Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, Dynasty) is reteaming with director Errol Morris on the upcoming documentary American Dharma. The movie is being described as a dialogue between the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon. Leonard-Morgan has previously collaborated with Morris (The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line, Standard Operating Procedure) on the feature The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography and last year’s Netflix docu-series Wormwood. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Leonard-Morgan Scoring Errol Morris’ ‘American Dharma’
Posted: August 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Dharma, Errol Morris, Paul Leonard Morgan
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Soundtrack Album for Netflix/Univision Series ‘El Chapo’ Released
Posted: August 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andrés Sánchez Maher, Eduardo Aram, El Chapo, Gus Reyes, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Univision
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix/Unvision series El Chapo. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Andrés Sánchez Maher, Gus Reyes (Falco) and Eduardo Aram (Cocaine Godmother). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. El Chapo is created by Silvana Aguirre Zegarra & Carlos Contreras and stars Marco de la O, Humberto Busto, Juan Carlos Olivas, Alejandro Aguilar, Rolf Petersen and Hernan Romo. The drama chronicles the true story of the rise, capture and escape of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 3, 2018)
Posted: August 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Christopher Robin, Death of a Nation, Dennis McCarthy, Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo, Geoff Zanelli, Jon Brion, Julian Wass, Never Goin' Back, Nico 1988, Sarah Jaffe, The Darkest Minds, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Tyler Bates
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the family drama Christopher Robin directed by Marc Forster and starring Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Jim Cummings, Chris O’Dowd, Brad Garrett and Sophie Okonedo. The film’s original score is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Disturbia) & Jon Brion (Lady Bird, Magnolia). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as three original songs written by Richard Sherman. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me co-written and directed by Susanna Fogel and starring Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Gillian Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, Ivanna Sakhno and Sam Heughan. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, 300, Watchmen, John Wick) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released. Click here for a list of the songs featured in the comedy. The movie, which follows two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles who are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy, is being released by Lionsgate. Visit the official movie website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger Scoring Richard Shepard’s ‘The Perfection’
Posted: August 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paul Haslinger, Richard Shepard, The Perfection
Paul Haslinger is composing the music for the upcoming horror thriller The Perfection. The film is directed by Richard Shepard and stars Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Weber and Alaina Huffman. The movie follows a former cellist who meets a rising star with the career she’s always wanted and her jealousy drives her to take revenge on the prodigy. Shepard also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder (Midnight, Texas, Ringer). He is also producing the Miramax production with Bill Block (Bad Moms, Fury, Elysium) and Stacey Reiss (The Eagle Huntress). Read the rest of this entry »
‘BlacKkKlansman’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BlacKkKlansman, score, Soundtrack, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Spike Lee’s crime drama BlacKkKlansman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, The 25th Hour, Malcolm X, Red Tails, Summer of Sam). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, August 10 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. BlacKkKlansman is written and directed by Spike Lee and stars John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier and Topher Grace. The movie tells the story of a police detective who dared to challenge the Ku Klux Klan and thwart its attempts to take over Colorado Springs, Colorado. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Never Goin’ Back’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Augustine Frizzell, Never Goin' Back, Sarah Jaffe, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Never Goin’ Back. The album features the film’s original score composed by singer/songwriter Sarah Jaffe. Also included are tracks by The Young Angry, DJ Chose, Atheena Frizzell, Daniel Hart & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Never Goin’ Back is written and directed by Augustine Frizzell and stars Maia Mitchell, Cami Morrone and Kyle Mooney. The movie revolves around two lifelong best friends who dream of escaping their waitressing jobs at a low-rent Texas diner and follows their misadventures on the streets of suburban Dallas, as they attempt increasingly madcap and wild schemes to try and raise some cash. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Hart Scoring Amazon’s ‘Forever’
Posted: August 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Daniel Hart, Forever
Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) is scoring the upcoming Amazon original series Forever. The show is created by Alan Yang (Master of None, Parks and Recreation) & Matt Hubbard and stars Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Catherine Keener, Kym Whitley and Noah Robbins. The comedy centers on a married couple who live a comfortable but very predictable life when suddenly they find themselves in a completely unexpected situation, raising questions about love and marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mandy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johann Johansson, Mandy, Panos Cosmatos, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the thriller Mandy have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by late composer Johann Johannsson (Arrival, Sicario, The Theory of Everything, Prisoners). The soundtrack will be released on September 14, 2018 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track from the score has already been released last month and a second track, Forging the Beast, will be released as a digital single tomorrow. Check back on this page for the pre-order link. Mandy is co-written and directed by Panos Cosmatos and stars Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré, Richard Brake and Bill Duke. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Christopher Robin’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: August 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Robin, Geoff Zanelli, Jon Brion, Richard Sherman, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the family drama Christopher Robin. The album features the film’s original score composed by Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Disturbia) & Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Magnolia). Also included are three original songs written by Richard Sherman. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 3 and will be available to download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Christopher Robin is directed by Marc Forster and stars Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Jim Cummings, Chris O’Dowd, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi and Sophie Okonedo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Meg’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Jon Turteltaub, score, Soundtrack, The Meg
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the shark thriller The Meg. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven, Unstoppable, Man on Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 3 and will be available to download on Amazon. The Meg is directed by Jon Turteltaub and stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Robert Taylor and Sophia Shuya Cai. The movie is based on Steve Alten’s novel MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror and centers on an international underwater observation program that is under attack by an unknown danger with its deep-sea submersible disabled and trapped at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Read the rest of this entry »
