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 »
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
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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 »
‘Warning Shot’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Max Aruj, score, Soundtrack, Steffen Thum, Warning Shot
14th Street Music has released a soundtrack album for the indie drama Warning Shot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Aruj (The Abandoned) & Steffen Thum (iBoy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Warning Shot is directed Dustin Fairbanks and stars David Spade, Tammy Blanchard, Bruce Dern, James Earl Jones, Guillermo Diaz, Onata Aprile, Frank Whaley and Dwight Henry. The movie follows a single mom who inherits a farmhouse from her grandfather, when a family business rival sends armed men to take the water rights to the farm’s creek by force. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 14, 2018)
Posted: September 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Simple Favor, Adam Taylor, Anne Chmelewsky, Bel Canto, Brandon Roberts, David Majzlin, Don't Leave Home, Final Score, Henry Jackman, I Think We're Alone Now, James Edward Barker, Jeff Russo, Johann Johannsson, Lizzie, Mandy, Marcelo Zarvos, Max Richter, Michael Montes, Michael Wandmacher, Museo, Patient Zero, Stephen Warbeck, The Children Act, The Land of Steady Habits, The Predator, Theodore Shapiro, Tim Despic, Tomas Barreiro, Unbroken: Path to Redemption, Where Hands Touch, White Boy Rick
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action thriller The Predator directed by Shane Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown and Yvonne Strahovski. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring three tracks from the composer’s score today and will release a full soundtrack album later this month. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the thriller A Simple Favor directed by Paul Feig and starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart and Rupert Friend. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Museo’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alonso Ruizpalacios, Museo, score, Soundtrack, Tomas Barreiro
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican heist thriller Museo (Museum). The album features the film’s original music composed by Tomas Barreiro (Güeros, Perros). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Museo is co-written and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios and stars Gael García Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris, Alfredo Castro, Lisa Owen, Bernardo Velasco, Ilse Salas, Leticia Bredice and Simon Russell Beale. The movie follows two best friends as they execute a heist of Mayan artifacts from Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Laura Nix’s ‘Inventing Tomorrow’ to Be Released
Posted: September 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Inventing Tomorrow, Laura Karpman, Laura Nix, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Inventing Tomorrow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Laura Karpman (Step, Paris Can Wait, Underground, Taken mini-series, Black Nativity, Step Sisters). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 28, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Inventing Tomorrow is directed by Laura Nix and follows a group of passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats as they prepare their projects for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eli Roth, Nathan Barr, score, Soundtrack, The House with a Clock in its Walls
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the gothic fantasy movie The House with a Clock in Its Walls. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, Hostel, Cabin Fever, Hemlock Grove, The Son) who used the historic Wurlitzer pipe organ in his score, which he recorded at his new recording studio. The composer spent five years restoring the Hollywood Golden Age instrument (originally built in 1928 for Fox Studios, and used in iconic films including The Sound of Music and Journey to the Center of the Earth), which is making its first appearance in a film in 25 years. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 21, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
