Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, Snowfall, The Night Of) is the new composer of the Netflix original series Santa Clarita Diet. The composer has scored the second season of the show created by Victor Fresco and starring Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson and Skyler Gisondo. The comedy follows a married couple leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita with their teenage daughter until the wife goes through a dramatic change sending their lives down a road of death and destruction. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ Season 2
Posted: March 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Netflix, Santa Clarita Diet
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‘I Can Only Imagine’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brent McCorkle, I Can Only Imagine, Soundtrack
Fair Trade Services has released a new soundtrack album for the faith-based drama I Can Only Imagine. The album features the songs from the movie performed by lead actor J. Michael Finley, including the title track written by Bart Millard and performed in its original version by the Christian band MercyMe. Also included are selections from the film’s original score composed by Brent McCorkle (Unconditional, Steve McQueen: American Icon). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring McCorkle’s full score was released last week. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez Scoring Drew Pearce’s ‘Hotel Artemis’
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Drew Pearce, Hotel Artemis
Cliff Martinez (Drive, Traffic, Solaris, Contagion) has recently composed the music for the upcoming thriller Hotel Artemis. The film is written and directed by Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and stars Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day and Dave Bautista. The movie revolves around a nurse who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals in a near-future Los Angeles that’s torn by riots. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mary Magdalene’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Garth Davis, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Johann Johannsson, Mary Magdalane, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the biblical drama Mary Magdalene. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Strong Island) and Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas tomorrow, March 23. Mary Magdalene is directed by Garth Davis (Lion) and stars Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tahar Rahim. The movie tells the story of Mary, a young woman in search of a new way of living, who defies her traditional family to join a new social movement led by the charismatic Jesus of Nazareth and soon finds a place for herself within the movement and at the heart of a journey that will lead to Jerusalem. Read the rest of this entry »
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Scoring Miguel Arteta’s ‘Duck Butter’
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Duck Butter, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Miguel Arteta
Composer and synth experimentalist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is making her major feature film scoring debut on the upcoming indie comedy Duck Butter. The film is directed by Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl, Cedar Rapids, Beatriz at Dinner) and stars Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa, Mae Whitman, Hong Chau and Kate Berlant. The movie centers on aa one-night stand between two women that turns into a sexual experiment to have sex every hour for 24 hours. Arteta and Shawkat have also co-written the screenplay. Mel Eslyn (The One I Love, Blue Jay) and Natalie Qasabian (Searching) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Nominations for BAFTA TV Craft Awards Announced
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music-related category after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony hosted by Stephen Mangan will take place at the Brewery, London, on Sunday, April 22, and will be hosted for the sixth time by Stephen Mangan. The BAFTA TV Awards nominations will be announced on April 4. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Submergence’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fernando Velazquez, score, Soundtrack, Submergence, Wim Wenders
The full details of the soundtrack album for Wim Wenders’ drama Submergence have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Mama, The Orphanage, Hercules, A Monster Calls). The soundtrack will be released next month by Varese Sarabande. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version, which is currently set for a release on April 27. Submergence starring James McAvoy, Alicia Vikander, Alexander Sidig, Celen Jones and Reda Kateb centers on the relationship between a British agent working undercover and a bio-mathematician working on a deep-sea diving project. Read the rest of this entry »
ABC’s ‘Alex, Inc.’ to Feature Music by Rob Simonsen & Duncan Blickenstaff
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Alex Inc., Duncan Blickenstaff, Rob Simonsen, Zach Braff
Rob Simonsen & Duncan Blickenstaff are composing the original score for the new ABC comedy Alex, Inc. The show is developed by Matt Tarses and stars Zach Braff, Michael Imperioli, Tiya Sircar, Hillary Anne Matthews, Elisha Henig and Audyssie James. The series follows a successful radio producer as he navigates the crazy world of start-ups while trying to keep his marriage to his public defender wife and family a priority. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Morris Scoring ‘Hunter Killer’
Posted: March 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Donovan Marsh, Hunter Killer, Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris is currently recording his score for the upcoming action thriller Hunter Killer.The film is directed by Donovan Marsh (Avenged) and stars Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common, Gabriel Chavarria and Michael Nyqvist. The movie centers on an untested American captain who teams with Navy Seals for a mission to rescue the Russian president. Peter Craig (The Town) and Jamie Moss (Ghost in the Shell) have written the screenplay based on the novel Firing Point by George Wallace and Don Keith. Neal Moritz (Fast & Furious series, 21/22 Jump Street) and Toby Jaffee (Total Recall, Blue Streak) are producing the Millennium Films production with Butler, Alan Siegel & Mark Gill (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Law Abiding Citizen). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Call the Midwife’ Seasons 4-7 Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Call the Midwife, Maurizio Malagnini, PBS, Peter Salem, score, Soundtrack
A new soundtrack album will be released for the BBC drama Call the Midwife. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh season composed by Maurizio Malagnini (The Paradise, The C Word, Peter & Wendy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 27 and physically in May. Visit Amazon to download the album. DMG TV has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring music from the first two seasons and the 2012/2013 Christmas specials. Call the Midwife created by Heidi Thomas (Cranford) and starring Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Miranda Hart, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Bryony Hannah and Laura Main follows a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Read the rest of this entry »
