The full details of the soundtrack album for the romantic drama Midnight Sun have been revealed. The album features the original songs from the movie performed by the film’s star Bella Thorne, as well as tracks by White Sea, Waters, Mia Wray and Adriel. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Nathaniel Walcott (The Fault in Our Stars). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on March 23 by Lakeshore Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Midnight Sun is directed by Scott Speer and stars Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Quinn Shepard, Ken Tremblett, Suleka Mathew and Rob Riggle. The movie follows a 17-year-old girl who is sheltered at home since childhood with a rare genetic condition, a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Midnight Sun’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bella Thorne, Midnight Sun, Nathaniel Walcott, score, Scott Speer, Soundtrack
Alexandre Desplat to Score Jacques Audiard’s ‘The Sisters Brothers’
Posted: February 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Jacques Audiard, The Sisters Brothers
Alexandre Desplat is set to reteam with Jacques Audiard on the upcoming noir western The Sisters Brothers. The film marks the director’s first English language feature and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly and Riz Ahmed. The movie is based on Patrick deWitt’s novel of the same title and follows two brothers in 1850s Oregon who are hired to kill a prospector. Audiard also co-wrote the screenplay with Thomas Bidegain. Reilly is also producing the project with Alison Dickey (Terri), Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Captain Phillips) and Rosa Attrab. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Young Karl Max’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexei Aigui, score, Soundtrack, The Young Karl Marx
The Orchard will release a soundtrack album for the period drama The Young Karl Marx. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexei Aigui. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The composer’s score is also available on a soundtrack album, which also features his music for I Am Not Your Negro and was released physically last year. The Young Karl Marx is directed by Raoul Peck and stars August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Krieps, Hannah Steele, Olivier Gourmet and Alexander Scheer. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Rennicks Scoring ‘Birthmarked’
Posted: February 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Birthmarked, Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais, Stephen Rennicks
Stephen Rennicks (Room, Frank, Rebellion) has composed the music for the upcoming indie comedy Birthmarked. The film is directed by Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais (Whitewash) and stars Toni Collette, Matthew Goode, Michael Smiley, Fionnula Flanagan and Suzanne Clément. The movie follows two respected scientists who decide to quit their jobs to raise three very different children and to prove that everyone has the same potential to become anything they choose. Marc Tulin wrote the screenplay based on a story by himself and Hoss-Desmarais. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘Champions’ to Feature Music by Jesse Novak
Posted: February 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Champions, Jesse Novak, NBC
Jesse Novak is scoring the new NBC comedy Champions. The show is created by Charlie Grandy & Mindy Kaling and stars Anders Holm, Fortune Feimster, Andy Favreau, J.J. Totah and Mouzam Makkar. The series follows a washed-up high school baseball star who reluctantly gave up his dreams to take over the family gym in Brooklyn. Grandy and Kaling are also executive producing the Universal Television & 3 Arts Entertainment production with Howard Klein, Matt Warburton and Michael Spiller. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BET’s ‘Death Row Chronicles’ to Be Released
Posted: February 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BET, Death Row Chronicles, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the new BET docu-series Death Row Chronicles. The album features songs from and inspired by the show by artists including Snoop Dogg, Ali Nikou, Sam Sneed, Lady of Rage and Nate Dogg, as well as a never-released track performed and produced by Kurupt. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 23 and physically next month and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Death Row Chronicles produced by Entertainment One (eOne) & Creature Films explores the rise of the genre-defining record label and examines the myths and legends that have sprung up around Death Row, as well as celebrate the groundbreaking music it produced and how it influenced some of today’s biggest hip hop artists. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger Scoring Jeremy Ungar’s ‘Ride’
Posted: February 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeremy Ungar, Paul Haslinger, Ride, Wildling
Paul Haslinger has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Ride. The film is written and directed by Jeremy Ungar and stars Bella Thorne, Will Brill and Jessie T Usher. The movie takes place over the course of one night in Los Angeles and follows a young woman as she hails a ride on an app unaware that she will be joined by a sociopath. Keith Kjarval (A Single Shot) and Tyler Jackson & Sefton Fincham (What They Had) are producing the Unified Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ to Feature Original Songs by Sade, Sia, DJ Khaled & Demi Lovato
Posted: February 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Wrinkle in Time, Chloe x Halle, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled, Free Style Fellowship, Kehlani, Sade, Sia
It was announced today that several artists have contributed original songs to Ava DuVernay’s fantasy drama A Wrinkle in Time. Sade has recorded the track Flower of the Universe, which marks the singer/songwriter’s first original song in almost a decade. DJ Khaled & Demi Lovato are performing the song I Believe and Sia is featured on the soundtrack with the new song Magic. The album also includes new songs by Kehlani, Chloe x Halle and Free Style Fellowship, as well as the film’s score by Ramin Djawadi. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ’21 Jump Street’ TV Series Announced
Posted: February 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 21 Jump Street, Fox, Peter Bernstein, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the classic Fox TV series 21 Jump Street created by Patrick Hasburgh & Stephen J. Cannell and starring Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, Richard Grieco and Steven Williams. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Peter Bernstein (The Ewok Adventures, Canadian Bacon, Class Reunion, Silent Rage, Chicago Hope), as well as the main titles theme by performed by Holly Robinson. The soundtrack will be released as a 2-CD set and will be available to order this Friday, February 23 on the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Worthy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Bishara, score, Soundtrack, The Worthy
Void Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic thriller The Worthy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Annabelle, Dark Skies, The Other Side of the Door). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 23 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Worthy is directed by Ali F. Mostafa and stars Ali Suliman, Mahmoud Al Atrash and Samer al Masri. The movie is set in the near future and follows a man who puts his family in peril when he reluctantly lets outsiders into his compound. Read the rest of this entry »
