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 »
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
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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 »
Laura Karpman Scoring Netflix’s ‘Set It Up’
Posted: January 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Claire Scanlon, Inventing Tomorrow, Laura Karpman, Netflix, Set It Up
Laura Karpman has recently recorded her score for the upcoming Netflix original movie Set It Up. The film is directed by Claire Scanlon and stars Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs and Lucy Liu. The romantic comedy revolves around two overworked assistants who try to get their horrible bosses out of their hair by setting them up together. Katie Silberman wrote the screenplay. Justin Nappi (Arbitrage, All Is Lost, 99 Homes) and Juliet Berman are producing the project for Treehouse Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
New Episodes of ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ to Feature Music by Mark Isham, BT & Bear McCreary
Posted: January 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, BT, Channel 4, Mark Isham, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It) and BT (The Fast and the Furious, Monster) have recently scored two episodes of the new Amazon original series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. The composers collaborated on the music for the episodes Autofac starring Juno Temple, Janelle Monae & David Lyons, and Isham also scored the episode Safe and Sound. In addition, Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, Happy Death Day, The Walking Dead) has scored three episodes including the Dee Rees-helmed Kill All Others, as well as Real Life and Impossible Planet, both of which already aired in the UK on Channel 4. Read the rest of this entry »
Photek Scoring ‘Life in a Year’
Posted: January 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Life in a Year, Mitja Okorn, Photek
Photek is composing the score for the upcoming romantic drama Life in a Year. The film is directed by Mitja Okorn (Letters to Santa, Planeta Singli) and stars Jaden Smith, Cara Delevingne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Chris D’Elia and Nia Long. The movie follows a 17-year-old boy who is determined to give his dying girlfriend their entire life together, in the year she has left. Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews wrote the screenplay. Marc Bienstock (Split, The Visit) is producing the project with Will Smith’s & James Lassiter’s Overbrook Entertainment (I Am Legend, The Karate Kid, The Pursuit of Happiness). Read the rest of this entry »
2018 BAFTA Nominations Announced
Posted: January 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2018 Orange British Academy Film Awards. The winners will be announced at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, February 18. For a full list of nominations, click here.
Here are the nominations in the ‘Original Music’ category:
Blade Runner 2049 – Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer
Darkest Hour – Dario Marianelli
Dunkirk – Hans Zimmer Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Reynolds, Michael Kamen, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new expanded soundtrack album for the 1991 action adventure Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael McShane and Nik Brimble. The album features the original music from the Warner Bros./Morgan Creek production composed and conducted by Michael Kamen (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, X-Men, Band of Brothers), including around an hour of previously unreleased music, as well as alternate cues. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details and to listen to audio samples and order the 2-CD set.
Soundtrack Album for Nat Geo’s ‘The Long Road Home’ Announced
Posted: January 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Beal, Nat Geo, score, Soundtrack, The Long Road Home
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Nat Geo original mini-series The Long Road Home. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Carnivale). The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited edition 2-CD set on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. A digital version is also expected to be released. The Long Road Home is developed by Mikko Alanne and stars Michael Kelly, Jason Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto and Noel Fisher, Jon Beavers, E.J. Bonilla, Jorge Diaz, Darius Homayoun and Patrick Schwarzenegger. Read the rest of this entry »
Clark Scoring Channel 4’s & Hulu’s ‘Kiri’
Posted: January 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Channel 4, Clark, Hulu, Kiri
Clark (aka Chris Clark) has composed the music for the new Channel 4 mini-series Kiri. The show is created by Jack Thorne (National Treasure, A Long Way Down, Glue) and stars Sarah Lancashire, Lia Williams, Steven Mackintosh, Lucian Msamati and Felicia Mukasa. The 4-part drama tells the story of the abduction and death of a young black girl, named Kiri, who is soon-to-be-adopted by her white foster family. Euros Lyn (Doctor Who, Torchwood) directed all episodes. Read the rest of this entry »
