Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1973 classic drama Papillon directed by Franklin J. Schaffer and starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. The album features the expanded original score from the movie composed by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Omen, Planet of the Apes, L.A. Confidential, Poltergeist, Basic Instinct) who received his sixth Academy Award nomination for his music for the movie, including previously unreleased music. The release includes all music recorded for the movie, including unused cues and alternates, as well as source cues arranged by Alexander Courage and conducted by Goldsmith. Read the rest of this entry »
Jerry Goldsmith’s Expanded ‘Papillon’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Franklin J. Schaffner, Jerry Goldsmith, Papillon, score, Soundtrack
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Thomas Newman Scoring Jason Hall’s ‘Thank You for Your Service’
Posted: June 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jason Hall, Thank You for Your Service, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman is composing the music for the upcoming drama Thank You for Your Service. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Jason Hall (American Sniper) and stars Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Amy Schumer, Joe Cole, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar Dorsey, and Jayson Warner Smith. The movie follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they’ve left the battlefield. Hall also wrote the screenplay based on David Finkel’s 2013 book of the same title. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Void’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blitz/Berlin, Brian Wiacek, Jeremy Gillespie, Menalon, score, Soundtrack, The Void
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the horror movie The Void. The album features the film’s original music composed by Blitz//Berlin, director Jeremy Gillespie, Brian Wiacek and Menalon. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 30, 2017. The download link will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The Void is directed by Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski and stars Aaron Poole, Kathleen Munroe, Ellen Wong, Kenneth Walsh, Evan Stern, Daniel Fathers and Grace Munro. The movie follows a police officer who – after delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital – begins to experience strange and violent occurrences seemingly linked to a group of mysterious hooded figures. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph LoDuca Scoring Dean Devlin’s ‘Bad Samaritan’
Posted: June 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bad Samaritan, Dean Devlin, Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca has recently composed the music for the upcoming drama Bad Samaritan. The film is directed by Dean Devlin (Geostorm, producer of Independence Day & Stargate) and stars David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Carlito Olivero, Kerry Condon and Jacqueline Byers. The movie centers around two young car valets who use their business as a front to burglarize houses of their unsuspecting patrons. Brandon Boyce (Wicker Park, Apt Pupil) wrote the screenplay. Devlin is also producing the Electric Entertainment production with Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Finding Oscar’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Finding Oscar, John Stirratt, Paul Pilot, Ryan Suffern, score, Soundtrack
Decor will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Finding Oscar. The album features the film’s original music composed by Wilco & Autumn Defense member John Stirratt and Paul Pilot (Amazing Pilots, Duke Special), as well as a cover of R.E.M’s Flowers of Guatemala. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 7, 2017 (click here to pre-order and listen to audio samples) and as a limited edition CD on July 14. Finding Oscar directed by Ryan Suffern and produced by Frank Marshall follows the investigation into the Dos Erres massacre that began on December 6, 1982, when a team of special forces soldiers from the Guatemalan military raided the village during the de facto presidency of General Efraín Ríos Montt. Steven Spielberg serves as an executive producer on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Mike White’s ‘Brad’s Status’
Posted: June 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brad's Status, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mike White
Mark Mothersbaugh is composing the original score for the upcoming comedy drama Brad’s Status. The film is written and directed by Mike White (School of Rock, Nacho Libre, Year of the Dog) and stars Ben Stiller, Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson, Jenna Fischer and Austin Abrams. The movie follows a father who takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life’s choices. White is also producing the project with Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner (12 Years a Slave, Moonlight, The Big Short) for Plan B Entertainment, David Bernard (The D Train, Magic Magic), as well as Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Emoji Movie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack, The Emoji Movie
The details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature The Emoji Movie have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Patrick Doyle (Brave, Cinderella, Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sense and Sensibility). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 28, 2017 by Sony Music. A physical version is now available to order as an import on Amazon. The Emoji Movie is directed by Tony Leondis and features the voice talent of T.J. Miller, Anna Faris, James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Rob Riggle, Jennifer Coolidge, Jake T. Austin, Sofia Vergara and Christina Aguilera. Read the rest of this entry »
Robin Foster to Score ‘Untogether’
Posted: June 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emma Forrest, Robin Foster, Untogether
Robin Foster has been tapped to score the upcoming indie comedy drama Untogether. The film is written and directed by Emma Forrest and stars Jamie Dornan, Ben Mendelsohn, Jemima Kirke, Lola Kirke, Billy Crystal, Alice Eve and Jennifer Grey. The movie revolves around a successful writer who has an affair with a former teen prodigy and heroin addict who is trying to become a writer. Scott LaStaiti (Jane Got a Gun), Luke Daniels (Don Peyote) and Brandon K. Hogan (Half Past Dead) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘We Love You, Sally Carmichael!’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Gorham, Soundtrack, We Love You Sally Carmichael!
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie comedy We Love You, Sally Carmichael!. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Ferraby Lionheart, Ashley Du Bose, Big Harp, Brijs, The Brendan Hines, Kathryn Gallagher & Will and the Won’ts. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. We Love You, Sally Carmichael! marks the directorial debut of actor Christopher Gorham who also stars in the movie alongside Perez Hilton, Elizabeth Tulloch, Sebastian Roché, Jack McBrayer and Paula Marshall. The movie centers on an author who is ashamed to have secretly written an incredibly popular series of young adult romance novels that chronicle the epic love story between a human girl and a merman named Sally Carmichael. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 18, 2017)
Posted: June 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Wedren, Giona Ostinelli, GLOW, Netflix, Robert Miller, Spike TV, The Mist, You Get Me
Premiering on Wednesday, June 21, is the Spike TV event series The Mist based on the Stephen King novella and starring Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Danica Curcic, Okezie Morro, Luke Cosgrove, Darren Pettie, Russell Posner, Dan Butler, Isiah Washington, Jr. and Frances Conroy. The show’s original music is composed by Giona Ostinelli (Carnage Park, Darling, Recovery). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on Spike TV.
Premiering on Friday, June 23, is the Netflix original series GLOW created by Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch and starring Alison Brie, Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Marc Maron, Britney Young, Sydelle Noel, Britt Baron, Jackie Tohn, Kimmy Gatewood, Rebekka Johnson, Kate Nash, Sunita Mani and Kia Stevens. Craig Wedren (Role Models, School of Rock, Wet Hot American Summer, Wanderlust) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
