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 »
‘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
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 »
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
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 »
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 »
