Notefornote Entertainment has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1987 political thriller No Way Out directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, Howard Duff, George Dzundza, Jason Bernard, Fred Thompson and Iman. The 2-CD set features the film’s expanded original music composed by Academy Award winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Ghost, Doctor Zhivago, Witness), including the composer’s score on the first disc and the content of the original soundtrack album, as well as bonus tracks on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to pre-order the limited edition CD. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘No Way Out’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Maurice Jarre, No Way Out, score, Soundtrack
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Alexandre Desplat Scoring Paul Weitz’s ‘Operation Finale’
Posted: May 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Chris Weitz, Operation Finale
Alexandre Desplat has begun work on the upcoming historical thriller Operation Finale. The film is directed by Chris Weitz (About a Boy) and stars Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Melanie Laurent, Lior Raz, Nick Kroll, Michael Aronov, Haley Lu Richardson, Joe Alwyn, Ohad Knoller, Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht, Mike Hernandez, Greta Scacchi and Pêpê Rapazote. The movie tells the true story of the 1960 covert mission where legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin infiltrates Argentina and captures Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi’s ‘C.R.E.A.M.’ & ‘Paint It Black’ Covers from ‘Westworld’ Released
Posted: May 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Ramin Djawadi, Westworld
WaterTower Music has released the cover versions of Wu-Tang Clan’s C.R.E.A.M. and The Rolling Stone’s Paint It Black by composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim) as featured in the last episode of the HBO original series Westworld. Both tracks are now available as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full cover versions after the jump. Djawadi has previously contributed a different cover of Paint It Black for the first episode of the series. The second season of Westworld created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 feature and starring Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright & Thandie Newton currently airs Sunday nights on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Orton Scoring Hernan Jimenez’s ‘Elsewhere’
Posted: May 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elsewhere, Hernan Jimenez, Mark Orton
Mark Orton is scoring the upcoming indie comedy drama Elsewhere. The film is written and directed by Hernan Jimenez (About Us) and stars Aden Young, Parker Posey, Ken Jeong, Beau Bridges, Jacki Weaver and Jackie Tohn. The movie follows a man who is hopelessly attached to the seaside cottage that he and his late wife built together and – after getting evicted – vows to get it back at any price. Jiminez’s producing partner Chris Cole is producing the project with Branded Pictures Entertainment’s J. Todd Harris (Bottle Shock, Supercross). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 20, 2018)
Posted: May 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Ariel Marx, Cezary Skubiszewski, HBO, Ibiza, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Jeff Morrow, Netflix, Picnic at Hanging Rock, SundanceTV, The Split, The Tale
Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, May 23, is the British mini-series The Split created and written by Abi Morgan, directed by Jessica Hobbs and starring Nicola Walker, Meera Syal, Stephen Mangan, Fiona Button, Deborah Findlay and Anthony Head. The show’s original music is composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag). The drama centers on a family of female divorce lawyers who are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30 year absence. The drama premiered earlier this year in the UK on BBC One and will make its U.S. debut on SundanceTV. Visit the official show website for more information.
Premiering on Friday, May 25, is the Netflix original movie Ibiza directed by Alex Richanbach and starring Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson and Richard Madden. Jeff Morrow (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Trolls Holiday) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which follows a young woman who is sent to Spain for an important work meeting and brings along her hard-partying friends and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Mike Suby Scoring The CW’s ‘Roswell, New Mexico’, CBS’ ‘God Friended Me’ & Freeform’s ‘The Perfectionists’
Posted: May 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Freeform, Ghosts of War, God Friended Me, Mike Suby, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Roswell New Mexico, The CW
Mike Suby has recently scored a number of pilots that have been picked up to series, including The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico. The show is developed by Carina Adly MacKenzie based on the Roswell High book series by Melinda Metz and stars Jeanine Mason, Nathan Parsons Tyler Blackburn, Lily Cowles, Michael Vlamis and Heather Hemmens. The series follows the daughter of undocumented immigrants who reluctantly returns to her hometown only to discover that her teenage crush is now a police officer and also an alien who has kept his spectacular abilities a secret. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gospel According to André’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ian Hultquist, score, Sofia Hultquist, Soundtrack, The Gospel According to André
Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The Gospel According to André. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, A.X.L., Animals, My Blind Brother) & Sofia Hultquist (The First Monday in May, Love & Bananas). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 25, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Gospel According to André is directed by Kate Novack and chronicles the life and career of André Leon Talley, former Vogue magazine editor-at-large and one of the fashion industry’s and New York culture’s most influential icons. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 18, 2018)
Posted: May 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Book Club, Dan Jones, Deadpool 2, First Reformed, Heitor Pereira, Laurent Petitgand, Lustmord, On Chesil Beach, Peter Nashel, Pope Francis - A Man of His Word, Show Dogs, Tyler Bates
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Deadpool 2 directed by David Leitch and starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, Brianna Hildebrand and Jack Kesy. The film’s original score is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Watchmen, John Wick, The Punisher). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full details. Columbia Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the comedy Book Club directed by Bill Holderman and starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Andy Garcia and Don Johnson. Peter Nashel (I, Tonya, The Night Listener, Bee Season, Marco Polo) has composed the film’s original score. The movie also features an original song, Living in the Moment, written by Carole Bayer Sager, Walter Afanasieff & Jay Landers and performed by Katharine McPhee. Check out our previous article for more information about the song and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Riverdale’ Season 2 Released
Posted: May 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Riverdale, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the CW drama Riverdale. The album features the songs recorded for the show’s second season performed by cast members including Ashleigh Murray, K.J. App, Camila Mendes, Lili Reinhart, Asha Bromfield, Hayley Law, Madelaine Petsch and Casey Cott. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label has previously released soundtracks featuring the songs & score from the first season, an album for the Carrie the Musical episode, as well as digital singles of the individual songs. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy to Present ‘The Sherman Brothers: A Hollywood Songbook’
Posted: May 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Michael Giacchino, Richard M. Sherman, Robert Sherman
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its summer programming lineup, which includes an evening dedicated to Oscar-winning songwriters Richard M. Sherman & Robert Sherman, best known for their classic songs for movies such as Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Sherman Brothers: A Hollywood Songbook will take place on June 20 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA and will feature appearances by Richard Sherman himself, composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Jurassic World, Star Trek, Lost), film critic Leonard Maltin, director Pete Docter & producer Jonas Rivera (Up, Inside Out) and actors B.J. Novak (who portrayed Robert Sherman in Saving Mr. Banks), Dick Van Dyke, Anthony Gonzalez, Lesley Ann Warren, performers LeAnn Rimes and Kenny Loggins and more. Read the rest of this entry »
