Varese Sarabande will release the first soundtrack album for the AMC original series Into the Badlands. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by David Shephard (Longmire). Also included is the main title theme by Warrior Blade. The soundtrack will be released physically on April 20, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Into the Badlands is created by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville) and stars Daniel Wu, Marton Csokas, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Sarah Bolger and Orla Brady. The drama is loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the Westand and tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained warrior and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for AMC’s ‘Into the Badlands’ to Be Released
Posted: March 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, David Shephard, Into the Badlands, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records to Release ‘A Quiet Place’ Soundtrack
Posted: March 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Quiet Place, John Krasinski, Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the horror thriller A Quiet Place. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, Scream, World War Z, The Hurt Locker, The Wolverine). The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally in early April and physically a couple of weeks later. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check back on this page for the full album details. A Quiet Place is directed by John Krasinski and stars himself, alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen Scoring Rupert Wyatt’s ‘Captive State’
Posted: March 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Captive State, Rob Simonsen, Rupert Wyatt
Rob Simonsen has composed the music for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Captive State. The film is directed Rupert Wyatt (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler) and stars John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors and Colson Baker. The movie is set in Chicago decades after the inhabitancy of alien forces, and explores the lives of two sides of the conflict: the collaborators and dissidents. Wyatt has also co-written the screenplay with Erica Beeney (The Battle of Shaker Heights) and is producing the Participant Media production with David Crockett (A Cure for Wellness). Read the rest of this entry »
Pitbull to Write & Perform Original Song for Robert Rodriguez’s ‘UglyDolls’ Movie
Posted: March 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Armando Christian Perez, Pitbull, Robert Rodriguez, UglyDolls
STX Entertainment announced today that Grammy Award winner Pitbull (aka Armando Christian Perez) will write and perform an original song for the upcoming animated UglyDolls movie. The singer/rapper/record producer will also lend his voice talent to one of the film’s key characters. The movie based on the David Horvath-created dolls is directed and produced by Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, From Dusk Till Dawn, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) and follows the UglyDolls as they confront what it means to be different and struggle with their desire to be loved. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryan Elder & Ben Bromfield Scoring DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Boss Baby: Back in Business’
Posted: March 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Bromfield, Netflix, Ryan Elder, The Boss Baby: Back in Business
Ryan Elder (Rick and Morty, Harmontown) and Ben Bromfield are scoring DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Netflix series The Boss Baby: Back in Business. The show is based on last year’s Academy Award-nominated animated feature (scored by Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro) and features the voices of JP Karliak, Pierce Gagnon and Kevin Michael Richardson. The series follows the title character as he tries to balance family life with his job at Baby Corp headquarters. Brandon Sawyer (Penguins of Madagascar) is executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘This Is Us’ Season 2 Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, Siddhartha Khosla, Soundtrack, This Is Us
Universal Music will release a new soundtrack album for the NBC hit drama This Is Us. The album features a selection of songs from the show’s second season, including Grey Reverend’s Watch Me cover, Chrissy Metz’s cover of Landslide, the original song Where I Belong performed by Hannah Zeile and written by Elise Davis & the series’ composer Siddhartha Khosla, Hannah Miller’s cover of Beauty and Pain, Taylor Goldsmith’s cover of Jackson Browne’s These Days and Goldspot’s rendition of I Got You Babe. Also included are songs by Elton John, José González, Cat Stevens, Billie Holiday & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 13 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the songs from the first season, as well as an album featuring Khosla’s original score. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Wedren to Reteam with Ken Marino on ‘Dog Days’
Posted: March 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Wedren, Dog Days, Ken Marino
Craig Wedren is reteaming with Ken Marino on the upcoming comedy drama Dog Days. The film marks Marino’s second movie as a director and stars Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens, Jon Bass, Finn Wolfhard, Tone Bell, Adam Pally, Eva Longoria, Tig Notaro, Rob Corddry, Michael Cassidy, Jasmine & Ron Cephas Jones, John Gemberling, Ryan Hansen, Thomas Lennon, Lauren Lapkus, Jessica Lowe, Toks Olagundoye, Jessica St. Clair and David Wain. The movie follows a group of interconnected people in Los Angeles who are brought together by their loveable canine counterparts. Elissa Matsueda (The Miracle Season) has written the screenplay, with revisions by Erica Oyama. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Romer Scoring Drake Doremus’ ‘Zoe’
Posted: March 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Romer, Drake Doremus, Zoe
Dan Romer has recently scored the upcoming sci-fi romance Zoe. The film is directed by Drake Doremus (Like Crazy, Breathe In, Equals) and stars Ewan McGregor, Lea Seydoux, Christina Aguilera, Rashida Jones, Theo James and Miranda Otto. The movie follows two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab who design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. Richard Greenberg (The Beauty Inside) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Paradox’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daryl Hannah, Neil Young, Paradox, Promise of the Real, Soundtrack
Reprise Records will release a soundtrack album for the musical drama Paradox. The album features the film’s music composed by Neil Young + Promise of the Real, including new material written for the movie, as well as studio and live performances of past work. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 23, 2018 and physically on April 20 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Paradox is written and directed by Daryl Hannah and stars Neil Young, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson, Corey McCormick, Anthony LoGerfo, Tato Melgar, Willie Nelson, Charris Ford and Dulcie Clarkson Ford. The movie follows a band of outlaws hiding high up in the mountains as they pass the hours searching for treasure while they wait for the full moon to lend its magic, bring the music and make the spirits fly. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 11, 2018)
Posted: March 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Benji, Blake Neely, Deception, For the People, Kostas Christides, Kris Bowers, Nathan Blume, NBC, Netflix, Rise, Will Bates
Premiering tonight is the new ABC drama Deception created by Chris Fedak and starring Jack Cutmore-Scott, Ilfenesh Hadera, Amaury Nolasco, Lenora Crichlow, Justin Chon, Vinnie Jones and Laila Robins. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Riverdale, Life As We Know It, The Pacific) and Nathan Blume (The Seventies, Vixen). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on ABC.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 13, is the new NBC musical drama Rise created by Jason Katims and starring Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez, Auli”i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Marley Shelton, Rarmian Newton, Ted Sutherland and Amy Forsyth. Will Bates (The Path, The Looming Tower, The Magicians) is composing the show’s original score. Tom Kitt serves as the project’s music director and Scott Riesett as the show’s music producer. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series and click here for details on the first songs released from the show. Read the rest of this entry »
