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 HuntersChicago FireBabylon 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 Events
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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. RobotAmerican Horror Story), Siddhartha Khosla (This Is UsRunaways),  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 »

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 (FrozenEdge of TomorrowThe HangoverThe MuppetsBuffy 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 SandsChris 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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 »

The full details of the first score album for Marvel’s Freeform original series Cloak & Dagger have been revealed. The album features selections from the original score of the show’s first season composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, The Accountant, BladeMiracle, 42). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 6 by Marvel Music and Hollywood Records and will be available to download on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring songs from the series has previously been released last month. Season 1 of Cloak & Dagger created by Joe Pokaski based on the Marvel Comic characters by Bill Mantlo & Ed Hannigan and starring Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Andrea Roth, Gloria Reuben, Miles Mussenden, Carl Lundstedt, James Saito and J.D. Evermore currently airs every Thursday night on Freeform. Read the rest of this entry »

The line-up of the 6th Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero panel has been announced. The event offers a behind-the-scenes look at the music of today’s biggest superhero film and TV projects with unreleased film clips and never-before-heard music. Participating composers include Marco Beltrami whose superhero movie scoring credits include LoganThe WolverineFantastic Four and HellboyChristophe Beck who recently scored Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp and previously scored the original Ant-Man movie, as well as Elektra and Tyler Bates who recently scored Deadpool 2 and has also composed the music for the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, as well as the Watchmen film adaptation.  Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood Records and Marvel Music will release the official soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) who previously scored the 2015 original Ant-Man movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 6 and will be available to download here. Ant-Man and the Wasp is directed by Peyton Reed and stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John Kamen, Abby Ryder-Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Douglas. Read the rest of this entry »