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 »
Stuart Earl Scoring BBC’s ‘Ordeal by Innocence’
Posted: November 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Ordeal by Innocence, Stuart Earl
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‘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 »
‘Ingrid Goes West’ Score Album Released
Posted: November 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ingrid Goes West, Jonathan Sadoff, Matt Spicer, Nick Thorburn, score, Soundtrack
Mondo has released a new soundtrack album for the comedy Ingrid Goes West. The album features the film’s original music composed by Islands frontman Nick Thorburn and Jonathan Sadoff (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Meddler, The Mick). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Lakeshore Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie earlier this year. Ingrid Goes West is co-written and directed by Matt Spicer and stars Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell and Billy Magnussen. The movie follows a young woman who becomes obsessed with an Instagram lifestyle blogger and moves to Los Angeles to try and befriend her in real life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lazer Team 2’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carl Thiel, Lazer Team 2, score, Soundtrack
Rooster Teeth has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi comedy sequel Lazer Team 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carl Thiel (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Machete Kills, Last Man Standing, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For). Also included are songs by The Force and Protextor & Brother Bear. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Lazer Team 2 is directed by Daniel Fabelo & Matt Hullum and stars Colton Dunn, Burnie Burns Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Nichole Bloom and Victoria Pratt. The movie follows the Lazer Team come together again to fight a new threat – and rescue their friend who’s been kidnapped and transported into another dimension. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tangled: The Series’ Soundtrack EP to Be Released
Posted: November 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Disney Channel, Glenn Slater, Soundtrack, Tangled: The Series
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack EP for Disney’s Tangled: The Series. The EP features four original songs from the show written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Enchanted) and featuring lyrics by Glenn Slater (Galavant), including the tracks Let Me Make You Proud performed by Jeremy Jordan (as Varian) and I’ve Got This by Mandy Moore (as Rapunzel) from tonight’s episode Queen for a Day. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 20 and will be available to download on Amazon. Tangled: The Series is developed by Shane Prigmore & Chris Sonnenburg based on Disney’s 2010 feature Tangled and features the voices of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Julie Bowen, Clancey Brown, Eden Espinosa, Jeff Ross, Richard Kind, Jeffrey Tambor and Paul F. Tompkin. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 19, 2017)
Posted: November 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce Hornsby, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Godless, Hulu, Jeff Morrow, NBC, Netflix, Runaways, She's Gotta Have It, Siddhartha Khosla, Trolls Holiday
Premiering on Tuesday, November 21, is the Marvel’s new Hulu original series Runaways created by Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage based on the Marvel Comics property and starring Gregg Sulkin, Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer and Allegra Acosta. The show’s original music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, The Royals, The Neighbors). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the show.
Premiering on Wednesday, November 22, is the Netflix original mini-series Godless written and directed by Scott Frank and starring Jeff Daniels, Jack O’Connell, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy, Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, Audrey Moore, Christiane Seidel, Randy Oglesby, Justin Welborn, Christopher Fitzgerald, Samantha Soule and Whitney Able. Carlos Rafael Rivera who previously scored Frank’s feature A Walk Among the Tombstones has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 7-parter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Butterfly Tree’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Caitlin Yeo, Priscilla Cameron, score, Soundtrack, The Butterfly Tree
Music for Vision will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Butterfly Tree. The album features the film’s original music composed by Caitlin Yeo (The Rocket, Black & White & Sex). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 23, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Butterfly Tree is written and directed by Priscilla Cameron and stars Melissa George, Ewen Leslie, Ed Oxenbould and Sophie Lowe. The movie follows a father and his son who find their joie de vivre rekindled for the first time since the death of their matriarch by the arrival a mysterious yet enchanting florist. The drama premiered at this year’s Melbourne and Toronto International Film Festivals and will be released in Australian theaters on November 23. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Folk’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amber Rubarth, American Folk, David Heinz, Joe Purdy, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been announced for the indie drama American Folk. The album features the film’s original music composed by folk musicians Joe Purdy & Amber Rubarth, as well as their renditions of classic folk songs and John Prine’s Some Humans Ain’t Human and Jerry Garcia & David Grisman’s Freight Train. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on CD and vinyl) on January 26, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. American Folk is written and directed by David Heinz and stars Purdy, Rubarth, Krisha Fairchild and David Fine. The movie follows Purdy and Rubarth, whose fates become intertwined after their plane is grounded in California following the September 11th attacks. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 17, 2017)
Posted: November 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bear McCreary, Brooke Blair, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Jeff Danna, John Paesano, Justice League, Marcelo Zarvos, Mudbound, Mychael Danna, Revolt, Roman J. Israel Esq., Sweet Virginia, Tamar-Kali, The Breadwinner, The Star, Will Blair, Wonder
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comic book movie Justice League directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ezra Miller, Jason Monoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons and Ciarán Hinds. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as tracks by Sigrid, The White Stripes and Gary Clark Jr. & Junkie XL. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the drama Wonder co-written and directed by Stephen Chbosky and starring Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Mandy Patinkin and Daveed Diggs. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Good Shepherd, The Affair, Enough Said) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Darker by Hannah Faye and other songs. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
