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 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 »

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 PeopleThe 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, CinderellaHarry 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 Albums
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Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Dolores. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Pitch PerfectTsotsiEye in the SkyTraitorRendition). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on AmazonDolores 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 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 HotelThe King’s SpeechHarry Potter and the Deathly HallowsGodzilla) 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 »

Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the Stephen King Soundtrack Collection. The 8-CD set features 2-CD deluxe editions for the 2003 horror thriller Dreamcatcher directed by Lawrence Kasdan featuring the film’s expanded score composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and the post-apocalyptic mini-series The Stand starring Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Ray Walston, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis featuring the show’s expanded score by W. G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights) who received an Emmy nomination for his score. Also included is a reissue of the soundtrack album for 1984’s Firestarter starring Drew Barrymore featuring original music by Tangerine Dream (Legend, Risky Business), as well as the first-ever commercial release of the score for the 1997 mini-series The Shining on three discs featuring music by Nicholas Pike (Return to Me, Captain Ron). Read the rest of this entry »

Jonathan Sadoff has recently scored the Amazon comedy pilot Love You More. The show is created by Bobcat Goldthwait (God Bless America), Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City, 2 Broke Girls), Carolyn Strauss (Game of ThronesTreme) & Bridget Everett who also stars in the series alongside Karen Pittman and Loni Anderson. The comedy revolves around a New York City cabaret sensation who works as a counselor at a group home for young adults with Down syndrome. King and Goldthwait are also executive producing the project for MPK Productions, Warner Bros. Television and Amazon Studios. Read the rest of this entry »

Marcelo Zarvos is composing the music for the upcoming drama The Best of Enemies. The film marks the directorial debut of executive producer Robin Bissell (The Hunger Games) and stars Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Babou Ceesay, Nick Searcy, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley and John Gallagher Jr. The movie centers on civil rights activist Ann Atwater who battled KKK leader C.P. Ellis for a decade until 1971, when the two agreed to co-chair a two-week community meeting to deal with a court-ordered school desegregation decree. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Saw Anthology’ Soundtrack Details Revealed

Posted: November 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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The full details of the Saw Anthology compilation soundtrack release have been revealed. The albums feature the original score from all eight movies in the Saw series composed by Charlie Clouser (Resident Evil: ExtinctionWayward PinesNumbersDeath SentenceDead Silence). The Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 soundtracks will be released digitally on November 24, 2017 by Lakeshore Records. A physical and vinyl release is also in the works. Click here to pre-order the Vol. 1 album and here for the Vol. 2 soundtrack. The Saw series created by James Wan & Leigh Whannell launched in 2004 with Wan’s original Saw movie and was followed by Saw IIIII & IV (directed by Darren Lynn Bousman) in 2005, 2006 & 2007, Saw V (directed by David Hackl) in 2008, Saw VI & Saw 3D (directed by Kevin Greutert) in 2009 & 2010 and this year’s Jigsaw (directed by Michael & Peter Spierig). Read the rest of this entry »

Verve and Decca Records will release the original song You Shouldn’t Look at Me That Way from Paul McGuigan’s romantic drama Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. The song is written, orchestrated and performed by Elvis Costello who previously co-wrote original songs for movies including Cold Mountain (for which he received an Academy Award nomination) and Grace of My Heart. The track will be released as a digital single tomorrow and will be available to download on AmazonFilm Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave, and Julie Walters follows the passionate relationship between British actor Peter Turner and eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame. Read the rest of this entry »