Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the Epix original series Get Shorty. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Grammy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Antonio Sanchez (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)). The soundtrack will be released this Friday, January 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Get Shorty is created by Davey Holmes inspired by Elmore Leonard’s 1990 bestselling thriller comedy novel and stars Chris O’Dowd, Ray Romano, Sean Bridgers, Megan Stevenson, Goya Robles, Lucy Walters, Sarah Stiles, Antwone Tanner and Carolyn Dodd. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Epix’s ‘Get Shorty’ to Be Released
Posted: January 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Sanchez, Epix, Get Shorty, score, Soundtrack
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90th Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Best Original Score:
- Dunkirk – Hans Zimmer
- Phantom Thread – Jonny Greenwood
- The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – John Williams
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Carter Burwell Read the rest of this entry »
Tamar-kali to Score Joshua Marston’s ‘Come Sunday’
Posted: January 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Come Sunday, Joshua Marston, Tamar-Kali
Tamar-kali (Mudbound) is composing the music for the upcoming drama Come Sunday. The film is directed by Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace, Complete Unknown) and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Condola Rashad, Jason Segel, Lakeith Stanfield and Martin Sheen. The movie revolves around the internationally-renowned pastor Carlton Pearson as he risks his church, family and future when he questions church doctrine and finds himself branded a modern-day heretic. Marcus Hinchey (All Good Things) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Complete ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Bruce Broughton, James Horner, Robert Zemeckis, Rollercoaster Rabbit, score, Soundtrack, Trail Mix-Up, Tummy Trouble, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Robert Zemeckis’ 1988 classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye, Charles Fleischer and Joanna Cassidy. The 3-CD set features the complete original score from the Touchstone Pictures production composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Cast Away, The Croods, Captain America: The First Avenger), including more than 50 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as alternate cues on the first two discs and the content of the original 1988 album on the third disc. Also included is the world premiere release of Bruce Broughton‘s music from the 1990/1993 animated shorts Rollercoaster Rabbit and Trail Mix-Up, as well as James Horner‘s score from 1989’s Tummy Trouble. Read the rest of this entry »
David Lang to Score TNT’s ‘One Day She’ll Darken’
Posted: January 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Lang, One Day She’ll Darken, TNT
David Lang has been tapped to score the upcoming TNT limited series One Day She’ll Darken. The show is created by Sam Sheridan and stars Chris Pine, Leland Orser, India Eisley, Connie Nielsen, Jefferson Mays, Yul Vazquez, Justin Cornwell, Dylan Smith, Jay Paulson and Golden Brooks. The 6-parter tells the story of Fauna Hodel who was given away at birth. As she begins to investigate the secrets to her past, she follows a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to an infamous Hollywood gynecologist, a man involved in the darkest Hollywood debauchery. Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman, Monster) is directing the first three episodes and is also executive producing the project with Sheridan, Pine, Michael Sugar (Spotlight, 13 Reasons Why) and Carl Franklin (Out of Time, One True Thing). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Score Album Details
Posted: January 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades Freed, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a score album for the film adaptation of Fifty Shades Freed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Avengers: Age of Ultron). The soundtrack will be released physically on February 16, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released the composer’s score for Fifty Shades Darker and Republic Records has released Elfman’s music from Fifty Shades of Grey. A separate soundtrack for the third installment in the series featuring the songs from the movie will be released by Republic Records. Fifty Shades Freed directed by James Foley and starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Arielle Kebbel, Kim Basinger, Brant Daugherty and Luke Grimes will be released in theaters nationwide on February 9, 2018 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
UNKLE’s James Lavelle & Jack Leonard Scoring FX’s ‘ Trust’
Posted: January 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Boyle, FX, Jack Leonard, James Lavelle, Simon Beaufoy, Trust, UNKLE
This past week, James Lavelle and Jack Leonard of the British music collective UNKLE have been recording their score for the upcoming FX original series Trust. The show is created by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, The Full Monty) and stars Donald Sutherland, Michael Esper, Hilary Swank, Harris Dickinson, Brendan Fraser, Anna Chancellor, Norbert Leo Butz, Charlotte Riley and Luca Marinelli. The drama’s first season tells the story of John Paul Getty III, heir to the Getty oil fortune, and is set in 1973 when the young Getty is kidnapped in Rome and his mafia captors are banking on a multi-million dollar ransom. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 21, 2018)
Posted: January 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Geringas, Amazon, Bellevue, Britannia, Counterpart, David Holmes, Fox, HBO, Jason Derlatka, Jeff Russo, Jon Ehrlich, Jordan Gagne, Mario Sevigny, Mosaic, Neil Davidge, Netflix, Paramount Network, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Starz, The Alienist, The Resident, TNT, Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, Waco, WGN America
Premiering tonight is the new Starz original series Counterpart created by Justin Marks and starring J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd, Nazanin Boniadi, Nicholas Pinnock, Sara Serraiocco, Ulrich Thomson, Mido Hamada, Stephen Rea, Richard Schiff and Kenneth Choi. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of, Legion, Snowfall). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Starz.
Also premiering tonight is the new Fox drama The Resident created by Amy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore & Roshan Sethi and starring Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal and Shaunette Wilson. Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka (House, Parenthood, Goliath, The Slap, About a Boy) are composing the show’s original music. Click here to for more information about the show, which follows a young doctor who begins his first day under the supervision of a tough, brilliant senior resident and will air Monday nights son Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.’ to Feature Original Score by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks
Posted: January 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dhani Harrison, MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A., Paul Hicks
Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks (Learning to Drive, Good Girls Revolt, Beautiful Creatures, White Famous, The Divide) have composed the original score for the upcoming documentary MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. The film is directed by Stephen Loveridge and centers on rapper/singer-songwriter, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam aka M.I.A. Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, the movie captures Maya’s journey from immigrant teenager in London to international popstar M.I.A. Lori Cheatle, Andrew Goldman & Paul Mezey (Sugar, Beach Rats, Cold Souls) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Will & Brooke Blair Scoring Sundance Now’s ‘This Close’
Posted: January 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, Sundance Now, This Close, Will Blair
Will Blair and Brooke Blair have composed the music for the new Sundance Now original series This Close. The show is created by Josh Feldman & Shoshannah Stern who are also starring in the comedy drama with Cheryl Hines, Zach Gilford, Colt Prattes and Marlee Matlin. The 6-part series revolves around two best friends who are deaf and try to balance their personal and professional lives. Feldman and Stern are also executive producing the project with Christine Vachon (Carol, Far from Heaven), David Hinojosa (Beatriz at Dinner), Mary Pat Bentel (Animals, Goodbye World), Paul Young (Central Intelligence, Black-ish) and director Andrew Ahn (Spa Night). Read the rest of this entry »
