Mack Music has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Happy Family. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hendrik Schwarzer. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Happy Family is directed by Holger Tappe (Animals United) and features the voice talent of Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay, Celia Imrie and Catherine Tate. The movie is based on David Safier’s best-selling novel and centers on the Wishbone family who gets cursed by an evil witch and transformed into monsters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Happy Family’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Happy Family, Hendrik Schwarzer, score, Soundtrack
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Soundtrack Album for MTV’s ‘Teen Wolf’ to Be Released
Posted: August 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dino Meneghin, MTV, Soundtrack, Teen Wolf
Sony Masterworks will release the first soundtrack album for the MTV original series Teen Wolf. The album features a selection of songs from the show by artists including Young the Giant, Mikky Ekko, Gabrielle Aplin, Mourning Ritual feat. Peter Dreimanis, Whitaker, Emmi, The Kite String Tangle & more. Also included is the drama’s main title track by the show’s composer Dino Meneghin. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically within the next couple of weeks. Check back on this page for the pre-order link. Read the rest of this entry »
Carlos Rafael Rivera Scoring Netflix’s ‘Godless’
Posted: August 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlos Rafael Rivera, Godless, Netflix, Scott Frank
Carlos Rafael Rivera is reteaming with Scott Frank on the upcoming Netflix original mini-series Godless. The show is written and directed by Frank (The Lookout, screenwriter of Minority Report & Logan) and stars Jeff Daniels, Jack O’Connell, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy, Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, Audrey Moore, Christiane Seidel, Randy Oglesby, Justin Welborn, Christopher Fitzgerald, Samantha Soule and Whitney Able. The 7-parter centers on an outlaw who is terrorizing the West as he hunts down his partner turned mortal enemy. 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
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 »
‘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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