Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 27, 2018)

Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Mission: Impossible – Fallout directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Vanessa Kirby, Sian Brooke, Angela Bassett and Sean Harris. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, The Crown, Genius). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and La-La Land Records will release a 2-CD version with additional tracks within the next few weeks. Click here for more information.

Also opening wide is the animated feature Teen Titans Go! To the Movies directed by Aaron Horvath & Peter Rida Michail and featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong and Hynden Walch. Jared Faber (Splitting Up Together, Suburgatory) has composed the film’s original score and also co-wrote the original songs for the movie with Jacob Jeffries, Michael Jelenic & Peter Rida Michail. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror movie Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fabio Frizzi (The Beyond, Zombi 2, City of the Living Dead). Also included is The Origins of Puppet Master Theme by Richard Band who scored the previous installments in the Puppet Master series. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 17, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich is directed by Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund and stars Udo Kier, Thomas Lennon, Jenny Pellicer, Nelson Franklin, Charlyne Yi, Michael Pare and Barbara Crampton.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tyler Bates to Score USA’s ‘The Purge’ TV Series

Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Tyler Bates has been tapped to score the upcoming USA original series The Purge. The show is created by James DeMonaco based on his hit movie franchise and stars Gabriel Chavarria, Lili Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Jessica Garza, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, Hannah Emily Anderson and William Baldwin. The drama revolves around a 12-hour period when all crime, including murder, is legal and follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Read the rest of this entry »

End Titles Song ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’ from ‘Extinction’ Released

Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouja: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Detachment) and Callaghan Belle have written the original end titles song for the sci-fi thriller Extinction. JoJo is featured as a vocalist on the track. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Extinction is directed by Ben Young and stars Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth and Israel Broussard. The movie revolves around family man plagued by dreams of an alien invasion who faces his worst nightmare when an extraterrestrial force begins exterminating Earth’s inhabitants. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The New Radical’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Votiv Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The New Radical. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Moon, Noah). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The New Radical is directed by Adam Bhala Lough and focuses on a group of uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and the UK who attack the system through dangerous technological means, which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a dramatically changing political landscape. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Dog Days’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Dog Days. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Wedren (The School of Rock, GLOW, Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer, How to Be a Latin Lover) and Matt Novack (They Came Together, Childrens Hospital), including songs featuring Jasmine Cephas Jones who also appears in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 10, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Dog Days is directed by Ken Marino and stars Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens, Adam Pally, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry, Tone Bell, Jon Bass, Michael Cassidy, Finn Wolfhard and Ron Cephas Jones. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Isham Scoring Dan Pritzker’s ‘Bolden’

Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Mark Isham has recently recorded his score for the biographical drama Bolden. The film is co-written and directed by Dan Pritzker and stars Gary Carr, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ian McShane, Breon Pugh, Reno Wilson, Yaya DaCosta and Michael Rooker. The movie tells the story of Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans cornet player who was a key figure in the development of ragtime music.  Jon Cornick & Michele Tayler (Lymelife) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Sorry to Bother You’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The full details of the soundtrack album for Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie performed by The Coup, including collaborations with Janelle Monae, Lakeith Stanfield, Tune-Yards, Killer Mike & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 27 by Interscope Records and will be available to download on Amazon. Sorry to Bother You is written and directed by Riley and stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Terry Crews, Steven Yeun, Omari Hardwick, Jermaine Fowler and Danny Glove. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Crescent’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Label Obscura has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Crescent. The album features the film’s original music composed by Seth A. Smith who also directed the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 7, 2018. A limited vinyl edition is also coming out on the same day. The Crescent is written and directed by Smith and stars Danika Vandersteen, Woodrow Graves, Terrance Murray, Brit Loder and Andrew Gillis. The movie centers on a painter and her two-year-old son as they struggle to find spiritual healing at a remote seaside cottage following a death in the family. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Slender Man’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: July 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the  supernatural horror thriller Slender Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans) and Brandon Campbell (The Thinning). The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally on August 10, 2018 (click here to download) and physically the following week. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Slender Man is directed by Sylvain White and stars Joey King, Julia Goldani-Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso and Javier Botet. The movie is based on based on the myth created by Eric Knudsen (aka Victor Surge) and centers on a tall, thin figure with unnaturally long arms and a featureless face who stalks, abducts and traumatizes people. Read the rest of this entry »

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