Jonathan Goldsmith is composing the music for the upcoming horror comedy Dreamland. The film is directed by Bruce McDonald (Pontypool, Weirdos) and stars Stephen McHattie, Juliette Lewis, Tómas Lemarquis and Henry Rollins. The movie centers on a reluctant hitman who chases his jazz legend doppelganger through a city populated by street urchins, a vampire, and a crime kingpin. Tony Burgess (Pontypool) and Patrick Whistler wrote the screenplay. Amber Ripley (Dead Shack), Jesus Gonzalez and Sebastian Schelenz are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Goldsmith Scoring Bruce McDonald’s ‘Dreamland’
Posted: July 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce McDonald, Dreamland, Jonathan Goldsmith
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 22, 2018)
Posted: July 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Pinkerton, Burden of Truth, Castle Rock, Chris Westlake, Elmo Weber, Extinction, Father of the Year, Hulu, Ian LeFeuvre, Netflix, The CW, The Newton Brothers, Thomas Newman
Premiering on Wednesday, July 25, is the Hulu original series Castle Rock developed by Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason and starring André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy and Scott Glenn. Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty Finding Nemo) has composed the show’s main titles theme, as well as the first two episodes and Chris Westlake (Before We Go, Small Town Crime) has scored the other eight episodes of the first season. WaterTower Music has released Newman’s main theme and end titles music this past Friday. Check out our previous article for more information.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday is the Canadian legal drama Burden of Truth created by Brad Simpson and starring Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Star Slade, Nicola Correia-Damude and David Lawrence Brown. The show’s original music is composed by Ian LeFeuvre (The Detail, Carter) and Benjamin Pinkerton (Lost Girl, Dark Matter). Jody Colero serves as the project’s score producer and Shawn Pierce (The Bridge, Motive) has provided additional score to a few episodes. The series, which follows a big city lawyer who returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness, aired earlier this year in Canada on CBC and is premiering stateside on The CW. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score David F. Sandberg’s ‘Shazam!’
Posted: July 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, David F. Sandberg, Shazam
Benjamin Wallfisch is reuniting with David F. Sandberg on the upcoming superhero movie Shazam!. The film stars Zachary Levi in the title role, alongside Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Cooper Andrews, Rosa Vasquez and Ron Cephas Jones. The movie based on the DC Comic characters tells the story of a boy who is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary to Score Mike Doughterty’s ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’
Posted: July 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Mike Dougherty
Bear McCreary has been tapped to score the upcoming monster movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The film is directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus, Trick ‘r Treat) and stars Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch and Ziyi Zhang. The movie follows a group of members of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as they face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Stump Scoring Seth Green’s ‘Changeland’
Posted: July 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Changeland, Patrick Stump, Seth Green
Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump has recently composed the music for the upcoming comedy drama Changeland. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Seth Green who also stars in the movie alongside Breckin Meyer, Brenda Song, Clare Grant, Macaulay Culkin, Rose Williams, Kedar Williams-Stirling and Randy Orton. The movie follows a man undergoing a personal crisis as he meets up in Thailand with his self-assured best friend. Green also wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 20, 2018)
Posted: July 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne Dudley, Blindspotting, Damascus Cover, Far from the Tree, Generation Wealth, Harry Escott, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jeff Beal, Joe Kraemer, King Cohen, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, McQueen, Michael Nyman, Michael Yezerski, Nico Muhly, The Equalizer 2, Unfriended: Dark Web, Yo La Tengo
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller sequel The Equalizer 2 directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Unstoppable, Man on Fire) who previously scored the 2014 original movie has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the movie musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again directed by Ol Parker and starring Lily James, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Barankski, Jeremy Irvine, Jessica Keenan Wynn Andy Garcia and Cher. The film’s original score is composed by Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X). Polydor Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt to Score Facebook Watch’s ‘Sorry for Your Loss’
Posted: July 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Facebook Watch, Keegan DeWitt, Sorry for Your Loss
Keegan DeWitt is composing the original score for the upcoming Facebook Watch original series Sorry for Your Loss. The show is created by Kit Steinkellner and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Kelly Marie Tran, Janet McTeer, Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie. The comedy revolves around a young widow as she deals with the grief of losing her husband while reconnecting with relationships of her past. Steinkellner is also executive producing the Big Beach TV production with Robin Schwartz & Marc Turtletaub (Vida), Peter Saraf (Little Miss Sunshine, Safety Not Guaranteed), Cynthia Pett, Brad Petrigala, Jon Liebman (Resurrection), as well as James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, Smashed) who also directed the first episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman’s Main Theme & End Titles Music from Hulu’s ‘Castle Rock’ Released
Posted: July 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Castle Rock, Hulu, Thomas Newman
WaterTower Music has released the main titles theme and the end titles music from the new Hulu original series Castle Rock. Both tracks are composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, Skyfall, Road to Perdition, The Green Mile, Finding Nemo). Click here to download the main theme and click here to download the end titles track. Castle Rock is developed by Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason and stars André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy and Scott Glenn. The show scored by Newman & Chris Westlake is set in the Stephen King multiverse and takes place in the fictional Maine town of Castle Rock. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The More You Ignore Me’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guy Garvey, Paul Saunderson, Peter Jobson, score, Soundtrack, The More You Ignore Me
Globe Productions has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy The More You Ignore Me. The album features the film’s original music composed by Guy Garvey & Peter Jobson and Paul Saunderson (Three Identical Strangers, Starfish, 100 Streets). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The More You Ignore Me is directed by Keith English and stars Sheridan Smith, Ella Hunt, Jo Brand (who also wrote the screenplay based on her novel of the same title), Mark Addy, Sally Phillips, Sheila Hancock, Tom Davis and Ricky Tomlinson. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell’s ‘Succession’ Main Titles Theme Released
Posted: July 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Nicholas Britell, Succession
Milan Records has the main titles theme of the HBO original series Succession. The track is written and performed by Academy Award nominee Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, Battle of the Sexes, The Big Short, Free State of Jones). The theme is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the track after the jump. Succession is created by Jesse Armstrong and stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Hiam Abbas, Alan Ruck, Rob Yang, Parker Sawvers and Peter Friedman. Read the rest of this entry »
