Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 4, 2018)

Posted: May 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the thriller Bad Samaritan directed by Dean Devlin and starring David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero, Jacqueline Byers, Tracey Heggins and Robert P. Nagle. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Ash vs Evil Dead). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Overboard directed by Rob Greenberg & Bob Fisher and starring Eugenio Derbez, Anna Faris, Eva Longoria, John Hannah and Cecilia Suarez. Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Love, Crashing, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music (click here for the full album details). The label has also released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie by artists such as Bomba Estéreo, Jacob Forever, Gerardo Ortíz & more (click here for more information). Read the rest of this entry »

Future’s ‘No Shame’ from ‘Superfly’ Released

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Epic Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for the Superfly remake. The film’s soundtrack producer Future has recorded the song No Shame with PARTYNEXTDOOR. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the song after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album. Superfly is directed by Director X, written by Alex Tse and stars Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Michael Kenneth Williams, Lex Scott Davis and Jennifer Morrison.   Read the rest of this entry »

Back Lot Music to Release ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Soundtrack

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Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the J.A. Bayona’s action adventure sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Star Trek, Inside Out, The Incredibles, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Ratatouille) who previously scored Colin Trevorrow’s original 2015 Jurassic World movie. The soundtrack will be released on June 15, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

Jon Brion Scoring Gilles Lellouche’s ‘Sink or Swim’ (‘Le grand bain’)

Posted: May 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Jon Brion has recently composed the music for the upcoming French comedy Sink or Swim (Le grand Bain). The film is directed by actor Gilles Lellouche (The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp) and stars Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet, Benoît Poelvoorde and Virginie Efira. The movie follows a group of 40-something guys, all on the verge of a mid-life crisis, who decide to form their local pool’s first ever synchronized swimming team – for men. Lellouche also co-wrote the screenplay with Ahmed Hamidi and Julien Lambroschini. Read the rest of this entry »

Jennifer Hudson’s ‘I’ll Fight’ from ‘RBG’ Released

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Epic Records has released the original song I’ll Fight from the documentary RBG. The track is written by Academy Award nominee Diane Warren and performed by Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. RBG is directed by Betsy West & Julie Cohen and focuses on the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The movie scored by Miriam Cutler premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released in select theaters this weekend by Magnolia Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Con Is On’ Soundtrack Released

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Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the comedy The Con Is On. The album features the film’s original music composed by Charles Brooks Klarsfeld and Zachary Seman (I Love You, Daddy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Con Is On is co-written and directed by James Haslam and stars Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Alice Eve, Parker Posey, Maggie Q, Crispin Glover, Sophia Vergara and Stephen Fry. The movie centers on a con-artist couple cooking up a jewel-theft scam in L.A. in an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Dear White People’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Details

Posted: May 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Columbia Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Dear White People. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Kris Bowers (For the People, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, Monsters and Men). Also included are songs by DeJ Loaf, Tyler, The Creator, Zebra Katz, Ashley Blaine Featherson, Marc E. Bassy, BROCKHAMPTON, Namesake & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 4 and will be available to download on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the music from the series’ first season. Read the rest of this entry »

Pitbull & Jorge Gomez Scoring Kevin Connolly’s ‘Gotti’

Posted: May 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Pitbull (aka Armando Christian Perez) and Jorge Gomez have composed the original score for the biographical drama Gotti. The film is directed by Kevin Connolly and stars John Travolta in the title role, alongside Kelly Preston, Ella Bleu Travolta, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Stacy Keach, Chris Mulkey, Lydia Hull and Spencer Lofranco. The movie tells the story of John Gotti, the flamboyant head of the Gambino crime family who spent the last decade of his life in prison before dying of throat cancer in 2002 Lem Dobbs (Dark City, The Score, The Company You Keep) and Leo Rossi have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for YouTube Red’s ‘Cobra Kai’ to Be Released

Posted: May 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the YouTube Red original series Cobra Kai. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Zach Robinson and Leo Birenberg (Son of Zorn, Red Army, Big Time in Hollywood, FL, F*&% the Prom). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 4 and will be available to download on Amazon. La-La Land Records will release a CD version featuring additional tracks later this month. Cobra Kai is developed by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg and stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka,Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Courtney Henggeler and Nichole Brown. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Tully’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: May 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Jason Reitman’s comedy drama Tully. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, (500) Days of Summer, Nerve, Love, Simon, The Spectacular Now). Also included is the original song Let You Go by Beulahbelle (Kaitlyn & Mady Dever) and the band’s cover of the Nancy Sinatra-performed by John Barry/Leslie Bricusse-written You Only Live Twice, as well as tracks by The Velvet Underground, Rufus Wainwright, The Jayhawks and Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 4 and will be available to download on Amazon. Tully is directed by Reitman, written by Diablo Cody and stars Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass and Ron Livingston. Read the rest of this entry »

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