Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Professor and the Madman. The film is directed by Farhad Safinia (Boss, screenwriter of Apocalypto) and stars Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Irvine, Ioan Gruffudd, Steve Coogan, Laurence Fox and Jennifer Ehle. The movie is based on the book The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester and tells the story of professor James Murray, who began compiling the Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 and Dr. William Chester Minor, who submitted more than 10,000 entries while he was an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary Scoring Farhad Safinia’s ‘The Professor and the Madman’
Posted: July 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Farhad Safinia, The Professor and the Madman
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‘For All We Know’ & ‘Home’ Covers from FX’s ‘Pose’ Released
Posted: July 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Billy Porter, FX, MJ Rodriguez, Pose
20th Century Fox TV Records has released two songs featured in tonight’s episode (Love is the Message) of the FX original series Pose, including actors Billy Porter‘ and MJ Rodriguez‘ performance of the Charlie Smalls-composed song Home from the musical The Wiz. Click here to download the track. Also available now is Porter’s performance of the classic J. Fred Coots & Sam M. Lewis-written song For All We Know as featured in the sixth episode of the show. Visit Amazon to download the track. Both songs can also be checked out after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Casey Wilder Mott, Mia Todd Doi, score, Soundtrack
City Zen Records will release a soundtrack album for the new film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Mia Todd Doi who collaborated with artists such as Saul Williams, Tunde Adebimpe, Dntel (of The Postal Service), the Swedish psych band Dungen, Mexican folk/experimental musician Luis Pérez Ixoneztli, and composer, arranger & viola player Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on her score. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 13, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is co-written and directed by Casey Wilder Mott and stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Finn Wittrock, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe, Avan Jogia, Ted Levine, Fran Kranz, Paz de la Huerta and Saul Williams. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 8, 2018)
Posted: July 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Fred Kron, HBO, How It Ends, Jared Faber, Netflix, Sharp Objects, The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Sharp Objects developed by Marti Noxon based on the novel of the same title by Gillian Flynn, directed by Jean-Marc Valle and starring Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Elizabeth Perkins, and Matt Craven. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Susan Jacobs who previously collaborated with Vallee on HBO’s Big Little Lies serves as the project’s music supervisor. The series follows a reporter who confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder. To learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Friday, July 13, is the Netflix original movie How It Ends directed by David M. Rosenthal and starring Theo James, Forest Whitaker and Kat Graham. The film’s original music is composed by Atli Orvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Chicago Fire, Babylon A.D.). The movie centers on a young lawyer as he heads west to find his pregnant fiancée when a mysterious disaster turns the country into a war zone. Check out our previous article for more information. The thriller will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Film/TV Music Panels at Comic-Con 2018 Announced
Posted: July 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Comic-Con
The line-up for several film music-related panels at Comic-Con 2018 has been announced. On Thursday, July 19, a number of film/TV composers will participate in the 10th annual Behind the Music panel. Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story), Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Runaways), Jared Faber (Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, Captain Underpants), Jim Dooley (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Sherri Chung (Riverdale, Blindspot) and Kris Bowers (Dear White People) will be participating in a discussion moderated by actors Jon Huertas (This Is Us) and Sara Rue (A Series of Unfortunate Events). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 6, 2018)
Posted: July 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Wiltzie, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Bleeding Steel, Christophe Beck, Daniel Bjarnason, Fei Peng, Kevin Lax, Merrill Garbus, Nate Brenner, Sorry to Bother You, The Coup, The First Purge, Under the Tree, Whitney
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Douglas. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Marvel Music and Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the thriller The First Purge directed by Gerard McMurray and starring Y’Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez and Marisa Tomei. Kevin Lax (Burning Sands, Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production. Read the rest of this entry »
Joe Jonas’ Original Song ‘It’s Party Time’ from ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ Released
Posted: July 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Foster, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Joe Jonas, Michael Buble
Madison Gate Records has released the original song It’s Party Time from the animated sequel Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. The track is written by David Foster & Michael Bublé and performed by Joe Jonas. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and feature the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Fran Drescher and Mel Brooks. The movie follows the monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates to Score Syfy’s & Netflix’s ‘Nightflyers’
Posted: July 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Nightflyers, Syfy, Will Bates
Will Bates is composing the music for the upcoming Syfy original series Nightflyers. The show is developed by Jeff Buhler (Pet Sematary, Jacob’s Ladder) based on George R.R. Martin’s novella and the 1987 film of the same name and stars Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Sam Strike, Maya Eshet, Angus Sampson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian F. O’Byrne and Gretchen Mol. The drama is set in the year 2093 and follows a team of scientists aboard the Nightflyer, the most advanced ship ever built, as they embark on a journey to find other life forms. Read the rest of this entry »
Niall Horan’s Original Song ‘Finally Free’ from ‘Smallfoot’ Released
Posted: July 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Niall Horan, Smallfoot
Capitol Records has released the original song Finally Free from the upcoming animated feature Smallfoot. The track is performed by Niall Horan who also co-wrote the song with Alexander Izquierdo, John Ryan, Julian Bunetta and Tobias Jesso Jr. Finally Free is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Smallfoot is directed by Karey Kirkpatrick (Over the Hedge) and features the voices of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito, Yara Shahidi, Ely Henry and Jimmy Tatro. The movie scored by Heitor Pereira centers on a Yeti who is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nancy’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christina Choe, Nancy, Peter Raeburn, score, Soundtrack
Nowever Records has released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Nancy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Peter Raeburn (Woodshock, The Lie, Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Nancy is written and directed by Christina Choe and stars Andrea Riseborough, J. Smith-Cameron, Ann Dowd, John Leguizamo and Steve Buscemi. The movie revolves around a woman who becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. Read the rest of this entry »
