Daniel Pemberton is currently working on the score for the upcoming animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The film is directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey (Rise of the Guardians) & Rodney Rothman and features the voices of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, Liev Schreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez and Lily Tomlin. Phil Lord wrote the screenplay and is also producing the Sony Pictures Animation production with Christopher Miller (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street), Amy Pascal (The Post, Spider-Man: Homecoming), Avi Arad (Iron Man, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Christina Steinberg (Bee Movie). Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton to Score ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Posted: July 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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‘Racer and the Jailbird’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Roskam, Racer and the Jailbird, Raf Keunen, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for Michael R. Roskam’s crime drama Racer and the Jaibird. The album features the film’s original music composed by Raf Keunen (Bullhead, Just a Sigh). Also included is the song Lettre d’un Taulard performed by Viktor Lazlo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Racer and the Jailbird is co-written and directed by Roskam and stars Matthias Schoenaerts and Adèle Exarchopoulos. The movie is set against the background of a brutal crime gang in Brussels and focuses on the relationship between a high-flying gangster and a young racing driver with very upper-class root. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Juliet, Naked’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Conor Oberst, Jesse Peretz, Juliet Naked, Nathan Larson, Robyn Hitchcock, Ryan Adams, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Juliet, Naked. The album features the songs from the movie performed by lead actor Ethan Hawke and written by Ryan Adams, Conor Oberst, Robyn Hitchcock and the film’s composer Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry, Dirty Pretty Things, The Skeleton Twins, (Our) Idiot Brother). Also included is M. Ward’s War & Peace and two tracks from Larson’s score. The soundtrack will be released on August 17, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Juliet, Naked is directed by Jesse Peretz, produced by Judd Apatow and stars Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd. The movie tells the story of a woman and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Netflix’s ‘Disenchantment’
Posted: July 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disenchantment, Mark Mothersbaugh, Matt Groening, Netflix
Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Disenchantment. The show is created by Matt Groening (The Simpsons, Futurama) and features the voices of Abbi Jacobson, Nat Faxon, Eric Andre, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, David Herman, Matt Berry, Jeny Batten, Rich Fulcher, Noel Fielding and Lucy Montgomery. The animated comedy follows the misadventures of a hard-drinking princess, her feisty elf companion and her personal demon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Our House’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Scott Burns, Mark Korven, Our House, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the thriller Our House. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Korven (The Witch, Cube, Awakening the Zodiac). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 27 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Our House is directed by Anthony Scott Burns and stars Thomas Mann, Percy Hynes White, Nicola Peltz and Kate Moyer. The movie follows a young genius who accidentally invents a device that amplifies the paranormal activity within his family’s house, possibly bringing back the spirits of loved ones – and unleashing things that are far worse. 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
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 »
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 »
