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 »
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
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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 »
Brian McOmber Scoring ‘Little Woods’
Posted: March 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian McOmber, Little Woods, Nia DaCosta
Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Krisha, Ugly) has recently composed the music for the upcoming indie drama Little Woods. The film is written and directed by Nia DaCosta and stars Tessa Thompson, Lily James, James Badge Dale, Luke Kirby and Lance Reddick. The movie is being described as a “modern western” and tells the story of two sisters who are driven to work outside the law to better their lives. Rachael Fung and Gabrielle Nadig (King Jack) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Flower’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Flower, Joseph Stephens, Max Winkler, score, Soundtrack
The Orchard will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama Flower. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, Shut Eye). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 16, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Flower is directed by Max Winkler and stars Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, Tim Heidecker, Joey Morgan, Dylan Gelula and Maya Eshet. The movie centers on the unlikely bond that forms between a sexually adventurous teenage girl and her obese, mentally unstable step-brother. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 9, 2018)
Posted: March 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Wrinkle in Time, Adrian Johnston, Bent, Carlo Virzi, Christophe Beck, Christopher Willis, Erik Friedlander, Gringo, Lorne Balfe, Ramin Djawadi, Sune Martin, The Death of Stalin, The Hurricane Heist, The Leisure Seeker, The Outsider, The Strangers: Prey at Night, Thoroughbreds, Zacarías M. De la Riva
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is Disney’s fantasy drama A Wrinkle in Time directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Storm Reid, Mindy Kaling, Guru Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peňa, Levi Miller, Zach Galifianakis and Chris Pine. The film’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by DJ Khaled feat. Demi Lovato, Sade, Sia, Kehlani and Chloe x Halle. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the action comedy Gringo directed by Nash Edgerton and starring Joel Edgerton, David Oyelowo, Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Yul Vazquez, Thandie Newton and Sharlto Copley. Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack album. The Amazon Studios production is being distributed by STX Entertainment. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the film. Read the rest of this entry »
