Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Cult of Chucky. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) who previously scored 2013’s Curse of Chucky. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 29, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Cult of Chucky is written and directed by Don Mancini and stars Alex Vincent who reprises his role as Andy Barclay from the original Child’s Play movie, we well as Jennifer Tilly, Tiffany and Fiona Dourif. Brad Dourif is returning as the voice of Chucky. The movie follows Chucky as he returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica and has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former wife. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cult of Chucky’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cult of Chucky, Don Mancini, Joseph LoDuca, score, Soundtrack
Robert Lydecker Scoring ‘Lethal Weapon’ Season 2
Posted: September 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Lethal Weapon, Robert Lydecker
Robert Lydecker is the new composer of the Fox comedy drama Lethal Weapon. The composer is scoring the show’s second season and follows Josh Kramon & Ben Decter who co-scored the first eight episodes and Tree Adams who composed the music for the rest of the first season. Lethal Weapon is developed Matt Miller (Forever, Chuck) and stars Damon Wayans, Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster, Keesha Sharp and Kevin Rahm. Miller is also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television production with Dan Lin (The LEGO Movie, Sherlock Holmes), Jennifer Gwartz (Veronica Mars) and McG (Charlie’s Angels). Read the rest of this entry »
Graham Reynolds to Score Richard Linklater’s ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’
Posted: September 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Graham Reynolds, Richard Linklater, Where'd You Go Bernadette?
Graham Reynolds is set to reteam with director Richard Linklater on the upcoming comedy drama Where’d You Go, Bernadette?. The film starring Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Billy Crudup, Troian Bellisario, Judy Greer and Laurence Fishburne is based on Maria Semple’s novel of the same title and follows an architect-turned-recluse who goes missing just prior to a family vacation. Linklater also co-wrote the screenplay with Holly Gent Palmo & Vincent Palmo Jr. (Me and Orson Welles) based on an earlier version by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer, The Fault in Our Stars). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Thank You for Your Service’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jason Hall, score, Soundtrack, Thank You for Your Service, Thomas Newman
The full details of the soundtrack album for the drama Thank You for Your Service have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Erin Brockovich). The soundtrack will be released on October 20, 2017 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Thank You for Your Service is written and directed by Jason Hall and stars Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Amy Schumer, Joe Cole, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Brad Beyer, Omar J. Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith. The movie follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life. Read the rest of this entry »
Douglas Pipes Scoring McG’s ‘The Babysitter’
Posted: September 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Douglas Pipes, McG, score, Soundtrack, The Babysitter
Douglas Pipes (Krampus, Monster House, Trick ‘r Treat) has composed the original score for the upcoming horror comedy The Babysitter. The film is directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Cruel Intentions, Terminator Salvation) and stars Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Samara Weaving, Andrew Bachelor, Hana Mae Lee and Judah Lewis. The movie follows a lonely, 12-year-old boy who falls in love with his hot babysitter only to discover that she’s part of a satanic cult that wants to kill him. Brian Duffield (Insurgent, Jane Got a Gun) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mayhem’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joe Lynch, Mayhem, score, Soundtrack, Steve Moore
Relapse Records will release soundtrack album for Joe Lynch’s action thriller Mayhem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Moore (The Guest, Camera Obscura, Cub, Don’t Knock Twice). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The first track is already available to download. Mayhem starring Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Dallas Mark Roberts, Caroline Chikezie, Mark Stewart Frost and Kerry Fox revolves around an airborne virus infecting the corporate tower of a major law firm on the day an attorney is wrongfully fired. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Ridley Scott’s ‘All the Money in the World’
Posted: September 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: All the Money in the World, Daniel Pemberton, Ridley Scott
Daniel Pemberton is reteaming with Ridley Scott on the upcoming dramatic thriller All the Money in the World. The film is based on John Pearson’s book and stars Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris, Charlie Plummer, Timothy Hutton. movie and follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom. David Scarpa (The Last Castle) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ to Feature Music by Harry Gregson-Williams, Olafur Arnalds & Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Posted: September 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Channel 4, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Ólafur Arnalds, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven, The Martian) has composed the main titles theme for upcoming Channel 4 & Amazon original series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. Check out the main titles sequence after the jump. The composer has also scored at least one episode of the anthology series. Olafur Arnalds (Broadchurch, Gimme Shelter) and Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts) are also scoring multiple episodes of the show, which are all based on short stories by legendary sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi to Score Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
Posted: September 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Wrinkle in Time, Ava DuVernay, Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi has been hired to score the upcoming fantasy drama A Wrinkle in Time. The film is directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th) and stars Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Guru Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peňa, Levi Miller, Deric McCabe, André Holland, Rowan Blanchard, Zach Galifianakis, Chris Pine and Storm Reid. The movie based on the novel by Madeleine L’Engle follows a group of children as they travel through time and visit strange worlds in order to find their missing father, a scientist. Jennifer Lee (Frozen, Wreck-It-Ralph) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Byrne Scoring Lance Daly’s ‘Black 47’
Posted: September 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black 47, Brian Byrne, Lance Daly
Brian Byrne is composing the original music for the upcoming Irish drama Black 47. The film is directed by Lance Daly (Kisses) and stars Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Rea, James Frecheville, Freddie Fox, Moe Dunford and Barry Keoghan. The movie is set in Ireland during the Great Famine and follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. Daly also co-wrote the screenplay with PJ Dillon, Pierce Ryan and Eugene O’Brien. Read the rest of this entry »
