Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle: Creation) is composing the music for the upcoming noir thriller Serenity. The film is written and directed by Steven Knight (Locke, screenwriter of Eastern Promises & Dirty Pretty Things) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou and Diane Lane. The movie follows a fishing boat captain who is forced to grapple with his mysterious past after a glamorous woman crashes up against his simple life on a small island in the Caribbean and leaves him questioning his reality. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Steven Knight’s ‘Serenity’
Posted: May 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Serenity, Steven Knight
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‘1/1’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 1/1, Liars, score, Soundtrack
Mute Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama 1/1. The album features the film’s original music by the rock band Liars (aka Aaron Hemphill and Angus Andrews) who are making their film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released on July 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A track from the album is already available to download. Check out the music video after the jump. 1/1 is written and directed by Jeremy Phillips and stars Lindsey Shaw, Judd Nelson and Dendrie Taylor. The movie centers on a 20-year-old girl in rural Pennsylvania and her struggles with sex, drugs, love and loss. Read the rest of this entry »
Video Highlights from the 2018 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Posted: May 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: BMI, BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published a number of video clips from the organization’s 2018 Film, TV & Visual Awards gala, which was held earlier this month at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out excerpts from the acceptance speech of John Williams who received the John Williams Award, Laura Karpman, Miriam Cutler & Lolita Ritmanis who were honored with the BMI Champion Award and Rick Baitz who was presented with BMI’s Classic Contribution Award, as well as interview clips with composers including James Newton Howard, Thomas Newman, Theodore Shapiro, Christopher Lennerz, Brian Tyler, Mac Quayle, Atli Orvarsson, Dominic Lewis and Mike Post. Read the rest of this entry »
Laura Rossi Scoring David Blair’s ‘Hurricane’
Posted: May 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Blair, Hurricane, Laura Rossi
This week, Laura Rossi is recording her score for the upcoming historical drama Hurricane. The film is directed by David Blair (Away, Best Laid Plans) and stars Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini, Kristof Hadek and Marcin Dorocinski. The movie tells the story of Lt. Johnny Kent, a Canadian flight lieutenant who led the newly formed Royal Air Force 303 squadron of Hawker Hurricane fighter planes flown by Polish pilots at the height of the Battle of Britain during World War II. Matt Whyte (One Night in Istanbul) is producing the Stray Dogs Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
CBS’ ‘FBI’ to Feature Music by Atli Orvarsson
Posted: May 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, CBS, Dick Wolf, FBI
Atli Orvarsson has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama FBI. The show is developed by Dick Wolf (Law & Order, NYPD Blue) and stars Missy Peregrym, Jeremy Sisto, Zeeko Zaki and Ebonee Noel. The series explores the inner workings of the New York office of the FBI, bringing to bear all the Bureau’s skills, intellect and mind-blowing technology to keep New York and the country safe. Wolf is also producing the Universal TV Studios & CBS Television Studios production with Peter Jankowski, Arthur Forney, showrunner Craig Turk (The Good Wife, Private Practice) as well as Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Men Down) who also directed the first episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Disneynature’s ‘Penguins’
Posted: May 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disneynature, Harry Gregson-Williams, Penguins
Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming Disneynature documentary Penguins. The film is directed by Alastair Fothergill (Earth, African Cats, Chimpanzee), co-directed by Mark Linfield and Jeff Wilson and tells the coming-of-age story about an Adélie penguin named Steve who joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family. The directors are also producing the project with Keith Scholey and Roy Conli. Gregson-Williams has previously scored Disneynature’s 2015 feature Monkey Kingdom directed by Linfield & Fothergill. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Zanelli to Reteam with David Koepp on ‘You Should Have Left’
Posted: May 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Koepp, Geoff Zanelli, You Should Have Left
Geoff Zanelli is set to reteam with David Koepp on the upcoming horror thriller You Should Have Left. The film is written and directed by Koepp (Stir of Echoes, screenwriter of Jurassic Park & Spider-Man) and stars Kevin Bacon. The movie is based on Daniel Kehlmann’s 2007 novel of the same title and follows screenwriter who is working on a sequel to his hit film in a remote house in the Alps and begins to lose his bearings thanks to unexplained occurrences. Jason Blum (Get Out, Insidious, The Purge, Paranormal Activity) is producing the project through his Blumhouse production company. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Ekstrand Scoring Crispian Mills’ ‘Slaughterhouse Rulez’
Posted: May 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Crispian Mills, Jon Ekstrand, Slaughterhouse Rulez
Jon Ekstrand (Life, Easy Money, Child 44, Borg vs. McEnroe) is composing the original music for the upcoming horror comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez. The film is directed by Crispian Mills (A Fantastic Fear of Everything) and stars Simon Pegg, Michael Sheen, Asa Butterfield, Finn Cole, Hermione Corfield and Nick Frost. The movie is set in an illustrious British boarding school that becomes a bloody battleground when a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site, unleashing unspeakable horror. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mary Shelley’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amelia Warner, Haifaa Al-Mansour, Mary Shelley, score, Soundtrack
Universal Music Classics/Decca Gold announced a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Mary Shelley. The album features the film’s original score composed by Amelia Warner (Mum’s List). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 25, 2018 and will be available to download on Amazon. Mary Shelley is co-written and directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour and stars Elle Fanning, Maisie Williams, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth, Joanne Froggatt and Stephen Dillane. The movie chronicles the Frankenstein author’s tempestuous marriage to dissolute poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and the fateful night at a Swiss chateau that inspired her most famous creation. Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Kiner & Gustavo Santaolalla Scoring Netflix’s ‘Narcos’ Season 4
Posted: May 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gustavo Santaolalla, Kevin Kiner, Narcos, Netflix
Kevin Kiner and Gustavo Santaolalla are the new composers of the Netflix original series Narcos. They are scoring the fourth season of the show, which will star Michael Peña, Diego Luna, Tenoch Huerta, Joaquin Cosio, Jose Maria Yazpik, Teresa Ruiz and Alyssa Diaz. The new season is set in Mexico and will explore the Guadalajara cartel. Showrunner Eric Newman (Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead) is executive producing the series with show creators Jose Padilha (RoboCop, 7 Days in Entebbe), Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard. Read the rest of this entry »
