Joseph LoDuca is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Disjointed. The show is created by Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Mom) & David Javerbaum (The Daily Show) and stars Kathy Bates, Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho, Elizabeth Alderfer, Aaron Moten and Tone Bell. The comedy revolves around a lifelong advocate for pot legalization, as she finally lives her dream as the owner of an Los Angeles cannabis dispensary and as she employs her newly graduated son and a team of young “budtenders” to help run the company. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Disjointed’ to Feature Music by Joseph LoDuca
Posted: June 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chuck Lorre, David Javerbaum, Disjointed, Joseph LoDuca, Netflix
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‘The Bad Batch’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ana Lily Amirpour, Soundtrack, The Bad Batch
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the thriller The Bad Batch. The album features the songs from the movie by Black Light Smoke, Culture Club, Ace of Base, Darkside, White Lies and Francis Harris, as well as dialogue from the film’s cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 23, 2017 and on CD/LP later this summer. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to download the album. The Bad Batch is written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour and stars Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Diego Luna and Jim Carrey. The Annapurna Pictures production follows a woman after she’s left in a Texas wasteland fenced off from civilization. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Book of Henry’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Colin Trevorrow, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, The Book of Henry
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Colin Trevorrow’s drama The Book of Henry. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Doctor Strange) who previously scored the director’s Jurassic World. Also included is the original song Your Hand I Will Never Let It Go by Stevie Nicks. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 16 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Book of Henry starring Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler and Dean Norris revolves around a single mother who discovers a scheme in her son’s book to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather and sets out to execute the plan at any cost. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ Soundtrack CDs Announced
Posted: June 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Fox, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere CD release of the soundtrack albums for the Fox docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold & Brannon Braga and hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. The albums feature the show’s original music composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger), including bonus tracks that were not featured on the digital soundtrack release, which came out back in 2014. The Vol. 1 soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Lesley Barber Scoring ‘Irreplaceable You’
Posted: June 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Irreplaceable You, Lesley Barber, Stephanie Laing
Lesley Barber has been tapped to score the upcoming romantic drama Irreplaceable You. The film marks the feature directorial debut of producer Stephanie Laing (Veep, Vice Principals) and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michiel Huisman, Christopher Walken, Steve Coogan, Jacki Weaver, Timothy Simons, Claire Holt, Alanna Masterson, Merritt Weaver, Erin Richards and Brian Tyree Henry. The movie focuses on Abbie and Sam, soulmates since the age of 8, who were destined to be together forever until death got in the way. Bess Wohl wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Martin Phipps to Score James Kent’s ‘The Aftermath’
Posted: June 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Kent, Martin Phipps, The Aftermath
Martin Phipps has been hired to score the upcoming period drama The Aftermath. The film is directed by James Kent (Testament of Youth, The Thirteenth Tale) and stars Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard, Jason Clarke, Alexander Scheer, Kate Phillips, Martin Compston and Fionn O’Shea. The movie based on the novel by Rhidian Brook takes place in the aftermath of World War II and follows a British colonel and his wife who are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction. Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse (Race, Frankie & Alice) wrote the screenplay. Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien, The Martian) is producing the project through his Scott Free production company, alongside Malte Grunert (A Most Wanted Man, Perfect Sense) and Jack Arbuthnott. Read the rest of this entry »
CBS’ ‘9JKL’ to Feature Music by Gabriel Mann
Posted: June 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 9JKL, CBS, Gabriel Mann
Gabriel Mann is set to compose the original score for the upcoming CBS comedy 9JKL. The show is created by Dana Klein (Friends with Better Lives) & Mark Feuerstein who also stars in the series alongside Linda Lavin, Elliott Gould, David Walton, Liza Lapira and Matt Murray. The comedy is inspired by Feuerstein’s adult life when he lived in apartment 9K in the building he grew up in, sandwiched between his doting parents’ apartment, 9J, and his brother, sister-in-law and their baby’s apartment. Feuerstein is also executive producing the CBS Television production with Pamela Fryman (How I Met Your Mother), Aaron Kaplan (The Mysteries of Laura, Divorce, American Housewife), Dana Honor and Wendi Trilling. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Cardoni to Score Michael Winnick’s ‘Malicious’
Posted: June 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Malicious, Michael Winnick
Jeff Cardoni is reteaming with director Michael Winnick on the upcoming horror thriller Malicious. The film starring Josh Stewart, Delroy Lindo, Bojana Novakovic, Melissa Bolona and Yvette Yates follows a young college professor and his pregnant wife who find and open an antique box in their new home, unwittingly releasing a malevolent entity with murderous intentions. Winnick also wrote the screenplay. Patrick Rizzotti and Brett Forbes (The Collector, Pride) are producing the project for Fortress Features. Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Kiner Scoring ‘Inconceivable’
Posted: June 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Inconceivable, Jonathan Baker, Kevin Kiner
Kevin Kiner has recently composed the music for the upcoming thriller Inconceivable. The film is directed by Jonathan Baker and stars Nicolas Cage, Gina Gershon, Faye Dunaway, Nicky Whelan and Natalie Eva Marie. The movie follows a mother who looks to escape her abusive past by moving to a new town where she befriends another mother, who grows suspicious of her. Chloe King (B. Monkey) wrote the screenplay. Randall Emmett & George Furla (Lone Survivor, End of Watch, 2 Guns) are producing the project with Baker, Mark Stewart (Empire State, Marauders) and Hilary Shor (Children of Men). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 11, 2017)
Posted: June 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blood Drive, Chad Smith, Claws, CounterPunch, Jeff Beal, Jeff Rona, Michael Gatt, Netflix, Showtime, Syfy, The Putin Interviews, TNT, Will Bates
Premiering tonight is the new TNT original series Claws created by Eliot Laurence, executive produced by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack and starring Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Harold Perrineau, Jenn Lyon, Judy Reyes, Jack Kesy, Karrueche Tran, Kevin Rankin and Jason Antoon. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Rona (White Squall, Exit Wounds, Chicago Hope, Generation Iron, Powers, Traffic). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on TNT.
Premiering tomorrow, June 12, is the Showtime docu-series The Putin Interviews directed by Oliver Stone who, alongside his longtime documentary producer Fernando Sulichin, interviewed the Russian president Vladimir Putin more than a dozen times over the course of two years for the project. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Pollock, Monk, Carnivale, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty) has composed the original music for the 4-parter. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the show. Check back on this page for the full album details and visit our previous news article for more information about the project. Read the rest of this entry »
