Joseph LoDuca has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller Cult of Chucky. The film is written and directed by Don Mancini and stars Alex Vincent who reprises his role as Andy Barclay from the original Child’s Play movie, we well as Jennifer Tilly, Tiffany and Fiona Dourif. Brad Dourif is returning as the voice of Chucky. The movie follows the title character as he returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica and has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former wife. Ogden Gavanski, David Kirschner are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph LoDuca Scoring ‘Cult of Chucky’
Posted: June 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cult of Chucky, Don Mancini, Joseph LoDuca
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Justin Hurwitz, Craig Armstrong, Abel Korzeniowski, Nicholas Britell & More Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 774 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year a number of film composers, including this year’s winner in the Best Original Score and Song category, Justin Hurwitz (La La Land), Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby), Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Nocturnal Animals), Nicholas Britell (The Big Short) who received his first Oscar nomination this year for Moonlight, Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Lost Highway), Benjamin Wallfisch (Hidden Figures, A Cure for Wellness), Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (Hell or High Water, The Proposition), Mica Levi (Under the Skin) who was nominated for the first time this year for her score to Jackie, Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters), Jocelyn Pook (The Merchant of Venice), Laurent Perez Del Mar (The Red Turtle), Debbie Wiseman (Wilde), Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator, Whale Rider), Laura Rossi (Unfinished Song), Philip Sheppard (Love, Marilyn), David Amrad (The Manchurian Candidate), Mark Adler (Merchants of Doubt), Stephen James Taylor (Southside with You) and Edesio Alejandro (Havana Suite). Read the rest of this entry »
Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump Scoring ‘Gnome Alone’
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gnome Alone, Patrick Stump, Peter Lepeniotis
Fall Out Boy member Patrick Stump has recently composed the original score for the upcoming animated feature Gnome Alone. The film is directed by Peter Lepeniotis (The Nut Job) and features the voices of Becky G, Josh Peck, Olivia Holt and George Lopez. The movie centers on a girl who discovers her new home’s garden contains gnomes and teams up with them to fight the menacing Troggs that threaten to overrun the house. Stump is also providing his voice to multiple roles and also wrote an original song to be performed by Becky G. Michael Schwartz and Zina Zaflow wrote the screenplay. John H. Williams (Shrek, Space Chimps) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Greatest Showman’ to Feature Score by John Debney
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Home Again, John Debney, Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman
John Debney is composing the underscore for the movie musical The Greatest Showman. The film is directed by Michael Gracey and stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. The movie is inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum and revolves around a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. As previously announced, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen) have written the original songs for the musical. Jenny Bicks (What a Girl Wants) and Bill Condon (Beauty and the Beast, Dreamgirls) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Korven to Score ‘Our House’
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Scott Burns, Mark Korven, Our House, The Wanting, Yam Laranas
Mark Korven has been hired to score the upcoming drama Our House. The film is directed by Anthony Scott Burns and stars Thomas Mann and Nicola Peltz. The movie is based on Matt Osterman’s 2010 feature Ghost From the Machine and follows a man who has lost his parents in a car crash and leaves his promising future at MIT in order to work on an experiment to care for his siblings. Nathan Parker (Moon, Equals) wrote the screenplay. Lee Kim (Operation Avalanche), Marty Katz (Cosmopolis, Maps to the Stars) and Ulf Israel (2 Days in New York) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Kooman and Dimond to Write Original Songs for Disney Junior’s ‘Vampirina’
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Dimond, Disney Junior, Kooman and Dimond, Michael Kooman, Vampirina
Kooman and Dimond (aka Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond) have been tapped to write original songs for the upcoming Disney Junior series Vampirina. The animated show features the voices of James Van Der Beek, Lauren Graham, Isabella Crovetti Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Wanda Sykes, Mitchell Whitfield, Jordan Alexa Davis, ViviAnn Yee, Dee Bradley Baker, Benji Risley, Cree Summer and Ian James Corlett. The series is based on the popular children’s book series of the same title and centers around a young vampire girl who is facing the joys and trials of being the new kid in town when her family moves from Transylvania to Pennsylvania. Read the rest of this entry »
Lake Bell’s ‘I Do…Until I Don’t’ to Feature Music by Dexter Story
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dexter Story, I Do...Until I Don't, Lake Bell
Dexter Story has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy I Do…Until I Don’t. The film is written directed by Lake Bell (In a World…) who also stars in the movie alongside Ed Helms, Dolly Wells, Amber Heard, Wyatt Cenac, Paul Reiser and Mary Steenburgen. The movie follows three couples stuck in the web of a jaded filmmaker who are looking to prove that marriage should be a seven-year contract with an option to renew. Bell is also producing the project with Jett Steiger (In a World…), Miranda Bailey (The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Super) and Amanda Marshall (Swiss Army Men, Don’t Think Twice). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Despicable Me 3’ Score Album Details
Posted: June 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Despicable Me, Despicable Me 3, Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a score album for the animated feature Despicable Me 3. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Angry Birds Movie, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) who previously scored the first two movies in the series, as well as the spin-off Minions. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 30, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Columbia Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Despicable Me 3 is 3 is directed by Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda & Eric Guillon and features the voice talent of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate and Julie Andrews. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Lovett to Score David Bruckner’s ‘The Ritual’
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Lovett, David Bruckner, The Ritual
Ben Lovett is reteaming with director David Bruckner on the upcoming horror thriller The Ritual. The film starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier & Sam Troughton follows four old college friends hiking through the Scandinavian wilderness into the ancient forests of Norse legend where something evil is stalking their every step. Joe Barton (Humans, iBoy) wrote the screenplay. Jonathan Cavendish (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Bridget Jones’s Diary) and Richard Holmes (Waking Ned Devine, Eden Lake) are producing the Entertainment One production. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Brook Scoring David Gordon Green’s ‘Stronger’
Posted: June 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Gordon Green, Michael Brook, Stronger
Michael Brook is scoring the upcoming drama Stronger. The film is directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, All the Real Girls, Joe) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson and Clancy Brown. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller by Jeff Bauman & Bret Witter and tells the true story of Bauman, the working-class Boston man whose iconic photo from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing gained worldwide notice. John Pollono wrote the screenplay. Todd Lieberman & David Hoberman (The Fighter, The Muppets, The Proposal), Gyllenhaal, Scott Silver (screenwriter of 8 Mile) and Michel Litvak (Whiplash, Nightcrawler) are producing the Summit Entertainment, Mandeville Films, Bold Films, and Nine Stories production. Read the rest of this entry »
