Christopher Lennertz & Alexander Bornstein to Score ‘Invisible’

Posted: September 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Christopher Lennertz and Alexander Bornstein have composed the score for the upcoming virtual reality series Invisible. The show is produced by Jaunt Inc., Condé Nast Entertainment (CNÉ) and the 30 Ninjas team of director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Julina Tatlock, as well as Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Melisa Wallack (Dallas Buyers Club). The 6-parter revolves around prominent New York City family, the Ashlands, who are blessed with a supernatural gift passed down through generations. Read the rest of this entry »

Steve Jablonsky to Return for ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’

Posted: September 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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transformers-the-last-knightSteve Jablonsky confirmed on Twitter that he will return to compose the music for the fifth installment in the Transformers series, Transformers: The Last Knight. The film is directed by Michael Bay who helmed the previous four movies of the franchise and stars Mark Wahlberg, Isabela Moner, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Liam Garrigan, Jerrod Carmichael, Stanley Tucci, Mitch Pileggi, Laura Haddock, Santiago Cabrera and Anthony Hopkins. No plot details have been announced yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Thomas Newman’s ‘Less Than Zero’ Score Released

Posted: September 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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less-than-zeroLa-La Land Records has released a score album for the 1987 drama Less Than Zero directed by Marek Kanievska and starring Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz and Robert Downey, Jr. The album marks the world premiere release of the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall). To order the CD, which is limited to 1500 copies, and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »

Andrew Hewitt to Score ‘A Crooked Somebody’

Posted: September 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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andrew-hewittAndrew Hewitt has been tapped to score the upcoming comedic thriller A Crooked Somebody. The film is directed by Trevor White (Jamesy Boy) and stars Rich Sommer, Ed Harris, Amanda Crew, Amy Madigan, Clifton Collins Jr. and Joanne Froggatt. The movie follows an attention-seeking psychic who  is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity. Andrew Zilch has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Masterminds’ Score Album Announced

Posted: September 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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mastermindsRelativity Music Group has announced a score album for the comedy Masterminds. The album features the film’s original music composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Secret Window). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Masterminds is directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and stars Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon, Ken Marino, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Leslie Jones. The movie follows a disgruntled armored car driver who teams up with a pretty co-worker and a group of inexperienced criminals to steal nearly $20 million from a bank vault. Read the rest of this entry »

Terence Blanchard to Score Fox’s ‘Shots Fired’

Posted: September 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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shots-firedTerence Blanchard has been hired to score the upcoming Fox event series Shots Fired. The show is created by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Beyond the Lights, The Secret Life of Bees) & Reggie Rock Bythewood (Notorious, Biker Boyz) and stars Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Moyer and Aisha Hinds. The drama examines the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in North Carolina. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Details for Jeff Nichols’ ‘Loving’

Posted: September 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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lovingBack Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for Jeff Nichols’ drama Loving. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (All the Real Girls, The Sitter, Our Brand Is Crisis, Joe) who previously scored the director’s Take Shelter, Mud and Midnight Special. Also included is the original song Loving by Ben Nichols. The soundtrack will be released on November 18, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Loving is written and directed by Nichols and stars Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, Terri Abney, Alano Miller, Jon Bass and Michael Shannon. Read the rest of this entry »

Stephen Warbeck to Score TNT’s ‘Will’

Posted: September 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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willStephen Warbeck has been hired to score the upcoming TNT event series Will. The show stars Laurie Davidson as the young William Shakespeare. Olivia DeJonge, Colm Meaney, Mattias Inwood, Jamie Campbell Bower and Ewen Bremner are co-starring. The drama opens with Shakespeare just arriving onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th century London. Craig Pearce (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet) has written the pilot episode and is executive producing the project with Alison Owen (Saving Mr. Banks, Me Before you) and Debra Hayward (Les Miserables), Vince Gerardis (Flashforward), Howard Braunstein (The Client List), Louise Rosager and  Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, The Four Feathers) who also directed the pilot.  Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 25, 2016)

Posted: September 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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aftermathPremiering on Tuesday, September 27, is the new Syfy original series Aftermath created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis and starring Anne Heche, Julia Sarah Stone, Taylor Hickson, Levi Meaden and James Tupper. The show’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, City of Ember). To learn more about the drama, which will air Tuesday nights on Syfy, visit our scoring assignment announcement.

luke-cagePremiering on Friday, September 30, is the Netflix original series Luke Cage developed by Cheo Hodari Coker based on the Marvel Comics character and starring Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley and Sônia Braga. The show’s original music is composed by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Check out our previous article for a recent video featurette about the music on the show. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Orange Sunshine’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: September 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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orange-sunshineVarese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Orange Sunshine. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Matt Costa. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Orange Sunshine is directed by William A. Kirkley and tells the story of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love – a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in Southern California that became the largest suppliers of psychedelic drugs in the world during the 1960s and early 1970s. The documentary premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will be released later this year. Read the rest of this entry »

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