Hollywood Records will release a score album for Marvel’s Hulu original series Runaways. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s first season composed by Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, The Royals, The Neighbors), including the main title theme and the original song Gert’s Lullaby, which he co-wrote with Ariela Barer. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 26 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a separate soundtrack songs from the series and two tracks by Khosla earlier this month. Runaways is developed by Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage based on Brian K. Vaughan’s & Adrian Alphona’s Marvel Comic property and stars Gregg Sulkin, Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer and Allegra Acosta. The show’s first season aired over the last month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Runaways’ Score Album Details
Posted: January 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Marvel, Runaways, score, Siddhartha Khosla, Soundtrack
Hans Zimmer to Score ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’
Posted: January 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Simon Kinberg, X-Men, X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Hans Zimmer has been tapped to score the upcoming superhero movie X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The film marks the directorial debut of writer/producer Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Martian, Deadpool) and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Jessica Chastain. Kinberg is also producing the project with Bryan Singer (X-Men, The Usual Suspects), Hutch Parker & Lauren Shuler Donner (Logan). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s & AMC’s ‘McMafia’ to Be Released
Posted: January 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, BBC, Franz Kirmann, McMafia, score, Soundtrack, Tom Hodge
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC & AMC limited series McMafia. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Tom Hodge & Franz Kirmann. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is also in the works. The label has previously released a digital single featuring the show’s main title theme. McMafia is created by Hossein Amini (Drive) & James Watkins (The Woman in Black) and stars James Norton, Aleksey Serebryakov, Maria Shukshina, Faye Marsay and Juliet Rylance. The 8-parter is inspired by Misha Glenny’s best-selling book of the same title and tells the story of Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian exiles with a mafia history, and his family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Legacy Collection Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Howard Ashman, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the Walt Disney Records Legacy Collection release for the 1991 animated classic Beauty and the Beast have been revealed. The album features the remastered original songs and score from the film composed by Alan Menken (Aladdin, Enchanted, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Tangled), as well as seven demo tracks. Howard Ashman provided the songs’ lyrics. Menken’s score and the composers’ title song were honored with Academy Awards in 1992. The 2-CD set will be released on February 9, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Beauty and the Beast is directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise and features the voices of Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers and Angela Lansbury. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’
Posted: January 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lorne Balfe, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim Uprising, Steven S. DeKnight
Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Terminator Genisys, The Crown, Home) has recently composed the score for the upcoming sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim Uprising. The film is directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil, Spartacus) and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day. The movie 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. Thomas Tull & Jon Jashni (Godzilla, The Great Wall, Warcraft) and Mary Parent (The Revenant) are producing the Legendary Entertainment production with Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) who helmed the 2013 original film (scored by Ramin Djawadi), as well as Boyega & Femi Oguns. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Death Wish’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Death Wish, Eli Roth, Ludwig Göransson, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the revenge thriller Death Wish. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station, Everything, Everything). The soundtrack will be released on February 23, 2018 and will be available for pre-order here within the next couple of days. Death Wish is directed by Eli Roth and stars Bruce Willis, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone, Dean Norris and Kimberly Elise. The movie is based on the 1974 classic of the same title and follows a mild-mannered father who is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Urata Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Dangerous Book for Boys’
Posted: January 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Nick Urata, The Dangerous Book for Boys
Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Little Miss Sunshine, Focus) is composing the music for the upcoming Amazon original series The Dangerous Book for Boys. The show is developed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland, Paul) & Bryan Cranston and stars Gabriel Bateman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erinn Hayes, Drew Logan Powell and Kyan Zielinski. The comedy is based on Conn & Hal Iggulden’s book of the same name and follows boy named Wyatt and his brothers as they deal with the death of their father who leaves his sons a copy of The Dangerous Book for Boys, which inspires a whimsical fantasy world that allows Wyatt to feel connected to his father while gaining skills that apply to his real life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sparring’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Olivia Merilahti, score, Soundtrack, Sparring
EuropaCorp will release a soundtrack album for the French boxing drama Sparring. The album features the film’s original music composed by Olivia Merilahti of the French indie rock band The Dø. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Sparring is co-written and directed by Samuel Jouy and stars Mathieu Kassovitz, Olivia Merilahti, Malik Bine, Zakariya Gouram, Jolente De Keersmaeker, Souleymane M’Bay and Billie Blain. The movie follows a washed-up small-time boxer at the end of his career who accepts an offer than many would turn down flat: being the sparring partner to emerging champion. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Step Up: High Water’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: January 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jared Gutstadt, Jason Boyd, Poo Bear, Soundtrack, Step Up: High Water, YouTube Red
Lionsgate Records will release a soundtrack album for the YouTube Red original series Step Up: High Water. The album features a selection of original songs from the show written by Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd and “Jingle” Jared Gutstadt. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 31, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Step Up: High Water is created by Holly Sorensen and stars Ne-Yo, Naya Rivera, Lauryn McClain, Petrice Jones, Faizon Love and Marcus Mitchell. The show based on the Step Up film franchise is executive produced by Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan Tatum & Adam Shankman and focuses on several ambitious young dancers in a contemporary performing-arts school in Atlanta. Read the rest of this entry »
Abel Korzeniowski to Score Hulu’s ‘Locke & Key’
Posted: January 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Hulu, Locke & Key
Abel Korzeniowski has been hired to score the upcoming Hulu horror fantasy drama Locke & Key. The show is developed by Joe Hill & Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel, The Strain) based on the IDW comic by Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez and stars Frances O’Connor, Nate Corddry, Jack Mulhern, Danny Glover, Owen Teague, Jackson Robert Scott and Megan Charpentier. The series follows three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Maine with their mother, only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. Andy Muschietti (It, Mama) is directing the pilot and also serves as an executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »
