This coming weekend, The Echo Society will be presenting its first three-day festival, VI: FAMILY. The event will feature original works by 21 Los Angeles-based composers and special guests exploring the theme of “Family.” Among the participating artists are film/TV composers Rob Simonsen (500 Days of Summer, Foxcatcher), Joseph Trapanese (Straight Outta Compton, Oblivion), ESKMO (Billions, 13 Reasons Why), Nathan Johnson (Looper, Brick), Jeremy Zuckerman (Scream: The TV Series, Legend of Kora), Deru (Benjamin Wynn) (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Judson Crane, Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation), Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha), Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah) and Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear (Blue Valentine). Read the rest of this entry »
The Echo Society to Present 3-Day Festival at Silver Lake Mansion
Posted: October 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: The Echo Society
Songs from ‘Stranger Things’ to Be Released
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Soundtrack, Stranger Things
Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Recordings will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Stranger Things. The compilation features 30 songs from the show’s first two seasons. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 27, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check back on this page for the full album details. As previously reported, Lakeshore Records will be releasing a new soundtrack album featuring Kyle Dixon’s & Michael Stein’s score from the show’s second season this coming Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Johann Johannsson Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Johann Johannsson, Justin Hurwitz, Nicholas Britell, World Soundtrack Awards
Johann Johannsson has been named Film Composer of the Year at the 17th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 44th Ghent Film Festival for his score for Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival. He was previously nominated in the category in 2015. Nicholas Britell received his first World Soundtrack Award in the Discovery of the Year category for his Academy Award-nominated score from Moonlight. Rupert Gregson-Williams was honored as TV Composer of the year for his work on the Netflix original series The Crown. Read the rest of this entry »
Theme from CBS’ ‘S.W.A.T.’ to Be Released
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CBS, Robert Duncan, S.W.A.T.
Madison Gate Records will release the theme from the new CBS drama S.W.A.T. The track is a new version of Barry De Vorzon’s main titles theme from the classic 70s series and is performed by the reboot’s composer Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Unit, Timeless, Terriers). The theme will be released as a digital single on October 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to an audio clip. S.W.A.T. is developed by Aaron Thomas and stars Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson and Peter Onorati. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Kristoffer Nyholm’s ‘Keepers’
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Keepers, Kristoffer Nyholm
Benjamin Wallfisch revealed in a recent interview with Collider that he is currently scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Keepers. The movie marks the feature debut of Danish director Kristoffer Nyholm (Taboo, The Killing) and stars Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan and Connor Swindells. The film tells the story of three lighthouse keepers arriving on a remote, uninhabited island for a six-week shift, who discover something potentially life-changing that isn’t theirs to keep. Celyn Jones and Joe Bone co-wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wheelman’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooke Blair, Jeremy Rush, score, Soundtrack, Wheelman, Will Blair
Wayfind Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Wheelman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (Green Room, Blue Ruins, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Wheelman is written and directed by Jeremy Rush and stars Frank Grillo, Garret Dillahunt and Caitlin Carmichael. The Joe Carnahan-produced movie follows getaway driver in a botched robbery who puts his skills and smarts to the test when he receives shocking orders from an unknown caller. The thriller will premiere this Friday, October 20, exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes Scoring Peter Webber’s ‘Pickpockets’
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Carteristas, Peter Webber, Pickpockets, The Elephant Queen
Alex Heffes has recently composed the music for the upcoming drama Pickpockets (Carteristas). The movie marks director Peter Webber’s first Spanish-language feature and stars Carlos Bardem, Emiliano Pernia, Marcela Mar, Natalia Reyes and Duban Prado. The movie is set in the capital of Bogota and revolves around 16-year old street urchin who, together with two pals, learns the art of pickpocketing from a master in the sleight of hand. Gael Nouaille (Return to Ithaca) is producing the project for Full House. Read the rest of this entry »
Freeform’s ‘Grown-ish’ to Feature Music by Vincent Jones
Posted: October 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freeform, Grown-ish, Vincent Jones
Vincent Jones has signed on to score the upcoming Freeform original series Grown-ish. The show is a spin-off of ABC’s hit comedy Black-ish and stars Yara Shahidi, Deon Cole, Chris Parnell, Emily Arlook, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa and Jordan Buhat. The series follows Zoey Johnson as she heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest. Black-ish creator Kenya Barris is executive producing the ABC Studios production with Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland and Brian Dobbins. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez to Score Amazon’s ‘Too Old To Die Young’ & ‘Den of Thieves’
Posted: October 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Christian Gudegast, Cliff Martinez, Den of Thieves, Nicolas Winding Refn, Too Old To Die Young
Cliff Martinez is set to reteam with Nicolas Winding Refn on the upcoming Amazon original series Too Old To Die Young. The show is written by Winding Refn & comic author Ed Brubaker (Captain America, The Fade In) and explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles. Miles Teller is set to star in the drama as a grieving police officer who finds himself in an underworld filled with working-class hit men, Yakuza soldiers, cartel assassins sent from Mexico, Russian mafia captains and gangs of teen killers. Refn will be directing all ten episodes of the show’s first season. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Samurai Jack’ Season 5 Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adult Swim, Dieter Hartmann, Joanne Higginbottom, Samurai Jack, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
Adult Swim Music will release the first soundtrack album for the animated series Samurai Jack. The album features the original music from the fifth season of the show composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead, John Wick), Joanne Higginbottom and Dieter Hartmann. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 20, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. Click here to watch a video featurette about Bates’ work on the project. Samurai Jack is created by Genndy Tartakovsky and features the voices of Phil LaMarr and Greg Baldwin. Read the rest of this entry »
