Universal Music has released the first soundtrack release for the 2010 thriller The Killer Inside Me directed by Michael Winterbottom based on the novel by Jim Thompson and starring Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba. The album features the film’s original score composed by Melissa Parmenter & Joel Cadbury (Comes a Bright Day). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has also released Parmenter’s score for the 2008 feature Genova (aka A Summer in Genoa) co-written and directed by Winterbottom and starring Colin Firth, Catherine Keener and Hope Davis. Click here to download the album and listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Albums for Michael Winterbottom’s ‘The Killer Inside Me’ & ‘Genova’ Released
Posted: May 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Summer in Genoa, Genova, Joel Cadbury, Melissa Parmenter, Michael Winterbottom, score, Soundtrack, The Killer Inside Me
‘The Miracle Season’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Roque Banos, score, Sean McNamara, Soundtrack, The Miracle Season
Meliam Music will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama The Miracle Season. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Risen). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 15, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Miracle Season is directed by Sean McNamara and stars Helen Hunt, William Hurt, Danika Yarosh and Erin Moriarty. The movie is based on a true story and follows the West High School girls’ volleyball team as they band together after the loss of the school’s star player in hope of winning the state championship. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 11, 2018)
Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandra Harwood, Always the Carlyle, Anthony Clarke, Anthony John, Anton Sanko, Beast, Breaking In, Earl Rose, Fil Eisler, Ilan Eshkeri, Jim Williams, Johnny Klimek, Life of the Party, Measure of a Man, Mountain, Nico Muhly, Revenge, Richard Tognetti, Rob, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Terminal, The Escape, The Seagull, Tim Wheeler
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy Life of the Party directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Gillian Jacobs, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon, Stephen Root and Jacki Weaver. The film’s original score is composed by Fil Eisler (Empire, Revenge, How to Be Single, CHiPs). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as songs by Meghan Trainor, Blind Scuba Divers, Chick Norris, Cyndi Lauper & more. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the thriller Breaking In directed by James McTeigue and starring Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke, Richard Cabral, Seth Karr, Ajiona Alexus, Levi Meaden, Jason George and Christa Miller. Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, One Hour Photo, Sense8, The International) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the music by Klimek and additional music composer Gabriel Mounsey and a song by James Earl Jones II. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryuichi Sakamoto to Compose Theme for Yoshihiro Hanno’s ‘Paradise Next’
Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paradise Next, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoshihiro Hanno
Variety is reporting that Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, Snake Eyes) will be composing the theme for the upcoming drama Paradise Next. The film is directed by Japanese composer Yoshihiro Hanno (Mountains May Depart, Dragonfly Eyes) who previously helmed the 2015 feature A Woman Wavering in the Rain) and is set to star Satoshi Tsumbuki and Etsushi Toyokawa. The movie is being described as “a road movie involving two hit men on a journey of atonement.” Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack EP for Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ Released
Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Everybody Knows, Javier Limón, Soundtrack, Todos lo saben
A soundtrack EP has been released for Asghar Farhadi’s drama Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben). The EP features the songs from the film by Grammy Award-winning music producer and singer/songwriter Javier Limón. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Everybody Knows is written and directed by Farhadi (The Salesman, A Separation, The Past) and stars Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darín. The movie centers on a woman and her children who travel from Buenos Aires to the village where she was born, on a Spanish vineyard, to attend her sister’s wedding, but unexpected events lead this gathering towards a crisis which exposes the hidden past of the family. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz to Score Tim Story’s ‘Shaft’ Sequel
Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, John Shaft, Shaft, Tim Story
Christopher Lennertz is reteaming with director Tim Story on the upcoming Shaft sequel. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson & Jessie T. Usher as father and son, as well as Richard Roundtree, Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Avan Jogia and Method Man. The movie centers on the young and old Shafts as they are are forced to team up. Jackson is reprising his role from John Singleton’s 2000 Shaft movie, which was scored by David Arnold and featured Isaac Hayes’ classic theme from the 1971 original film. Read the rest of this entry »
Katharine McPhee’s Original Song ‘Living in the Moment’ from ‘Book Club’ Released
Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: arole Bayer Sager, Book Club, Jay Landers, Katharine McPhee, Walter Afanasieff
The Lighthouse Company has released the original end credits song Living in the Moment from the comedy Book Club. The track is written by Carole Bayer Sager, Walter Afanasieff & Jay Landers and is performed by Katharine McPhee. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Book Club is directed by Bill Holderman and stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Andy Garcia and Don Johnson. The movie revolves around four lifelong friends in their 60s who read Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club and have their lives forever changed. Read the rest of this entry »
Dana Williams’ ‘Carried’ from ‘The Honor List’ Released
Posted: May 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dana Williams, Michael Yezerski, Soundtrack, The Honor List
Lionsgate Records has released the original song Carried from the comedy The Honor List. The track is written and produced by the film’s composer Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, The Devil’s Candy, Mental, Drift) and performed by Dana Williams. The song is now available to download as a digital single and stream on all major digital music platforms. The Honor List is directed by Elissa Down and stars Meghan Rienks, Sasha Pieterse, Karrueche Tran and Arden Cho. The movie follows three former best friends who reunite when the fourth member of their group suddenly passes away during their senior year of high school and decide to complete the bucket list they made during their freshman year. Read the rest of this entry »

