Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the British horror thriller Redcon-1. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Arber (I Am Bolt, Scott and Sid, My Name Is Lenny). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Redcon-1 is directed by Chee Keong Cheung and stars Katarina Waters, Mark Strange, Carlos Gallardo, Akira Koieyama, Oris Erhuero, Martyn Ford, Joshua Dickinson and Michael Sheehan. The movie follows a team of soldiers must battle through a zombie filled Britain in a race against time to find a cure. The thriller just opened this weekend in theaters in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Redcon-1’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chee Keong Cheung, Ian Arber, Redcon-1, score, Soundtrack
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Stephen Warbeck to Make Directorial Debut with ‘The Thin Man’
Posted: September 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Stephen Warbeck, The Thin Man
Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliot, Quills, Proof) is making his feature directorial debut on the upcoming British comedy The Thin Man. He is co-directing the project with John Paul Davidson. The movie starring Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Dillane and Maïwenn tells the story of a man journeying through France in a Fiat 500, chased by five angry men in a Citroën Dyane. Warbeck & Davidson also wrote the screenplay. Warbeck will also compose the score for the comedy, which is produced by Daniel-Konrad Cooper (Dead In A Week: Or Your Money Back) for Rather Good Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 28, 2018)
Posted: September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All About Nina, Bad Reputation, Bear McCreary, Brooke Blair, Cruise, Daniel Hart, David Newman, Dhani Harrison, Free Solo, Heitor Pereira, Hell Fest, Hold the Dark, Jacques Brautbar, Jay Wadley, John Dragonetti, Kris Bowers, Little Women, Marco Beltrami, MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A., Monsters and Men, Nathan Matthew David, Night School, Paul Hicks, Robert Allen Elliott, Smallfoot, Summer 03, The Old Man and the Gun, Will Blair
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Smallfoot directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and starring Channing Tatum, Zendaya, James Corden, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito and Yara Shahidi. The director and Wayne Kirkpatrick have composed the film’s original songs and Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Hell Fest directed by Gregory Plotkin and starring Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Christian James, Roby Attal, Matt Mercurio and Tony Todd. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Happy Death Day). Sparks & Shadows has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as tracks by Brendan McKian, John Massari and Crisis Couture. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stronger’ Cover from ‘Under the Sea: A Descendants Short Story’ Released
Posted: September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: China Anne McClain, Disney Channel, Dove Cameron, Under the Sea: A Descendants Short Story
Walt Disney Records has released a new digital single featuring the cover version of Kelly Clarkson’s Stronger performed by Dove Cameron & China Anne McClain from Disney Channel’s Under the Sea: A Descendants Short Story. The song is now available to download on Amazon. Check out the music video after the jump. Under the Sea: A Descendants Short Story is set between Disney’s Descendants 2 and Descendants 3 and stars Cameron, McClain, as well as Thomas Doherty and Dylan Playfair. The TV special, which follows Mal and Uma as they face off off in an epic underwater showdown, is premiering tonight on the Disney Channel. 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
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 »
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 »
