Danny Lux is scoring the upcoming NBC drama Manifest. The show is created by Jeff Rake (The Mysteries of Laura) and stars Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J. R. Ramirez, Parveen Kaur and Luna Blaise. The series centers on a group of people on a plane who survive a turbulent flight only to discover that the world has progressed five years during the period they were in the air. Rake is also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television and Compari Entertainment production with Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump), Jack Rapke (Cast Away, Flight) and David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘Manifest’ to Feature Music by Danny Lux
Posted: July 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Lux, Manifest, NBC
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Christopher Lennertz to Score Amazon’s ‘The Boys’
Posted: July 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Christopher Lennertz, Eric Kripke, The Boys
Christopher Lennertz has signed on to score the upcoming Amazon original series The Boys. The superhero drama is developed by Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg based on the comic series created by Darick Robertson (Happy) and Garth Ennis (Preacher) and stars Jack Quaid, Karl Urban, Laz Alonso, Antony Starr, Dominique McElligott, Chace Crawford, Jessie T. Usher, Nathan Mitchell and Erin Moriarity. The show revolves around a superpowered CIA squad who closely monitor the superhero community as their celebrity status has corrupted them and led them to engage in reckless behavior compromising the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Into the Badlands’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Into the Badlands, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Yuile
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the AMC original series Into the Badlands. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Trevor Yuile (Orphan Black, Killjoys, Being Erica). Also included are songs by Zola Jesus and Rag N’ Bone Man, as well as the main title theme by Warrior Blade. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on August 10, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring David Shephard’s music from the series’ first season. Into the Badlands is created by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and stars Daniel Wu, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Sarah Bolger and Orla Brady. Read the rest of this entry »
Giona Ostinelli & Sonya Belousova Scoring Facebook Watch’s ‘Sacred Lies’
Posted: July 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Facebook Watch, Giona Ostinelli, Sacred Lies, Sonya Belousova
Giona Ostinelli and Sonya Belousova are composing the original music for the upcoming Facebook Watch original series Sacred Lies. The show is developed by Raelle Tucker (True Blood, Jessica Jones) and stars Elena Kampouris, Kevin Carroll, Kiana Madeira, Ryan Robbins and Toby Huss. The drama based on Stephanie Oakes’ bestselling novel The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is modern reimagining of the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale The Handless Maiden and follows the journey of a girl who escapes a mysterious cult and finds herself in juvenile detention. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘The Mummy’ & ‘The Mummy Returns’ Soundtrack Albums Announced
Posted: July 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Sommers, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1999 action adventure The Mummy directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Arnold Vosloo. The album features the expanded original music from the Universal Pictures production composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Basic Instinct), including over half an hour of previously unreleased music, plus alternate tracks. Click here to order the 2-CD set and to check out the full album details. The label has also announced an expanded soundtrack for Sommers’ 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns featuring the film’s original music composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Marvel’s The Avengers), including around 40 minutes of unreleased score, as well as alternate tracks. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Score ‘The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle’
Posted: July 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Stephen Gaghan, The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle
Danny Elfman has been hired to score the upcoming fantasy adventure The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle. The film is directed by Stephen Gaghan (Syriana, Gold) and stars Robert Downey Jr., Jim Broadbent, Antonio Banderas and Michael Sheen. The project’s voice cast includes Selena Gomez, Tom Holland, Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Octavia Spencer, Kumail Nanjiani, Craig Robinson, John Cena, Marion Cotillard, Carmen Ejogo and Frances de la Tour. The movie is based on the character from Hugh Lofting’s 1920s series of children’s books about a Victorian-era physician who opts to treat animals instead of humans because he’s able to speak with them. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Animal Crackers’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Animal Crackers, Bear McCreary, Soundtrack
Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Animal Crackers. The album features the original songs from the movie by Howard Jones and Toad the Wet Sprocket, as well as tracks by Queen, Huey Lewis & the News, Michael Bublé, Katie Herzig, Fleur East & more. Also included are three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander). The composer also produced two original songs performed by Ian McKellen and written by John Adair and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh, Dan Povenmire, Robert Hughes, Danny Jacob & Scott Christian Sava. Visit Amazon to purchase the soundtrack. A separate album featuring the composer’s score is also in the works. Read the rest of this entry »
Frederik Wiedmann Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Dragon Prince’
Posted: July 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Frederik Wiedmann, Netflix, Tales from the Hood 2, The Death of Superman, The Dragon Prince, The Scorpion King: Book of Souls
Frederik Wiedmann is scoring the upcoming Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince. The show is created by Aaron Ehasz (Avatar: The Last Airbender) and follows two human princes who forge an unlikely bond with the elfin assassin sent to kill them, embarking on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands. Ehasz is also executive producing the project with director Justin Richmond (Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception), Gigi Pritzker (Drive, Ender’s Game, Genius) and Giancarlo Volpe who previously served as a producer on the Wiedmann-scored Green Lantern: The Animated Series. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 15, 2018)
Posted: July 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Dorn, Amazon, Crackle, Dan Romer, Duck Duck Goose, HBO, James Schafer, Mark Isham, Netflix, Office Uprising, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, The CW, The Outpost, Tim Jones, Zoe
Premiering tomorrow, July 16, is the HBO documentary Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind directed by Marina Zenovich about the extraordinary life and career of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians. The film’s original music is composed by Adam Dorn (Kickboxer: Vengeance & Retaliation, Nobodies). The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is premiering on HBO following a limited theatrical release this past weekend. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Premiering on Thursday, July 19, is the horror comedy Office Uprising directed by Lin Oeding and starring Brenton Thwaites, Jane Levy, Karan Soni, Zachary Levi and Alan Ritchson. Tim Jones (Chuck, Human Target, Cult) has composed the film’s original music. The movie tells the the story of an underachiever working at a major weapons manufacturing firm who finds that his co-workers have been “weaponized” by a new energy drink designed for the military. The comedy is premiering in the U.S. exclusively on Crackle. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ruin Me’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Holly Amber Church, Preston DeFrancis, Ruin Me, score, Soundtrack
Screamworks Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Ruin Me. The album features the film’s original music composed by Holly Amber Church (The Devil’s Dolls). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Ruin Me is co-written and directed by Preston DeFrancis and stars Marcienne Dwyer, Matt Dellapina, Chris Hill, Eva Hamilton, John Odom, Cameron Gordon and Sam Ashdown. The movie follows six strangers who sign up for a slasher movie re-enactment in which they are dropped into the woods and pursued by knife wielding assassins. Read the rest of this entry »
