Rob Simonsen has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy drama The Upside. The film is directed by Neil Burger (Limitless, The Illusionist, Divergent) and stars Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies, Aja Naomi King and Golshifteh Farahani. The movie is based on the 2011 French box office hit The Intouchables and centers on the unlikely friendship between a rich quadriplegic and his working-class caregiver. Jon Hartmere wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen to Score Neil Burger’s ‘The Upside’
Posted: August 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Neil Burger, Rob Simonsen, The Upside
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‘Le Petit Spirou’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Le petit Spirou, Nicolas Bary, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack
Wagram Music will release a soundtrack album for the French/Belgian family comedy Le petit Spirou. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Election, Wedding Crashers, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday). Also included is the song Si on chantait, which was recorded specifically for the movie and is performed by Vianney. The soundtrack will be released on September 22, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Le petit Spirou is directed by Nicolas Bary who previously collaborated with Kent on The Scapegoat (Au bonheur des ogres) and stars Sacha Pinaud, François Damiens, Pierre Richard, Natacha Régnier, Philippe Katerine and Laure Hennequart. Read the rest of this entry »
Brie Larson’s ‘Unicorn Store’ to Feature Original Score by Phantom Planet’s Alex Greenwald
Posted: August 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Greenwald, Brie Larson, Unicorn Store
Alex Greenwald is making this feature film scoring debut on Brie Larson’s upcoming directorial debut Unicorn Store. The actress also stars in the movie alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Joan Cusack, Bradley Whitford, Mamoudou Athie, Hamish Linklater, Martha MacIsaac, Karan Soni and Annaleigh Ashford. The movie follows a dreamer reluctant to abandon her childish wonder who is offered something she’s spent her whole life waiting for: her very own unicorn. Samantha McIntyre wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Brion Scoring Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’
Posted: August 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Greta Gerwig, Jon Brion, Lady Bird
Jon Brion has recently composed the original music for the upcoming comedy Lady Bird. The film marks the solo directorial debut of actress Greta Gerwig and stars Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Beanie Feldstein, Lucas Hedges and Timothée Chalamet. The movie revolves around a rebellious young woman who navigates the pressures and constraints of Catholic school and life in Sacremento. Gerwig also wrote the screenplay. Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Social Network) is producing the project with Eli Bush (While We’re Young, Top Five) and Evelyn O’Neill. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Loving Vincent’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Loving Vincent, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Loving Vincent have been revealed. he album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Noah, Moon). Also included is the end credits song Starry Starry Night performed by Lianne La Havas. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 22, 2017 by Milan Records and physically the following week. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A vinyl version is also available to order here. Loving Vincent is directed by Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman and features the voices of Robert Gulaczyk, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan, Chris O’Dowd, John Sessions, Aidan Turner, Helen McCrory. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s ‘Kings’
Posted: August 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Kings, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are composing the score for the upcoming crime drama Kings. The film is written and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven and stars Halle Berry, Daniel Craig, Lamar Johnson, Kaalan “KR” Walker and Rachel Hilson. The movie follows a recluse who helps a woman and her multiple children when riots erupt in Los Angeles following the 1992 acquittal of the policemen charged with assaulting Rodney King. Charles Gillibert (On the Road, Personal Shopper) and Geneviève Lemal are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
2017 World Soundtrack Awards Composer of the Year Nominations Announced
Posted: August 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the first wave of nominees for the 2017 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Film Composer of the Year, Best TV Composer and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Wednesday, October 18 at the Ghent International Film Festival. Here are the nominations:
Film Composer of the Year
Nicholas Britell
Moonlight
Justin Hurwitz
La La Land
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Kreng Scoring Karen Gillan’s ‘The Party’s Just Beginning’
Posted: August 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Karen Gillan, Kreng, The Party's Just Beginning
Kreng (aka Pepijn Caudron) is composing the original music for actress Karen Gillan’s directorial debut, The Party’s Just Beginning. Gillan also stars in the movie alongside Lee Pace, Matthew Beard, Paul Higgins, Siobhan Redmond and Kate Dickie. The movie centers on a woman who is dealing with the suicide of her best friend. Gillan also wrote the screenplay. Mali Elfman (Before I Wake), Tien Huei Grace Yeh and Claire Mundell (Not Another Happy Ending) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kerry Muzzey, Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kerry Muzzey. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 1, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry is directed by Laura Dunn & Jeff Sewell and looks at the decline of modern U.S. agrarian culture highlighted through the writings and reflections of author Wendell Berry, who embedded himself in rural life upon returning home to Kentucky in 1965. Robert Redford and Terrence Malick serve as the movie’s executive producers and Nick Offerman is among the project’s co-producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami Scoring Tomas Alfredson’s ‘The Snowman’
Posted: August 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marco Beltrami, The Snowman, Tomas Alfredson
This past weekend, Marco Beltrami has recorded his score for the upcoming thriller The Snowman. The film is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and stars Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer and J.K. Simmons. The movie is based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestseller and follows an elite crime squad’s lead detective who investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter and fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. Hossein Amini (Drive, Snow White and the Huntsman) and Peter Straughan (The Men Who Stare at Goats, Frank) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
