The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel original movie Freaky Friday have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie originally written for the Freaky Friday stage adaptation by Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey and performed by the film’s cast, as well as At Last It’s Me, an original pop song performed by Cozi Zuehlsdorff. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically this Friday, August 10 by Walt Disney Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Freaky Friday is directed by Steve Carr and stars Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Heidi Blickenstaff, Alex Désert, Jason Maybaum, Kahyun Kim, Dara Reneé, Jennifer Laporte, Isaiah Lehtinen and Sarah Willey. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album Details for Disney Channel’s ‘Freaky Friday’
Posted: August 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Channel, Freaky Friday, Soundtrack
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Simon Franglen Scoring Jean-Jacques Annaud’s ‘The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair’
Posted: August 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Epix, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Simon Franglen, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Simon Franglen is the composer of the upcoming mini-series The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. The show is directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Name of the Rose, The Bear, Seven Years in Tibet) and stars Patrick Dempsey, Ben Schnetzer, Damon Wayans Jr., Virginia Madsen, Colm Feore and Kristine Froseth. The 10-parter is based on the novel of the same name by Joël Dicker and tells the story of a literary icon who suddenly finds himself indicted in the cold-case murder of a girl who has been missing for many years. Read the rest of this entry »
Stella Meghie’s ‘The Weekend’ to Feature Original Score by Robi Botos
Posted: August 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Robi Botos, Stella Meghie, The Weekend
Robi Botos is composing the original score for the upcoming comedy The Weekend. The film is written and directed by Stella Meghie (Everything, Everything) and stars Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Kym Whitley and Y’Lan Noel. The movie centers on an acerbic comedian who becomes romantically entangled with her ex, his new girlfriend, and another guest during a weekend getaway. Meghie is also producing the project with Stephanie Allain (Dear White People, Hustle & Flow) & Mel Jones (Burning Sands) for Homegrown Pictures and Sarah Lazow & James Gibb for Marada Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Price Scoring Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’
Posted: August 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Our Planet, Steven Price
Steven Price has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming Netflix nature documentary series Our Planet. The show is produced by Silverback Films, led by Alastair Fothergill (Deep Blue, Earth) & Keith Scholey (Bears, African Cats), and explores remote wilderness areas across the globe. The 8-parter will present never-before-filmed settings, ranging from the ice caps and deep ocean to deserts and remote forests, featuring some of the world’s rarest animals and most precious natural habitats. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Serra to Reteam with Luc Besson on ‘Anna’
Posted: August 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna, Eric Serra, Luc Besson
Eric Serra is currently scoring the upcoming action thriller Anna. The film is directed by Luc Besson and stars Sasha Luss in the title role, alongside Helen Mirren, Luke Evans and Cillian Murphy. No plot details have been revealed yet. Besson is also producing the EuropaCorp production. Serra has previously scored most of Besson’s directorial efforts, including Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, La Femme Nikita, The Big Blue and Lucy. Read the rest of this entry »
Toydrum to Score ‘A Guide to Second Date Sex’
Posted: August 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Guide to Second Date Sex, Rachel Hirons, Toydrum
Toydrum (aka Pablo Clements and James Griffith) (Detour, Prevenge, Future World) have been hired to score the British comedy A Guide to Second Date Sex. The film marks the directorial debut of Rachel Hirons (Powder Room) and stars George MacKay, Emma Rigby, Holli Dempsey, Kae Alexander, Tom Bell and Michael Socha. The movie is based on Hirons’ own play and follows two young people who, having been bruised by previous relationships, embark on a second date with no idea of what they are supposed to do. Hirons also wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Performance of ‘How to Train Your Dragon – In Concert’ Announced
Posted: August 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell
21st Century Concerts and Film Concerts Live have announced the world premiere performance of How to Train Your Dragon – In Concert, with the film’s original score composed by John Powell (Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne Identity, X-Men: The Last Stand, Rio) performed live to picture by a full symphony orchestra and chorus. The concerts will take place on November 30 and December 1 & 2, 2018 at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. Ernst van Tiel will conduct a 90-piece symphony orchestra and chorus while the animated movie is shown on the big screen. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Nate and Hayes’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nate and Hayes, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Jones
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1983 adventure movie Nate and Hayes directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O’Keefe, Max Phipps and Jenny Seagrove. The album features the expanded original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Trevor Jones (The Dark Crystal, The Last of the Mohicans, Labyrinth, Highlander, From Hell), including around 40 minutes of previously unreleased music, plus alternate and source cues. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and the track list.
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
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 »
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 »
