Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Russian historical fantasy epic Furious – The Legend of Kolovrat. The album features the film’s original music composed by Serj Tankian. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 8, 2017. Check back on this page for the download link and the cover art. Furious – The Legend of Kolovrat is directed by Ivan Shurhoveckiy and stars Ilya Malakov, Polina Chernyshova, Aleksei Serebryakov and Yuliya Khlynina. The movie is set in the 13th century and centers on the Ryazan knight Evpaty Kolovrat—the leader of a seventeen-man squad who defend against thousands of Mongol warrior hordes and their leader Batu Khan. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Furious – The Legend of Kolovrat’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Furious - The Legend Of Kolovrat, score, Serj Tankian, Soundtrack
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Roger Neill to Score ‘Valley Girl’ Musical Remake & Netflix’s ‘Like Father”
Posted: November 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Like Father, Roger Neill, Valley Girl
Roger Neill has been tapped to score the upcoming movie musical Valley Girl. The film is directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg and stars Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Mae Whitman, Chloe Bennet, Peyton List, Logan Paul, Jessie Ennis and Ashleigh Murray. The movie is based on Martha Coolidge’s 1983 romantic comedy of the same title and follows a Fernando Valley girl whose world and values are rocked when she falls hard for a rock musician. Amy Talkington wrote the screenplay with revisions by Marti Noxon (UnREAL, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Read the rest of this entry »
Luis Bacalov (1933 – 2017)
Posted: November 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Luis Bacalov
Luis Bacalov has passed away today at age 84 in Rome. The composer is best known for his score for the Italian drama Il Postino, for which he received the Academy Award in the Best Original Score category in 1996. He was also Oscar-nominated in 1967 for his work on Pasolini’s The Gospel According to St. Matthew. His other credits include numerous westerns such as Django, A Bullet for the General and The Grand Duel. Other notable movies he worked on include B. Monkey, The Love Letter, Robert Duvall’s Assassination Tango, Woman on Top and Polish Wedding. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Shore Scoring Ben Lewin’s ‘The Catcher Was a Spy’
Posted: November 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Lewin, Howard Shore, The Catcher Was a Spy
Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Silence of the Lambs, The Aviator, Spotlight) has recently scored the upcoming drama The Catcher Was a Spy. The film is directed by Ben Lewin (The Sessions) and stars Paul Rudd, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Paul Giamatti, Jeff Daniels, Mark Strong, Tom Wilkinson, Connie Nielsen and Hiroyuki Sanada. The movie is based on Nicholas Dawidoff’s NYT bestselling book and tells the true story of Moe Berg, the professional baseball player-turned-top secret spy for the O.S.S who helped the U.S. win the race against Germany to build the atomic bomb. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Intent to Destroy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Furious - The Legend Of Kolovrat, Intent to Destroy, Joe Berlinger, score, Serj Tankian, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction. The album features the film’s original music composed by Serj Tankian. The soundtrack will be released digitally on iTunes this Friday, November 17 and on other platforms the following week. Check back on this page for the download link. Intent to Destroy is directed by Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost, Brother’s Keeper) and explores the violent history of the Armenian Genocide and legacy of Turkish suppression and denial over the past century. The documentary premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and was released in select theaters this past weekend by Abramorama. Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel to Score Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’
Posted: November 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jed Kurzel, Jennifer Kent, The Nightingale
Jed Kurzel is reteaming with Jennifer Kent on the upcoming period thriller The Nightingale. The film is written and directed by Kent and stars Sam Claflin, Aisling Franciosi, Damon Herriman, Ewen Leslie, Harry Greenwood, Aboriginal Djuki Mala, Baykali Ganambarr and Magnolia Maymuru. The movie is set in Tasmania, Australia in 1825 and follows an Irish female convict who witnesses the brutal murder of her husband and baby by her soldier master and his cronies and takes an Aboriginal male tracker with her through the hellish wilderness to seek revenge on the men. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for BBC’s & Starz’s ‘Howards End’ to Be Released
Posted: November 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Howards End, Kenneth Lonergan, Nico Muhly, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC and Starz limited series Howards End. The album features the show’s original music composed by Nico Muhly (The Reader, Kill Your Darlings, Margaret, Joshua). The soundtrack is already available digitally in the UK and will be released digitally in the U.S. on January 5 and physically on April 6. Click here to download the album and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Howards End is developed by Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By the Sea) based on the classic E.M. Forster novel and stars Hayley Atwell, Matthew Macfadyen, Julia Ormond, Philippa Coulthard, Joseph Quinn, Rosalind Eleazar, Tracey Ullman and Alex Lawther. The 4-parter explores the changing landscape of social and class divisions in turn of the century England through the prism of three families. Read the rest of this entry »
Murray Gold to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘A Very English Scandal’
Posted: November 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Very English Scandal, Amazon, BBC, Murray Gold
Murray Gold has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC mini-series A Very English Scandal. The 3-parter is directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena, Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity) and stars Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Patricia Hodge, Monica Dolan, Adrian Scarborough, Jason Watkins, Eve Myles, Michele Dotrice and Blake Harrison. The drama tells the story of British politician Jeremy Thorpe who was accused of murdering his ex-lover and was forced to stand trial in 1979. Russell T. Davies who previously collaborated with Gold on such shows as Doctor Who and Torchwood wrote the script. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers Scoring Ben Young’s ‘Extinction’
Posted: November 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Young, Extinction, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers are currently scoring the upcoming sci-fi thriller Extinction. The film is directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love) and stars Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth and Israel Broussard. The movie follows a father who suffers from a recurring dream about the loss of his family while witnessing the force bent on destruction. Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out), Spenser Cohen and Bradley Caleb Kane (Black Sails) wrote the screenplay. Todd Lieberman & David Hoberman (Beauty and the Beast, The Fighter, The Proposal) are producing the project for Mandeville Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Madame’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Madame, Matthieu Gonet, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the French comedy drama Madame. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthieu Gonet (Santa & Cie). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 17, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon,where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Madame is directed by Amanda Sthers and stars Harvey Keitel, Toni Collette and Rossy de Palma. The movie follows a wealthy and well-connected American couple who move into a manor house in romantic Paris and prepare a luxurious dinner for their sophisticated international friends. Read the rest of this entry »
