Harry Escott is reuniting with director Michael Winterbottom on the upcoming drama The Wedding Guest. The film is written and directed by Winterbottom (Wonderland, The Claim) and stars Dev Patel, Sidhu Manpreet, Nish Nathwani, Radhika Apte and Jim Sarbh. The movie follows a mysterious, young British man on his journey across Pakistan and India. Melissa Parmenter is producing the project with Deepak Nayar (Lost Highway, Bend It Like Beckham). Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Escott Scoring Michael Winterbottom’s ‘The Wedding Guest’
Posted: August 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Escott, Michael Winterbottom, The Wedding Guest
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Netflix’s ‘Maniac’ to Feature Music by Dan Romer
Posted: August 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cary Fukunaga, Dan Romer, Maniac, Netflix
Dan Romer is scoring the upcoming Netflix original limited series Maniac. The show is developed by Patrick Somervile, directed by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective, Jane Eyre, Sin Nombre) and stars Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Sonoya Mizuno, Justin Theroux, Julia Garner and Sally Field. The comedy is based on the Norwegian television series of the same title created by Hakon Bast Mossige & Espen PA Lervaag, follows two strangers who find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry. Read the rest of this entry »
Evgueni & Sacha Galperine to Score Francois Ozon’s ‘Alexandre’
Posted: August 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre, Evgueni Galperine, Francois Ozon, Sacha Galperine
Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine (Loveless, The Family, The Wizard of Lies, Nine Lives, The Past) are composing the music for the upcoming French/Belgian drama Alexandre. The film is written and directed by Francois Ozon and stars Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet and Swann Arlaud. Éric Altmayer & Nicolas Altmayer (Saint Laurent, On the Other Side of the Tracks) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 5, 2018)
Posted: August 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Schiff, Alexandra Harwood, All About the Washingtons, Amazon, AMC, Andrew Carroll, Ari Posner, Carter, David Lawrence, Frank Ciampi, Freaky Friday, Ian LeFeuvre, Insatiable, Julian Wass, Lodge 49, Netflix, Ordeal by Innocence, Stuart Earl, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Package, WGN America
Premiering tomorrow, August 6, is the AMC original series Lodge 49 created by Jim Gavin and starring Wyatt Russell, Brent Jennings, Sonya Cassidy, Linda Emond, David Pasquesi and Eric Allan Kramer. The show’s original music is composed by Andrew Carroll. The series is set in Long Beach, California and centers on a disarmingly optimistic local ex-surfer who’s drifting after the death of his father and collapse of the family business. The drama will air Monday nights on AMC. Visit the official show website for updates.
Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, August 7, is the Canadian drama Carter created by Garry Campbell and starring Jerry O’Connell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Varun Saranga, Matt Baram, Kristian Bruun and Brenda Kamino. Ian LeFeuvre (Burden of Truth, The Detail) and Ari Posner (Flashpoint, Anne with an E) are composing the show’s original music. The series follows a television actor who returns to his small hometown after a public meltdown and partners with his detective friend to use his acting experience to solve real crimes. The drama premiered earlier this year in Canada on Bravo and is making its domestic debut on WGN America. Visit the official show website for more information. 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
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 »
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 »
