Deadline is reporting that the Scottish indie band Belle and Sebastian will make its film scoring debut on the upcoming British coming-of-age comedy Days of the Bagnold Summer. The film is directed by Simon Bird and stars Monica Dolan, Earl Cave, Rob Brydon, Tamsin Greig, Alice Lowe and Elliot Speller-Gillot. The movie revolves around a heavy metal-loving 15 year-old boy whose Florida who must spend six weeks at home with the person who annoys him most in the world: his long-suffering, single mum. Read the rest of this entry »
Belle and Sebastian to Make Film Scoring Debut on Simon Bird’s ‘Days of the Bagnold Summer’
Posted: October 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Belle and Sebastian, Days of the Bagnold Summer, Simon Bird
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Joel P West to Reteam with Destin Daniel Cretton on ‘Just Mercy’
Posted: October 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Destin Daniel Cretton, Joel P. West, Just Mercy
Composer Joel P West is reteaming with director Destin Daniel Cretton on the upcoming drama Just Mercy. The movie starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Rob Morgan and Tim Blake Nelson is based on the bestselling book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson and tells the true story of a gifted young lawyer fighting for equal justice in a flawed legal system. Cretton also co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Lanham (The Shack). Gil Netter (Life of Pi, The Blind Side) is producing the project with Asher Goldstein (Short Term 12). Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring HBO’s ‘What’s My Name – Muhammad Ali’
Posted: October 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antoine Fuqua, HBO, Marcelo Zarvos, What's My Name - Muhammad Ali
Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Good Shepherd) has recently scored the upcoming HBO documentary What’s My Name – Muhammad Ali. The 2-parter is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven) and explores the boxing legend’s greatest triumphs and comebacks through archival footage and never-before-seen photos and footage from private collections of the Ali family and others. Fuqua is also producing the project with LeBron James & Maverick Carter (Warriors of Liberty City), Jamie Salter (Elvis Presley: The Searcher), Paul Wachter, Bill Gerber (A Star Is Born, Gran Torino) and Glen Zipper (Undefeated). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Down a Dark Hall’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Down a Dark Hall, Rodrigo Cortes, score, Soundtrack, Victor Reyes
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Down a Dark Hall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Victor Reyes (The Night Manager, Buried, Red Lights, Grand Piano). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Down a Dark Hall is directed by Rodrigo Cortés and stars AnnaSophia Robb, Isabelle Fuhrman, Victoria Moroles, Noah Silver, Taylor Russell, Rosie Day and Uma Thurman. The movie is based on the gothic YA novel of the same name by Lois Duncan and follows a boarding school student who confronts the darkly seductive powers of the headmistress and comes face to face with supernatural abilities. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac Quayle to Score Netflix’s ‘The Politician’
Posted: October 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mac Quayle, Netflix, Ryan Murphy, The Politician
Mac Quayle confirmed in a recent interview with Score It Magazine that he is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series The Politician. The show is created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan (Glee, Scream Queens) and stars Ben Platt, Barbra Streisand, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Laura Dreyfuss and Rahne Jones. The comedy revolves around a wealthy young man from Santa Barbara with political aspirations. Murphy, Falchuk & Brennan are also executive producing the Fox 21 Television Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for TBS’ ‘The Guest Book’ Released
Posted: October 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: honeyhoney, Soundtrack, TBS, The Guest Book
CBS Studios and Turner Entertainment have released the first soundtrack album for the TBS comedy The Guest Book. The album features the original and cover songs from the show’s first season performed by honeyhoney. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Guest Book is created by Greg Garcia and stars Charlie Robinson, Carly Jibson, Lou Wilson and Kellie Martin. The series centers on the lives of the employees and visitors to a group of rental cottages in the small mountain town of Mount Trace. Read the rest of this entry »
Gregoire Hetzel Scoring Amanda Sthers’s ‘Holy Lands’
Posted: October 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amanda Sthers, Convoi exceptionnel, Gregoire Hetzel, Holy Lands
Gregoire Hetzel (Incendies, Ismael’s Ghosts, My Golden Days, Summertime) has composed the original score for the upcoming drama Holy Lands. The film is written and directed by Amanda Sthers (Madame) and stars James Caan, Tom Hollander, Rosanna Arquette, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Efrat Dor. The movie is based on Sthers’ own book and revolves around a Jewish-American cardiologist who left everything behind to become a pig farmer in Israel. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 7, 2018)
Posted: October 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: All American, BBC America, Blake Neely, Clint Mansell, DC Universe, Disney Channel, Doctor Who, Hulu, Kevin Kiner, Light as a Feather, Michael Tavera, Netflix, Pieter Schlosser, Segun Akinola, Star Wars Resistance, The CW, The Haunting of Hill House, The Newton Brothers, Titans
Premiering tonight is the 11th season of BBC’s Doctor Who executive produced by Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens & Sam Hoyle and starring Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh. The show’s new composer is Segun Akinola who is taking over from Murray Gold who has scored the previous seasons. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information. The new season of Doctor Who will air in the U.S. on BBC America and in the UK on BBC One.
Also premiering tonight is the new animated series Star Wars Resistance created by Dave Filoni and featuring the voices of Christopher Sean, Bobby Moynihan, Suzie McGrath, Scott Lawrence, Myrna Velasco, Josh Brener, Donald Faison, Jim Rash and Lex Lang. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Tavera (Drowning Mona, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Guardians of the Galaxy TV series). The Lucasfilm Animation production will air every Sunday night on the Disney Channel. Visit the official show website to learn more about the series. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Pagan King’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rihards Zalupe, score, Soundtrack, The Pagan King
A soundtrack album has been released for the Latvian historical action movie The Pagan King (Nameja gredzens). The album features the film’s original music composed by Rihards Zalupe. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Pagan King is directed by Aigars Grauba and stars Edvin Endre, James Bloor and Egons Dombrovskis. The movie is based on a 13th century legend and tells the story of a young king who must win the confidence of his people in order to defend their freedom. The drama opened in Latvian theaters earlier this year and was released in select U.S. theaters and on VOD last month by Vertical Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Frederik Wiedmann to Score New ‘Doom’ Film Adaptation
Posted: October 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Doom, Frederik Wiedmann, Reign of the Supermen, Tony Giglio
Frederik Wiedmann has been tapped to score the upcoming new film adaptation of the video game Doom. The film is written and directed by Tony Giglio (Chaos, In Enemy Hands) and stars Louis Mandylor, Chidi Ajufo, Jemma Moore, Arkie Reece, James Weber Brown, Nina Bergman, Amy Manson, Clayton Adams, Amer Chadha Patel and Luke Allen-Gale. No plot details have been announced yet. The movie is produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment, for which Wiedmann has previously scored numerous projects, including Jarhead 2: Field of Fire & Jarhead 3: The Siege, Tremors 5: Bloodlines & Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell and this year’s Death Race: Beyond Anarchy and The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (to be released later this month). Read the rest of this entry »
