MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli thriller Past Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cyrille Aufort (A Royal Affair, Splice, March of the Penguins 2, Ombline), as well as additional music by Avner Dorman and Ella Milch-Sheriff. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Past Life is written and directed by Avi Nesher and stars Nelly Tagar, Joy Rieger, Doron Tavory, Evgenia Dodina, Tom Avni, Rafael Stachowiak, Muli Shulman, Katarzyna Gniewkowska, Gilat Ankori and Orna Rotenberg. The movie is set in 1977 and tells the rue story of two Israeli sisters who delve into the dark mystery of their father’s story of surviving World War II and discover that it may be more complicated than they originally believed. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Past Life’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Avi Nesher, Avner Dorman, Cyrille Aufort, Ella Milch-Sheriff, Past Life, score, Soundtrack
Christophe Beck Scoring Disney’s ‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Frozen, Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Christophe Beck has recently composed the score for the upcoming holiday special Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. The animated short is directed by Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton (Prep & Landing, The Ballad of Nessie) and features the voices of Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Idina Menzel as their characters from the Frozen feature film. Roy Conli (Big Hero 6, Tangled) is producing the project. Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel have written original songs for the TV special. Beck has previously scored the 2013 original Frozen movie, as well as the short Frozen Fever. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mr. Robot’ Volume 3 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Mac Quayle, Mr. Robot, score, Soundtrack, USA
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the USA drama Mr. Robot have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Mac Quayle (American Horror Story, Feud, American Crime Story, Scream Queens). The Volume 3 soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD and vinyl release is also in the works. The label has previously released two soundtracks for the show’s first season. Mr. Robot is created by Sam Esmail and stars Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallstrom and Carly Chaikin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Baby Driver’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baby Driver, Edgar Wright, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release the official soundtrack album for Edgar Wright’s action comedy Baby Driver. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including the original track Chase Me by Danger Mouse feat. Run The Jewels & Big Boi, as well as songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Blur, Kid Koala, Sky Ferreira, The Beach Boys, T. Rex, Beck, Queen, The Commodores & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 23, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Baby Driver is written and directed by Wright and stars Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx. The movie follows a young, talented getaway driver who is being being coerced into working for a crime boss and must face the consequences when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Walk Like a Panther’ to Feature Music by Guy Chambers
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Cadan, Guy Chambers, Walk Like a Panther
Songwriter and record producer Guy Chambers who is best known for his work with Robbie Williams will be working on the soundtrack for the upcoming British comedy Walk Like a Panther. The film is written and directed by Dan Cadan and stars Stephen Graham, Dave Johns, Jill Halfpenny, Sue Johnston, Lindsey Coulson, Julian Sands, Jason Flemyng, Stephen Tompkinson, Michael Socha and hip hop artist Scroobius Pip. The movie revolves around a group of ‘80s wrestlers who are forced to don the lycra one last time when their beloved local pub is threatened by closure. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominik Scherrer to Score Netflix’s & BBC’s ‘Requiem’
Posted: June 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Chris Mrska, Dominik Scherrer, Netflix, Requiem
Dominik Scherrer has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix and BBC series Requiem. The show is created by Cris Mrksa (The Slap, Underbelly) and stars Lydia Wilson, Joel Fry, Tara Fitzgerald, James Frecheville, Claire Rushbrook, Richard Harrington, Joanna Scanlan, Brendan Coyle, Sian Reese Williams, Dyfan Dwyfor and Ifan Huw Thomas. The psychological thriller centers around a young woman, who, in the wake of her mother’s death, sets out to learn the truth about herself. Willow Grylls, Elaine Pyke & Charlie Pattinson (Shameless, Skins, The White Queen) are executive producing New Pictures production with Mrska and Christopher Aird (Call the Midwife). Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Miller Scoring Netflix’s ‘You Get Me’
Posted: May 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brent Bonacorso, Netflix, Robert Miller, You Get Me
Robert Miller has composed the music for the upcoming Netflix original movie You Get Me. The film is directed by Brent Bonacorso and stars Halston Sage, Bella Thorne, Jennifer Esposito, Nash Grier, Anna Akana and Taylor John Smith. The thriller follows a high schooler who gets in an argument with his girlfriend and lands in the arms of an out-of-towner girl. Ben Epstein (Happyland) wrote the screenplay and is also producing the Awesomeness Films production with Thorne, Brett Bouttier, Robyn Marshall, Marc Bienstock (Split, The Visit), Thor Bradwell, Brian Robbins (Smallville, One Tree Hill), Matt Kaplan (Before I Fall) and Nicki Cortese. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Once Upon a Time in Venice’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Mark Cullen, Once Upon a Time in Venice, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action comedy Once Upon a Time in Venice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (CSI: Miami, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Silicon Valley, Speechless, Just Friends). Also included are the songs from the movie by Daniel Stimac, Damon Criswell, Julian Angel, Arlan Feiles and Sophia Avocado. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Once Upon a Time is directed by Mark & Robb Cullen and stars Bruce Willis, John Goodman, Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, Stephanie Sigman, Adam Goldberg, Kal Penn, Christopher McDonald and Wood Harris. The movie follows an L.A.-based private investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his loving pet is stolen by a notorious gang. Read the rest of this entry »
‘2:22’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 2:22, James Orr, Lisa Gerrard, Paul Currie, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the romantic thriller 2:22. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dead Can Dance’s Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator, Whale Rider, Jane Got a Gun) and James Orr. Also included are the songs Like It Or Not by Bob Moses, Someone to Stay by Vancouver Sleep Clinic and Grow by Frances. The soundtrack will be released digitally within the next couple of weeks by Varese Sarabande. A CD release s scheduled for July 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. 2:22 is directed by Paul Currie and stars Michiel Huisman, Teresa Palmer, Sam Reid and Simone Kessell. The movie follows a man whose life is permanently derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending at precisely 2:22 PM. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Small Crimes’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, Evan Katz, score, Small Crimes, Soundtrack, Will Blair
Wayfind Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Small Crimes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (Green Room, Blue Ruins, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore), as well as the song Conquista y Poder, a collaboration with Rei Alvarez of salsa legends Bio Ritmo (listen to the track after the jump). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Small Crimes is directed by Evan Katz and stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jacki Weaver, Robert Forster, Gary Cole, Molly Parker and Pat Healy. The movie follows a disgraced former cop who is released from prison and returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind. Read the rest of this entry »