Mario Grigorov has recently recorded his score for the upcoming indie thriller Look Away. The film is written and directed by Assaf Bernstein (The Debt) and stars India Eisley, Jason Isaacs, Mira Sorvino and Harrison Gilbertson. The movie centers on a shy and reclusive 18-year-old high school girl – alienated by her parents and known as an outcast by her peers – whose only confidant is her own reflection in the mirror. Gig Kaplan, Brad Kaplan (Submerged), and Dana Lustig (Jungle) are producing the Ace in the Hole and Primary Wave Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »
Mario Grigorov Scoring Assaf Bernstein’s ‘Look Away’
Posted: August 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Assaf Bernstein, Look Away, Mario Grigorov
Toby Chu to Score NBC’s ‘The Brave’
Posted: August 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dean Georgaris, NBC, The Brave, Toby Chu
Toby Chu has been hired to score the upcoming NBC drama The Brave. The show is created by Dean Georgaris (The Manchurian Candidate, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life) and stars Anne Heche, Mike Vogel, Sofia Pernas, Tate Ellington, Natacha Karam, Demetrius Grosse, Noah Mills and Hadi Tabbal. The series revolves around an elite team of military operatives who use advance surveillance techniques to help execute dangerous missions around the world to save innocent people from harm. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All Saints’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All Saints, Paul Mills, score, Soundtrack
Reunion Records will release a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama All Saints. The album features the songs from the movie, as well as five tracks from the film’s original score composed by Conni Ellisor and John Mock. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 18, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. All Saints is directed by Steve Gomer and stars John Corbett and Cara Buono. The movie tells the true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock, the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: August 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Feud, Feud: Bette and Joan, Mac Quayle, score, Soundtrack
20th Century Fox TV Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX original series Feud: Bette and Joan. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story) who recently received his third and fourth Emmy nominations for his score and main titles theme from the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 11, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Feud: Bette and Joan is created by Ryan Murphy, Jaffe Cohen & Michael Zam and stars Jessica Lange & Susan Sarandon in the title roles, alongside Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci, Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman and Alison Wright. Read the rest of this entry »
David Sardy Scoring David Ayer’s ‘Bright’
Posted: August 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bright, David Ayer, David Sardy
This week, David Sardy is recording his score for the upcoming Netflix original movie Bright at AIR Studios in London. The film is directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, Fury) and stars Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Lucy Fry, Edgar Ramirez, Happy Anderson, Kenneth Choi and Ike Barinholtz. The fantasy action thriller is set in an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us and revolves around two L.A. cops who become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Step’ Score Album Released
Posted: August 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq, score, Soundtrack, Step
Fox Music has released a score album for the documentary Step. The album features the film’s original music composed by Laura Karpman (Paris Can Wait, Black Nativity) and Raphael Saadiq (Underground, Insecure). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Columbia Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the film, including the original song Jump co-written by Karpman & Saadiq, as well Taura Stinson. Step is directed by Amanda Lipitz and 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 »
Lorne Balfe Scoring Rob Cohen’s ‘The Hurricane Heist’
Posted: August 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lorne Balfe, Rob Cohen, The Hurricane Heist
Lorne Balfe has composed the music for the upcoming action thriller The Hurricane Heist. The film is directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) and stars Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace and Ryan Kwanten. The movie follows a team of tech hackers embarking on a $600 million robbery from a coastal U.S. Mint facility at the same time a Category 5 hurricane is set to strike. Cohen also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton & Carlos Davis (Drop Dead Fred). Read the rest of this entry »
CBS’ ‘S.W.A.T.’ to Feature Music by Robert Duncan
Posted: August 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Robert Duncan, S.W.A.T., Shawn Ryan
Robert Duncan is reuniting with writer/producer Shawn Ryan on the upcoming CBS drama S.W.A.T. The show is developed by Aaron Thomas inspired by the 2003 feature of the same title (scored by Elliot Goldenthal) and stars Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson and Peter Onorati. The series follows a locally born and bred S.W.A.T. sergeant who is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he’s tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary Scoring ‘Tau’
Posted: August 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Federico D’ Alessandro, Tau
Bear McCreary has recently composed the music for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Tau. The film is directed by Federico D’ Alessandro and stars Maika Monroe and Ed Skrein. The movie a woman who is held captive in a futuristic smart house and hopes to escape by breaking into the computer programs that control the house. Noga Landau wrote the screenplay. David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel) is producing the project with Kevin Turen (The Birth of a Nation, Arbitrage, 99 Homes), Russell Ackerman and John Schoenfelder. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr is scoring the upcoming sci-fi thriller Flatliners. The film is directed by Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Man Down) and stars Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton and Kiersey Clemons. The movie is based on Joel Schumacher’s 1990 feature of the same title (scored by James Newton Howard) and follows five medical students who embark on a daring and dangerous experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience – giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife.