Ilan Esherki is composing the music for the upcoming BBC and Netflix animated mini-series Watership Down. The 4-parter is written by Tom Bidwell (My Mad Fat Diary) based on Richard Adams’ novel, directed by Noam Murro (300: Rise of the Empire) and features the voices of James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Gemma Arterton, Miles Jupp, Freddie Fox, Olivia Colman and Anne-Marie Duff. The series is set in the idyllic rural landscape of southern England and follows a band of rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri Scoring BBC’s & Netflix’s ‘Watership Down’ Mini-Series
Posted: April 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Ilan Eshkeri, Netflix, Noam Murro, Watership Down
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Soundtrack Album for Robert Schwentke’s ‘The Captain’ (‘Der Hauptmann’) Released
Posted: April 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Der Hauptmann, Martin Todsharow, Robert Schwentke, score, Soundtrack, The Captain
Königskinder has released a soundtrack album for the German drama The Captain (Der Hauptmann). The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Todsharow (Desert Flower, 3096 Days, Atomised). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Milan Records will release the album in the U.S. on July 27, 2018. Visit Amazon to order the soundtrack. The Captain is directed by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, RED, The Time Traveler’s Wife) and stars Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau and Alexander Fehling. The movie follows a young German deserter as he tries to survive in the deadly final days of the Third Reich. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Every Day’ Score Album Released
Posted: April 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elliott Wheeler, Every Day, Michael Sucsy, score, Soundtrack
Orion has released a score album for the romantic drama Every Day. The album features the film’s original music composed by Elliott Wheeler (The Get Down, Restraint). Also included is an original song written by the composer and performed by Pip Branson and Emma Hoy. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Every Day is directed by Michael Sucsy and stars Angourie Rice, Maria Bello, Debby Ryan, Jacob Batalon, Justice Smith, Owen Teague, Lucas Jade Zumann and Colin Ford. The movie is based on David Levithan’s bestselling YA novel and revolves around a shy teenage girl who falls in love with an entity named A, who inhabits a new body of another teenage boy each day. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Quiet Place’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Quiet Place, John Krasinski, Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the horror thriller A Quiet Place have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, Scream, World War Z, The Hurt Locker, The Wolverine). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on April 6 and physically on May 11 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Quiet Place is directed by John Krasinski who also stars in the film, alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. The movie follows a family living an isolated existence in utter silence, for fear of an unknown threat that follows and attacks at any sound. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Gary Lionelli, HBO, score, Soundtrack, The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the HBO documentary The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Gary Lionelli (O.J.: Made in America, Last Days in Vietnam, Luck). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 13, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Newspaperman is directed by John Maggio and recounts the life of legendary Washington Post editor, Ben Bradlee. The documentary, which features interviews with Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Henry Kissinger and Robert Redford, among others, premiered this past December on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Korven to Score Lone Scherfig’s ‘Secrets from the Russian Tea Room’ Project
Posted: April 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lone Scherfig, Mark Korven, Secrets from the Russian Tea Room
Mark Korven is attached to score Lone Scherfig’s next, currently untitled next feature, previously known as Secrets from the Russian Tea Room. The film is written and directed by Scherfig (An Education, One Day, Their Finest) and stars Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim, Zoe Kazan, Bill Nighy, Caleb Landry Jones and Jay Baruchel. The movie takes place in the heart of New York City at an opulent Russian restaurant and tells the story of a group of people going through the worst crises of their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bokeh’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bokeh, Keegan DeWitt, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the sci-fi drama Bokeh. The album features the film’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Morris from America, Divorce, Queen of Earth). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bokeh is written and directed by Geoffrey Orthwein & Andrew Sullivan and stars Maika Monroe, Matt O’Leary, Arnar Jonsson and Gunnar Helgason. The movie follows an American couple on a romantic getaway to Iceland who wake up to discover every person on earth has disappeared. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 1, 2018)
Posted: April 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, Amateur, BC Smith, Ben Bromfield, Chris Clark, Clark, Evgueni Galperine, HBO, Heather McIntosh, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Joseph Stephens, Kiri, Mark Isham, NBC, Netflix, Paterno, PBS, Rob, Ryan Elder, Sacha Galperine, Six Balloons, Sun Dogs, TBS, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, The Child in Time, The Last O.G., Troy: Fall of a City
Premiering in the U.S. today is the BBC movie The Child in Time directed by Julian Farino and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Campbell Moore and Saskia Reeves. The film’s original music is composed by Adrian Johnston (Becoming Jane, Brideshead Revisited, The Strangers: Prey at Night, Kinky Boots). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official movie website to learn more about the drama, which is premiering stateside on PBS.
Also premiering tonight is the NBC television event Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert executive produced by Webber, Rice, Marc Platt, Craig Zadan & Neil Meron. Sony Masterworks Broadway will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the TV special written by Andrew Llyod Webber and Tim Rice and performed by John Legend, Alice Cooper, Sara Bareilles and other cast members this coming Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bodied’ Score Album Released
Posted: April 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bodied, Brain and Melissa, Joseph Kahn, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the satire Bodied. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brain and Melissa. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bodied is directed by Joseph Kahn and stars Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Charlamagne Tha God, Anthony Michael Hall, Rory Uphold, Dumbfoundead, Walter Perez, Shoniqua Shandai, Dizaster, Debra Wilson and Loaded Lux. The movie based on a script by Toronto rapper Alex Larsen (Kid Twist) and produced by Eminem follows a white, purportedly progressive graduate student who infiltrates a community of diverse battle rappers for the sake of an edgy thesis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pilgrimage’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 31, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Pilgrimage, score, Soundtrack, Stephen McKeon
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the action adventure Pilgrimage. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen McKeon (Norm of the North, Queen and Country, The Tiger’s Tail, Primeval). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Pilgrimage is directed by Brendan Muldowney and stars Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Richard Armitage, John Lynch, Stanley Weber, Eric Godon and Tristan McConnell. The movie tells the story of 13th century monks who escort a holy relic to Rome on a treacherous journey. Read the rest of this entry »
