Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD club series. Among the new titles is a deluxe edition soundtrack for Wes Craven’s 1997 horror sequel Scream 2 starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, Liev Schreiber, Timothy Olyphant, Jerry O’Connell and Laurie Metcalfe. The album features the complete original score composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, World War Z, The Hurt Locker) who also scored the other installments in the series, including more than 50 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are Danny Elfman’s Cassandra Aria and Cassandra Reprise composed for the movie. For the full details of the album, which is limited to 2000 copies, visit the label’s website, where you can also pre-order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Scream 2’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Jerry Goldsmith, Marco Beltrami, score, Scream 2, Soundtrack, The Omen, Wes Craven
Max Richter Scoring ‘The Sense of an Ending’ & FX’s ‘Taboo’
Posted: October 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: FX, Max Richter, Ritesh Batra, Taboo, The Sense of an Ending
Max Richter has composed the music for the upcoming drama The Sense of an Ending. The film is directed by Ritesh Batra and stars Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Harriet Walter and Edward Holcroft. The movie is based on Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning novel of the same title and follows a man who becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life. Nick Payne has written the screenplay. Ed Rubin and David Thompson (Woman in Gold, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 23, 2016)
Posted: October 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 7 amos, Alex Heffes, Amazon, BBC America, Bear McCreary, Ben Hoffman, Ben Salisbury, Black Mirror, CBS, Clint Mansell, Dhani Harrison, Federico Jusid, Geoff Barrow, Good Girls Revolt, John Kimbrough, Man with a Plan, Martin Phipps, Max Richter, Netflix, Paul Hicks, Scott Hoffman, Seven Years, The Great Indoors, The Insects, The Living and the Dead
Premiering tomorrow, October 24, is the new CBS comedy Man with a Plan created by Jackie & Jeff Filgo (That 70’s Show) and starring Matt LeBlanc, Liza Snyder, Kevin Nealon, Diana Maria Riva, Matt Cook and Jessica Chaffi. The show’s original music is composed by John Kimbrough (Winter Passing, Jump Tomorrow, A Decade Under the Influence). The series follows a contractor who must take on a more active parenting role when his wife goes back to work for the first time in 13 years. The comedy will air every Monday night on CBS. Visit the official show website for updates.
Premiering on Thursday, October 27, is the new CBS comedy The Great Indoors created by Mike Gibbons and starring Joel McHale, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Susannah Fielding, Christine Ko, Shaun Brown, Stephen Fry and Chris Williams. Ben and Scott Hoffman are composing the show’s original music. The series revolves around an adventure reporter who, after being sidelined by an injury, suddenly finds himself in his magazine’s digital/social media department, where he must manage a group of millennials. The comedy will air Thursday nights on CBS. Visit the official show website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Elia Cmiral Scoring John Stockwell’s ‘Temple’
Posted: October 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elia Cmiral, John Stockwell, Temple
Elia Cmiral is composing the music for the upcoming thriller Temple. The film is directed by John Stockwell (Blue Crush, Into the Blue, Crazy/Beautiful) and stars Wesley Snipes, Anne Heche, Dave Annable and WWE star Seth Rollin. The movie follows a team of trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down and begin to experience strange and horrific phenomena. Matt Savelloni has written the screenplay. KISS co-founder Gene Simmons is producing the project with WWE Studios president Michael Luisi (The Call, Term Life). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ethel & Ernest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carl Davis, Ethel & Ernest, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release the official soundtrack album for the animated feature Ethel & Ernest. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carl Davis (Cranford, Pride and Prejudice, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Upstairs Downstairs). Also included is the original song In the Blink of an Eye performed by Paul McCartney. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on November 11, 2016. No word yet on a domestic release date. Ethel & Ernest is written and directed by Roger Mainwood and features the voices of Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Luke Treadaway, Pam Ferris, Roger Allam, Peter Wight, Harry Collett, Gillian Hanna and Karyn Claydon. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2016)
Posted: October 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 31, Alexandre Desplat, American Pastoral, Atticus Ross, Autumn Lights, Before the Flood, Boo! A Madea Halloween, Elvin Ross, Evgueni Galperine, Gustavo Santaolalla, Henry Jackman, Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson, Hugi Gudmundsson, I'm Not Ashamed, In a Valley of Violence, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Jake Monaco, Jeff Grace, John 5, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Mogwai, Moonlight, Nicholas Britell, Ouija: Original of Evil, Rob Zombie, Sacha Galperine, The Handmaiden, The Newton Brothers, The Whole Truth, Timothy Williams, Trent Reznor, Yeong-wook Jo
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back directed by Edward Zwick and starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Captain Phillips). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also click here for a recent video interview with Jackman about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Ouija: Origin of Evil directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Annalise Basso and Lulu Wilson. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Life of Crime, Hush, Detachment, The Bye Bye Man) have composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here for a video featurette about the composers’ work on the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘In a Valley of Violence’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: In a Valley of Violence, Jeff Grace, score, Soundtrack, Ti West
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the western In a Valley of Violence. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Grace (Night Moves, Hap and Leonard, Meek’s Cutoff, Stake Land, Cold in July, The House of the Devil). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. In a Valley of Violence is written and directed by Ti West and stars Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan and John Travolta. The movie is set in the 1890s and follows drifter with nothing to lose who arrives in a small town and seeks revenge on the thugs who killed his best friend. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘HIM’ Released
Posted: October 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Him, ITV, Nick Green, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the ITV drama HIM. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Nick Green (Wild at Heart, Waterloo Road). The soundtrack is now available digitally in the UK. Click here to listen to audio samples. HIM is created by Paula Milne, directed by Andy De Emmony and stars Fionn Whitehead, Katherine Kelly, James Murray, Patrick Robinson and Simona Brown. The supernatural drama follows a 17-year-old boy, known only as HIM, who is engaged in a primal struggle to contain the terrifying secret of a supernatural power he has inherited from his grandfather. The 3-parter premiered earlier this week in the UK on ITV. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryan Franks & Scott Nickoley to Score ‘Southern Fury’
Posted: October 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ryan Franks, Scott Nickoley, Southern Fury, Steven C. Miller
Ryan Franks and Scott Nickoley have been hired to score the upcoming thriller Southern Fury. The film is directed by Steven C. Miller (Silent Night, Extraction, Marauders) and stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and Adrian Grenier. The movie follows a Philadelphia businessman whose deadbeat brother is kidnapped for a large ransom – leading everyone to believe that the brother is involved in the kidnapping. Jason Mosberg has written the screenplay. Randall Emmett and George Furla (Lone Survivor, 2 Guns, Righteous Kill, Escape Plan) are producing the project for their Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films production company. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Odyssey’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Jerome Salle, score, Soundtrack, The Odyssey
TF1 has released a soundtrack album for the adventure drama The Odyssey (L’odyssée). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Argo). Also included are songs by Otis Redding, James Brown, The Mamas & The Papas, The Guess Who & more. The soundtrack is now available digitally and physically overseas. Click here to listen to audio samples and visit Amazon to order the album as an import. The Odyssey is directed by Jérôme Salle and stars Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney and Audrey Tautou. The movie tells the story of famous French naval officer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau. Read the rest of this entry »
