WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Christopher Nolan’s action thriller Dunkirk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rain Man) who previously scored the director’s The Dark Knight trilogy, as well as Inception and Interstellar. The soundtrack will be released on July 21, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page 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 will be released nationwide on July 21 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music to Release Soundtrack for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’
Posted: June 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 16, 2017)
Posted: June 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 47 Meters Down, All Eyez on Me, Cars 3, Dominic Lewis, Jamie Christopherson, Jeff Cardoni, John Paesano, Kill Switch, Maudie, Michael Giacchino, Michael Timmins, Once Upon a Time in Venice, Pray for Rain, Randy Newman, Rough Night, Seven League Beats, Stephen Warbeck, The Book of Henry, The Journey, tomandandy
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature Cars 3 directed by Brian Fee and featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Armie Hammer, Larry the Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, Jenifer Lewis, John Ratzenberger, Lloyd Sherr, Michael Wallis, Paul Dooley, Kerry Washington and Nathan Fillion. The film’s original score is composed by Randy Newman (Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life) and has been released by Walt Disney Records. Click here for the album details. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by ZZ Ward’s & Gary Clark Jr., Dan Auerbach, Brad Paisley, Andra Day, James Bay, Jorge Blanc & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama All Eyez on Me directed by Benny Boom and starring Demetrius Shipp Jr, Kat Graham, Lauren Cohan, Hill Harper, Jamal Woolard and Danai Gurira. John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, The Defenders, My All American, When the Game Stands Tall) ha composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. All Eyez on Me tells the story of Tupac Shakur and follows the rapper, actor, poet and activist from his early days in New York City until his untimely death at the age of 25. The drama is being released by Lionsgate. Visit the official movie website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Tony Morales Scoring ‘An Actor Prepares’
Posted: June 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: An Actor Prepares, Steve Clark, Tony Morales
Tony Morales is scoring the upcoming indie comedy An Actor Prepares. The film is directed by Steve Clark and stars Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Matthew Modine, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Mamie Gummer, Will Patton and Ben Schwartz. The movie revolves around a world famous, hard-drinking actor who is forced to drive across country with his estranged son on one last madcap adventure. Clark also co-wrote the screenplay with Thomas Moffett (Shrink). David M. Rosenthal (The Perfect Guy, A Single Shot) is producing the project with 3 Arts Entertainment’s Tom Lassally (Edge of Tomorrow, Stay) and Will Rowbotham (Blue Caprice). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Putin Interviews’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Beal, Oliver Stone, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, The Putin Interviews
The full details of the soundtrack album for Showtime’s documentary The Putin Interviews have been announced. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Carnivale, Blackfish). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 30, 2017. A CD version is available for pre-order on Amazon. The Putin Interviews is 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, most recently in February following the U.S. presidential elections. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Return to Montauk’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Max Richter, Return to Montauk, score, Soundtrack, Volker Schlöndorff
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Return to Montauk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Taboo, Miss Sloane, Disconnect). Also included are pieces by Thomas Bartlett, The Cian Boylan Trio, Kila, Bronagh Gallagher and The Eder Quartet. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Three full tracks are embedded after the jump. Return to Montauk is directed by Volker Schlöndorff (The Tin Drum) and stars Stellan Skarsgård, Nina Hoss, Susanne Wolff, Niels Arestrup, Isi Laborde, Bronagh Gallagher, Mathias Sanders and Malcolm Adams. The movie centers on an author, now in his early 60s, who is on a promotional book tour in New York when he meets up again with the woman he could never forget. Read the rest of this entry »
Isabella ‘Machine’ Summers’ ‘Was It Love?’ from ‘Riviera’ to Be Released
Posted: June 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Isabella 'Machine' Summers, Lena, Neil Jordan, Riviera, Sky Atlantic
Island Records will release the original song Was It Love? from the new Sky Atlantic mini-series Riviera. The track is performed by Florence + the Machine’s Isabella Summers featuring Lena. The song will be released as a digital single tomorrow, June 16 and will be available to download on Amazon. Riviera is created by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire) and stars Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Iwan Rheon, Adrian Lester, Anthony LaPaglia, Phil Davis, Dimitri Leonidas, Roxane Duran, Amr Waked and Igal Naor. The show is set on France’s Cote d’Azur and centers on a young, recently married woman whose blissful life is torn apart when her billionaire husband is murdered in a yacht explosion. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wakefield’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Zigman, Robin Swicord, score, Soundtrack, Wakefield
Decca Gold will release a soundtrack album for the drama Wakefield. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, The Proposal, Bridge to Terabithia, The Shack). Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is featured as a soloist on the composer’s score. Also included are two classical pieces by Schubert and Chopin performed by Thibaudet. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 16 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Wakefield is written and directed by Robin Swicord and stars Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Jason O’Mara, Beverly D’Angelo, Ian Anthony Dale, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Isaac Leyva. The movie follows a Manhattan lawyer who unexpectedly leaves his wife and winds up staying in his attic for several months due to a nervous breakdown. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Wedren to Score David Wain’s ‘A Futile & Stupid Gesture’
Posted: June 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Futile & Stupid Gesture, Craig Wedren, David Wain, Netflix
Craig Wedren is reteaming with director David Wain on the upcoming Netflix original movie A Futile & Stupid Gesture. The film stars Will Forte as National Lampoon co-founder Douglas Kenney, alongside Domhnall Gleeson, Joel McHale, Emmy Rossum, Matt Walsh, Martin Mull, Thomas Lennon, Matt Lucas, Seth Green, Jackie Tohn, Natasha Lyonne, Elvy Yost, John Gemberling, Rick Glassman, Camille Guaty and Jon Daly. The biopic is based on Josh Karp’s 2006 book of the same title and centers on the life and career of Kenney. Michael Colton and John Aboud (Penguins of Madagascar, The Comebacks) wrote the screenplay. Peter Principato (Central Intelligence, Keanu) and Jonathan Stern (Childrens Hospital) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck’s ‘Lou’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Lou, Pixar, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack for the new Pixar Animation Studios short Lou. The release features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Paperman, The Peanuts Movie, Trolls, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover). The soundtrack will be released as a digital single tomorrow, June 16 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Lou marks the directorial debut of animator Dave Mullins (Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles) who also wrote the screenplay and revolves around a red hooded monster named Lou, who lives in the “Lost & Found” box, and tries to stop a bully named J.J. from destroying his classmates’ beloved toys. Read the rest of this entry »
Junkie XL to Score ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot
Posted: June 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Junkie XL, Roar Uthaug, Tom Holkenborg, Tomb Raider
Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg is set to score the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot. The film is directed by Roar Uthaug (The Wave) and stars Alicia Vikander in the title role, alongside Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Hannah John-Kamen and Walton Goggins. The movie based on the video game franchise follows Lara Croft as she must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared. Geneva Robertson-Dworet wrote the screenplay and Graham King (The Departed, The Aviator, Blood Diamond, The Town) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
