Tyler, the Creator has written an original song for Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature The Grinch. The rapper/record producer is also performing the track, which is entitled I Am The Grinch. He also collaborated with the film’s composer Danny Elfman on a new version of the classic Grinch song You’re a Mean One. The Grinch is directed by Scott Mosier & Yarrow Cheney and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous holiday spirit. Read the rest of this entry »
Illumination’s ‘The Grinch’ to Feature Original Song by Tyler, the Creator
Posted: September 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, The Grinch, Tyler the Creator
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Deadmau5 to Score Jonas Akerlund’s ‘Polar’
Posted: September 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deadmau5, Jonas Akerlund, Netflix, Polar
Electronic music artist/DJ Deadmau5 announced on Twitter today that he is making his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming Netflix original movie Polar. The film is directed by Jonas Akerlund (Lords of Chaos) and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick and Matt Lucas. The action thriller is based on the Dark Horse action noir graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold by Victor Santoson and revolves around the world’s top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, who comes out of retirement to go head to head with an army of ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced. Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns, Rob Marshall, Scott Wittman, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the movie musical Mary Poppins Returns. Marc Shaiman (A Few Good Men, Misery, The American President, Sister Act) & Scott Wittman (Hairspray) have composed the film’s original songs and Shaiman also wrote the original score. The soundtrack will be released on December 7, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mary Poppins Returns is directed by Rob Marshall and stars Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Angela Lansbury and Dick Van Dyke. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Batteries Not Included’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Batteries Not Included, James Horner, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1987 sci-fi family movie Batteries Not Included directed by Matthew Robbins, produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae and Elizabeth Peña. The 2-CD set features the complete original score from the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, The Amazing Spider-Man), as well as the content of the original 1987 soundtrack album. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Venom’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ludwig Göransson, Ruben Fleischer, score, Soundtrack, Venom
The track list of the soundtrack album for the superhero movie Venom has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station, Community, Death Wish). The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally on October 5, 2018 by Sony Classical. A physical version will also be released overseas later in October and will be available for pre-order on Amazon within the next few days. Venom is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and stars Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Todd Strauss-Schulson’s ‘Isn’t It Romantic’
Posted: September 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Isn't It Romantic?, John Debney, Todd Strauss-Schulson
John Debney has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming romantic comedy Isn’t It Romantic. The film is directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, The Final Girls) and stars Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra and Betty Gilpin. The centers on a cynical woman who discovers that her life has become a romantic comedy, and she goes from sidekick to center stage. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Hallmark Channel’s ‘It’s Christmas, Eve’ to Be Released
Posted: September 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hallmark Channel, It's Christmas Eve, LeAnn Rimes, Michael Richard Plowman, Soundtrack
EverLe Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming Hallmark Channel original movie It’s Christmas, Eve. The album features the original songs from the movie performed by LeAnne Rimes who also stars in the film. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by Michael Richard Plowman (Age of Heroes, A Lonely Place to Die). The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally on October 12, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It’s Christmas, Eve is directed by Tibor Takács and stars Rimes, alongside Tyler Hynes. The movie centers on a a gifted musician and superintendent who meets a handsome music teacher. Read the rest of this entry »
Lesley Barber to Score ‘Adventures of a Mathematician’
Posted: September 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adventures of a Mathematician, Lesley Barber, Thorsten Klein
Lesley Barber is attached to score the upcoming biographical drama Adventures of a Mathematician. The film is written and directed by Thorsten Klein (Lost Place) and stars Philippe Tlokinski, Esther Garrel, Sam Keeley and Joel Basman. The movie tells the story of legendary Polish-American scientist Stanislaw Ulam, whose work contributed to the development of the hydrogen bomb as well as computers. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 16, 2018)
Posted: September 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Romer, Dead Lucky, Facebook Watch, Frederik Wiedmann, I Feel Bad, Keegan DeWitt, Kris Bowers, Lesley Barber, Maniac, Mateo Messina, Michael Yezerski, Nappily Ever After, NBC, Netflix, Pat Irwin, Sorry for Your Loss, Starz, Sundance Now, The Dragon Prince, The Good Cop, Warriors of Liberty City
Premiering tonight is the Starz docu-series Warriors of Liberty City executive produced by LeBron James & Maverick Carter about Liberty City – a crime-ridden neighborhood in Miami that is arguably the NFL’s largest, most successful football factory. The show’s original music is composed by Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, For the People, Monsters and Men). Visit the official show website for more information about the 6-part series, which will air Sunday nights on Starz.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 18, is the Facebook Watch original series Sorry for Your Loss created by Kit Steinkellner and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Kelly Marie Tran, Janet McTeer, Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie. Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Queen of Earth) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Facebook Watch. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Song of Sway Lake’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ari Gold, Ethan Gold, score, Soundtrack, The Song of Sway Lake
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Song of Sway Lake. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ethan Gold. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 21, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to come out a few weeks later and is available for pre-order here. The Song of Sway Lake is directed by Ari Gold and stars Rory Culkin, Robert Sheehan, Isabelle McNally, Mary Beth Peil, Elizabeth Pena and Jack Falahee. The movie follows a young man whose plot to steal a valuable jazz record from his grandmother’s lake house is derailed when his accomplice falls for the matriarch. Read the rest of this entry »
