Nathan Whitehead has been hired to score the upcoming thriller He’s Out There. The film is directed by Dennis Iliadis (The Last House on the Left) and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Justin Bruening, Anna Pniowsky, Abigail Pniowsky, Julian Bailey and Ryan McDonald. The movie follows a mother who comes to visit a remote lake house, and finds herself fighting for the lives of herself and her two daughters after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a homicidal psychopath. Mike Scannell wrote the screenplay. Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) and Adrienne Biddle (The Monster, Mockingbird) are producing the project for Unbroken Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Whitehead to Score Dennis Iliadis’ ‘He’s Out There’
Posted: January 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dennis Iliadis, He's Out There, Nathan Whitehead
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Hrishikesh Hirway Scoring Netflix’s ‘Everything Sucks!’
Posted: January 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Everthing Sucks!, Hrishikesh Hirway, Netflix
Hrishikesh Hirway announced on Twitter that he has composed the original score for the upcoming Netflix original series Everything Sucks!. The show is created by Ben York Jones (Like Crazy, Breathe In) & Michael Mohan and stars Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Peyton Kennedy, Patch Darragh, Claudine Nako, Sydney Sweeney, Elijah Stevenson, Quinn Liebling and Rio Mangini. The comedy is set in 1996 Oregon and centers on two colliding groups of high school misfits – the AV club and the drama club. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The End Of The F***ing World’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: January 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Graham Coxon, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The End Of The F***ing World
A soundtrack album will be released for the British comedy drama series The End Of The F***ing World. The album features selections of the original score and the original songs from the show composed by Blur’s Graham Coxon. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 26, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The first track, Walking All Day, is already available to download. The End Of The F***ing World is based on Charles S. Forsman’s comic series of the same title and stars Jessica Barden, Alex Lawther, Steve Oram, Gemma Whelan, Wunmi Mosaku, Christine Bottomley, Navin Chowdhry and Barry Ward. The series follows a budding teen psychopath and a rebel hungry for adventure as they embark on a star-crossed road trip. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love, Simon’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Greg Berlanti, Love Simon, Soundtrack
RCA Records will release a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Love, Simon. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Bleachers, Troye Sivan, Amy Shark, Khalid & Normani, The 1975, Brenton Wood, HAERTS, Whitney Houston & more. The soundtrack will be released on March 16, 2018 (visit Amazon to pre-order) and the first track, Alfie’s Song by Bleachers, will be available to download here tomorrow. Love, Simon is directed by Greg Berlanti and stars Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Miles Heizer, Keiynan Lonsdale, Logan Miller, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel and Tony Hale. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek to Score ‘Paul, Apostle of Christ’
Posted: January 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Hyatt, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Paul Apostle of Christ, Valley of the Gods
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek has been tapped to score the upcoming historical drama Paul, Apostle of Christ. The film is written and directed by Andrew Hyatt (The Last Light) and stars James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley and John Lynch. The movie tells the story of Paul, going from the most infamous persecutor of Christians to Jesus Christ’s most influential apostle. The drama follows his last days awaiting execution by Emperor Nero in Rome under the watchful eye of Mauritius, Mamertine Prison’s ambitious prefect. Read the rest of this entry »
Christian Henson Scoring ITV’s ‘Trauma’
Posted: January 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christian Henson, ITV, Mike Bartlett, Trauma
Christian Henson (The Devil’s Double, Triangle, Black Death, Tommy’s Honour) has composed the music for the new ITV mini-series Trauma. The 3-part psychological thriller is written by Mike Bartlett (Doctor Foster, The Town), directed by Marc Evans (Snow Cake, My Little Eye) and stars Adrian Lester, John Simm, Rowena King, Jade Anouka and Lyndsey Marshal. The series centers on the lives of Dan and Jon, two fathers, whose lives collide when Dan’s son is stabbed and tragically dies in the trauma department under the care of Jon. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 14, 2018)
Posted: January 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, BBC America, Bear McCreary, Black Lightning, Blue Planet II, BT, Cocaine Godmother, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, David Fleming, Eduardo Aram, FX, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jacob Shea, Joseph Shirley, Kurt Farquhar, Laura Karpman, Lifetime, Mac Quayle, Mark Isham, Netflix, Ólafur Arnalds, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, Raphael Saadiq, Step Sisters, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, The CW, The Open House, The Polka King, Theodore Shapiro
Premiering on Tuesday, January 16, is the new CW drama Black Lightning developed by Samil Akil & Mara Brock Akil based on the DC comic books character created by Tony Isabella & Trevor Von Eeden and starring Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain and Christine Adams. The show’s original music is composed by Kurt Farquhar (The King of Queens, Moesha, The Perfect Game, Stitchers). To learn more about the series, which centers on Jefferson Pierce (aka Black Lightning) as he is pulled back into vigilante life, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Wednesday, January 17, is the FX original series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story starring Darren Criss, Edgar Ramírez, Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin. Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Scream Queens) who previously scored the first American Crime Story season The People v. O.J. Simpson has composed the show’s original music. For more information about the drama, which will air Wednesday nights on FX, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Operation Red Sea’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elliot Leung, Operation Red Sea, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the Chinese action movie Operation Red Sea. The album features the film’s original music composed by Elliot Leung. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 2, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Operation Red Sea directed by Dante Lam is a follow-up to the 2015 hit feature Operation Mekong and stars Zhang Yi, Du Jiang, Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing and Prince Mak. The movie follows the Jiaolong Assault Team, one of the special forces of the world’s largest military force, People’s Liberation Army, who are leading a unit to evacuate Chinese residents from a North African republic in the throes of a coup d’état. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The 4/20 Song’ from Netflix’s ‘Disjointed’ Released
Posted: January 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disjointed, Joseph LoDuca, Netflix, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack for the Netflix original series Disjointed. The digital single features The 4/20 Song written by the show’s composer Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Ash vs Evil Dead) who recorded the track with the Hollywood Studio Orchestra and Singers. Also included is the song As Long As We Can performed by lead actress Kathy Bates. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Disjointed is created by Chuck Lorre & David Javerbaum and also stars Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho, Elizabeth Alderfer, Aaron Moten and Tone Bell. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 12, 2018)
Posted: January 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Acts of Violence, Dario Marianelli, Eric Neveux, Fil Eisler, Gabriel Mann, Humor Me, Inside, James T. Sale, Nathan Larson, Paddington 2, Proud Mary, Roque Banos, Saturday Church, The Commuter, The Insult, Victor Reyes
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the family movie Paddington 2 directed by Paul King and starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton and Ben Whishaw. The film’s original score is composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Kubo and the Two Strings, Darkest Hour). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the songs from the film by Tobago and d’Lime. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Commuter directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, Elizabeth McGovern and Sam Neill. Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, The Machinist, Risen, Oldboy, Sexy Beast) has composed the film’s original music. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally next week and physically in February. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
