Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama series Travelers. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Adam Lastiwka. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 5, 2018. The download link will be added to this article later this week. Travelers is created by Brad Wright and stars Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson, Reilly Dolman and Patrick Gilmore. The drama follows a federal agent who tracks four people who suddenly seem to possess entirely new personalities, leading to a startling discovery about humanity’s future. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Travelers’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Lastiwka, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Travelers
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Top Film Scores of 2017 & Oscar Predictions
Posted: December 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsFilm Music Reporter’s Top 10 Original Scores of 2017 (in alphabetical order):
Battle of the Sexes – Nicholas Britell
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie – Theodore Shapiro
Coco – Michael Giacchino
Darkest Hour – Dario Marianelli
Ferdinand – John Powell
Phantom Thread – Jonny Greenwood
The Post – John Williams
The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – John Williams
Wonderstruck – Carter Burwell
Oscar Predictions (in order of likelihood of receiving nomination):
The (Almost)-Locks:
The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat
Phantom Thread – Jonny Greenwood
The Other Frontrunners:
The Post – John Williams
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – John Williams
Dunkirk – Hans Zimmer
Darkest Hour – Dario Marianelli
Victoria & Abdul – Thomas Newman
Coco – Michael Giacchino
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Carter Burwell
Wonderstruck – Carter Burwell
The Other Possibilities:
War for the Planet of the Apes – Michael Giacchino
Blade Runner 2049 – Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer
Jane – Philip Glass
Battle of the Sexes – Nicholas Britell
Molly’s Game – Daniel Pemberton
Lady Bird – Jon Brion
Murder on the Orient Express – Patrick Doyle
All the Money in the World – Daniel Pemberton
Mudbound – Tamir-kali
Good Time – Oneohtrix Point Never
Downsizing – Rolfe Kent
Wonder – Marcelo Zarvos
Get Out – Michael Abels
Hostiles – Max Richter
Wind River – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Check out a list of all scores/movies considered for our listings, as well as our top 10 movies of 2017 on the next page.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 31, 2017)
Posted: December 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Before I Wake, Danny Elfman, Falling Water, Freeform, Grown-ish, Netflix, The Newton Brothers, USA, Vincent Jones
Premiering on Wednesday, January 3, is the new Freeform original series Grown-ish created by Kenya Barris & Larry Wilmore and starring Yara Shahidi, Deon Cole, Chris Parnell, Emily Arlook, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa and Jordan Buhat. The show’s original music is composed by Vincent Jones (Up All Night, Parks & Recreation theme song, F Is for Family). To learn more about the comedy, which is a spin-off to ABC’s Black-ish, visit our scoring assignment announcement.
Premiering on Friday, January 5, in the U.S. is the horror thriller Before I Wake co-written and directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok and Jacob Tremblay. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Gerald’s Game) have composed the film’s original score and Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland) has provided the themes and additional music. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The movie is premiering stateside exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Stephens Scoring ‘Arizona’
Posted: December 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arizona, Jonathan Watson, Joseph Stephens, TBS, The Last O.G.
Joseph Stephens is composing the score for the upcoming comedy Arizona. The film marks the directorial debut of Jonathan Watson and stars Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, Lolli Sorenson, Elizabeth Gillies and Kaitlin Olson. The movie is set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis and follows a single mom and struggling realtor whose life goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder. Luke Del Tredici (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams to Compose Theme for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Posted: December 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Powell, John Williams, Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars
John Williams revealed in a recent interview with Variety that he will compose the theme for the title character for the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. As reported this past summer, John Powell is composing the score for the movie directed by Ron Howard and starring Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Joonas Suotamo. Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi) and Jon Kasdan wrote the screenplay. Kathleen Kennedy (Jurassic Park, The Sixth Sense) is producing the project with Allison Shearmur (Cinderella) and Simon Emanuel (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 29, 2017)
Posted: December 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All the Money in the World, Daniel Pemberton, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, In the Fade, J. Ralph, Jonny Greenwood, Joshua Homme, Molly's Game, Phantom Thread
The only movie opening nationwide this week is the dramatic thriller All the Money in the World directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris, Charlie Plummer and Timothy Hutton. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, Molly’s Game, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Gold). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. The movie opened in theaters on Christmas Day, December 25.
Daniel Pemberton has also composed the music for the drama Molly’s Game written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O’Dowd and Bill Camp. Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on January 5. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. The STX Entertainment release opened in over 250 theaters on December 25 and will expand nationwide on January 5. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘The Commuter’ Soundtrack
Posted: December 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jaume Collet-Serra, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack, The Commuter
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller The Commuter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Sexy Beast). The soundtrack will be released digitally next month and physically on February 9, 2018. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Commuter is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and stars Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Sam Neill and Elizabeth McGovern. T Read the rest of this entry »
‘McMafia’ Main Title Theme Released
Posted: December 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, BBC, Franz Kirmann, McMafia, Tom Hodge
Decca Records has released the main title theme for the new BBC & AMC limited series McMafia. The track is written by the show’s composers Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann and is performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra. The theme has been released overseas as a digital single, which also features the composers’ track He’s Home, and is now available to download in the British iTunes store. McMafia is created by Hossein Amini (Drive) & James Watkins (The Woman in Black) and stars James Norton, Aleksey Serebryakov, Maria Shukshina, Faye Marsay and Juliet Rylance. The 8-part drama is inspired by Misha Glenny’s best-selling book of the same name and tells the story of Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian exiles with a mafia history, and his family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Burn Out’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Burn Out, Grégoire Auger, score, Soundtrack, Yann Gozlan
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French action thriller Burn Out. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Auger (Scribe). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Burn Out is directed by Yann Gozlan and stars François Civil, Manon Azem and Olivier Rabourdin. The movie follows a promising young motorcycle racer who is forced to do perilous drug runs to save the mother of his child from a dangerous mobster. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Somer’s & Sigur Rós’ Music from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Hang the DJ’ to Be Released
Posted: December 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Somers, Black Mirror, score, Sigur Rós, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the Black Mirror episode Hang the DJ. The album features the original music from the episode composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha, Manhattan). Also included are two tracks by Sigur Rós. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hang the DJ is directed by Timothy Van Patten and stars Georgina Campbell, Joe Cole and George Blagden. The episode written by Charlie Brooker centers on a new dating app that hits the scene, but insists that singles need to meet before 12 hours and will premiere tomorrow as part of the show’s fourth season on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
