Universal Pictures has announced today that Michael Abels will be reteaming with Jordan Peele on the upcoming social thriller Us. The film is written and directed by Peele and stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Madison Curry, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Anna Diop. No plot details have been announced yet. Peele is also producing the project with Sean McKittrick (Donnie Darko, Bad Words), Jason Blum (The Purge, Paranormal Activity) and Ian Cooper. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Abels to Reteam with Jordan Peele on ‘Us’
Posted: July 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jordan Peele, Michael Abels, Us
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Tyler Bates & Joel J. Richard to Return for ‘John Wick 3: Parabellum’
Posted: July 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Stahelski, Joel J. Richard, John Wick, John Wick 3: Parabellum, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard are set to return as the composers for the upcoming action sequel John Wick 3: Parabellum. The film is directed by Chad Stahelski who helmed the previous installment and co-directed the first part in the series and stars Keanu Reeves,Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick who will reprise their roles from the previous movies. They are joined by Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston, Asia Kate Dillon, Mark Dacascos, Jason Mantzoukas, Yayan Ruhian, Cecep Arif Rahman and Tiger Hu Chen. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Harmony Korine’s ‘The Beach Bum’
Posted: July 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harmony Korine, John Debney, The Beach Bum
John Debney has recently scored the upcoming comedy The Beach Bum. The film is written and directed by Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers, Gummo) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, Jimmy Buffett and Snoop Dogg. The movie follows follows the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious and lovable rogue who lives life large. John Lesher (Birdman, Fury), Steve Golin (The Revenant, Spotlight), Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Mourad Belkeddar & Nicolas Lhermitte (Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 29, 2018)
Posted: July 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danielle First, Khari Mateen, Like Father, Netflix, Paramount Network, Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, Roger Neill
Premiering tomorrow, July 30, is the Paramount Network docu-series Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story directed by Jenner Furst & Julia Willoughby Nason, executive produced by Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter and based on the book of the same title by Sybrina Fulton & Tracy Martin . The show’s original music is composed by Khari Mateen (Explicit Ills) and Danielle Furst. The 6-parter re-examines the life and legacy of Trayvon Martin, whose death became a catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Believer’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: July 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Believer, Dalpalan, score, Soundtrack
Leeway has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean crime thriller Believer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dalpalan (The Wailing, Claire’s Camera, A Bittersweet Life). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 7, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Believer is directed by Lee Hae-yeong and stars Cho Jin-woong, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Joo-hyuck, Kim Sung-ryoung and Park Hae-jun. The movie centers on a low-level drug dealer as he conspires with a dangerously ambitious cop to bring down a major cartel’s psychotic kingpin. Read the rest of this entry »
’40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie, Lee Aronsohn, Magic Music, Soundtrack
The Orchard will release a soundtrack album for the documentary 40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie. The album features the music from the film written and performed by Magic Music, including original recordings of the band from the early 1970s that have never before been available. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 14, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. 40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie marks the features directorial debut of TV writer Lee Aronsohn (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory) who tracks down the scattered members of one of Boulder, Colorado’s most influential and elusive bands in the hope that, 40 years after they broke up, he can get them to play one last show. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 27, 2018)
Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, Hot Summer Nights, Jane Antonia Cornish, Jared Faber, Jeff Beal, Lorne Balfe, Mark Korven, Martin Todsharow, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Our House, Puzzle, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, The Bleeding Edge, The Captain, Will Bates
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Mission: Impossible – Fallout directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Vanessa Kirby, Sian Brooke, Angela Bassett and Sean Harris. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, The Crown, Genius). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and La-La Land Records will release a 2-CD version with additional tracks within the next few weeks. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Teen Titans Go! To the Movies directed by Aaron Horvath & Peter Rida Michail and featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong and Hynden Walch. Jared Faber (Splitting Up Together, Suburgatory) has composed the film’s original score and also co-wrote the original songs for the movie with Jacob Jeffries, Michael Jelenic & Peter Rida Michail. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fabio Frizzi, Puppet Master, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror movie Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fabio Frizzi (The Beyond, Zombi 2, City of the Living Dead). Also included is The Origins of Puppet Master Theme by Richard Band who scored the previous installments in the Puppet Master series. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 17, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich is directed by Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund and stars Udo Kier, Thomas Lennon, Jenny Pellicer, Nelson Franklin, Charlyne Yi, Michael Pare and Barbara Crampton. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates to Score USA’s ‘The Purge’ TV Series
Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: James DeMonaco, The Purge, Tyler Bates, USA
Tyler Bates has been tapped to score the upcoming USA original series The Purge. The show is created by James DeMonaco based on his hit movie franchise and stars Gabriel Chavarria, Lili Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Jessica Garza, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, Hannah Emily Anderson and William Baldwin. The drama revolves around a 12-hour period when all crime, including murder, is legal and follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Read the rest of this entry »
End Titles Song ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’ from ‘Extinction’ Released
Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Callaghan Belle, Extinction, JoJo, Netflix, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouja: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Detachment) and Callaghan Belle have written the original end titles song for the sci-fi thriller Extinction. JoJo is featured as a vocalist on the track. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Extinction is directed by Ben Young and stars Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth and Israel Broussard. The movie revolves around family man plagued by dreams of an alien invasion who faces his worst nightmare when an extraterrestrial force begins exterminating Earth’s inhabitants. Read the rest of this entry »
