sonaBLAST! Records has released a soundtrack album for the Egyptian comedy drama Yomeddine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Omar Fadel (Day One). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Yomeddine is written and directed by A.B. Shawky and stars Rady Gamal, Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Shoq Emara, Hany El-Tabei, Yasser El-Ayouti, Galal El Ashry and Mohamed Abdelazim. The movie revolves around a Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice who embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what is left of their families. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Yomeddine’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 31, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.B. Shawky, Omar Fadel, score, Soundtrack, Yomeddine
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‘Upgrade’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jed Palmer, Leigh Whannell, score, Soundtrack, Upgrade
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Upgrade. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Palmer (OtherLife). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 1, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Upgrade is written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Insidious, Saw) and stars Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson and Benedict Hardie. The movie produced by Jason Blum follows a technophobe in a utopian near-future who is paralyzed in a freak mugging that leaves his wife dead. When he is offered an experimental paralysis cure – an implanted computer chip called STEM – he finds that the chip has a voice and a mind of its own. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Andrews Scoring Peter Segal’s ‘Second Act’
Posted: May 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Andrews, Peter Segal, Second Act
Michael Andrews has recently recorded his score for the upcoming romantic comedy Second Act. The film is directed by Peter Segal (Get Smart, 50 First Dates, Anger Management) and stars Jennifer Lopez, Milo Ventimiglia, Leah Remini, Vanessa Hudgens and Treat Williams. The movie follows a big-box store employee who reinvents her life and her lifestyle to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as a college degree. Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (Maid in Manhattan, Kidnap) and Justin Zackham (The Bucket List, The Big Wedding) wrote the screenplay and are also producing the project with Lopez and Benny Medina (The Fighting Temptations, The Boy Next Door). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Under the Silver Lake’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Robert Mitchell, Disasterpeace, Rich Vreeland, score, Soundtrack, Under the Silver Lake
The full details of the soundtrack album for David Robert Mitchell’s neo-noir thriller Under the Silver Lake have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Disasterpeace (aka Rich Vreeland) who previously scored the director’s last feature It Follows. Also included are songs by R.E.M., Meek Bride & Her Band and The Association. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 22, 2018 by Milan Records. A vinyl version is set to come out in August. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl version. Under the Silver Lake is written and directed by Mitchell and stars Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough. T Read the rest of this entry »
Philippe Sarde to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Film Fest Gent
Posted: May 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Philippe Sarde, World Soundtrack Awards
Philippe Sarde has been chosen as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards at the Film Fest Gent. The Brussels Philharmonic will perform his music at the 18th World Soundtrack Awards, which will take place on October 17, 2018. Throughout his career, Sarde has collaborated with directors such as Claude Sautet, Bertrand Tavernier, Roman Polanski, André Téchiné and Jean-Jacques Annaud on films including The Tenant, Tess, Thieves, Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud and Pirates. Read the rest of this entry »
W.G. Snuffy Walden, Patrick Rose & Noah Sorota Scoring NBC’s ‘Reverie’
Posted: May 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: NBC, Noah Sorota, Patrick Rose, Reverie, W.G. Snuffy Walden
W.G. Snuffy Walden, Patrick Rose and Noah Sorota have composed the original score for the new NBC drama Reverie. The show is created by Mickey Fisher (Extant) and stars Sarah Shahi, Dennis Haysbert, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Kathryn Morris and Jessica Lu. The series follows a former detective specializing in human behavior who is brought in when the launch of an advanced virtual reality program has dangerous and unintended consequences. Fisher is also executive producing the Universal Television and Amblin Television production with Tom Szentgyorgyi (The Mentalist), Darryl Frank & Justin Falvey (The Americans, The Borgias) and Brooklyn Weaver (Run All Night). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ocean’s 8’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Gary Ross, Ocean's 8, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the heist comedy Ocean’s 8. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Counselor, All the Money in the World, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 8, 2018 and will be available to download on Amazon. Ocean’s 8 is directed by Gary Ross and stars Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson and Awkwafina. The movie follows a group of women who plan on robbing the Met Gala in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury Scoring Julius Onah’s ‘Luce’
Posted: May 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow, Julius Onah, Luce
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Free Fire) have recently composed the music for the upcoming drama Luce. The film is directed by Julius Onah (The Cloverfield Paradox) and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer and Tim Roth. The movie is based on J.C. Lee’s play of the same title and revolves around an African teenager and former child soldier living in a suburb and his relationship to a teacher who becomes aware of his views on political violence. Onah also co-wrote the screenplay with Lee and is producing the project with John Baker (Frank & Lola) and Andrew Yang. Read the rest of this entry »
‘China Salesman’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: China Salesman, Soundtrack
Cleopatra Records has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller China Salesman. The album features music inspired by the film by artists, including the title track by Tyson & DMX, as well as songs by Mozzy & Gunplay, Vado & Dave East and more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. China Salesman is written and directed by Tan Bing and stars Mike Tyson, Steven Seagal, Dong-Xue Li, Janicke Askevold, Li Ai and Eriq Ebouaney. The movie centers on a Chinese engineer/salesman who comes face-to-face with a corrupt competitor over the contract for the first African mobile telecom technology. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Valley of Gwangi’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerome Moross, score, Soundtrack, The Valley of Gwangi
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete soundtrack for the 1969 monster movie The Valley of Gwangi directed by James O’Connolly, produced by Ray Harryhausen and starring James Franciscus, Gina Golan and Richard Carlson. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Jerome Moross (The Big Country, The War Lord, The Cardinal, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn). Visit the label’s official website to check out the full track list, listen to audio samples and order the CD.
