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 »
‘The Mummy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Kurtzman, Brian Tyler, score, Soundtrack, The Mummy
‘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 »
‘Band Aid’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Band Aid, Kyle Forester, Soundtrack, Zoe Lister-Jones
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack EP for the indie comedy drama Band Aid. The album features the original songs from the film written by the movie’s director/star Zoe Lister-Jones and Kyle Forester and performed by The Dirty Dishes (Lister-Jones, Adam Pally & Fred Armisen). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Band Aid is written and directed by Lister-Jones and stars herself, alongside Pally, Armisen, Susie Essman, Hannah Simone, Brooklyn Decker, Colin Hanks and Ravi Patel. The movie revolves around a couple who turn their fights into songs as a last-ditch effort to save their marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Churchill’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Churchill, Jonathan Teplitzky, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Churchill. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Terminator Genisys, Ghost in the Shell, Home). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Churchill is directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and stars Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Ella Purnell, James Purefoy and Julian Wadham. The movie is set across the five days before D-Day in 1944 and charts the tension between the British prime minister and the Allied leaders, including Eisenhower and Montgomery, who are poised to launch the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Leftovers’ Season 3 Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Max Richter, score, Soundtrack, The Leftovers
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack for the HBO original series The Leftovers. The EP features five tracks of the original music from the show’s third and final season composed by Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir, Taboo, Guerrilla, Miss Sloane, Disconnect). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released soundtracks for the first and second season of the drama. The Leftovers is created by Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta and stars Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Amy Brenneman and Christopher Eccleston. 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
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 »
