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 »
Hans Zimmer to Score Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’
Posted: June 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Steve McQueen, Widows
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‘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 »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 1, 2018)
Posted: June 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Kid Like Jake, Action Point, Adrift, All Summers End, American Animals, Andrew Feltenstein, Anne Nikitin, Breath, Deke Dickerson, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hauschka, Jed Palmer, Joel P. West, John Nau, Philippe Sarde, Rodin, Roger Neill, Upgrade, Volker Bertelsmann
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the survival drama Adrift directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin. The film’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder, The Current War). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Emiliana Torrini’s cover of Tom Waits’ I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller Upgrade written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson and Benedict Hardie. Jed Palmer (OtherLife) 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 BH Tilt release. Read the rest of this entry »
Milan Records to Release ‘Skyscraper’ Soundtrack
Posted: June 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rawson Marshall Thurber, score, Skyscraper, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller Skyscraper. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers series, Ender’s Game, Pain & Gain, The Island, Desperate Housewives). The CD version is currently set to be released on August 3, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version will be coming out a few weeks earlier in July. Check back on this page for the full album details. Skyscraper is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and stars Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Pablo Schreiber, Byron Mann, Hannah Quinlivan and Noah Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Tale’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ariel Marx, HBO, Jennifer Fox, score, Soundtrack, The Tale
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the HBO original movie The Tale. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ariel Marx (To Dust). Also included is the song Wait On Me by Samora Pinderhughes & Common. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes/stream on Apple Music and will added to Amazon and other digital music stores next Friday, June 8. The Tale is written and directed by Jennifer Fox and stars Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn and Common. The movie is based on Fox’s own life and follows a professor and documentary filmmaker who is a survivor of sexual abuse and recalls what happened to her when she was 13.
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‘Volontaire’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruno Coulais, Hélène Fillières, score, Soundtrack, Volontaire
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Volontaire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Bruno Coulais (The Chorus, Coraline, The Crimson Rivers, Winged Migration). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Volontaire is directed by Hélène Fillières and stars Diane Rouxel, Lambert Wilson and Josiane Balasko. The movie follows a woman who enrolls as a communications officer in the Naval Fusiliers. Read the rest of this entry »
