Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Korean thriller Rage (Ikari) in the U.S. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Snake Eyes, The Sheltering Sky). A CD version is currently set to be released on October 27, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The soundtrack has previously been released in Korea and Japan last fall. Rage is directed by Sang-il Lee and stars Ken Watanabe, Mirai Moriyama, Kenichi Matsuyama, Go Ayano, Suzu Hirose, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki and Takara Sakumoto. The movie tells the story of a grisly unsolved murder that links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s ‘Rage’ Soundtrack to Receive U.S. Release
Posted: August 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rage, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sang-il Lee, score, Soundtrack
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score TNT’s ‘The Alienist’
Posted: August 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Alienist, TNT
Rupert Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming TNT original series The Alienist. The show is developed by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective, Jane Eyre) based on the novel of same name by Caleb Carr and stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Matt Lintz, Brian Geraghty and Q’orianka Kilcher. The psychological thriller drama is set in 1896, when a series of gruesome murders of boy prostitutes has gripped the city and follows a newly appointed top cop who calls upon a criminal psychologist and a newspaper illustrator to conduct the investigation in secret. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bonne Pomme’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bonne Pomme, Mathieu Lamboley, score, Soundtrack
Thelma Films & Mon Voisin will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy Bonne Pomme. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mathieu Lamboley (Lolo, I Kissed a Girl). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bonne Pomme is written and directed by Florence Quentin and stars Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu. The movie follows an affable mechanic who is fed up of his mediocre life and his cheating girlfriend and moves to a remote village, where his plans to live a tranquil life are turned upside down when he meets a captivating woman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Drowning’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anton Sanko, score, Soundtrack, The Drowning
Notefornote Music has released a soundtrack album for the thriller The Drowning. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anton Sanko (Rabbit Hole, The Possession, Big Love, Ouija). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Drowning is directed by Bette Gordon and stars Josh Charles, Julia Stiles, Avan Jogia, Tracie Thoms, John C. McGinley, Deborah Hedwall and Leo Fitzpatrick. The movie is based on the novel by Pat Barker and follows a psychologist who reopens old wounds and an old case after he rescues a drowning person whom he helped convict twelve years earlier. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 27, 2017)
Posted: August 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brandon Roberts, Little Evil, Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, Netflix
Premiering on Friday, September 1, 2017 is the Netflix original movie Little Evil written and directed by Eli Craig and starring Adam Scott, Evangeline Lilly, Donald Faison, Chris D’Elia, Bridget Everett, Clancy Brown, Brad Williams, Marcus Terrell Smith,and Tyler Labine. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, World War Z), Marcus Trumpp (The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) and Brandon Roberts (Turn: Washington’s Spies). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the horror comedy, which will premiere exclusively on Netflix.
Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Jon Turteltaub’s ‘Meg’
Posted: August 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Jon Turteltaub, Meg
This past week, Harry Gregson-Williams has recorded his score for the upcoming shark thriller Meg. The film is directed by Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure, While You Were Sleeping, Cool Runnings) and stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Jessica McNamee, Ruby Rose and Rainn Wilson. he movie is based on Steve Alten’s novel MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror and centers on an international underwater observation program, led by Chinese scientists, that is under attack by an unknown danger with its deep-sea submersible disabled and trapped at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Dark Net’ Announced
Posted: August 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dark Net, Justin Melland, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime docu-series Dark Net. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Justin Melland (Extremis, The Kill Team). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 8, 2017. The pre-order link will be added to this article soon. Dark Net is created by Mati Kochavi and explores the dangers of the internet’s unregulated underbelly known as the deep web. The series sheds light on themes such as bio-hacking, cyber-kidnapping, digital warfare, online cults, pornography addiction, the webcam sex trade and more. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Jablonsky, Daniel Hart, Alex Heffes & More to Appear at 8th Fans of Film Music Event
Posted: August 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Fans of Film Music
A number of major film/TV composers will be participating at the 8th Annual Fans of Film Music event, which will take place next Saturday, September 2, 2017 at The Bridge Recording Studio in Glendale, CA. This year’s panelists include Steve Jablonsky (Ender’s Game, The Island) who recently scored the fifth installment in Michael Bay’s Transformers franchise, Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) whose latest projects include David Lowery’s drama A Ghost Story and Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, 11.22.63) whose most recent feature film project is the documentary Earth: One Amazing Day. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack, Frank Fitzpatrick, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the teen comedy Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frank Fitzpatrick (The Larry Sanders Show, The Players Club, Nuns on the Run). Also included are songs by American Authors, Iggy Azalea, Miss Amani, MJ Ultra and Chandelle. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack is directed by Robert Adetuyi and stars Vivica A. Fox, Cristine Prosperi, Jordan Rodrigues, Sophie Vavasseur and Gia Ré. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2017)
Posted: August 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aesop Rock, All Saints, Atticus Ross, Beach Rats, Birth of the Dragon, Bushwick, Conni Ellisor, Death Note, Deep, Fernando Velazquez, H. Scott Salinas, John Mock, Klaus Badelt, Leap!, Leopold Ross, Nicholas Leone, Reza Safinia
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Leap! directed by Éric Summer & Éric Warin and starring Elle Fanning, Nat Wolff, Maddie Ziegler, Mel Brooks, Kate McKinnon & Carly Rae Jepsen. The film’s original score is composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, The Recruit). Gaumont has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as original songs by Christopher Braide. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama Birth of the Dragon directed by George Nolfi and starring Phillip Ng, Yu Xia, Jin Xing, Qu JingJing, Ron Yuan and Billy Magnussen. H. Scott Salinas (Cartel Land, The Ivory Game) and Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
