Moby has contributed several new songs to the comedy Half Magic. The film marks the directorial debut of actress Heather Graham who also stars in the movie alongside Angela Kinsey, Stephanie Beatriz, Jason Lewis, Thomas Lennon, Chris D’Elia, Molly Shannon and Johnny Knoxville. The movie also features additional music by David Schommer, composer Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Anchorman) and singer/songwriter Holly Miranda. Read the rest of this entry »
Heather Graham’s ‘Half Magic’ to Feature New Songs by Moby
Posted: February 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Half Magic, Heather Graham, Moby
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Stephen Warbeck to Score Richard Eyre’s ‘King Lear’
Posted: February 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, BBC, King Lear, Richard Eyre, Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck is reteaming with director Richard Eyre on the upcoming new film adaptation of King Lear. The TV movie based on the classic Shakepeare play is written and directed by Eyre (Notes on a Scandal, Iris) and stars Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh, Christopher Eccleston, Jim Broadbent and Andrew Scott. The drama is set in a fictional version of present-day England and tells the story of the eponymous ruler, presiding over a totalitarian military dictatorship in England. Colin Callender (Wolf Hall, Howards End) is executive producing the project for Playground, alongside Sonia Friedman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘That Good Night’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guy Farley, score, Soundtrack, That Good Night
Caldera Records has announced a soundtrack album for the British drama That Good Night. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Guy Farley (Cashback, The Broken, Land of the Blind). Visit the label’s official website to order the CD and for more information on the release. That Good Night is directed by Eric Styles and stars John Hurt in his final screen role, alongside Charles Dance, Sofia Helin, Erin Richards, Max Brown, Noah Jupe and Joana Santos. The movie is based on N.J. Crisp’s 1996 stage-play of the same name and revolves around a famed screenwriter coming to terms with his impending death. Read the rest of this entry »
Niall Byrne Scoring ITV’s ‘Hatton Garden’
Posted: February 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hatton Garden, ITV, Niall Byrne
Niall Byrne has recently composed the music for the upcoming ITV mini-series Hatton Garden. The drama is written by Jeff Pope (Philomena, Stan and Ollie) & Terry Winsor (Essex Boys) and stars Timothy Spall, Kenneth Cranham, Brian F. O’Byrne, David Hayman, Alex Norton, Ian Puleston-Davies, Geoff Bell and Nasser Memarzia. The 4-parter tells the inside story of how an elderly gang of career criminals pulled off the audacious 2015 burglary in London’s diamond district. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Wins BAFTA Award for ‘The Shape of Water’
Posted: February 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, BAFTA, The Shape of Water
Alexandre Desplat has received his third BAFTA Award for his score for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water in the Original Music category today at the ceremony at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. The composer accepted his award in person at the event. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. He previously received BAFTAs for his work on The King’s Speech and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Desplat was nominated alongside Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer (Blade Runner 2049, Dunkirk), Dario Marianelli (Darkest Hour) and Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 18, 2018)
Posted: February 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clint Mansell, Harry Escott, Mute, Netflix, Roger Goula, The Frankenstein Chronicles
Premiering in the U.S. on February 20 is the British crime drama The Frankenstein Chronicles created by Benjamin Ross & Barry Langford and starring Sean Bean, Tom Ward, Richie Campbell, Vanessa Kirby, Ed Stoppard and Ryan Sampson. Roger Goula (Next Goal Wins, Identicals) and Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch) have composed the show’s original music. The series’ first season premiered in the UK in 2015 and the second season last year on ITV. Both seasons of the drama will be available to stream in the U.S. on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Marc Chouarain Scoring Melanie Laurent’s ‘Galveston’
Posted: February 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Galveston, Marc Chouarain, Melanie Laurent
Marc Chouarain is reuniting with Melanie Laurent on the upcoming thriller Galveston. The film is written and directed by Laurent and stars Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Beau Bridges, Adepero Aduye, Lili Reinhart, Maria Valverde, Robert Aramayo and C.K. McFarland. The movie is based on the novel by Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) and follows a hitman who rescues a young prostitute and flees with her to Galveston, Texas, where the two find strength in each other as dangerous pursuers and the shadows of their pasts follow close behind. Tyler Davidson (Take Shelter, Compliance) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 16, 2018)
Posted: February 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Panther, Brooke Blair, David Buckley, Double Lover, Early Man, Evgueni Galperine, Harry Gregson-Williams, Laurent Eyquem, Leon Ko, Loveless, Ludwig Göransson, Monster Hunt 2, Nostalgia, Philippe Rombi, Sacha Galperine, Samson, The Boy Downstairs, The Monkey King 3, The Party, The Scent of Rain & Lightning, Tom Howe, Will Blair, Will Musser, Yu Kobayashi
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide:
Opening in most theaters is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Andy Serkis. Ludwig Goransson (Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station) has composed the film’s original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details and visit Genius, Variety, BMI and Film Music Magazine for recent interviews with the composer about his work on the movie. Kendrick Lamar has contributed original songs to the movie, which are featured on Interscope Records’ Black Panther: The Album (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the animated feature Early Man directed by Nick Park and featuring the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall and Richard Ayoade. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek) & Tom Howe (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) have composed the film’s original score. Mercury Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as new songs by New Hope Club and The Vamps and a track by Kaiser Chiefs. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and also visit Classic FM for an interview with Gregson-Williams at the recording sessions of the score. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ & ‘Platoon’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: February 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Georges Delerue, Howard Shore, Platoon, score, Soundtrack, The Silence of the Lambs
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Jonathan Demme’s 1991 thriller The Silence of the Lambs starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and Scott Glenn. The album features the remastered original score from the Academy Award-winning MGM production composed and conducted by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Hugo, The Aviator, The Departed), including previously unreleased music, as well as alternate cues. The soundtrack is limited to 1000 copies and is now available to pre-order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full track list. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Den of Thieves’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christian Gudegast, Cliff Martinez, Den of Thieves, score, Soundtrack
Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album for the heist thriller Den of Thieves. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cliff Martinez (Drive, Traffic, Solaris, Game Night, Contagion, The Knick). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Den of Thieves is directed by Christian Gudegast and stars Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Evan Jones, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Cooper Anderson and Maurice Compte. The movie follows an elite crew of bank robbers who sets out to pull off the ultimate heist. The thriller was released last month by STX Entertainment and is currently playing in theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
