HBO announced today that Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Elvis Presley: The Searcher. The movie directed by Thom Zimny focuses on Elvis Presley the musical artist, taking the audience on a comprehensive creative journey from his childhood through the final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions. The 3-hour film features more than 20 new, primary source interviews with session players, producers, engineers, directors and other artists who knew him or who were profoundly influenced by him. Read the rest of this entry »
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Scoring HBO’s ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher’
Posted: January 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elvis Presley: The Searcher, HBO, Mike McCready
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8th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The Guild of Music Supervisors announced the nominations for its 8th annual awards ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors in 17 categories representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for some of the major categories. For the full list of nominations, visit the organization’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Star’ Score Album to Be Released
Posted: January 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Paesano, score, Soundtrack, The Star
Epic Records will release a score album for the animated feature The Star. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, Maze Runner series, Pacific Rim Uprising, The Defenders, All Eyez On Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 12 and will be available to download on Amazon. As previously announced, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, including the Golden Globe-nominated title track performed by Mariah Carey. The Star is directed by Timothy Reckart and features the voice talent of Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Anthony Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Tracy Morgan, Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Thi Mai’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fernando Velazquez, score, Soundtrack, Thi Mai
The details of the soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy Thi Mai have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, Crimson Peak, The Impossible, Hercules, Mama, A Monster Calls). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will also be available physically from Quartet Records. Visit Amazon for the album track list and to check out audio samples. Thi Mai is directed by Patricia Ferreira and stars Carmen Machi, Dani Rovira, Luis Bermejo, Adriana Ozores and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. Read the rest of this entry »
’12 Strong’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 12 Strong, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the action drama 12 Strong. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, The Crown, Terminator Genisys, Home, Geostorm). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 12 and will be available to download on Amazon. 12 Strong is directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Elsa Pataky, Rob Riggle, Trevante Rhodes, Taylor Sheridan, Geoff Stults and Austin Stowell. The movie is set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson, is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Holy Goalie’ (‘Que baje Dios y lo vea’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fernando Velazquez, Holy Goalie, Que baje Dios y lo vea, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy Holy Goalie (Que baje Dios y lo vea). The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Mama, Hercules, A Monster Calls, The Orphanage). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Holy Goalie is directed by Curro Velázquez and stars Karra Elejalde, Alain Hernández, Juan Manuel Montilla “El Langui” and Macarena Garcia. The movie follows a young, unorthodox priest who has been given the divine charge of coaching a soccer team of holy (and highly amateur) players. The comedy was released in Spanish theaters last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘Rise’ to Feature Score by Will Bates
Posted: January 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jason Katims, NBC, Scott Riesett, Tom Kitt, Will Bates
Will Bates is the composer of the upcoming NBC drama Rise. The show is created by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) and stars Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez, Auli”i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Marley Shelton, Rarmian Newton, Ted Sutherland, Amy Forsyth, Casey Johnson, Taylor Richardson, Joseph Tippett and Shirley Rumierk. The series follows a dedicated teacher and family man who sheds his own self-doubt and takes over the school’s lackluster theater department. Tom Kitt serves as the project’s music director and Scott Riesett as the show’s music producer. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams to Return for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Posted: January 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Episode IX, J.J. Abrams, John Williams, Star Wars
John Williams confirmed in a recent interview with Variety that he will be returning to score the final installment in the third Star Wars trilogy. The currently untitled Episode IX will reunite him with director J.J. Abrams who previously helmed 2015’s The Force Awakens. Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac are set to star in the movie, which will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy. Williams has previously scored all eight episodes in the Star Wars saga and is also writing the theme for the main character in the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuomas Kantelinen to Score Swati Bhise’s ‘Swords and Sceptres’
Posted: January 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Legend of the Ancient Sword, Swati Bhise, Swords and Sceptres, The Guardian Angel, Tuomas Kantelinen
Tuomas Kantelinen has been hired to score the upcoming historical epic Swords and Sceptres. The film marks the directorial debut of Indian choreographer Swati Bhise and stars Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Nathaniel Parker, Ben Lamb, Jodhi May and Devika Bhise who also co-wrote the screenplay with the director and Olivia Emden. The movie tells the story of Rani Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, who led her army against the East India Company in the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. Swati Bhise is also producing the project for Cayenne Pepper Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
54th Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominees for the 54th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing. For the past few years, scoring mixers have been recognized alongside production, re-recording, ADR and foley mixers. In the Motion Pictures – Live Action category, the scoring mixers honored include Gareth Cousins for Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver (scored by Steven Price), Alan Meyerson for Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk (music by Hans Zimmer) and Patty Jenkin’s Wonder Woman (scored by Rupert Gregson-Williams), Shawn Murphy for Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi (music by John Williams) and Peter Cobbin for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water (scored by Alexandre Desplat). Read the rest of this entry »
