Premiering on Friday, December 29, is the new season of the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror created by Charlie Brooker. Episodes of the fourth season include USS Callister (featuring music by Daniel Pemberton), Arkangel directed by Jodie Foster (scored by Mark Isham), Crocodile directed by John Hillcoat (featuring music by Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne) and Black Museum (scored by Cristobal Tapia de Veer). The full season will be available to stream on Friday on Netflix.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 24, 2017)
Posted: December 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Black Mirror, Claudia Sarne, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Daniel Pemberton, Leopold Ross, Mark Isham, Netflix
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Christopher Lennertz Scoring Tyler Perry’s ‘Acrimony’
Posted: December 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acrimony, Christopher Lennertz, Tyler Perry
Christopher Lennertz has composed the music for the upcoming psychological thriller Acrimony. The film is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Ajiona Alexus and Antonio Madison. The movie revolves around a faithful wife tired of standing by her devious husband who is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. Tyler is also producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Frontiere (1931 – 2017)
Posted: December 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dominic Frontiere
Dominic Frontiere has passed away this past Thursday at age 86 in Tesuque, New Mexico. The composer has composed the scores to numerous movies over a five decade-spanning career, including 1980’s The Stunt Man, for which he received a Golden Globe Award, as well as 1994’s Color of Night, for which he also co-wrote the Golden Globe-nominated song The Color of the Night. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for his music direction on 1970’s Swing Out, Sweet Land hosted by John Wayne. Read the rest of this entry »
Showtime’s ‘The Chi’ to Feature Music by Patrick Warren
Posted: December 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lena Waithe, Patrick Warren, Showtime, The Chi
Patrick Warren is composing the original score for the new Showtime original series The Chi. The show is created by Lena Waithe (Dear White People) and stars Jason Mitchell, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Tiffany Boone and Armando Riesco. The coming-of-age drama is set on the South Side of Chicago and follows a group of residents who become linked by coincidence. Waithe is also executive producing the project with Common, Aaron Kaplan (Life in Pieces, Divorce), Elwood Reid (The Bridge) and Rick Famuyiwa (Dope, The Wood) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2017)
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benj Pasek, Bright, Christopher Lennertz, Crooked House, David Sardy, Downsizing, Father Figures, Frederik Wiedmann, Hangman, Henry Jackman, Hostiles, Hugo de Chaire, John Debney, John Williams, Joseph Trapanese, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Justin Paul, Max Richter, Pitch Perfect 3, Rob Simonsen, Rolfe Kent, The Greatest Showman, The Post
Five new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the action adventure comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, Kong: Skull Island, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also now playing is the movie musical The Greatest Showman directed by Michael Gracey and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen) have written the film’s original songs and John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book) & Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton) have composed the movie’s original score. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs performed by the film’s cast. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Larson Scoring Jesse Peretz’s ‘Juliet, Naked’
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jesse Peretz, Juliet Naked, Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson is reteaming with director Jesse Peretz on the upcoming comedy drama Juliet, Naked. The movie starring Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd is based on the novel of the same title by Nick Hornby and tells the story of a woman and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter. Tamara Jenkins (The Savages, Slums of Beverly Hills), Jim Taylor (Sideways, Election), Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams, Sneakers) and Evgenia Peretz wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryan Bingham’s ‘How Shall a Sparrow Fly’ from ‘Hostiles’ Released
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hostiles, Ryan Bingham, Scott Cooper
Deutsche Grammophon has released the original song How Shall a Sparrow Fly from Scott Cooper’s western Hostiles. The track is written and performed by Ryan Bingham who previously co-wrote the Academy Award-winning song The Weary Kind from Cooper’s Crazy Heart. The song is now available as a digital single (visit Amazon to download) and will be also be included on the official soundtrack album for the film coming out next month. Hostiles starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Jesse Plemons, Adam Beach, Rory Cochrane, Peter Mullan, Scott Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Ben Foster and Q’orianka Kilcher is being released in select theaters this weekend by Entertainment Studios before expanding nationwide on January 19. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Cakemaker’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dominique Charpentier, score, Soundtrack, The Cakemaker
Minimalist Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Israeli-German drama The Cakemaker. The EP features the film’s original music composed and performed by Dominique Charpentier. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Cakemaker is written and directed by Ofir Raul Graizer and stars Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller, Zohar Strauss, Sandra Sade and Tamir Ben Yehuda. The movie follows a young German baker who sets out to meet the widow of his lover, an Israeli man who just died in a car crash. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Polka King’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Maya Forbes, Soundtrack, The Polka King
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy The Polka King. The album features the songs from the movie performed by the Jack Black Polka Band. The soundtrack will be released digitally next month and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Polka King is co-written and directed by Maya Forbes and stars Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver, Vanessa Bayer and J.B. Smoove. The movie revolves around a Polish-born bandleader, who is determined to make it big in America and draws his fans into a Ponzi scheme. Read the rest of this entry »
Lyle Workman Scoring ‘Overboard’ Remake
Posted: December 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lyle Workman, Overboard, Rob Greenberg
Lyle Workman has recently recorded his score for the upcoming romantic comedy Overboard. The film is directed by Rob Greenberg (How I Met Your Mother) and stars Anna Faris, Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, John Hannah, and Swoosie Kurtz. The movie is a remake of the 1987 feature of the same title (scored by Alan Silvestri) and follows a spoiled playboy from one of Mexico’s wealthiest families who is thrown overboard his yacht and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employe. Read the rest of this entry »
