The full details of the soundtrack album for the sci-fi action adventure sequel Pacific Rim Uprising have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, 12 Strong, Terminator Genisys, Genius, The Crown). Also included is a remix of Ramin Djawadi’s Go Big Or Go Instinct from the original movie by Patrick Stump, as well as songs by Wizkid, DJ Shadow and Anderson .Paak. The soundtrack is set to be released physically on April 6, 2018 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version is expected to come out a few weeks earlier. Pacific Rim Uprising is directed by Steven S. DeKnight and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day. The Legendary Pictures production follows Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, as he reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots against a new Kaiju threat. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorne Balfe, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim Uprising, score, Soundtrack, Steven S. DeKnight
Brad Fiedel’s ‘The Accused’ Score to Be Released
Posted: February 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brad Fiedel, score, Soundtrack, The Accused, The Curse of Oak Island
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1988 drama The Accused directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Kelly McGillis and Jodie Foster who received an Academy Award for her lead performance. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Brad Fiedel (The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, Fright Night). The soundtrack is limited to 1500 copies and is now available to order the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Isle of Dogs’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs, score, Soundtrack, Wes Anderson
The full details of the soundtrack album for Wes Anderson’s animated comedy Isle of Dogs have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen, The King’s Speech). Also included are compositions from the Japanese films Seven Samurai and Drunken Angel by Fumio Hayasaka, as well as I Won’t Hurt You by the psychedelic group The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra’s 1952 single Midnight Sleighride. The soundtrack will be released physically on March 30, 2018 by ABKCO Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Larson Scoring Craig Johnson’s ‘Alex Strangelove’
Posted: February 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Strangelove, Craig Johnson, Nathan Larson, Netflix
Composer Nathan Larson is reuniting with director Craig Johnson on the upcoming teen comedy Alex Strangelove. The film is written and directed by Johnson (Wilson) and stars Daniel Doheny, Antonio Marzial, Joanna Adler and William Ragsdale. The movie revolves around a high school senior whose quest to lose his virginity leads to a hilarious and heartbreaking exploration of modern manhood. Jared Ian Goldman (Adult Beginners, Ingrid Goes West) and Nicky Weinstock are producing the project for Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘You Were Never Really Here’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonny Greenwood, Lynne Ramsay, score, Soundtrack, You Were Never Really Here
The full details of the soundtrack album for Lynne Ramsay’s dramatic thriller You Were Never Really Here have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, The Master, Inherent Vice) who previously scored Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 9 in the U.S. by Lakeshore Records and overseas by Invada Records. Check back on this page for the pre-order link. CD and vinyl version are also in the works. You Were Never Really Here is written and directed by Ramsay and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman, Alex Manette, Dante Pereira-Olsen and Alessandro Nivola. The movie follows a former war veteran who tries to save women trapped in the world of sex trafficking. Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Ready Player One’ Soundtrack
Posted: February 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Ready Player One, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Ready Player One. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avengers, The Croods). A 2-CD version is set to be released on April 6, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version is expected to be released in late March. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Aliens Ate My Homework’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aliens Ate My Homework, Brandon Moore, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the family comedy Aliens Ate My Homework. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brandon Moore. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 2, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Aliens Ate My Homework is directed by Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer) and stars Jayden Greig, Lauren McNamara, Kirsten Robek, Dan Payne, Alex Zahara, Ty Consiglio, Sean Quan, Tristan Risk, as well as William Shatner. The movie based on the novel by Bruce Coville follows the whimsical members of the Galactic Patrol on the trail of an evil alien criminal hiding out on Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s ‘The Darkest Minds’
Posted: February 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, The Darkest Minds
Benjamin Wallfisch has been hired to score the upcoming dystopian thriller The Darkest Minds. The film is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3) and stars Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Mandy Moore, Golden Brooks, Skylan Brooks, Gwendoline Christie and Patrick Gibson. The movie based on Alexandra Bracken’s YA trilogy is set after a pandemic kills most of America’s children and teenagers and follows a teenage girl with telekinetic powers who escapes her camp and joins a group of teens on the run from the government. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Andrews Scoring HBO’s ‘The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling’
Posted: February 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Judd Apatow, Michael Andrews, The Elephant and the Butterfly, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Michael Andrews has recently scored the upcoming HBO documentary The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling. The 2-parter is directed and executive produced by Judd Apatow (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Trainwreck, Knocked Up) and centers on the top stand-up comic and TV star who passed away in 2016. The documentary features conversations with more than 40 of Shandling’s family and friends, including James L. Brooks, Jim Carrey, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Coulier, Jon Favreau, Jay Leno, Kevin Nealon, Conan O’Brien, Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld and Sarah Silverman. Joe Beshenkovsky and Mike Bonfiglio are co-executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 25, 2018)
Posted: February 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, B: The Beginning, Bobby Krlic, Franz Kirmann, Good Girls, Hulu, Joseph Trapanese, Les Affamés, McMafia, Michael Penn, NBC, Netflix, Seven Seconds, The Looming Tower, Tom Hodge, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G., USA, Will Bates, Yoshihiro Ike
Premiering tomorrow, February 26, in the U.S. is the BBC & AMC series McMafia created by Hossein Amini & James Watkins and starring James Norton, Aleksey Serebryakov, Maria Shukshina, Faye Marsay and Juliet Rylance. The show’s original music is composed by Tom Hodge & Franz Kirmann. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score from the drama’s first season. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on AMC.
Also premiering tomorrow is the new NBC comedy drama Good Girls created by Jenna Bans and starring Christina Hendricks, Retta, Mae Whitman, Matthew Lillard, Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett and Izzy Stannard. Michael Penn (Girls, Masters of Sex, Boogie Nights, Solitary Man, Sunshine Cleaning) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
