Mark Mothersbaugh has recently composed the original score for the upcoming comedy Holmes & Watson. The film is written and directed by Etan Cohen (Get Hard) and stars Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Noah Jupe, Kelly Macdonald, Rebecca Hall, Ralph Fiennes & Hugh Laurie. The movie is a comedic take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Ferrell is also producing the project with Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman), Jimmy Miller (Bad Teacher, Step Brothers) and Clayton Townsend (Bridesmaids, The 40-Year Old Virgin). Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘Holmes & Watson’
Posted: September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Etan Cohen, Holmes & Watson, Mark Mothersbaugh
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Theme from John Dragonetti’s ‘All About Nina’ Score Released
Posted: September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All About Nina, Eva Vives, John Dragonetti
Composer John Dragonetti (The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Married, Freeloaders) has released Nina’s Theme from the indie comedy drama All About Nina. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. All About Nina is written and directed by Eva Vives and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Common, Chace Crawford, Clea DuVall, Kate del Castillo and Beau Bridges. The movie is set in Los Angeles and follows a stand-up comedian as she tries to navigate adulthood and a new relationship. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Goodall, Johnny English, Johnny English Strikes Again, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy sequel Johnny English Strikes Again. The album features the film’s original music composed by Howard Goodall (Mr. Bean TV series, Bean, Mr. Bean’s Holiday). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 5, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Johnny English Strikes Again is directed by David Kerr and stars Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson and Jake Lacy. The third installment in the series follows the title character on a mission to find the mastermind hacker of a cyber-attack that reveals the identity of all active undercover agents in Britain. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Skate Kitchen’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aska Matsumiya, Skate Kitchen, Soundtrack
Darkroom and Interscope Records have released a soundtrack album for the indie drama Skate Kitchen. The album features the songs from the movie by Clairo, Khalid, Omar Apollo, Princess Nokia, Future Brown, Ambar Lucid, R I T U A L, MPeach & more, as well as Jaden Smith’s original track Back On My Sh*T, which was also released as a digital single earlier this week. Also included are selections from the movie’s original score composed by Aska Matsumiya. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Skate Kitchen is directed by Crystal Moselle and stars Rachelle Vinberg, Dede Lovelace, Nina Moran, Jaden Smith, Kabrina Adams, Brenn Lorenzo, Hisham Tawfiq and Elizabeth Rodriguez. The movie is set in New York and revolves around introverted teenage skateboarder who meets and befriends an all-girl skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Happy New Year, Colin Burstead’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Weathley, Clint Mansell, Happy New Year Colin Burstead, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year, Colin Burstead. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Moon, Noah, Loving Vincent) who previously scored the director’s High-Rise. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Happy New Year, Colin Burstead is written and directed by Wheatley and stars Neil Maskell, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley, Joe Cole, Mark Monero, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, Doon Mackichan and Bill Paterson. The movie follows the title character as he hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year, but his position of power in the family comes under threat from the arrival of his estranged brother. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Where Hands Touch’ Soundtrack Relased
Posted: September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amma Asante, Anne Chmelewsky, score, Soundtrack, Where Hands Touch
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age romantic drama Where Hands Touch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Chmelewsky. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Where Hands Touch is written and directed by Amma Asante and stars Amandla Stenberg, George MacKay, Abbie Cornish, Christopher Eccleston, Tom Goodman-Hill, Tom Sweet and Olivia Vinall. The movie is set in 1944 Germany and centers on a black German teenager who falls in love with a member of the Hitler Youth. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Comrade Detective’ to Be Released
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Comrade Detective, Joe Kraemer, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Comrade Detective. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, Femme Fatales, The Way of the Gun). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 28 and will be available to download on Amazon. Comrade Detective is created by Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka and stars Florin Piersic, Jr. and Corneliu Ulici. The show follows the lead characters (voiced by Channing Tatum & Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as are they investigating the murder of a fellow officer and, in the process, unraveling a subversive plot to destroy their country. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hell Fest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Gregory Plotkin, Hell Fest, score, Soundtrack
Sparks & Shadows will release the official soundtrack album for the slasher thriller Hell Fest. The album features the film’s original score composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Happy Death Day, Colossal), as well as tracks by Brendan McKian, John Massari and Crisis Couture. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 28 and will be available to download on Amazon. Hell Fest is directed by Gregory Plotkin and stars Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Christian James, Roby Attal, Matt Mercurio and Tony Todd. The movie revolves around a masked serial killer who turns a horror themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Hold the Dark’ to Be Released
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooke Blair, Hold the Dark, Jeremy Saulnier, Netflix, Will Blair
BMG will release a soundtrack album for Jeremy Saulnier’s Netflix original movie Hold the Dark. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Wheelman, Sweet Virginia) who previously collaborated with the director on Blue Ruin and Green Room. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 28 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Hold the Dark is directed by Saulnier, written by Macon Blair and stars Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, James Badge Dale, Riley Keough and Julian Black Antelope. The psychological thriller is set in the grim Alaskan winter and follows a naturalist who hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hate U Give’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Tillman Jr., Soundtrack, The Hate U Give
Def Jam Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Hate U Give. The album features the songs from the film, including the original track We Won’t Move performed by Arlissa, which will already be available to download tomorrow. Also included are songs by Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, 2Pac, Travis Scott, Bobby Sessions, Jadakiss, Logic & more. The soundtrack will be released on October 12, 2018 and is now available for pre-order here (digital version) and here (CD version). A separate album featuring the film’s original score by Dustin O’Halloran will be released by Milan Records. The Hate U Give is directed by George Tillman, Jr. and stars Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Sabrina Carpenter, Anthony Mackie and Common. Read the rest of this entry »
