Thomas Newman has been tapped to score the upcoming period drama Victoria and Abdul. The film is directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons) and stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akthar and Michael Gambon. The movie centers on Queen Victoria’s unlikely friendship with Abdul Karim, a young clerk, who travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee. Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) wrote the screenplay based on the book by Shrabani Basu. Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner (Atonment, Love Actually, Elizabeth) are producing the Working Title and BBC Films production with Beeban Kidron (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason) and Tracey Seaward (The Queen, Dirty Pretty Things). Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘Victoria and Abdul’
Posted: May 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Stephen Frears, Thomas Newman, Victoria and Abdul
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‘Betting on Zero’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Betting on Zero, Pete Anthony, score, Soundtrack, Ted Braun
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Betting on Zero. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pete Anthony who is best known as an orchestrator and conductor for such composers as James Newton Howard, John Powell, Danny Elfman and Theodore Shapiro. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Betting on Zero is directed by Ted Braun (Darfur Now) and delves into the complex world of Herbalife, the international nutritional supplement company accused of fostering a pyramid. The documentary premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is now available on VOD. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Hart to Score Daniel Lowery’s ‘Old Man and the Gun’
Posted: May 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Hart, David Lowery, Old Man and the Gun
Daniel Hart is set to reteam with director David Lowery on the upcoming thriller Old Man and the Gun. The film is written and directed by Lowery and stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits and Tika Sumpter. The movie is based on a short story by David Grann and revolves around an elderly bank robber who escaped from San Quentin at the age of 70 and pulled off an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities. James D. Stern (Looper) is producing the project for Endgame Entertainment, Dawn Ostroff and Jeremy Steckler (Granite Mountain Hotshots) for Condé Nast Entertainment, Anthony Mastromauro (Beer League) for Identity Films, Toby Halbrooks for Sailor Bear and James M. Johnston and Bill Holderman (A Walk in the Woods). Read the rest of this entry »
David Newman Scoring Netflix’s ‘Naked’
Posted: May 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Newman, Michael Tiddes, Naked, Netflix
David Newman is scoring the upcoming Netflix original movie Naked. The comedy is directed by Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House, Fifty Shades of Black) and stars Marlon Waynes, Regina Hall, Jonathan Todd Jackson, Scott Fole, Loretta Devine, Brian McKnight and Dennis Haysbert. The movie is based on the 2000 Swedish film Naken follows a charming man-child who wakes up on his wedding day, naked in an elevator, and relives the hour before the ceremony over and over again. Wayans and Rick Alvarez (White Chicks, Little Man) wrote the screenplay and are also producing the project with Todd Garner (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Knight and Day) and Ryan Lewis. Read the rest of this entry »
Jamie Christopherson to Score Alex Ranarivelo’s ‘Ride’
Posted: May 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Ranarivelo, Jamie Christopherson, Ride
Jamie Christopherson is reuniting with director Alex Ranarivelo on the upcoming action drama Ride. The film starring Shane Graham, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Sasha Alexander, Ali Afshar, Bryan Craig, George Kosturos and Jessica Michelle is based on the inspiring true story of BMX champion John Buultjens, a young teen who is rescued when he is fostered by an unlikely interracial couple, including the foster father who wins the kid over when he buys him his first bicycle. Ranarivelo also co-wrote the screenplay with Hadeel Reda, Jean-Marie Sobeck and Jack Reher (Into the Grizzly Maze). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 28, 2017)
Posted: May 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Lifetime, Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland, Photek, Still Star-Crossed, Zack Ryan
Premiering tomorrow, May 29, is the new ABC drama Still Star-Crossed created by Heather Mitchell, executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and starring Grant Bowler, Wade Briggs, Torrance Coombs, Dan Hildebrand, Lashana Lynch, Ebonee Noel, Medalion Rahimi, Zuleikha Robinson, Sterling Sulieman, Susan Wooldridge and Anthony Head. The show’s original music is composed by Photek who also scores the Rhimes-produced ABC drama How to Get Away with Murder. The series picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet ends, charting the treachery, fight for power and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate. The drama will air Monday nights on ABC. Visit the official show website for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Genius’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Posted: May 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Genius, Lorne Balfe, National Geographic Channel, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the first full soundtrack album for the Nat Geo original series Genius. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s first season composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Marcella). Listen to a track from the album after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack EP featuring Balfe’s score, Hans Zimmer’s main title theme and three classical pieces. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 23 and will be available to download here. The CD version is set to come out on July 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Genius is developed by Noah Pink & Ken Biller, executive produced by Ron Howard & Brian Grazer and stars Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Flynn, Emily Watson, Nicholas Rowe, Samantha Colley, Jon Fletcher, Richard Topol and Alicia von Rittberg. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, Spider-Man: Homecoming
The track list of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Homecoming has been revealed. Sony Masterworks will release the album featuring the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Doctor Strange, Up, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World, The Incredibles) on July 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Check out the full track list, as well a video from the recording sessions of Giacchino’s arrangement of the Spider-Man Television Theme (via the composer’s Twitter account) after the jump. Spider-Man: Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 26, 2017)
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Baywatch, Berlin Syndrome, Black Butterfly, Bryony Marks, Christopher Lennertz, Federico Jusid, Geoff Zanelli, Long Strange Trip, Nick Cave, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, War Machine, Warren Ellis
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales directed by Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg and starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites and Geoffrey Rush. The film’s original music is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Into the West, The Pacific, The Odd Life of Timothy Green). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Film.Music.Media, Film Music Magazine and ComingSoon for recent interviews with Zanelli about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the action comedy Baywatch directed by Seth Gordon and starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera and Jon Bass. Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party, Ride Along, Supernatural) has composed the film’s original music. Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details. Island Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by The Notorious B.I.G., Vince Staples, The Chemical Brothers, Lionel Richie & more. The full details can be checked out by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »
Ennio Morricone’s Complete ‘State of Grace’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ennio Morricone, score, Soundtrack, State of Grace
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1990 crime drama State of Grace directed by Phil Joanou and starring Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, Ed Harris, John Turturro, John C. Really, Burgess Meredith and Joe Vitarelli. The album features the complete original score from the MGM production composed, orchestrated and conducted by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, The Hateful Eight), including previously unreleased music. Also included is the content of the original soundtrack album on a second disc. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 1000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to a couple of tracks and check out the full album details.
