Toby Chu has recently scored Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming short Bao. The film is directed by Domee Shi and follows an empty-nesting Chinese mom who gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life and must come to terms with the bittersweet revelation that nothing stays cute and small forever. Becky Neiman-Cobb is producing the project and Pixar’s Pete Docter (Inside Out, Up) & John Lasseter (Toy Story, Cars) are executive producing. Read the rest of this entry »
Toby Chu Scoring Pixar’s ‘Bao’ and ‘Henchmen’
Posted: March 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bao, Henchmen, Pixar, Toby Chu
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Matt Dunkley to Serve as Musical Director on Rupert Goold’s ‘Judy’
Posted: March 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Judy, Matt Dunkley, Rupert Goold
Pathé and Calamity Films announced today that Matt Dunkley will serve as the musical director on the upcoming biographical drama Judy. The film is directed by Rupert Goold (True Story) and stars Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland, alongside Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock and Sir Michael Gambon. The movie follows the legendary performer as she arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts. Tom Edge (The Crown, Lovesick) has written the screenplay. David Livingstone (Pride) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Cody Fitzgerald & Clyde Lawrence to Score Disney’s ‘Noelle’
Posted: March 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clyde Lawrence, Cody Fitzgerald, Marc Lawrence, Noelle
Cody Fitzgerald and Clyde Lawrence are reteaming with director Marc Lawrence on Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming fantasy comedy Noelle. The film is written and directed by Lawrence (Two Weeks Notice, Music and Lyrics) and stars Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader, Billy Eichner, Shirley MacLaine and Julie Hagerty. The movie revolves Santa’s daughter who is forced to take over the family business when her father decides to retire and brother ends up getting cold feet prior to his first big Christmas Eve flight. Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland, Memento, Austin Powers) is producing the project. Fitzgerald & Lawrence have previously scored the director’s last feature, The Rewrite. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nico, 1988’ Soundtrack Relased
Posted: March 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo, Nico 1988, score, Soundtrack
35mm/42 Records has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Nico, 1988. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Nico, 1988 is written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli and stars Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca, Sandor Funtek, Thomas Trabacchi, Karina Feernandez, Calvin Demba and Francesco Colella. The movie centers on Nico, the Andy Warhol discovery who sang lead vocals on several tracks of VU’s 1967 debut album and focuses on the final two years of her life in 1987 and 1988, approaching 50 and living a solitary life in Manchester. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 18, 2018)
Posted: March 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexa & Katie, CBS, Cyrille Aufort, Dominik Scherrer, Game Over Man!, Hulu, Instinct, James S. Levine, March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step, Matt Mariano, Natasha Khan, Netflix, Pinar Toprak, Requiem, Roxanne Roxanne, RZA, Steve Jablonsky, Syfy, Zach Stretten-Carlson
Premiering tonight is the new CBS drama Instinct created by Michael Rauch and starring Alan Cumming, Bojana Novakovic, Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews and Sharon Leal. The show’s original music is composed by James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, Damages, Star, The Last Ship, Bloodline, Major Crimes). To learn more about the series, which follows a former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer, and which will air Sunday nights on CBS, check out our previous news article.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 21, is the new Syfy original series Krypton developed by David S. Goyer & Cameron Welsh and starring Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Elliot Cowan, Ann Ogbomo, Aaron Pierre, Rasmus Hardiker, Wallis Day, Blake Ritson, Ian McElhinney and Shaun Sipos. Pinar Toprak (The Lightkeepers, The Wind Gods, The Challenger) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air Wednesday nights on Syfy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Todo Mal’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Kawczynski, Issa López, score, Soundtrack, Todo Mal
A soundtrack album has been released for the Mexican comedy Todo Mal. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Kawczynski (Sky Hunter) who is best known for his contributions to numerous scores written by Hans Zimmer, including The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Chappie and Man of Steel. Also included are songs by Fuerzas de la Naturaleza and Jessie & the Gentlemen. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Todo Mal is co-written and directed by Issa López (Casi divas) and stars Martin Altomaro, Osvaldo Benavides, Marcela Guirado and Alfonso Dosal. Read the rest of this entry »
Nima Fakhrara Scoring ‘Simple Wedding’ & ‘Roll Red Roll’
Posted: March 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nima Fakhrara, Roll Red Roll, Simple Wedding
Nima Fakhrara has been tapped to score the upcoming indie romantic comedy Simple Wedding. The film is co-written and directed by Sara Zandieh and stars Tara Grammy, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher O’Shea, Rita Wilson (who also serves as an executive producer), Maz Jobrani, Houshang Touzie, Peter Mackenzie, Rebecca Henderson, Aleque Reid, Angela Gibbs and James Eckhouse. The movie revolves around a millennial Persian girl navigating a cross-cultural relationship. Zandieh is also producing the project with Ray Moheet and Norman Aladjem (Firewalker) for Mainstay Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Survivors Guide to Prison’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Sebastian Robertson, Soundtrack, Survivor's Guide to Prison
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Survivors Guide to Prison. The album features the film’s original music score composed by Sebastian Robertson. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 23, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Survivors Guide to Prison is directed by Matthew Cooke and produced by Adrian Grenier, David Arquette, Christina Arquette, and executive produced by Susan Sarandon. The movie features interviews with Danny Trejo, Deepak Chopra, Patricia Arquette, Danny Glover, Cynthia Nixon, Ice-T, RZA, Busta Rhymes, Tom Morello, Macklemore, Quincy Jones, among others, who are giving their insight and tips for surviving the prison system. Read the rest of this entry »
‘There Is No Place Like Home’ (‘A casa tutti bene’) Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: March 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A casa tutti bene, Gabriele Muccino, Nicola Piovani, score, Soundtrack, There Is No Place Like Home
Lotus Production has released a soundtrack EP for the Italian comedy There Is No Place Like Home (A casa tutti bene). The EP features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Nicola Piovani (Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow, Ginger and Fred). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. There Is No Place Like Home is directed by Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness, Seven Pounds) and stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Stefano Accorsi, Claudia Gerini and Stefania Sandrelli. The movie revolves around a family which gathers to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of their two elderly parents. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 16, 2018)
Posted: March 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 7 Days in Entebbe, Brent McCorkle, Dear Dictator, Demon House, Emilio Kauderer, Family Blood, Flower, Furlough, Hildur Guonadottir, I Can Only Imagine, Jeff Cardoni, Joseph Stephens, Josie, Journey's End, Junkie XL, Love Simon, Mimi Page, Natalie Holt, Raney Shockne, Rob Simonsen, Rodrigo Amarante, The Newton Brothers, Tom Holkenborg, Tomb Raider
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Tomb Raider directed by Roar Uthaug and starring Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins and Daniel Wu. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Divergent, Black Mass). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit the composer’s official website to learn more about his score for the project.
Also opening wide is the coming-of-age drama Love, Simon directed by Greg Berlanti and starring Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Miles Heizer, Keiynan Lonsdale, Logan Miller, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel and Tony Hale. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information). Lakeshore Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now, The Way, Way Back). Click here for the full score album details. Read the rest of this entry »
