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 »
Daniel Licht (1957 – 2017)
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Licht
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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 Lure’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Agnieszka Smoczynska, Barbara Wrońska, Soundtrack, The Lure, Zuzanna Wrońska
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. 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 »
‘Annabelle: Creation’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Annabelle: Creation, Benjamin Wallfisch, David Sandberg, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the horror movie Annabelle: Creation have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Hidden Figures, Lights Out, It, A Cure for Wellness, Bitter Harvest). The soundtrack will be released on August 4, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Annabelle: Creation is directed by David Sandberg and stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Anne Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Lou Lou Safran, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Son of Bigfoot’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bigfoot Junior, Puggy, score, Soundtrack, The Son of Bigfoot
Muzikprod has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Song of Bigfoot (aka Bigfoot Junior). The album features the film’s original music composed by the Belgian band Puggy. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Son of Bigfoot is directed by Jeremy Degruson & Ben Stassen (The Wild Life, Fly Me to the Moon 3D) and produced by nWave Pictures. The movie follows a teen outsider who uncovers the truth that he is the son of the mysterious Bigfoot and as such has super powers, which he needs to save his family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Brave New Jersey’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brave New Jersey, Dennis Lambert, Kelly Winrich, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Soundtrack
Tuneworks will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi comedy Brave New Jersey. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dennis Lambert, Kelly Winrich & Matthew Logan Vasquez. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 4 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Brave New Jersey is directed by Jody Lambert and stars Tony Hale, Heather Burns, Anna Camp, Sam Jaeger, Raymond J. Barry, Dan Bakkedahl, Mel Rodriguez, Grace Kaufman, Matt Oberg and Erika Alexander. The movie takes place in a small town on the night of Orson Welles’s legendary 1938 “War of the Worlds” radio hoax that is fooled into believing aliens are invading America. Read the rest of this entry »
