20th Century Fox TV Records has released Aimee Mann‘s cover of The Cars’ hit song Drive from FX’s limited series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. The track, which was featured in the last episode of the show, is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story is developed by Tom Rob Smith and executive produced by Ryan Murphy and stars Darren Criss, Edgar Ramírez, Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin. The drama is based on Maureen Orth’s book Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History and explores the murder of designer Gianni Versace by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. Read the rest of this entry »
Aimee Mann’s ‘Drive’ Cover from ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ Released
Posted: February 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aimee Mann, American Crime Story, FX, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
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‘Return of the Hero’ (‘Le retour du héros’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laurent Tirard, Le retour du héros, Mathieu Lamboley, Return of the Hero, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the French comedy Return of the Hero (Le retour du héros). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mathieu Lamboley (Lolo, I Kissed a Girl, Bonne pomme). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the track list. Return of the Hero is directed by Laurent Tirard and stars Jean Dujardin and Melanie Laurent. The movie centers on a war-of-the-sexes battle between the swaggering Captain Neuville, a supposed Napoleonic War hero and Elizabeth, a prim, honest daughter of the local landed gentry who seeks to expose him as a fraud. Read the rest of this entry »
Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969-2018)
Posted: February 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Johann Johannsson
Jóhann Jóhannsson passed away in Berlin this past Friday at age 48. The cause of death is unknown. The composer won the Golden Globe and received Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy nominations for his score for James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything. The following year, he won received an Oscar and BAFTA nomination for his music for Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario and also saw the release of Villeneuve’s Arrival, for which he received Golden Globe, BAFTA and Grammy nominations. He most recently collaborated with director Darren Aronofsky on mother!. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 9, 2018)
Posted: February 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Basmati Blues, Christian Jacob, Danny Elfman, Dominic Lewis, Fifty Shades Freed, Golden Exits, Hendrik Schwarzer, Jeff Cardoni, Joan As Police Woman, Keegan DeWitt, Monster Family, Permission, Peter Rabbit, Steven Argila, The 15:17 to Paris, The Female Brain, Thomas Bartlett
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the drama Fifty Shades Freed directed by James Foley and starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Arielle Kebbel, Kim Basinger, Brant Daugherty and Luke Grimes. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by Liam Hayes & Rita Ora, Hailee Steinfeld x BloodPop, Miike Snow & more. Click here for the full details. Back Lot Music has released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland). Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Peter Rabbit created by Will Gluck and starring James Corden, Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Neill, Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki and Margot Robbie. Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Money Monster, Free Birds, DuckTales) has composed the film’s original score. Columbia Records has released a single featuring a score suite, as well as the song I Promise You written by Ezra Koenig & Gluck and performed by Corden. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details and also click here to learn more about the songs in the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen Scoring Julia Hart’s ‘Fast Color’
Posted: February 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fast Color, Julia Hart, Rob Simonsen
Rob Simonsen has recently composed the music for the upcoming supernatural drama Fast Color. The film is directed by Julia Hart and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lorraine Toussaint, Saniyya Sidney, Christopher Denham and David Strathairn. The movie revolves around a woman who is forced to go on the run when her extraordinary abilities are discovered. Hart also co-wrote the screenplay with Jordan Horowitz (La La Land, The Kids Are All Right) who is producing the project with Mickey Liddell (Jackie, The Grey, Go) and Pete Shilaimon (Megan Leavey, Risen). Read the rest of this entry »
Harold Wheeler to Return as Music Director for Oscars
Posted: February 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Harold Wheeler
Academy Awards producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced that Harold Wheeler was selected as music director for this year’s 90th Oscars. He returns for his fifth Oscar telecast, his third as music director following the ceremonies in 2016 & 2017. Wheeler is best known as an orchestrator, composer, conductor, arranger and record producer and has received numerous Emmy and Tony Award nominations. His television credits include the People’s Choice Awards, 17 season’s of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and AFI’s 100 Years… series. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Paramount Network’s ‘Waco’ Released
Posted: February 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Russo, Jordan Gagne, Paramount Network, score, Soundtrack, Waco
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the Paramount Network limited series Waco. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, The Night Of, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, Altered Carbon) and Jordan Gagne. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Waco is created by John Erick Dowdle & Drew Dowdle and stars Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim and Julia Garner. The 6-parter is based on the true story of the 1993 FBI siege of a religious sect in Waco, Texas that resulted in the deadly shoot out and fire. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pitch Perfect 3’, ‘Lady Bird’, ‘Call Me By Your Name’ & ‘Big Little Lies’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: February 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The 8th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out on Thursday night at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Julianne Jordan and Julia Michels received the top honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M for their work on Universal Pictures’ Pitch Perfect 3. Brian Ross and Michael Hill received the award in the Motion Picture Under 25M category for their music supervision on Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird. Howard Paar was honored in the Motion Picture Under 10M category for his music supervision on Ry Russo-Young’s Before I Fall and Robin Urdang took home the prize in the Motion Picture Under 5M category for her work on Call Me By Your Name. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fallen’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fallen, Mark Isham, score, Scott Hicks, Soundtrack
BMG will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Fallen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Isham (Once Upon a Time, Crash, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant, Quiz Show). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 9 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Fallen is directed by Scott Hicks (Shine) and stars Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Harrison Gilbertson, Juliet Aubrey, David Schaal, Hermione Corfield, Lola Kirke and Joely Richardson. The movie is based on the YA novel by Lauren Kate and follows a shy teen who is suspected of killing a boy and is sent to Sword and Cross reform school, where she is confronted by frequent supernatural occurrences and it becomes clear that the majority of students are fallen angels on the side of good or evil. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Single for ‘Peter Rabbit’ to Be Released
Posted: February 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dominic Lewis, Peter Rabbit, Soundtrack, Will Gluck
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack single for the family comedy Peter Rabbit. The release features the original song I Promise You written by Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig & director Will Gluck, produced by Greg Kurstin and performed by James Corden (voice of the title character), as well as a score suite by the film’s composer Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Money Monster, Free Birds, DuckTales). The soundtrack will be released as a digital single tomorrow, February 9 and will be available to download on Amazon. Peter Rabbit stars Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson & Sam Neill and features the voice talent of Corden, Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki and Margot Robbie. Read the rest of this entry »
