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 »
‘Step’ Score Album Released
Posted: August 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq, score, Soundtrack, Step
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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 »
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Soundtrack
Posted: August 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Game of Thrones, HBO, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. The album features selections of the music from the show’s seventh season composed by Ramin Djawadi (Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, Warcraft, The Great Wall). The soundtrack is currently set to be released physically on September 29, 2017 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The label has previously released the soundtracks for the third, fourth, fifth and sixth season, while Varese Sarabande released the official soundtrack albums for Season 1 and Season 2. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 6, 2017)
Posted: August 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Anders Niska, Atypical, Chris Ridenhour, Christopher Cano, Comrade Detective, Dan Romer, David Newman, Joe Kraemer, Klas Wahl, Naked, Netflix, Pop, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, Swedish Dicks, Syfy
Premiering tonight is the Syfy original movie Sharknado 5: Global Swarming directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Jena Sims, Cassandra Scerbo, Masiela Lusha, Charo, Olivia Newton-John, Dan Fogler, Clay Aiken, Margaret Cho, Tony Hawk, Greg Louganis, Gilbert Gottfried, Fabio and Bret Michaels. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Cano & Chris Ridenhour who previously scored the last three installments in the series. No word yet on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 9, is Viaplay’s series Swedish Dicks created by the Viking Brothers, Andrew Lowery & Peter Settman and starring Peter Stormare & Johan Glans and featuring guest stars including Keanu Reeves, Margaret Cho, Eric Roberts, Anthony LaPaglia and Traci Lords. Anders Niska & Klas Wahl (Blackway, Farang) are composing the show’s original music. The comedy, which follows two unlicensed Swedish private investigators trying to make a living in L.A, will make its premiere in the U.S. on Pop. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Assassin’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: American Assassin, Michael Cuesta, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price
The full details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller American Assassin have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Fury, Baby Driver, The World’s End). The soundtrack will be released on September 15, 2017 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. American Assassin is directed by Michael Cuesta and stars Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar and Scott Adkins. The movie is based on Vince Flynn’s novel of the same name and follows Mitch Rapp, a CIA black ops recruit and Cold War veteran Stan Hurley who are enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mountain’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mountain, Richard Tognetti, score, Soundtrack
ABC Australia has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Mountain. The album features the film’s original music composed by the film’s musical director Richard Tognetti, as well as works by Chopin, Grieg, Vivaldi and Beethoven & more recorded for the movie and performed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Mountain is directed by Jennifer Peedom (Sherpa) and co-written by Robert Macfarlane. The movie narrated by Willem Dafoe explores the troubled and triumphant history of our timeless fascination with mountains. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 4, 2017)
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Peters, Armed Respone, Brave New Jersey, Dennis Lambert, Elia Cmiral, Federico Jusid, Fun Mom Dinner, Icarus, Julian Wass, Junkie XL, Kelly Winrich, Kidnap, Laura Karpman, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Nick Cave, Raphael Saadiq, Step, The Dark Tower, Tom Holkenborg, Warren Ellis, Wind River
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Dark Tower directed by Nikolaj Arcel and staring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, Abbey Lee and Jackie Earle Haley. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Mass). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Kidnap directed by Luis Prieto and starring Halle Berry. Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Misconduct, Black Butterfly, The Hunter’s Prayer) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album is in the works. The movie follows a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her kidnapped son. The thriller is being released by Aviron Pictures. Visit the official movie website for more information. 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
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 »
