Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the fourth installment in The Purge series, The First Purge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Lax (Burning Sands, Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The First Purge is directed by Gerard McMurray and stars Y’Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez and Marisa Tomei. The movie written by James DeMonaco is a prequel and focuses on the events that lead up to the very first Purge event. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The First Purge’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gerard McMurray, Kevin Lax, score, Soundtrack, The First Purge, The Purge
Michael Price’s ‘Patrick’ Score Released
Posted: June 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB5cV1VQKz4, Mandie Fletcher, Michael Price, Patrick, score, Soundtrack
Globe has released a soundtrack album for the British family comedy Patrick. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Michael Price (Sherlock, Unforgotten, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Horrid Henry: The Movie). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Patrick is co-written and directed by Mandie Fletcher and stars Beattie Edmondson, Ed Skrein, Jennifer Saunders, Milanka Brooks and Gemma Jones. The movie follows a young woman whose life is in a mess and is made much worse when she inherits her grandmother’s pug. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Calibre’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Nikitin, Calibre, Matt Palmer, Netflix, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Calibre. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Imposter, This Beautiful Fantastic). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Calibre is written and directed by Matt Palmer and stars Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony Curran,Ian Pirie, Kate Bracken, Kitty Lovett, Cal MacAninch, Cameron Jack and Olivia Morgan. The movie revolves around two lifelong friends on a hunting trip in Scotland who find their nerves – and their morals – ruthlessly tested after a harrowing turn of events. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham’s Music from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode Arkangel to Be Released
Posted: June 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker, Jodie Foster, Mark Isham, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the Black Mirror episode Arkangel have been revealed. The album features the original music from the episode from the show’s fourth season composed by Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A Rivers Runs Through It, The Accountant, Miracle, Cloak & Dagger). The soundtrack will be released on July 13, 2018 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Arkangel directed by Jodie Foster, written by Charlie Brooker and starring Rosemarie Dewitt, Brenna Harding and Owen Teague centers on a mother who invests in a new technology that allows her to keep track of her daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Eighth Grade’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna Meredith, Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade, score, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release the official soundtrack album for Bo Burnham’s comedy drama Eighth Grade. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anna Meredith who made her film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released on July 13, 2018 and will be available for pre-order on Amazon within the next few days. Eighth Grade is written and directed by Burnham and stars Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson and Jake Ryan. The movie follows a 13-year-old girl as she endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school before she begins high school. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score Neil Marshall’s ‘Hellboy’
Posted: June 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hellboy, Neil Marshall
Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle: Creation) has signed on to score the upcoming Hellboy reboot. The film is directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday, Centurion) and stars David Harbour, Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Dae Kim, Sasha Lane, Penelope Mitchell, Sophie Okonedo, Alistair Petrie and Brian Gleeson. The movie based on the Dark Horse Comics character created by Mike Mignola follows the title character as he is caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human and battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Wild Wild Country’ Announced
Posted: June 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brocker Way, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Wild Wild Country
Western Vinyl has announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Wild Wild Country. The album features the show’s original music composed by Brocker Way (The Battered Bastards of Baseball). The soundtrack will be released digitally, on CD and on vinyl on September 21, 2018. Visit Amazon to pre-order the digital version. Wild Wild Country is directed by Maclain Way & Chapman Way and tells the story of a controversial cult leader who builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, resulting in conflict with the locals that escalates into a national scandal. Mark & Jay Duplass serve as executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Leland & Bram Inscore Scoring ‘Sierra Burgess Is a Loser’
Posted: June 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bram Inscore, Brett McLaughlin, Leland, Netflix, Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Singer/songwriter Leland (aka Brett McLaughlin) and Bram Inscore have composed the score for the upcoming teen comedy Sierra Burgess Is a Loser. The movie is directed by Ian Samuels and stars Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ Cyler, Noah Centineo, Chrissy Metz, Alan Ruck and Lea Thompson. The movie follows a smart high school girl who teams up with a more popular girl hoping to win over her crush. Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Cinemax’s ‘Warrior’ to Feature Music by H. Scott Salinas & Reza Safinia
Posted: June 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cinemax, H. Scott Salinas, Reza Safinia, Warrior
H. Scott Salinas and Reza Safinia have been hired to score the upcoming Cinemax original series Warrior. The show is created by Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) and stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Joe Taslim, Langley Kirkwood, Christian McKay and Perry Yung. The drama inspired by the writings and work of martial arts icon Bruce Lee is set against the backdrop of the Tong Wars in the late 1800s and follows a martial arts prodigy originating in China who moves to San Francisco and ends up becoming a hatchet man for the most powerful tong in Chinatown. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh to Return for ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’
Posted: June 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, Mike Mitchell, The Lego Movie, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed that Mark Mothersbaugh will return as the composer for the upcoming animated sequel The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. The film is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Ever After, Trolls, Sky High) and features the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, and Arturo Castro. Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) who helmed the 2014 original movie wrote the screenplay with Adam Pava (The Boxtrolls) and Michael Fogel. Read the rest of this entry »