The full details of the soundtrack album for Luc Besson’s fantasy adventure Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, The Queen). Also included are the original tracks A Million On My Soul performed by Alexiane (composed & produced by Stargate), as well as Bubble Dance by Julien Rey (produced by DJ Mustard). Also featured is the movie’s opening credits song, David Bowie’s Space Oddity and Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Jamming. The soundtrack will be released on July 21, 2017 by EuropaCorp and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Luc Besson, score, Soundtrack, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Carter Burwell to Score Simon Curtis’ ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’
Posted: June 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carter Burwell, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Simon Curtis
Carter Burwell is scoring the upcoming biographical drama Goodbye Christopher Robin. The film is directed by Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn, Woman in Gold) and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Will Tilston, Kelly Macdonald, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Alex Lawther. The movie revolves around the relationship between Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne and his son Robin, who initially had a difficult relationship with his father, and served as the inspiration for the character of Christopher Robin. Frank Cottrell (The Railway Man, Millions) and Simon Vaughan (Watership Down, War & Peace) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Black Prince’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Kallis, Kavi Raz, score, Soundtrack, The Black Prince
Caldera Records has announced a soundtrack album for the historical drama The Black Prince. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by George Kallis (Highlander: The Source, Albion: The Enchanted Stallion, Joy Division). The soundtrack is now available to order from various music speciality stores. Visit the label’s website for more information. The Black Prince is written and directed by Kavi Raz and stars Shabana Azmi, Jason Flemyng, Amanda Root, Satinder Sartaaj and David Essex. The movie tells the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of 5, after the death of his father. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 4, 2017)
Posted: June 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Ebert, I'm Dying Up Here, Joseph Trapanese, Keegan DeWitt, Mark Noseworthy, Netflix, Shimmer Lake, Showtime
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series I’m Dying Up Here created by Dave Flebotte and starring Jim Carrey, Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, RJ Cyler, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy. Various composers are involved in the show, including Alex Ebert (All Is Lost, A Most Violent Year), Mark Noseworthy (Dean) and Keegan DeWitt (I’ll See You in My Dreams). Visit the official show website to learn more about the show, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Mummy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Kurtzman, Brian Tyler, score, Soundtrack, The Mummy
The details of the soundtrack album for the action adventure The Mummy have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious series, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 by Back Lot Music and will be available to download here. A CD version will be released on June 16 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Mummy is directed by Alex Kurtzman and stars Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance and Russell Crowe. The film centers around an ancient princess who is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Camera Obscura’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron B. Koontz, Camera Obscura, score, Soundtrack, Steve Moore
Hood River Entertainment & Paper Street Pictures will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Camera Obscura. The album features the film’s original score composed by Steve Moore (The Guest, Cub, Don’t Knock Twice). Also included are songs by Art Decade and Ben Talmi. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Check out a full track after the jump. Camera Obscura is directed by Aaron B. Koontz and stars Christopher Denham, Nadja Bobyleva, Catherine Curtin, Chase Williamson and Noah Segan. The movie follows a veteran war photographer with P.T.S.D. who sees imminent deaths in his developed photos and starts questioning his already fragile sanity and putting the lives of those he loves in danger. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dragonheart, Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire, Mark McKenzie, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark McKenzie (The Greatest Miracle, The Ultimate Gift, Blizzard) who previously scored the last two movies in the series, Dragonheart: A New Beginning and Dragonheart: A Sorcerer’s Stone. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire is directed by Patrik Syverse and stars Patrick Stewart as the voice of Drago, the magnificent dragon who became bonded with King Gareth, as well as Tom Rhys Harries, Jessamine-Bliss Bell, André Eriksen, Richard Cordery, Martin Hutson, Turlough Convery, Delroy Brown, Lewis Mackinnon and Marte Germaine Christensen. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 2, 2017)
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ahmir Thompson, Band Aid, Captain Underpants, Churchill, Cyrille Aufort, Dean, Ilan Eshkeri, Lorne Balfe, Lucius, Mark Noseworthy, Orr Rebhun, Past Life, Questlove, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Exception, Theodore Shapiro, Vincent N Roxxy, Wonder Woman
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Wonder Woman directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner and Saïd Taghmaoui. The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan, The Crown). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Sia’s original song To Be Human. Click here for the full album details and visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Gregson-Williams about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie directed by David Soren and featuring the voices of Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele and Kristen Schaal. Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder) has composed the film’s original score and was also involved as co-writer and arranger/producer for several of the songs. Virgin Records has released a soundtrack album featuring three tracks from the composer’s score, as well as songs by Andy Grammar, Adam Lambert, Nathan Willett & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Harold Faltermeyer to Return for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harold Faltermeyer, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick
Tom Cruise revealed in a recent interview with Access Hollywood that music by composer Harold Faltermeyer will be featured in the upcoming sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Cruise will return to star in the movie. Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy, Oblivion) is reportedly in talks to direct and Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Rock, Armageddon, Remember the Titans) and Skydance’s David Ellison (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys) will be producing the project. Faltermeyer previously scored the 1986 film and was honored with a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his Top Gun Anthem. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael & Jeff Danna to Score ‘The Breadwinner’
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Nora Twomey, The Breadwinner
Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna are composing the music for the upcoming animated feature The Breadwinner. The film based on young adult novel by Deborah Ellis is directed by Nora Twomey (The Secret of Kells). The movie tells the story of Parvana, a young girl living under the Taliban regime, who cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family after her father is imprisoned. Anthony Leo and Andrew Rosen are producing the project for Aircraft Pictures, alongside Tomm Moore and Paul Young (Song of the Sea) for Cartoon Salon, and Stephan Roelants for Melusine Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
