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 »
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, Spider-Man: Homecoming
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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.
Christopher Lennertz to Score Tim Hill’s ‘The War with Grandpa’
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, The War with Grandpa, Tim Hill
Christopher Lennertz is set to reteam with director Tim Hill on the upcoming family comedy The War with Grandpa. The film stars Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Christopher Walken, Cheech Marin, Oakes Fegley, Jane Seymour and Faizon Love. The movie is based on the bestselling book by Robert Kimmel Smith and follows a boy who’s forced to move out of his room when his recently widowed grandfather moves in and devises outrageous pranks to make his grandfather surrender the room. Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember (Get Smart, Home) and Dave Johnson wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Masterworks to Release ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, War for the Planet of the Apes
Sony Masterworks will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi adventure War for the Planet of the Apes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles, Lost) who previously scored 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The soundtrack will be released on July 7, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. War for the Planet of the Apes is directed by Matt Reeves and stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval and Terry Notary. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran to Score Sky Atlantic’s ‘Save Me’
Posted: May 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, Lennie James, Save Me, Sky Atlantic
Dustin O’Halloran has been tapped to score the upcoming Sky Atlantic series Save Me. The show is created by actor Lennie James (The Walking Dead, Critical) who also stars in the drama alongside Suranne Jones and Stephen Graham. The 6-parter centers on a man who is falsely accused of a terrible crime and sets off to clear his name and find the real perpetrator. Nick Murphy (The Awakening, Blood, The Last Kingdom) is directing the show. Simon Heath (Line of Duty, United) and Jessica Sykes are executive producing the project. Save Me is expected to premiere later this year on Sky Atlantic in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Resident Evil: Vendetta’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kenji Kawai, Resident Evil: Vendetta, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated movie Resident Evil: Vendetta. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Resident Evil: Vendetta is directed by Takanori Tsujimoto, executive produced by Takashi Shimizu and features the voices of Matt Mercer, Kevin Dorman and Erin Cahill. The third installment in the CG animated film franchise follows a group of soldiers who battle hordes of zombies while trying to prevent a madman from unleashing a deadly virus in New York. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Baywatch’ Score Album Details
Posted: May 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baywatch, Christopher Lennertz, score, Seth Gordon, Soundtrack
The full details of the score album for the action comedy Baywatch have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party, Ride Along, Identity Thief, Supernatural). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 26 by Paramount Music and is now available for pre-order here. A limited edition physical release is set to be released next month by La-La Land Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Island Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film. Baywatch directed by Seth Gordon and starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass and David Hasselhoff is being released in theaters nationwide today by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Cedar, Jun Miyake, Norman, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the drama Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jun Miyake. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 26 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Norman is written and directed by Joseph Cedar and stars Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dan Stevens, Hank Azaria, Harris Yulin and Josh Charles. The movie follows an opportunist who’s unsuccessful until he buys a pair of expensive shoes for a lowly Israeli politician who becomes prime minister, and finds himself in the center of a geopolitical drama beyond anything he could have imagined. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Doyle Scoring ‘The Emoji Movie’
Posted: May 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Patrick Doyle, The Emoji Movie, Tony Leondis
Patrick Doyle has recently recorded his score for the upcoming animated feature The Emoji Movie. The film is directed by Tony Leondis and features the voices of T.J. Miller, Anna Faris, James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Rob Riggle, Jennifer Coolidge, Jake T. Austin, Sofia Vergara and Christina Aguilera. The movie revolves around a multi-expressional emoji who sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji. Leondis also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Siegel and Mike White. Michelle Raimo Kouyate is producing the Sony Pictures Animation production. Read the rest of this entry »
