Julian Wass has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama The Miseducation of Cameron Post. The film is directed by Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate Behavior) and stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, John Gallagher Jr., Forrest Goodluck and Jennifer Ehle. The movie is based on the young adult novel by Emily Danforth and tells the story of a young girl in the 1990s who is forced into a gay-conversion therapy center after she is outed and caught with her best friend. Akhavan also co-wrote the screenplay with Cecilia Frugiuele. Read the rest of this entry »
Julian Wass to Score ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Desiree Akhavan, Julian Wass, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Bea Miller’s ‘Brand New Eyes’ from ‘Wonder’ Released
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bea Miller, Stephen Chbosky, Wonder
Hollywood Records has released the original song Brand New Eyes from Stephen Chobsky’s drama Wonder. The song is written and performed by Bea Miller. The track is now available as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full song and watch the movie’s latest trailer feat. the song after the jump. Wonder starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Mandy Patinkin and Daveed Diggs centers on a young boy born with a facial deformity who is destined to fit in at a new school, and to make everyone understand he’s just another ordinary kid. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fun Mom Dinner’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fun Mom Dinner, Soundtrack
Rhino Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Fun Mom Dinner. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Fever High, The Go-Go’s, Book of Love, Pat Benatar, Pretenders, The Jam, INXS, The Cars & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Fun Mom Dinner is directed by Alethea Jones and stars Katie Aselton, Toni Collette, Bridget Everett, Molly Shannon, Adam Scott, Rob Huebel, Adam Levine and Paul Rust. The movie follows four moms whose only common ground is their kids’ preschool class, who decide to get together for a harmless “fun mom dinner.” Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Licht (1957 – 2017)
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Licht
Daniel Licht has passed away at age 60 following a battle of cancer. The composer was best known for scoring all eight seasons of the Showtime hit series Dexter. He also composed the music for such features as Children of the Corn II & III, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Thinner, Bad Moon and Soul Survivors, as well as TV shows including Body of Proof, Kitchen Confidential and The Red Road. He received multiple BMI TV Music Awards throughout his career, including five awards for his work on Dexter. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack EP for ‘Step’ Documentary to Be Released
Posted: August 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amanda Lipitz, Soundtrack, Step
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack EP for the documentary Step. The EP features the original end credits song Jump performed by Cynthia Erivo and co-written by Taura Stinson and the film’s composers Raphael Saadiq & Laura Karpman, as well as tracks by Fifth Harmony, Candace Coles, Tate Kobang & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download on Amazon. Step is directed by Amanda Lipitz and featuring Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Tayla Solomon, Gari McIntyre and Paula Dofat documents the senior year of a girls’ high-school step dance team against the background of inner-city Baltimore. Read the rest of this entry »
‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: An Inconvenient Sequel, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Jeff Beal, score, Soundtrack
Interscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Blackfish). Also included is the original song Truth to Power performed by OneRepublic and written by Ryan Tedder & T Bone Burnett, which is already available as a digital single and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atli Orvarsson, score, Soundtrack, The Hitman's Bodyguard
The full details of the soundtrack album for the action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle). Also included are songs by Lionel Ritchie, Foreigner, King Harvest, Chuck Berry & more, as well as the original track Nobody Gets Out Alive written and performed by Samuel L. Jackson. The soundtrack will be released on August 18, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Hitman’s Bodyguard directed by Patrick Hughes and starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim De Almeida, Kirsty Mitchell and Richard E. Grant will be released nationwide on August 18, 2017 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘American Made’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: American Made, Christophe Beck, Doug Liman, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the action thriller American Made. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Hangover). The soundtrack will be released on September 29, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. American Made is directed by Doug Liman and stars Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones and Jayma Mays. Read the rest of this entry »
Hauschka to Score Showtime’s & Sky Atlantic’s ‘Melrose’
Posted: August 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hauschka, Melrose, Showtime, Sky Atlantic, Volker Bergemann
Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) is set to score the upcoming Showtime and Sky Atlantic limited series Melrose. The show is developed by David Nicholls (Far from the Madding Crowd, One Day) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Anna Madeley and Allison Williams. The 5-parter is based on the Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn and centers on the title character’s odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery. Read the rest of this entry »
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Polish horror musical The Lure. The album features the original songs from the movie written by Barbara & Zuzanna Wrońska (of the Polish Indie Band Ballady i Romanse). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 18, 2017. The pre-order link will be added to this article soon. The Lure is directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska and stars Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Jakub Gierszal, Kinga Preis, Andrzej Konopka and Zygmunt Malanowicz. The movie follows a pair of carnivorous mermaid sisters who are drawn ashore in an alternate ’80s Poland to explore the wonders and temptations of life on land.