Harry Gregson-Williams is set to reteam with director Niki Caro on the upcoming live-action movie adaptation of Disney’s Mulan. The film stars Liu Yifei in the title role, alongside Jet Li as the emperor of China, as well as Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Gong Li, Yoson An, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ron Yuan, Tzi Ma, Rosalind Chao, Cheng Pei-Pei, Nelson Lee and Chum Ehelepola. The movie is based on the 1998 animated classic (scored by Jerry Goldsmith) and tells the story of a fearless young woman who masquerades as a man in order to fight Northern Invaders attacking China. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Live-Action Movie
Posted: August 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Mulan, Niki Caro
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‘Sierra Burgess Is a Loser’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: August 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bram Inscore, Leland, Netflix, Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, Soundtrack
Good Pop, in partnership with Sony/ATV and Black Label Media will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Sierra Burgess Is a Loser. The album features the songs from the movie performed by lead actress Shannon Purser, Betty Who, Allie X, MNEK, Sabrina Carpenter, K.I.D, Carlie Hanson and Leland. Also included are two tracks from the movie’s original score written by Leland and Bram Inscore. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 7, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sierra Burgess Is a Loser is directed by Ian Samuels and stars Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ Cyler, Noah Centineo, Chrissy Metz, Alan Ruck and Lea Thompson. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri Scoring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s ‘Farming’
Posted: August 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Farming, Ilan Eshkeri
Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Still Alice, Layer Cake, The Young Victoria) has recently composed the music for the upcoming British drama Farming. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and stars Damson Idris, Kate Beckinsale, John Dagleish, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jamie Winstone, Genevieve Nnaji and Zephan Amissah. The movie tells the story of a London-born Nigerian child who voluntarily placed in a white working-class home as part of a 1960s social experiment. Akinnuoye-Agbaje also wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Zendaya’s ‘Wonderful Life’ from ‘Smallfoot’ Released
Posted: August 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Karey Kirkpatrick, Smallfoot, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Zendaya
WaterTower Music has released the original song Wonderful Life from the soundtrack for the animated feature Smallfoot. The track is written by director Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick and is performed by Zendaya who is also among the movie’s voice cast. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon and also check out the music video after the jump. As previously reported, Niall Horan has also contributed an original song to the film. Smallfoot also features the voice talent of of Channing Tatum, James Corden Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito and Yara Shahidi. The movie revolves around a Yeti who is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Happy Prince’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gabriel Yared, Rupert Everett, score, Soundtrack, The Happy Prince
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama The Happy Prince. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, 1408). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 21, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Happy Prince is directed by Rupert Everett who also stars in the movie with Colin Firth, Edwin Thomas, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Beatrice Dalle and John Standing. The movie tells the story of the last days of famed playwright Oscar Wilde. Read the rest of this entry »
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne Scoring Sam Taylor-Johnson’s ‘A Million Little Pieces’
Posted: August 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Million Little Pieces, Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne, Leopold Ross, Sam Taylor-Johnson
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Claudia Sarne are scoring the upcoming drama A Million Little Pieces. The film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, Nowhere Boy) and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Giovanni Ribisi, Juliette Lewis, Odessa Young, Dash Mihok, Eugene Byrd, Charles Parnell and David Dastmalchian. The movie is based on James Frey’s 2003 bestselling book and centers on an alcoholic crack addict who finds solace in the company of a past crime lord and a former sex worker, revealing a pathway to renewal and redemption. 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
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 »
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 »
