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 »
‘Funny Cow’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Funny Cow, Ollie Trevers, Richard Hawley, Soundtrack
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 »
Gingger Shankar to Score Maryam Keshavarz’s ‘Vulture Club’
Posted: April 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gingger Shankar, Maryam Keshavarz, Vulture Club
Gingger Shankar is reteaming with director Maryam Keshavarz to score the upcoming drama Vulture Club. The film starring Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Matt Bomer, Lola Kirke, Adepero Oduye and Sheila Vand revolves around a veteran emergency room nurse who takes drastic measures to free her adult son, a war correspondent who’s been captured by a terrorist group. Keshavarz also co-wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Mastro. Anna Gerb, Neal Dodson and J.C. Chandor (All Is Lost, Margin Call, A Most Violent Year) are producing the project for CounterNarrative. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Hello Again’ Film Adaptation Announced
Posted: April 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hello Again, Michael John LaChiusa, Soundtrack
Broadway Records has announced a soundtrack album for the film adaptation of the musical Hello Again. The album features the songs from the movie performed by cast members including Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, T.R. Knight, Rumer Willis, Cheyenne Jackson, Jenna Ushkowitz, Tyler Blackburn, Sam Underwood, Nolan Gerard Funk and Al Calderon. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on April 27, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The song Beyond the Moon has already been released as a digital single last summer. Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Soundtrack
Posted: April 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, John Williams, Ron Howard, score, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Soundtrack, Star Wars
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Rio, Shrek, Chicken Run, X-Men: The Last Stand), as well as the Han Solo theme and original Star Wars music composed by John Williams (Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on May 25, 2018. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Truth or Dare’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Wadlow, Matthew Margeson, score, Soundtrack, Truth or Dare
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Truth or Dare. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service & The Golden Circle, Eddie the Eagle, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Kick-Ass 2). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 13, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Truth or Dare is directed by Jeff Wadlow and stars Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Nolan Gerard Funk, Hayden Szeto and Sophia Taylor Ali. The movie revolves around a harmless game of “Truth or Dare” among friends that turns deadly when someone-or something-begins to punish those who tell a lie-or refuse the dare. Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel Scoring Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s ‘Mustang’
Posted: April 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jed Kurzel, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Mustang
Jed Kurzel has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Mustang. The film marks the feature directorial debut of French actress Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Gideon Adlon, Josh Stewart and Connie Britton. The movie centers on a convict who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program training wild mustangs and forges a strong bond with a particularly difficult mustang, which forces him to confront his harsh past and innermost demons. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams to Be Honored at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Posted: April 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film TV & Visual Media Awards, John Williams, Laura Karpman, Lolita Ritmanis, Miriam Cutler, Rick Baitz
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that it will present legendary film composer John Williams with a special award bearing his name in recognition of his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The John Williams Award will be presented for the first time at the 34th annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards on Wednesday, May 9 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Williams previously received the organization’s The Kirk Award in 1999, which later became the BMI Icon Award, for composing some of the most popular and recognizable scores in cinematic history such as the Star Wars series, Jaws, Schindler’s List, the Indiana Jones series, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, among many others. Read the rest of this entry »
