La-La Land Records and 5 Cats Studios will release a score album for Blue Sky Studios’s animated movie Ferdinand. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, X-Men: The Last Stand, Bolt, Ice Age: The Meltdown). The soundtrack will be released physically on December 12 and digitally on December 15. Visit Amazon to pre-0rder the CD and click here for the digital version. As previously reported, Island Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie next week. Ferdinand is directed by Carlos Saldanha and features the voice talent of of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale and David Tennant. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ferdinand’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlos Saldanha, Ferdinand, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
Matthew Margeson Scoring Jeff Wadlow’s ‘Truth or Dare’
Posted: November 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Wadlow, Matthew Margeson, Truth or Dare
Matthew Margeson is reteaming with director Jeff Wadlow on the upcoming supernatural thriller Truth or Dare. The film starring Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Nolan Gerard Funk, Hayden Szeto and Sophia Taylor Ali centers on a harmless game of “Truth or Dare” among friends that turns deadly when someone – or something – begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare. Jason Blum (Get Out, Split, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge) is producing the project through his Blumhouse production company. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ferdinand’ Soundtrack EP Details
Posted: November 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlos Saldanha, Ferdinand, Nick Jonas, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack EP for Blue Sky Studios’ animated feature Ferdinand have been revealed. The EP features the original songs Watch Me and Home (which is already available as a digital single here) by Nick Jonas, Juanes’ original track Lay Hour Head On Me, as well as Pitbull’s Freedom and Los Del Rio’s Macarena. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on December 1 by Island Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring John Powell’s original score from the movie will be released digitally on December 15 by Fox Music and physically on December 12 by La-La Land Records. Check back on this page for the full score album details. Ferdinand is directed by Carlos Saldanha and features the voices of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Peyton Manning, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez and Miguel Ángel Silvestre. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandra Harwood Scoring Mike Newell’s ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’
Posted: November 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandra Harwood, Mike Newell, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Alexandra Harwood has been tapped to score the upcoming romantic drama The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. The film is directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Donnie Brasco) and stars Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glen Powell, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton. The movie is based on Mary Ann Shaffer’s & Annie Barrows’ 2008 novel and follows a free-spirited journalist who forms a life-changing bond with the eccentric society when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the German occupation of Guernsey during World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
Scott Cooper’s ‘Hostiles’ to Feature Original Song by Ryan Bingham
Posted: November 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hostiles, Ryan Bingham, Scott Cooper
Ryan Bingham has recorded the original song How Shall a Sparrow Fly for Scott Cooper’s western Hostiles. The singer/songwriter, who also appears in the movie, previously co-wrote the song The Weary Kind for Cooper’s 2009 feature Crazy Heart with T Bone Burnett, for which he received an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award. Check back on this page for more information about the song, which is being submitted for awards consideration, and a soundtrack album for Hostiles, which features the movie’s original score by Max Richter and will be released by Deutsche Grammophon. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira to Score ‘Smallfoot’
Posted: November 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick, Smallfoot
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Heitor Pereira will be composing the music for the upcoming animated feature Smallfoot. The film is directed by Karey Kirkpatrick (Over the Hedge) and features the voices of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito, Yara Shahidi, Ely Henry and Jimmy Tatro. The movie centers on a Yeti who is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist. Bonne Radford (The Road to El Dorado), Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love, This is Us) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Happy Valley’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Ben Foster, Happy Valley, score, Soundtrack
Manners McDade has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC crime drama Happy Valley. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Ben Foster (Torchwood, Thunderbirds Are Go, Noble). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 1, 2017 and will be available to download on Amazon. Happy Valley is created and written by Sally Wainwright and stars Sarah Lancashire, Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan and Charlie Murphy. The series follows Yorkshire police sergeant Catherine Cawood as she pursues the man who assaulted her late daughter, unaware he is now part of a secret kidnapping plot. Read the rest of this entry »
Stuart Earl Scoring BBC’s ‘Ordeal by Innocence’
Posted: November 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Ordeal by Innocence, Stuart Earl
Stuart Earl is composing the music for the upcoming BBC mini-series Ordeal by Innocence. The drama is written by Sarah Phelps (The Casual Vacancy, The Crimson Field) based on Agatha Christie’s classic novel and stars Bill Nighy, Catherine Keener, Matthew Goode, Eleanor Tomlinson, Anthony Boyle, Luke Treadaway, Morven Christie, Crystal Clarke, Ella Purnell and Alice Eve. Sandra Goldbacher (Victoria, The Hour) is directing the 3-parter, which revolves around the murder of a wealthy philanthropist in 1954, and Roopesh Parekh (Poldark) is producing the series. Phelps is also executive producing the project with Karen Thrussell, Damien Timmer, Helen Ziegler, James Prichard, Basi Akpabio and Gaynor Holmes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Before I Fall’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Taylor, Before I Fall, Ry Russo-Young, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama Before I Fall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Meadowland, Damnation). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 1 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Before I Fall is directed by Ry Russo-Young and stars Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Elena Kampouris, Diego Boneta, Jennifer Beals, Cynthy Wu and Medalion Rahimi. The movie is based on the 2010 novel of same title by Lauren Oliver and follows a young woman who is stuck reliving the day of her death during one inexplicable week and untangles the mystery surrounding her death. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Score Illumination’s ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
Posted: November 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Illumination Entertainment
Danny Elfman is set to score the upcoming animated feature How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The film is directed by Pete Candeland & Yarrow Cheney (The Secret Life of Pets) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the title character. The movie is based on Dr. Seuss’ classic tale about the titular grouch who plots to ruin Christmas for the residents of his neighboring village of Whoville. Michael LeSieur (You, Me and Dupree) wrote the screenplay. Chris Meledandri & Janet Healy (Despicable Me, Minions, The Lorax) and Scott Mosier (Free Birds, Dogma, Clerks) are producing the Illumination Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »
