Composer Stephen Rennicks is reuniting with director Lenny Abrahamson on the upcoming supernatural horror thriller The Little Stranger. The film starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling is based on Sarah Waters’ 2009 novel of the same title and takes place in post-WWII Britain, where a doctor revisits a crumbling great house where his mother once worked as a nurse maid and becomes obsessed with marrying one of the owner’s daughters. Lucinda Coxon (The Danish Girl, Wild Target) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Rennicks Scoring Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘The Little Stranger’
Posted: June 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lenny Abrahamson, Stephen Rennicks, The Little Stranger
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S. Craig Zahler & Jeff Herriott Reteaming on ‘Dragged Across Concrete’
Posted: June 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dragged Across Concrete, Jeff Herriott, S. Craig Zahler
S. Craig Zahler and composer Jeff Herriott are reteaming to compose the music for the upcoming crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete. The film is written and directed by Zahler and stars Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Don Johnson, Jennifer Carpenter, Michael Jai White and Tattiawna Jones. The movie revolves around an old guard policeman an his volatile younger partner who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arming tactics become the media’s special du jour. Read the rest of this entry »
William Ross Scoring Victor Levin’s ‘Destination Wedding’
Posted: June 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Destination Wedding, Victor Levin, William Ross
William Ross has recently composed the music for the upcoming romantic comedy Destination Wedding. The film is written and directed by Vicor Levin (5 to 7, Survivor’s Remorse) and stars Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves. The movie revolves around two miserable and unpleasant wedding guests who develop a mutual affection in spite of themselves. Gail Lyon (Stick It), Elizabeth Dell and Robert Jones (The Strangers: Prey at Night, Centurion) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Kirkscey, score, Soundtrack, Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonathan Kirkscey. Also included are songs performed by Fred Rogers. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 8, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is directed by Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) and takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers who inspired generations of children with compassion and limitless imagination. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer to Score Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’
Posted: June 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Steve McQueen, Widows
Hans Zimmer has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Widows. The film is directed by Steve McQueen (Shame) and stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Garret Dillahunt, Carrie Coom, Jacki Weaver, Jon Bernthal, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Robert Duvall and Liam Neeson. The movies is based on the 1983 British miniseries of the same title and follows four armed robbers who are killed in a failed heist attempt, leaving their widows to finish the job. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Under the Tree’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Bjarnason, score, Soundtrack, Under the Tree, Undir trénu
A soundtrack album has been released for the Icelandic comedy Under the Tree (Undir trénu). The album features the film’s original music composed by Daníel Bjarnason (The Deep). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Under the Tree is co-written and directed by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson and stars Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir and Sigurður Sigurjónsson. The movie follows a man who is accused of adultery and forced to move in with his parents, where is gradually sucked into a dispute between his parents and their neighbors over an old and beautiful tree. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Kirst Scoring ‘Inherit the Viper’
Posted: June 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Inherit the Viper, Patrick Kirst
Patrick Kirst (The Kissing Booth, Rigged) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming crime thriller Inherit the Viper. The film is directed by Anthony Jerjen and stars Josh Hartnett, Margarita Levieva, Bruce Dern, Owen Teague, Valorie Curry, Chandler Riggs and Dash Mihok. The movie is set set in West Virginia and follows three siblings as they try to escape the spiral of violence that has held them captive since their father’s passing. Andrew Crabtree wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 3, 2018)
Posted: June 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Berry, American Woman, AT&T Audience Network, Benjamin Wynn, Big Hero 6: The Series, Cloak & Dagger, Condor, Deru, Dietland, Disney XD, Fil Eisler, Freeform, FX, HBO, Impulse, John Swihart, Mac Quayle, Mark Isham, Nathaniel Mechaly, NBC, Netflix, Nicholas Britell, Noah Sorota, November 13: Attack on Paris, Paramount Network, Patrick Rose, Pose, Reverie, Succession, Trevor Morris, W.G. Snuffy Walden, YouTube Red
Premiering tonight is the new FX original series Pose created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Steven Canals and starring Dominique Jackson, Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Angelica Ross, Hallie Sahar, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Billy Porter, Dyllon Burnside, Evan Peters, Kate Mara and James Van Der Beek. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Crime Story, American Horror Story, Feud). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on FX.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Succession created by Jesse Armstrong and starring Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Hiam Abbas, Alan Ruck, Rob Yang, Parker Sawvers, and Peter Friedman. Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, Battle of the Sexes, Free State of the Jones) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and HBO’s official show website for more information about the drama. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Superfly’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Future, Soundtrack, Superfly
Future has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for the Superfly remake. The album features the songs from the film, including collaborations between Future & Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, Young Thug, as well as tracks by Sleepy Brown feat. Scar, Khalid, Miguel & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 8, 2018 by Epic Records. Check back on this page for the download link. As previously reported, the track No Shame, which Future recorded with PARTYNEXTDOOR has already been released and a second track, Bag by Future feat. Yung Bans, is now available to download here. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Steam Engines of Oz’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Streicher, score, Soundtrack, The Steam Engines of Oz
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the animated movie The Steam Engines of Oz. The album features the film’s original music composed by George Streicher (Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Steam Engines of Oz is directed by and features the voices of Ron Perlman, William Shatner and Julianne Hough. The movie is set a century after Dorothy Gale first clicked her heels together and follows a young engineer who joins forces with the Scarecrow, a not-so-cowardly lion and some industrious Munchkins to find the Tin Man’s heart before he destroys their world by industry and mechanization. Read the rest of this entry »
