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 »
The Newton Brothers Scoring Ben Young’s ‘Extinction’
Posted: November 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Young, Extinction, The Newton Brothers
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‘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 »
Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring ‘Early Man’
Posted: November 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Early Man, Harry Gregson-Williams, Nick Park, Peter Lord
Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord confirmed on Twitter that Harry Gregson-Williams is currently recording his score for the upcoming animated feature Early Man. The music is being recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. The movie is directed by Nick Park (Chicken Run, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) and features the voice talent of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall and Richard Ayoade. The film tells the story of a courageous caveman and his best friend as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy and his Bronze Age City to save their home. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Death of Stalin’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Armando Iannucci, Christopher Willis, score, Soundtrack, The Death of Stalin
MKVA will release soundtrack album for the comedy The Death of Stalin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Willis (Veep, The Lion Guard, Agatha Raisin). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Death of Stalin is co-written and directed by Armando Iannucci (In the Loop) and stars Adrian McLoughlin, Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough, Paddy Considine and Olga Kurylenko. The movie is based on the French graphic novel by Fabien Nury & Thierry Robin and chronicles the chaotic days before Joseph Stalin’s funeral, marked by fierce infighting for the supreme power. Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt Scoring Hannah Fidell’s ‘The Long Dumb Road’
Posted: November 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hannah Fidell, Keegan DeWitt, Making Babies, The Long Dumb Road
Keegan DeWitt is scoring the upcoming indie comedy The Long Dumb Road. The film is directed by Hannah Fidell (A Teacher, 6 Years) and stars Jason Mantzoukas, Tony Revolori, Grace Gummer, Taissa Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Casey Wilson, Ciara Bravo, Annie Lederman and Pamela Reed. The movie follows two guys who serendipitously meet at a time when they both find themselves at personal crossroads and decide to embark on an unplanned road trip across the American Southwest. Fidell also co-wrote the screenplay with Carson Mell (Silicon Valley) and is producing the project with Jacqueline Ingram, Jonathan Duffy and Kelly Williams. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 12, 2017)
Posted: November 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Future Man, Halli Cauthery, Hulu, Ill Behaviour, Netflix, Rael Jones, Showtime, Steven Argila, The Punisher, There's... Johnny!, Tyler Bates
Premiering tomorrow, November 12, in the U.S. is the British comedy Ill Behaviour written by Sam Bain (Peep Show), directed by Steve Bendelack (Friday Night Dinner) and starring Chris Geere, Tom Riley and Lizzy Caplan. The mini-series’ original music is composed by Rael Jones (My Cousin Rachel, Suite Francaise, Harlots). The 6-parter follows a man who is determined to save his friend when he announces he is stopping chemotherapy for his cancer in favor of a more natural treatment. The series premiered earlier this year in the UK on BBC and will air Monday nights on Showtime. Visit the official show website for updates.
Premiering on Tuesday, November 13, is the Hulu original series Future Man created by Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir, executive produced by Matt Tolmach, James Weaver, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg and starring Josh Hutcherson, Eliza Coupe, Derek Wilson, Ed Begley Jr. and Glenne Headly. Halli Cauthery (The East, Frankenstein, Turbo Fast) is composing the show’s original music. Check our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will have new episodes premiere weekly on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Co-Scoring ‘The Greatest Showman’
Posted: November 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, Joseph Trapanese, The Greatest Showman
Joseph Trapanese is credited as co-composer of the original score for the upcoming movie musical The Greatest Showman. He joined John Debney who was announced as the score composer earlier this year. Trapanese also produced several of the original songs written for the film by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. As previously reported, a soundtrack album featuring the songs will be released on December 8 by Atlantic Records. The Greatest Showman is directed by Michael Gracey and stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. The movie is inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum and revolves around a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 10, 2017)
Posted: November 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Daddy's Home 2, Mayhem, Michael Andrews, Murder on the Orient Express, Ola Flottum, Patrick Doyle, Steve Moore, Thelma, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the family comedy directed by Sean Anders and starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, John Lithgow, Mel Gibson, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio, John Cena, Scarlett Estevez and Owen Vaccaro. Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Freaks & Geeks, Funny People, The Big Sick) who previously scored the 2005 original film has composed the movie’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures production, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the thriller Murder on the Orient Express directed by Kenneth Branagh who also stars in the movie alongside Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Marwan Kenzari and Olivia Colman. The film’s original music is composed by Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Cinderella, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song written by the composer (with lyrics by Branagh) and performed by Pfeiffer. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dolores’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dolores, Mark Kilian, Peter Bratt, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Dolores. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Pitch Perfect, Tsotsi, Eye in the Sky, Traitor, Rendition). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Dolores is directed by Peter Bratt and centers on Dolores Huerta, the advocate who founded the National Farmworkers Association but is often forgotten in the shadow of co-founder Cesar Chavez. The Carlos Santana-produced documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it screened in the U.S. Documentary Competition, and was released in select theaters this past September by PBS. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Shape of Water’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo Del Toro, score, Soundtrack, The Shape of Water
The full details of the soundtrack album for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla) who collaborated with opera singer Renée Fleming on his score. Also included are tracks by Andy Williams, Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Carmen Miranda & more. The soundtrack will be released physically on December 8, 2017 by Decca Records and can now be pre-ordered on Amazon. Check back on this page for more information on the digital release. The Shape of Water is co-written and directed by del Toro and stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones and Octavia Spencer. Read the rest of this entry »
