The full details of the soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Basmati Blues have been revealed. The album features the original songs from the movie written by Pearl Jam, Sugarland, Siddhartha Khosla (of Goldspot), Dave Baerwald, Sonu Nigam, the film’s composer Steven Argila & others and performed by the movie’s cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 9, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Basmati Blues is co-written and directed by Danny Baron and stars Brie Larson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Scott Bakula, Saahil Sehgal, Tyne Daly and Donald Sutherland. Bonnie Greenberg and Christy Gerhart serve as the project’s executive music producers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Basmati Blues’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basmati Blues, Soundtrack, Steven Argila
‘Peter Rabbit’ to Feature Original Songs by Ezra Koenig, Will Gluck & Theodore Shapiro
Posted: February 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dominic Lewis, Ezra Koenig, Greg Kurstin, Peter Rabbit, Theodore Shapiro, Will Gluck
Vampire Weekend member Ezra Koenig and director Will Gluck have co-written an original song for the new family comedy Peter Rabbit. The track, entitled I Promise You, is featured in three different versions in the movie, including a version performed by James Corden (voice of the film’s lead character) and produced by Greg Kurstin, another one performed by Shana Halligan, Katharine Hoye, Fletcher Sheridan & Chris Mannas and produced by the film’s composer Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Money Monster, Free Birds), as well as demo version performed by Koenig himself. Composer Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, The Devil Wears Prada) co-wrote another original song, Small As Your Dreams, with Gluck. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Morris to Score AT&T Audience Network’s ‘Condor’
Posted: February 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Asura, AT&T Audience Network, Condor, Roel Reine, Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris has been tapped to score the upcoming AT&T Audience Network original series Condor. The show is developed by Jason Smilovic (Lucky Number Slevin, War Dogs) & Todd Katzberg and stars Max Irons, William Hurt, Leem Lubany, Angel Bonanni, Kristen Hager, with Mira Sorvino, Brendan Fraser and Bob Balaban. The thriller is based on the novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady and screenplay Three Days of the Condor by Lorenzo Semple Jr. & David Rayfiel and follows a young CIA analyst who stumbles onto a terrible but brilliant plan that threatens the lives of millions. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Runaway’ Cover from ‘Westworld’ Super Bowl Spot Released
Posted: February 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Ramin Djawadi, Westworld
Silvertone Music has released the cover version of Kanye West’s Runaway from the Super Bowl trailer for the second season of HBO’s Westworld. The track was arranged by the show’s composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, The Great Wall) and is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the track and watch the trailer after the jump. The second season of the series created by Jonathan Nolan (who also directed the trailer) & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 feature and starring Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton and Tessa Thompson will premiere on April 22, 2018 on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Revenge’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Coralie Fargeat, Revenge, Rob, Robin Coudert, score, Soundtrack
Music Box Records has announced a soundtrack album for the French thriller Revenge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (Horns, Maniac, Amityville: The Awakening, Planetarium, Populaire). The soundtrack will be released physically on February 12, 2018. Visit the label’s official website or Amazon to order the CD version. A digital version will be released by Hippocampus and a vinyl version is also in the works. Revenge is written and directed by Coralie Fargeat and stars Matilda Lutz and Kevin Janssens. The movie revolves around a woman seeking revenge after being abused by three men and left for dead in the desert. Read the rest of this entry »
Colin Stetson & Weyes Blood Scoring A.J. Edwards’ ‘Friday’s Child’
Posted: February 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.J. Edwards, Colin Stetson, Friday's Child, Weyes Blood
Colin Stetson and Weyes Blood have composed the original score for the upcoming drama Friday’s Child. The film is written and directed by A.J. Edwards (The Better Angels) and stars Tye Sheridan, Imogen Poots, Jeffrey Wright, Caleb Landry Jones and Brett Butler. The movie follows a young drifter who turns to petty crime to survive after getting out of foster care, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend. Christian Sosa, Nicolas Gonda (To the Wonder, Knight of Cups) and Tyler Glodt are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 4, 2018)
Posted: February 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Ben Lovett, Crackle, Eric V. Hachikian, In the Cloud, Jay Auborn, John Matthias, Netflix, The Cloverfield Paradox, The Ritual, When We First Met
Premiering tonight is the third installment in the Cloverfield series, The Cloverfield Paradox directed by Julius Onah and starring David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris O’Dowd, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ziyi Zhang and Daniel Brühl. Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Colossal, Happy Death Day) who previously scored 2016’s 10 Cloverfield Lane has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album is in the works and will be released by the composer’s label Sparks & Shadows. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the film, which is premiering tonight exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Thursday, February 8, is the Crackle original movie In the Cloud directed Robert Scott Wildes and starring Nora Arnezeder, Gabriel Byrne, Justin Chatwin, Tomiwa Edun and Laura Fraser. The film’s original music is composed by John Matthias and Jay Auborn. The sci-fi thriller follows two estranged tech geniuses who reunite after the death of their mentor to devise a VR technology to extract a terrorist’s memories. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the film, which will be available exclusively on Crackle. Read the rest of this entry »
The Music of ‘Coco’ Honored at 45th Annie Awards
Posted: February 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Christopher Willis, Coco, Disney Mickey Mouse, Germaine Franco, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Michael Giacchino, Robert Lopez
Composers Michael Giacchino, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco and co-director and lyricist Adrian Molina were honored in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music from Pixar’s hit movie Coco. Giacchino, Franco and Molina accepted their award in person at tonight’s 45th Annie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Theodore Shapiro for Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Clint Mansell for Loving Vincent, Christophe Beck & Jeff Morrow for Disney’s Olaf’s Frozen Adventure and Mychael & Jeff Danna for The Breadwinner. Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson Scoring ‘Karate Kid’ Sequel Series ‘Cobra Kai’
Posted: February 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cobra Kai, Leo Birenberg, YouTube Red, Zach Robinson
Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson are scoring the upcoming YouTube Red original series Cobra Kai. The show is developed by Josh Heald (Hot Tub Time Machine), Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar series, American Reunion) and stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka who will reprise their roles from the 1984 original film. The series is set 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and follows Johnny Lawrence as he seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo, reigniting his rivalry with a now successful Daniel LaRusso. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 2, 2018)
Posted: February 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Fantastic Woman, Atli Orvarsson, Bilal, Braven, Matthew Herbert, Peter Spierig, Winchester
The only movie opening nationwide this week is the horror thriller Winchester directed by Peter & Michael Spierig and starring Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson and Finn Scicluna-O’Prey. Peter Spierig (Predestination) has also composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the score is in the works and will be announced soon. The movie tells the story of the woman who began building the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California upon advisement from a medium. The film is being released by CBS Films/Lionsgate. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Opening in limited release following an awards-qualifying run last year is the drama A Fantastic Woman directed by Sebastián Lelio and starring Daniela Vega and Hector Lavoe. The film’s original music is composed by Matthew Herbert (Life in a Day, Disobedience). Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Vega and Hector Lavoe. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is one of the five nominees in the Best Foreign Language Film category at this year’s Academy Awards. Read the rest of this entry »
