Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for Pablo Berger’s fantasy comedy Abracadabra. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alfonso de Vilallonga (Transsiberian, My Life Without Me, The Bookshop) who previously scored the director’s 2012 feature Snow White (Blancanieves). The soundtrack is now available digitally in France with a CD version to be released next month. Visit the French Amazon store to listen to audio samples and check out the track list. No word yet on a domestic release. Abracadabra is written and directed by Berger and stars Maribel Verdú, Antonio de la Torre and Javier Anton. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Abracadabra’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abracadabra, Alfonso de Vilallonga, Pablo Berger
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Soundtrack Album for ‘Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: April 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars. The album features 32 songs spanning Clapton’s long and illustrious career, including five previously unreleased tracks, as well as two alternative mixes made for Eric Clapton’s 1970 debut album. The soundtrack will be released digitally and as a 2-CD set on June 8, 2018 and as a 4-LP set on July 20. The pre-order link will be added to this article within the next few days. Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars is directed by Lili Fini Zanuck and takes a look into the life of the legendary 18-time Grammy Award winning guitarist and multi-million selling recording artist. Read the rest of this entry »
’20 Weeks’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 20 Weeks, Kate Simko, score, Soundtrack
London Electronic Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy 20 Weeks. The album features the film’s original music composed by electronic music producer Kate Simko who made her narrative feature scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. 20 Weeks is directed by Leena Pendharkar and stars Anna Margaret Hollyman and Amir Arison. The movie follows a young couple navigating their first pregnancy, who during a routine scan discover a health condition that could gravely impact their baby, which forces them to re-examine their relationship and their future. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beyond the Clouds’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, Beyond the Clouds, Majid Majidi, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Indian drama Beyond the Clouds. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Couples Retreat, The 100-Foot Journey, Million Dollar Arm), including two new original songs. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. Beyond the Clouds is directed by Majid Majidi and stars Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan. The movie follows two estranged siblings who reconcile following a catastrophic event that changes their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Dudley Scoring Chris Addison’s ‘The Hustle’
Posted: April 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Chris Addison, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, The Hustle
Anne Dudley is scoring the upcoming comedy The Hustle. The film is directed by Chris Addison (Veep) and stars Rebel Wilson, Anne Hathaway, Alex Sharp, Tim Blake Nelson and Ingrid Oliver. The movie is a remake of 1988’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (scored by Miles Goodman) and revolves around a pair of scammers -one low-rent and the other high-class – competing to swindle a naive tech prodigy out of his fortune. Jac Schaeffer (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Lionsgate Announces ‘The Hunger Games in Concert’ Global Tour
Posted: April 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: James Newton Howard, The Hunger Games
Lionsgate announced today it will kick off its international tour of The Hunger Games in Concert with a July 12 world premiere in Manchester, UK. The event will feature a 60-piece orchestra performing the score from Academy Award-nominated composer James Newton Howard and will accompany an HD screening of the original 2012 The Hunger Games movie directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Funny Cow’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Funny Cow, Ollie Trevers, Richard Hawley, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the British comedy drama Funny Cow have been announced. The album features the film’s original songs and score written by Richard Hawley, as well as the duet I Still Want You, which he recorded with Corinne bailey Ray and which co-wrote with Mark Sheridan. Also included are additional songs by Ollie Trevers. The soundtrack will be released on April 20, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Funny Cow is directed by Adrian Shergold and stars Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Stephen Graham and Alun Armstrong. The movie revolves around a woman making a name for herself in the stand-up comedy scene of working men’s clubs in northern England. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Tapped as New Composers of AMC’s ‘Fear the Walking Dead’
Posted: April 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Danny Bensi, Fear the Walking Dead, Saunder Jurriaans
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene) have taken over scoring duties on the AMC original series Fear the Walking Dead. The composers are scoring the fourth season of the show created by Robert Kirkman & Dave Erickson and starring Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rubén Blades, Colman Domingo and Danay García. Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldman (Once Upon a Time) have joined the series this season as the new showrunners. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran to Score George Tillman Jr.’s ‘The Hate U Give’
Posted: April 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, George Tillman Jr., The Hate U Give
Dustin O’Halloran has signed on to score the upcoming drama The Hate U Give. The film is directed by George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor, Notorious, Faster) and stars Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, KJ Apa, Russell Hornsby, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson and Common. The movie is based on Angela Thomas’ novel of the same name and centers on a 16-year-old girl who witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend and is torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot, Gus van Sant, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Gus Van Sant’s drama Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas) who previously collaborated with the director on numerous projects including Good Will Hunting and Milk. Also included is John Callahan’s song Texas When You Go, as well as a track by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha) who composed additional music for the movie. The soundtrack is set to be released on July 6, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
