Heitor Pereira is set to return as the composer of the upcoming animated sequel The Angry Birds Movie 2. The film is directed by Thurop Van Orman (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack), co-directed by John Rice and features the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride and Peter Dinklage who will reprise their roles from the 2016 original movie. They are joined by Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Zach Woods, Awkwafina, Lil Rel Howery, Dove Cameron, Beck Bennett and Brooklynn Prince. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira to Return for ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’
Posted: August 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Heitor Pereira, The Angry Birds Movie, The Angry Birds Movie 2
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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Jonah Hill’s ‘Mid90s’
Posted: August 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Jonah Hill, Mid90s, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have composed the original score for the upcoming coming-of-age comedy drama Mid90s. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jonah Hill and stars Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith, Gio Galicia, Ryder McLaughlin, Alexa Demie, Katherine Waterston and Olan Prenatt. The movie revolves around a teenage boy who finds his scene when he meets an eclectic group of neighbourhood skateboarders. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Ninth Passenger’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Scott Glasgow, Soundtrack, The Ninth Passenger
Fourteen Kings Music has released a soundtrack album for the thriller The Ninth Passenger. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott Glasgow (The Gene Generation, Hack!, Chasing Ghosts, Hatchet III). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Ninth Passenger is directed by Corey Large and stars Jesse Metcalfe, Tom Maden, Alexia Fast, Timothy V. Murphy and Cinta Laura Kiehl. The movie follows a group of eight college students on a spontaneous midnight sea voyage aboard a luxury yacht who are hunted one by one by a mysterious ninth passenger. Read the rest of this entry »
Claire M. Singer Scoring Annabel Jankel’s ‘Tell It to the Bees’
Posted: August 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Annabel Jankel, Claire M. Singer, Tell It to the Bees
Scottish composer/performer Claire M. Singer has made her feature film scoring debut on the upcoming British romantic drama Tell It to the Bees. The film is directed by Annabel Jankel (Super Mario Bros., D.O.A.) and stars Holliday Grainger, Anna Paquin, Emun Elliot, Lauren Lyle and Kate Dickie. The movie is based on the 2009 novel by Fiona Shaw and centers on a a shunned small-town doctor and beekeeper in postwar Britain who befriends a struggling mother and son, helping them discover that love can be found in many forms. Read the rest of this entry »
Showtime’s ‘Kidding’ to Feature Music by David Wingo
Posted: August 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Wingo, Kidding, Michel Gondry, Showtime
David Wingo is composing the original score for the new Showtime original series Kidding. The show is created by Dave Holstein and stars Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Catherine Keener and Judy Greer. The comedy drama revolves around an icon of children’s television, a beacon of kindness and wisdom to America’s impressionable young minds and the parents who grew up with him, who also anchors a multimillion dollar branding empire. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Christmas Chronicles’
Posted: August 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Columbus, Christophe Beck, Clay Kaytis, The Christmas Chronicles
Christophe Beck is currently scoring the upcoming Netflix original movie The Christmas Chronicles. The film is directed by Clay Kaytis (The Angry Birds Movie) and stars Kurt Russell as Santa Claus. The family comedy centers on two siblings who try to prove that Santa is real by catching him on camera. When they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash in Chicago, they have to help get Christmas back on track before it’s ruined. Matt Lieberman wrote the screenplay based on an original idea by himself and David Guggenheim (Designated Survivor). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tricky Old Dogs’ (‘Les vieux fourneaux’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Duthuron, Les vieux fourneaux, Soundtrack, Tricky Old Dogs, Yannick Hugnet
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Tricky Old Dogs (Les vieux fourneaux). The album features the film’s original music composed by director Christophe Duthuron and Yannick Hugnet. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Tricky Old Dogs is directed by Duthuron and stars Pierre Richard, Eddie Mitchell, Roland Giraud and Alice Pol. The movie is based on Wilfrid Lupano’s and Paul Cauuet’s popular French comic book of the same title and follows the adventures of three elderly men who have been friends forever in spite of going different paths. Read the rest of this entry »
Victor Reyes Scoring Mark Steven Johnson’s ‘Finding Steve McQueen’
Posted: August 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Finding Steve McQueen, Mark Steven Johnson, Victor Reyes
Victor Reyes (The Night Manager, Buried, Grand Piano) has recently composed the music for the upcoming heist thriller Finding Steve McQueen. The film is directed by Mark Steven Johnson (Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Simon Birch) and stars Travis Fimmel, Forest Whitaker, William Fichtner and Rachael Taylor. The movie is set in 1972 and tells the true story of the biggest bank heist in U.S. history when a group of thieves from Youngstown, Ohio, attempted to steal $30 million from President Richard Nixon’s secret fund. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 19, 2018)
Posted: August 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carly Paradis, Chris Ridenhour, Christopher Cano, Joe Wong, Netflix, Raphael Saadiq, The After Party, The Innocents, The Last Sharknado: It's About Time, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Premiering tonight is the Syfy original movie The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo, Judah Friedlander, Vivica A. Fox and Chris Owen. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Cano and Chris Ridenhour who scored the previous four movies in the series. The sixth installment in the Sharknado series follows Fin as he has to go back in time to stop the first Sharknado and save humanity. Visit Syfy’s official movie website to learn more about the project.
Premiering on Friday, August 24 is the Netflix original series The Innocents created by Hania Elkington & Simon Duri and starring Sorcha Groundsell, Percelle Ascott and Guy Pearce. Carly Paradis (Line of Duty, Sick Note) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the supernatural drama. The series’ full first season will be available to stream on Friday on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Herbert Scoring Sebastian Lelio’s ‘Gloria Bell’
Posted: August 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gloria Bell, Matthew Herbert, Sebastian Lelio
Matthew Herbert has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Gloria Bell. The film is written and directed by Sebastian Lelio and stars Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius, Michael Cera, Holland Taylor and Brad Garrett. The movie is based on Lelio’s 2013 feature Gloria about a free-spirited, middle-aged divorcee hoping to find love on the dance floor. The director is also producing the project with Juan de Dios Larrain & Pablo Larrain (Jackie, Neruda). Read the rest of this entry »
