Quartet Records and Mira Mi Música have released a soundtrack album for the animated sequel Tad Jones and the Secret of King Midas (Tadeo Jones 2: El secreto del Rey Midas). The album features the film’s original music composed by Zacarias M. de la Riva (Automata, Pet) who previously scored 2012’s original movie Tad: The Lost Explorer and performed by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. A CD version is available to order on Quartet’s official website. Tad Jones and the Secret of King Midas is directed by Enrique Gato and follows Tad as he travels to Las Vegas to see his friend Sara’s latest discovery: a papyrus that proves the existence of King Midas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tad Jones and the Secret of King Midas’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Tad Jones and the Secret of King Midas, Tadeo Jones 2: El secreto del Rey Midas, Zacarías M. De la Riva
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 1, 2017)
Posted: September 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Boy Called Po, A.R. Rahman, Burt Bacharach, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Daniel Hames, Danny Elfman, Dexter Story, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Hazlo Como Hombre, I Do...Until I Don't, John Williams, Leah Haywood, Manuel Riveiro, Rob Ellmore, Stephen Barton, The Layover, Trevor Morris, Tulip Fever, Unlocked, Viceroy's House
Two movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the 40th anniversary re-release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon and Francois Truffaut. The film’s original music is composed by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Jaws). While Arista’s 1998 Collector’s Edition soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is still available digitally, a new limited soundtrack CD for the movie was announced this week and will be released by La-La Land Records. No word yet on a release date.
Also opening wide is the period drama Tulip Fever directed by Justin Chadwick and starring Alicia Vikander, Dan DeHaan, Christoph Waltz, Holliday Grainger, Jack O’Connell, Zach Galifianakis, Dame Judi Dench, Matthew Morrison, Tom Hollander and Cara Delevingne. Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, A Nightmare Before Christmas) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Weinstein Company release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Victoria & Abdul’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Stephen Frears, Thomas Newman, Victoria and Abdul
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Victoria & Abdul. 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 September 22, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Victoria & Abdul is directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons) and stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akthar and Michael Gambon. Read the rest of this entry »
Damien Chazelle’s Netflix Series ‘The Eddy’ to Feature Music by Glen Ballard
Posted: September 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Damien Chazelle, Glen Ballard, Jack Thorne, Netflix, The Eddy
Netflix announced today that Glen Ballard is composing original music for the upcoming Netflix original series The Eddy. The musical drama is creaed by Jack Thorne (National Treasure, This is England) and revolves around a club in contemporary multicultural Paris, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them. The show will be shot in France and feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic. Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) is directing the first two episodes and will serve as an executive producer on the IMG production alongside Ballard,Thorne, Alan Poul (Six Feet Under, The Newsroom), Patrick Spence (Guerrilla, Fortitude) and Katie Swinden (Luther, Peaky Blinders). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Woodshock’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kate Mulleavey, Laura Mulleavey, Peter Raeburn, score, Soundtrack, Woodshock
The details of the soundtrack album for the indie drama Woodshock have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Peter Raeburn. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on September 15, 2017 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl version is set to come out later this year and can be pre-ordered here. Woodshock is written and directed by Kate Mulleavy & Laura Mulleavy and stars Kirsten Dunst, Joe Colea and Piloue Asbaek. The movie follows a woman in the wake of profound loss as she is torn between her devastated emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent drug. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return, Netflix, Soundtrack
Shout Factory Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return. The album features the songs from the series by cast members including Jonah Ray, Felicia Day, Hampton Yount, Baron Vaughn, Rebecca Hanson, Patton Oswalt, Neil Patrick Harris, Mark Hamill & more, as well as several tracks by Paul and Storm and the comedy’s house band Skeleton Crew. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return is created by Joel Hodgson and hosted by Jonah Ray who survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Limehouse Golem’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johan Söderqvist, score, Soundtrack, The Limehouse Golem
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Limehouse Golem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, In a Better World, Kon-Tiki, After the Wedding). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 1 and will be available to download on Amazon. The Limehouse Golem is directed by Juan Carlos Medina and stars Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. The movie based on the bestseller by Peter Ackroyd is set in Victorian-era London and revolves around an intrepid police inspector who investigates a series of brutal killings that seem to be linked to a fearsome creature of Jewish legend. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano Scoring Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘The Star’
Posted: August 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Paesano, The Star, Timothy Reckart
John Paesano is scoring Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming feature The Star. The film is directed by Timothy Reckart and features the voice talent of Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Anthony Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Tracy Morgan, Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. The movie centers on a small but brave donkey who yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill and, one day, finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rememory’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gregory Tripi, Rememory, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Rememory. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregory Tripi (Manhunt: Unabomber, Dark Places). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 8, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rememory is co-written and directed by Mark Palansky (Penelope) and stars Peter Dinklage, Julia Ormond, Martin Donovan, Anton Yelchin, Henry Ian Cusick and Evelyne Brochu. The movie follows the widow of a wise professor who stumbles upon one of his inventions that’s able to record and play a person’s memory. Read the rest of this entry »
Taro Iwashiro Scoring John Woo’s ‘Manhunt’
Posted: August 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Woo, Mahunt, Taro Iwashiro
Taro Iwashiro is reteaming with director John Woo on the upcoming action thriller Manhunt. The film starring Zhang Hanyu, Masaharu Fukuyama, Qi Wei and Ha Jiwon is based on the classic 1970s Japanese feature Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare and follows an innocent man who sets out to clear his name after his is framed for robbery and rape. Gordon Chan (Painted Skin, he Medaillon) and Chan Hing Kai are producing the project. Iwashiro has previously collaborated with Woo (Face/Off, Broken Arrow, Windtalkers, Mission: Impossible 2) on his last features, Red Cliff and The Crossing. Read the rest of this entry »
