A soundtrack album will be released for the documentary McQueen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Michael Nyman (The Piano, Gattaca, The End of the Affair, Ravenous). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 8, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is also available to order as import by clicking here. McQueen is directed by Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui and centers on Alexander McQueen, the working-class boy who rose from Savile Row tailor’s apprentice to become the most celebrated and controversial fashion designer in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘McQueen’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: McQueen, Michael Nyman, score, Soundtrack
Will Blair & Brooke Blair Scoring The CW’s ‘In the Dark’
Posted: May 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, In the Dark, Low Tide, The CW, Will Blair
Will Blair and Brooke Blair have been tapped to score the CW pilot In the Dark. The show is created by Corinne Kingsbury and stars Perry Mattfeld, Brooke Markham, Keston John and Austin Nichols. The drama follows a flawed and irreverent blind woman who is the only “witness” to the murder of her drug-dealing friend and sets out with her dog to find the killer. Kingsbury is also executive producing the project with Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder, Zoolander), Jackie Cohn and Nicky Weinstock (Alex Strangelove). Read the rest of this entry »
HBO’s ‘Being Serena’ to Feature Music by Miles Hankins
Posted: May 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Being Serena, HBO, Miles Hankins
Miles Hankins has composed the original score for the new HBO docu-series Being Serena. The 5-parter centers on Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players in history, as she faces new challenges in motherhood, marriage and regaining her supremacy on the court. Mark Shapiro, Michael Antinoro and Will Staeger are executive producing the HBO Sports and IMG production. Hankins’ previous scoring credits include the comedy The Night Before (which he co-scored with Marco Beltrami), Len and Company and the animated series Lego Elves. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Score Adam Shankman’s ‘What Men Want’
Posted: May 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Shankman, Brian Tyler, What Men Want
Brian Tyler has signed on to score the upcoming romantic comedy What Men Want. The film is directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray, Bringing Down the House, A Walk to Remember) and stars Taraji P. Henson, Tracy Morgan, Aldis Hodge, Max Greenfield and Wendi McLendon-Covey. The movie is inspired by Nancy Meyers’ 2000 feature What Women Want (scored by Alan Silvestri) and follows a female sports agent who has been constantly boxed out by her male colleagues when she gains the power to hear men’s thoughts. Read the rest of this entry »
Phil Mossman Scoring ‘Donnybrook’
Posted: May 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Donnybrook, Phil Mossman, Tim Sutton
Phil Mossman is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama Donnybrook. The film is written and directed by Tim Sutton and stars Frank Grillo, Jamie Bell, Margaret Qualley and James Badge Dale. The movie is based on Frank Bill’s 2013 novel of the same title and follows a man hard up for cash and determined to support his family as he competes in the Donnybrook, a legendary brawl where a $100,000 prize goes to the last man standing. David Lancaster (Whiplash, Nightcrawler, No Escape) and Stephanie Wilcox (Small Crimes) are producing the Rumble Films and Backup Media production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Brothers’ Nest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brothers' Nest, Clayton Jacobson, Richard Pleasance, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the Australian comedic thriller Brothers’ Nest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Richard Pleasance. Also included are two songs by Pleasantville. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 1 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Brothers’ Nest is written and directed by Clayton Jacobson (Kenny) who also stars in the movie alongside Shane Jacobson, Lynette Curran, Kim Gyngell and Sarah Snook. The comedy follows two brothers who arrive at the family home intent on murdering their step-father. Read the rest of this entry »
John Frizzell to Score Diederik Van Rooijen’s ‘Cadaver’
Posted: April 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cadaver, Diederik Van Rooijen, John Frizzell
John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Dante’s Peak, Office Space, The Following) has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller Cadaver. The film is directed by Diederik Van Rooijen (Daylight, Taped) and stars Shay Mitchell, Stana Katic, Grey Damon, Louis Herthum, Nick Thune, Max McNamara, Jacob Ming-Trent and Kirby Johnson. The movie follows a disgraced ex-cop and recovering addict who must take a graveyard shift at the morgue in the hospital where she got sober and begins to witness terrorizing and violent murders shortly after a mysterious and brutally massacred body is delivered to the morgue. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Mansell Scoring Ben Wheatley’s ‘Colin You Anus’
Posted: April 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Wheatley, Clint Mansell, Colin You Anus
Clint Mansell has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Colin You Anus. The film is written and directed by Ben Wheatley (Free Fire, Kill List, Sightseers) and stars Charles Dance, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley, Neil Maskell, Joe Cole, Richard Glover, Alexandra Maria Lara, Mark Monero, Asim Chaudry, Doon Mackichan and Peter Ferdinando. Andy Starke (The ABCs of Death, The Duke of Burgundy) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Land of Mine’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Land of Mine, Martin Zandvliet, score, Soundtrack, Sune Martin
PlantSounds has released a soundtrack album for the Danish drama Land of Mine. The album features the film’s original score composed by Sune Martin (The Outsider, Teddy Bear, Applause). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Land of Mine is written and directed by Martin Zandvliet and stars Roland Moller, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Emil Belton and Oskar Belton. The movie follows a group of German POWs who are made the enemy of a nation, where they are now forced to dig up 2 million land-mines with their bare hands. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Uncle Drew’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 29, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, Uncle Drew
RCA Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Uncle Drew. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including A$AP Ferg, Khalid, G-Eazy, French Montana & Remy Ma, Logic, Tone Stith feat. 2 Chainz & more. The soundtrack will be relased on June 15, 2018. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the digital version. Uncle Drew is directed by Charles Stone III and stars Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, Chris Webber, Erica Ash, Lisa Leslie, Tiffany Haddish and Nick Kroll. Read the rest of this entry »