Dominik Scherrer is composing the music for the upcoming BBC mini-series The City and the City. The drama is developed by Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Tideland) based on the novel of the same title by China Mieville and stars David Morrisey, Maria Schrader, Christian Camargo, Mandeep Dhillon, Ron Cook and Danny Webb. The 4-parter follows the investigation of a detective in the Extreme Crime Squad of the fictional rundown European city of Beszel, into the death of a foreign student. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominik Scherrer Scoring BBC’s ‘The City and the City’
Posted: October 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Dominik Scherrer, The City and the City
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 22, 2017)
Posted: October 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Audience Network, Dave Palmer, Fearless, Jake Staley, Joel Aaron Thompson, Josh Kramon, Loudermilk, Ruth Barrett, The CW, Valor
Premiering in the U.S. on Friday, October 27, is the British drama Fearless created by Patrick Harbinson and starring Helen McCrory, Jonathan Forbes, Sam Swainsbury, Rebecca Callard, Wunmi Mosaku, Robin Weigert, John Bishop, Jamie Bamber, Emma Hamilton and Michael Gambon. The show’s original music is composed by Ruth Barrett (Harry Brown, Victoria, Toast, Love, Nina, Hunted). The crime drama, which revolves around a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, premiered in the UK this summer on ITV and will debut in the U.S. on Amazon Prime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Access All Areas’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Access All Areas, Soundtrack
Mercury Records has released a soundtrack album for the British coming-of-age comedy drama Access All Areas. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including The Who, Underworld, Faithless, Tame Impala, AAA, Jagwar M, Royal Blood, Palace, Marian Hill & more. The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the British Amazon store to listen to audio samples. Access All Areas is directed by Bryn Higgins and stars Ella Purnell, Georgie Henley, Edward Bluemel and Jordan Stephens. The movie follows a gang of teens who run from their dysfunctional parents to an island festival to lose themselves in the crowd. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Soundtrack
Posted: October 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, Jake Kasdan, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the action adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, X-Men: First Class). The soundtrack will be released on December 15, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is directed by Jake Kasdan and stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 20, 2017)
Posted: October 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arnaud Rebotini, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, BPM (Beats Per Minute), Carter Burwell, Christopher Lennertz, Dino Meneghin, Geostorm, James Lavino, Joel P. West, John Frizzell, John Paesano, Johnny Klimek, Joseph Trapanese, Jungle, Killing Gunther, Leatherface, Lorne Balfe, Marco Beltrami, Never Here, Only the Brave, Philip White, Same Kind of Different As Me, The Bachelors, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Snowman, Wonderstruck
Five new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in mos theater is the disaster movie Geostorm directed by Dean Devlin and starring Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Daniel Wu, Ed Harris and Andy Garcia. The album features the film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Home, Terminator Genisys, Megamind). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the action drama Only the Brave directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch & Jennifer Connelly. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Insurgent, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption) has composed he film’s original score. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for more details). Capitol Records Nashville has released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the film, including an original song (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Satan’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: American Satan, Ash Avildsen, Soundtrack, The Relentless
Sumerian Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller American Satan. The album features the songs from the film performed by The Relentless. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. American Satan is co-written and directed by Ash Avildsen and stars Andy Black, John Bradley, Mark Boone Jr, BooBoo Stewart, Malcolm McDowell, Ben Bruce, Bill Goldberg, Bill Duke, Denise Richards, Olivia Culpo, Jesse Sullivan and Drake Bell. The movie revolves around a young rock band, half from England and half from the US, who drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams. Read the rest of this entry »
Mindy Jones’ ‘Run Down to the River’ from ‘Company Town’ to Be Released
Posted: October 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Company Town, Mindy Jones, Moby
Mindy Jones will be releasing her original song Run Down to the River from the documentary Company Town. The track is written and performed by the singer/songwriter and is produced by Moby. The song will be released as a digital single on December 7, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Company Town is directed by Natalie Kottke & Erica Sardarian and takes a look inside one hidden American town, where the company rules and the government’s negligence pushes them to stand up and fight for justice. The movie was filmed nearly four years following one man’s journey to save his town against one of the nation’s largest paper mill and chemical plants. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Marrowbone’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fernando Velazquez, JA Bayona, Marrowbone, score, Sergio G. Sanchez, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for he psychological thriller Marrowbone. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Mama, A Monster Calls, Hercules). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also check out audio samples. A digital version is available for pre-order on Amazon. Marrowbone is directed by Sergio G. Sánchez and stars George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth and Matthew Stagg. The JA Bayona-produced movie follows four siblings who seek refuge in an old home after the death of their mother, only to discover that the house has another, more sinister, inhabitant. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soundrack, Sufjan Stevens
The full details of soundtrack album for Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name have been revealed. The album features the film’s original songs written and performed by singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens, as well as tracks by Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant, The Last Emperor), John Adams, Bandolero, Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito, Frank Glazer & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 3, 2017 (click here to download) by Madison Gate Records and physically on November 17 by Sony Classical and is now available to order as an import on Amazon. A digital version is also expected to come out within the next few weeks. Call Me By Your Name is written by James Ivory, directed by Guadagnino and stars Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar and Esther Garrel. The movie explores the relationship that blooms over the course of one summer between a 17-year-old boy on the cusp of adulthood and his father’s research assistant. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Babylon Berlin’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Babylon Berlin, Johnny Klimek, score, Soundtrack, Tom Tykwer
BMG will release as soundtrack album for the German television series Babylon Berlin. The album features the show’s original music composed by Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, The International, Sense8, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer). Also included are tracks by The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, Moka Efti Orchestra, Tim Fischer & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Babylon Berlin is co-created and -directed by Tykwer and stars Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Matthias Brandt, Hannah Herzsprung, Karl Markovics, Lars Eidinger and Sebastian Urzen. The drama is based on Volker Kutscher’s book Der nasse Fisch and follows a police inspector caught up in a web of drugs, sex, political intrigue and murder in go-go Berlin as Germany teeters on the edge of Nazism. Read the rest of this entry »
