt Bomer
WaterTower Music has released the cover version of Kelly Clarkson’s People Like Us from the DC Universe original series Doom Patrol. The song (written by Blair Daly, James Michael & Meghan Shahnaz Kabir) performed by actor Matt Bomer is now available as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Doom Patrol is developed by Jeremy Carver based on the DC comics created by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney & Bruno Premiani and also stars Brendan Fraser, April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, Alan Tudyk and Timothy Dalton. Read the rest of this entry »
Ian Hultquist Scoring Zak Hilditch’s Netflix Movie ‘Rattlesnake’
Posted: June 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ian Hultquist, Netflix, Rattlesnake, Zak Hilditch
Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, A-X-L, Animals, My Blind Brother, The Gospel According to André) is scoring the upcoming Netflix original movie Rattlesnake. The film is written and directed by Zak Hilditch (1922, These Final Hours) and stars Carmen Ejogo, Theo Rossi and Emma Greenwell. The psychological thriller follows a single mother who accepts the help of a mysterious woman after her daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake and finds herself forced to pay back her “debt” by taking the life of a total stranger in the rural town of Tulia, Texas. Ross Dinerstein (The Pact, 6 Balloons, The Innocent Man) is producing the project for Campfire. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Lunatics’ to Be Released
Posted: June 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chris Lilley, Lunatics, Netflix, Soundtrack
Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) will release a soundtrack album for the Australian Netflix original series Lunatics. The album features the songs from first season of the show written by Chris Lilley. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lunatics is created by Lilley (Summer Heights High, Ja’mie: Private School Girl) and follows the peculiar lives of six eccentric – and sometimes obscene – misfits (all played by Lilley) who march to their own beat. The first season of the mockumentary series produced by Lilley & Laura Waters premiered this past April and is now available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
