Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the political thriller The Summit (La Cordillera). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Iglesias (The Constant Gardener, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Kite Runner, Volver). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. A digital version is set to come out on September 29 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. The Summit is directed by Santiago Mitre and stars Ricardo Darin, Dolores Fonzi, Erica Rivas, Paulina Garcia, Alfredo Castro, Elena Anaya, Gerardo Romano and Daniel Gimenez Cacho. The movie revolves around the president of Argentina whose darkest past threatens to catch up with him at a three-day conference, forcing him to choose between his career and family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Summit’ (‘La Cordillera’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Iglesias, La Cordillera, score, Soundtrack, The Summit
Atli Orvarsson to Score David M. Rosenthal’s ‘How It Ends’
Posted: September 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, David M. Rosenthal, How It Ends
Atli Orvarsson is reteaming with director David M. Rosenthal on the upcoming action thriller How It Ends. The film starring Theo James, Kat Graham, Forest Whitaker and Kerry Bishe revolves around a mysterious apocalyptic event that turns the roads into mayhem, and follows a young father who will stop at nothing to get home to his pregnant wife on the other side of the country. Brooks McLaren wrote the Black List-honored screenplay. Paul Schiff (My Cousin Vinny, Rushmore), Tai Duncan (Into the Grizzly Maze), Kelly McCormick (Atomic Blonde) and Patrick Newall (The Keeping Room) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Loveless’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrey Zvyagintsev, Evgueni Galperine, Loveless, Sacha Galperine, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for the Russian drama Loveless (Nelyubov). The album features the film’s original music composed by Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine (The Family, The Wizard of Lies, The Past, Nine Lives). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 10 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Loveless is directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev and stars Maryana Spivak, Alexey Rozin, Matvey Novikov, Marina Vasilyeva, Andris Keishs and Alexey Fateev. he movie follows a married couple in the midst of obtaining a divorce when their 12-year-old son vanishes. After appeals to the police to help find the boy go nowhere, the couple find volunteers for a search and rescue. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Jones to Score BBC’s & PBS’ ‘The Miniaturist’
Posted: September 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Dan Jones, PBS, The Miniaturist
Dan Jones has been hired to compose the music for the upcoming BBC mini-series The Miniaturist. The period thriller is directed by Guillem Morales (Julia’s Eyes) and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Romola Garai, Alex Hassell, Paapa Essiedu, Hayley Squires and Emily Berrington. The 3-parter is based on Jessie Burton’s best-selling novel of the same title and follows a woman who moves to live with her new husband in 17th Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems. Kate Sinclair is executive producing the project for The Forge, alongside Elizabeth Kilgarriff (Poldark, Call the Midwife) for the BBC and Rebecca Eaton (Sherlock, Downton Abbey) for PBS’ Masterpiece. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Perkel, Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Soundtrack
Arista Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Simon & Garfunkel, Chicago, Bruce Springsteen, Barry Manilow, Melissa Manchester, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Annie Lennox, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys & more. The soundtrack will be released on September 29, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives is directed by Chris Perkel and follows the documentarian as he catalogues the life and successes of iconic music executive Clive Davis, from his miraculous start at Columbia Records through his trailblazing work at Arista Records and J Records. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez to Score Jonathan Goldstein’s & John Francis Daley’s ‘Game Night’
Posted: September 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Game Night, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Cliff Martinez has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Game Night. The film is directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley (Vacation, Spider-Man: Homecoming) and stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Jesse Plemons, Jeffrey Wright, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury and Billy Magnussen. The movie follows several couples who gather for their regularly-planned game night and find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery. Bateman is also producing the New Line Cinema production with James Garavente (The Family Fang), as well as John Davis (Predator, I, Robot, The Firm) and John Fox (The Blacklist). Read the rest of this entry »
Marc Streitenfeld Scoring Joshua Marston’s ‘Come Sunday’
Posted: September 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Come Sunday, Joshua Marston, Marc Forster, Marc Streitenfeld
Marc Streitenfeld is composing the original music for the upcoming drama Come Sunday. The film is written and directed by Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace, Complete Unknown) and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Martin Sheen, Jason Segel, Condola Rashad, Danny Glover and Lakeith Stanfield. The movie is based on a 2005 This American Life segment entitled Heretics and tells the story of a minister in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who loses his congregation of thousands following the revelation that he no longer believes in hell. Marcus Hinchey (All Good Things) wrote the screenplay. Ira Glass (Don’t Think Twice, Sleepwalk with Me), Alissa Shipp and James D. Stern (Looper, I’m Not There.) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 15, 2017)
Posted: September 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Cinemax, David Cieri, Debbie Wiseman, John Frizzell, Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus, Nat Geo, PBS, The State, Trent Reznor
Premiering tonight is the PBS docu-series The Vietnam War directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and David Cieri have composed the show’s original score. Universal Music have released two soundtrack albums, including an album featuring Reznor’s & Ross’ score, as well as a separate album featuring the songs from the series by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel & more. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the details of both soundtracks.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow is the British mini-series The State written and directed by Peter Kosminsky and starring Sam Otto, Ryan McKen, Shavani Cameron, Ony Uhiara and Nana Agyeman-Bediako. The 4-parter’s original music is composed by Debbie Wiseman (Wolf Hall, Father Brown, Vampire Killers). The show centers on the lives of four British citizens who join ISIS in Syria. The series premiered last month in the UK on Channel 4 and will air in the U.S. on Nat Geo. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Foreigner’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, Martin Campbell, score, Soundtrack, The Foreigner
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller The Foreigner. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cliff Martinez (Drive, Solaris, Traffic, Contagion, Sex, Lies and Videotapes). The soundtrack will be released on October 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is available to order as an import by clicking here. The Foreigner is directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) and stars Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan. The movie tells the story of a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bobbi Jene’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: September 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bobbi Jene, score, Soundtrack, Uno Helmersson
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack EP for the documentary Bobbi Jene. The EP features the film’s original score composed by Uno Helmersson (Magnus, The Keeper of Lost Causes, The Absent One). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. In addition, the label has also released the composer’s music for the drama The Lion Woman on Friday (click here to download). Bobbi Jene is directed by Elvira Lind and focuses on American dancer Bobbi Jene in the aftermath of her decision to leave behind her prominent position at the world-famous Batsheva Dance Company in Israel to return to the U.S. and create her own performances. Read the rest of this entry »
