The line-up for two film music-related panels at Comic-Con 2017 has been announced. On Friday, July 21, a number of film/Tv composers will participate in the 9th annual Behind the Music panel presented by CW3PR and Impact24 PR. Jeff Russo (Legion, Fargo), Sean Callery (Jessica Jones, 24), Kris Bowers (Dear White People), Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story), Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Runaways) and Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Riverdale) will be participating in a discussion moderated by actors Rachel Keller (Legion, Fargo) & Jeremie Harris (Legion,The Get Down). The composers will give insight on how they contribute to many of the most popular fantasy/fiction titles in the TV and film worlds. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo, Mac Quayle, Sean Callery, Siddhartha Khosla & More to Appear at Comic-Con Panels
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Blake Neely, Comic-Con, Jake Monaco, Jeff Russo, Kris Bowers, Mac Quayle, Michael A. Levine, Sean Callery, Siddhartha Khosla
John Paesano Scoring CBS’ ‘Salvation’
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, John Paesano, Salvation
John Paesano is composing the music for the new CBS drama Salvation. The show is developed by Liz Kruger & Craig Shapiro (Necessary Roughness) based on a story by Matt Wheeler and stars Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe, Jacqueline Byers, Rachel Drance, Shazi Raja and Ian Anthony Dale. The series centers on an MIT grad student and a tech superstar, who bring a Pentagon official a staggering discovery – that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dunkirk’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer
WaterTower Music has published the first full track from the soundtrack album for Christopher Nolan’s thriller Dunkirk. Listen to the 8-minute track Supermarine written by the film’s composer Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Gladiator, The Lion King) after the jump. The cue is also available to download on Amazon. The full soundtrack will be released on July 21, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Dunkirk starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Harry Styles, James D’Arcy, Jack Lowden and Barry Keoghan is opening in theaters nationwide on July 21. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wish Upon’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Leonetti, score, Soundtrack, tomandandy, Wish Upon
Lakeshore Records will release a score album for the horror thriller Wish Upon. The album features the film’s original music composed by tomandandy (The Strangers, 47 Meters Down, The Rules of Attraction, The Mothman Prophecies). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 14, 2017 and can now pre-ordered on Amazon. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Wish Upon is directed by John R. Leonetti and stars Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Sydney Park, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Kevin Hanchard and Sherilyn Fenn. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bronx Gothic’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Rossi, Brian Tyler, Ian Hultquist, score, Soundtrack
Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Bronx Gothic. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Animal, My Blind Brother, The Diabolical). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 14, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bronx Gothic is directed by Andrew Rossi who previously collaborated with the composer on last year’s First Monday in May and follows actor, dancer, writer, performance artist, singer Okwui Okpokwasili as she stages a final tour for her one-woman show, “Bronx Gothic.” Read the rest of this entry »
‘Earth: One Amazing Day’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Earth: One Amazing Day, Peter Webber, Richard Dale, score, Soundtrack
Edsel/Demon Records will release a soundtrack album for BBC Earth’s documentary Earth: One Amazing Day. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 11.22.63, Queen of Katwe, State of Play). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 7 and will be available to download on Amazon. Earth: One Amazing Day directed by Peter Webber (The Girl With The Pearl Earring) & Richard Dale is the sequel to 2007’s hit movie Earth and tells the story of one day in the life of the planet, “celebrating the billions of real-life dramas that occur in the natural world every day”. Read the rest of this entry »
5th Annual Superhero Music Panel at Comic-Con Announced
Posted: July 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Brian Tyler, Comic-Con, David Russo, Ludwig Göransson, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham
The line-up of the 5th Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero panel has been announced. A number of Hollywood film and TV composers will explain the process and challenges of creating the musical voice behind the superhero and their environment as well as collaborating with the director, producers and the franchise. Participating composers include Marco Beltrami who recently scored James Mangold’s Logan, and has previously scored comic book movies including The Wolverine, Fantastic Four and Hellboy, Brian Tyler whose superhero film credits include Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World and Iron Man 3 and Ludwig Goransson who is making his scoring debut in the genre on Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Lewis to Score ‘Hunter Killer’
Posted: July 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominic Lewis, Donovan Marsh, Hunter Killer
Dominic Lewis has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller Hunter Killer. The film is directed by Donovan Marsh (Avenged) and stars Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Billy Bob Thornton, Willem Dafoe, Common, Gabriel Chavarria, Toby Stephens, Linda Cardellini and Michael Nyqvist. The movie follows an untested American captain who teams with Navy Seals for a mission to rescue the Russian president. Peter Craig (The Town) and Jamie Moss (Ghost in the Shell) wrote the screenplay based on the George Wallace and Don Keith novel Firing Point. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wish Upon’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Leonetti, Soundtrack, tomandandy, Wish Upon
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Wish Upon. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Hey Violet, Grace Mitchell, Wayfarers, Sly and the Family Stallone, Kill the Giant, Lili Roy & more. Also included is a track from the film’s original score composed by tomandandy (a separate album featuring the composers’ score will be announced soon). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 14, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Wish Upon is directed by John R. Leonetti and stars Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Sydney Park, Kevin Hanchard and Sherilyn Fenn. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Stephens Scoring Jody Hill’s ‘The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter’
Posted: July 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jody Hill, Joey Stephens, Joseph Stephens, The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
Composer Joseph Stephens is reteaming with director Jody Hill on the upcoming comedy The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter. The movie starring Josh Brolin, Danny McBride, Montana Jordan and Scoot McNairy revolves around a sixth-grade boy who is supposed to be bonding with his father on a hunting trip, but is far from interested. Hill also co-wrote the screenplay with McBride and John Carcieri. Scott Rudin (The Social Network, No Country for Old Men, Captain Phillips) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
