Ramin Djawadi has been tapped to score the upcoming drama The Mountain Between Us. The film is directed by Hany Abu-Assad (Paradise Now, Omar) and stars Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Beau Bridges and Dermot Mulroney. The movie is based on the book of the same title by Charles Martin and follows a surgeon and a journalist who pair up for the sake of convenience to take a small plane that crashes in the middle of nowhere. Chris Weitz (About a Boy, American Pie) and J. Mills Goodloe (The Age of Adaline) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi to Score ‘The Mountain Between Us’
Posted: July 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hany Abu-Assad, Ramin Djawadi, The Mountain Between Us
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Kristen Bell Performing Original Song for ‘Chasing Coral’
Posted: July 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chasing Coral, Dan Romer, Jeff Orlowski, Kristen Bell, Teddy Geiger
Kristen Bell has recorded an original song for the documentary Chasing Coral. The track, entitled Tell Me How Long, is written by the film’s co-composer Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Digging for Fire, Gleason) and Teddy Geiger. The film is directed by Jeff Orlowski and follows a team of divers, photographers and scientists who set out on an ocean adventure to discover why Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Kamm Scoring Netflix’s ‘Dark’
Posted: July 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Baran bo Odar, Dark, Michael Kamm, Netflix
Michael Kamm is scoring Netflix’s first German original series Dark. The show is created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese and stars Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci, Jördis Triebel, Maja Schöne, Sebastian Rudolph, Anatole Taubman, Mark Waschke, Karoline Eichhorn, Stephan Kampwirth, Anne Ratte-Polle, Andreas Pietschmann, Lisa Vicari, Angela Winkler and Michael Mendl. The 10-parter is set in a German town in present day where the disappearance of two young children exposes the double lives and fractured relationships among four families. Read the rest of this entry »
Milan Records to Release ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Soundtrack
Posted: July 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atli Orvarsson, score, Soundtrack, The Hitman's Bodyguard
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard. The album features the film’s original music composed by Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Edge of Seventeen, The Eagle, Babylon A.D.). Also included are songs by Lionel Ritchie, Foreigner, King Harvest and a track 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. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Hitman’s Bodyguard is directed by Patrick Hughes and stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim De Almeida, Kirsty Mitchell and Richard E. Grant. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Wedren Scoring Colette Burson’s ‘Permanent’
Posted: July 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Colette Burson, Craig Wedren, Permanent
Craig Wedren has recently scored the upcoming indie coming-of-age comedy Permanent. The film is written and directed by Colette Burson and stars Patricia Arquette, Rainn Wilson, Michael Green and Kira McLean. The movie is set in 1983 Virginia and follows the misadventures of an idiosyncratic family that yearns to feel more confident and artistic. Mary Ann Marino, Haroula Rose, Sam Bisbee (Robot & Frank, Cop Car) and Joshua Blum (Listen Up Philip) are producing the project for 2929 Productions, Park Pictures and Washington Square Films. Read the rest of this entry »
BYUtv’s ‘Instrument of War’ to Feature Music by Mark Isham
Posted: July 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Thomas Anderegg, Instrument of War, Mark Isham
Mark Isham is composing the music for BYUtv’s upcoming holiday drama Instrument of War. The film directed by Adam Thomas Anderegg (Charly, Winter Thaw) is inspired by first-hand accounts of WWII bomber pilot Clair Cline, an American B-24 pilot captured and held as Prisoner of War (POW) in a German prison camp. Russ Kendall (Man in the Camo Jacket, The Song that Changed My Life) is producing the Kaleidoscope Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryan Shore Scoring ‘Star Wars: Forces of Destiny’ Animated Shorts
Posted: July 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cop and a Half: New Recruit, Ryan Shore, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
Ryan Shore is scoring the animated mini-series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny. The series features 2-3 minute long shorts that explore fresh adventures of pivotal characters from the Star Wars universe, including Rey, Jyn Erso, Sabine Wren, Princess Leia, Ahsoka Tano and others. Felicity Jones, Daisy Ridley, Ashley Eckstein, Lupita Nyong’o are providing the voices of their respective characters in the shorts produced by Lucasfilm. The first short, entitled Sands of Jakku, premiered today on YouTube and is embedded after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lady Jane’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lady Jane, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Oliver
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1986 romantic drama Lady Jane directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, Jane Lapotaire, Patrick Stewart, Sara Kestelman and John Wood. The 2-CD album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Stephen Oliver. The composer’s full score, as well as source cues are featured on the first disc, and the content of a planned, but never released soundtrack album is included on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to listen to audio samples and to order the limited edition CDs.
Adam Taylor to Score Reed Moran’s ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’
Posted: July 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Taylor, I Think We're Alone Now, Reed Morano
Adam Taylor is set to reteam with director Reed Morano on the upcoming sci-fi drama I Think We’re Alone Now. The movie stars Elle Fanning and Peter Dinklage as survivors in a world where humanity was wiped out in a mysterious incident. Mike Makowsky (Take Me) wrote the screenplay. Fred Berger (La La Land, The Autopsy of Jane Doe) & Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, The Signal) are producing the project for Automatik, alongside Makowsky, Dinklage & David Ginsberg and Fernando Loureiro & Roberto Vasconcellos (Sweet Virginia). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 2, 2017)
Posted: July 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Castlevania, FX, Gypsy, Jeff Russo, Netflix, Snowfall, Trevor Morris
Premiering on Wednesday, July 5, is the FX original series Snowfall created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio & Dave Andron and starring Damson Idris, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Carter Hudson and Emily Rios. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Power, The Night Of, CSI: Cyber). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which is set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic in the early 80s Los Angeles and will air every Wednesday night on FX. Read the rest of this entry »
