Randy Newman has recently composed the original music for Noah Baumbach’s comedy The Meyerowitz Stories. The film is written and directed by Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg) and stars Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stiller, Grace Van Patten, Elizabeth Marvel and Emma Thompson. The movie is based on Brian Selznick’s novel of the same title and revolves around two adult siblings contending with the influence of their aging father. Baumbach is also producing the project with Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Social Network), Lila Yacoub (While We’re Young, Frances Ha) and Eli Bush (Top Five). Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music & La-La Land Records to Release ‘Riverdale’ Score Album
Posted: May 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Baywatch, Blake Neely, Christopher Lennertz, Riverdale, score, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music and La-La Land Records will release a score album for the CW drama Riverdale starring K. J. Apa, Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, The Pacific, Everwood, Life As We Know It). The physical version will be limited to 3000 copies and is set to be released in July. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check back on this page for the full album details. La-La Land Records will also release a limited edition CD for the action comedy Baywatch directed by Seth Gordon and starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Kursk’
Posted: May 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Kursk, Thomas Vinterberg
EuropaCorp announced today that Alexandre Desplat is set to score the upcoming thriller Kursk. The film is directed by Thomas Vinterberg (The Hunt, Far from the Madding Crowd) and stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Colin Firth, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, Max Von Sydow and Michael Nyqvist. The movie is inspired by the true story of the K-141 KURSK, a Russian flagship nuclear-powered submarine that sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea in August 2000. Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot, Thor: The Dark World) wrote the screenplay. Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element) and Ariel Zeitoun (Miss Sloane, Colombiana) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard to Score Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’
Posted: May 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Detroit, James Newton Howard, Kathryn Bigelow
James Newton Howard has been hired to score the upcoming dramatic thriller Detroit. The film is directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) and stars John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, John Krasinski and Anthony Mackie. The movie is set against the backdrop of Detroit’s devastating riots that took place over five haunting summer days in 1967. Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Newtown’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fil Eisler, Kim A. Snyder, Newtown, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Newtown. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fil Eisler (Empire, Revenge, How to Be Single, CHiPs) who assembled a team of composers to contribute music to the project, including Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow), Christopher Lennertz (Sausage Party, Horrible Bosses), Deborah Lurie (Dear John, 9), George S. Clinton (Austin Powers series), Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome), Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Storks), Rob Simonsen (Gifted, Nerve), Robert Duncan (Castle, Timeless), Sean Callery (24, Homeland), Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300), Christopher Drake (Tusk, Yoga Hosers), Dino Meneghin (Teen Wolf), Gingger Shankar (Circumstance), Miriam Cutler (The Hunting Ground), Mark Renk and Mikael Sandgren. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 19, 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
Kurt Farquhar Scoring The CW’s ‘Black Lightning’
Posted: May 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Lightning, Kurt Farquhar, The CW
Kurt Farquhar is scoring the CW drama pilot Black Lightning. The show is developed by Samil Akil & Mara Brock Akil (Being May Jane, Sparkle, Girlfriends) based on the DC comic books character created by Tony Isabella & Trevor Von Eeden and stars Cress Williams in the title role, alongside Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain and Christine Adams. The drama revolves around Jefferson Pierce (aka Black Lightning) who is pulled back into vigilante life following his retirement as one daughter is hell-bent on justice and the other is being recruited by a local gang. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton Scoring Susanna White’s ‘Woman Walks Ahead’
Posted: May 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, Susanna White, Woman Walks Ahead
This week, George Fenton is recording his score for the upcoming drama Woman Walks Ahead. The film is directed by Susanna White (Nanny McPhee Returns, Our Kind of Traitor) and stars Jessica Chastain, Sam Rockwell, Ciaran Hinds, Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer and Bill Camp. The movie tells the true story of Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, who travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull, and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples’ struggle over the rights to their land. Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Locke, Peaky Blinders) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 7, 2017)
Posted: May 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Amin Bhatia, Anne With an E, Ari Posner, David Holmes, I Love Dick, Keefus Ciancia, Mandy Hoffman, Mindhorn, Netflix
Premiering on Friday, May 12, is the Amazon original series I Love Dick created by Jill Soloway & Sarah Gubbins based on Chris Kraus’ 1997 novel/memoir and starring Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Hahn, Griffin Dunne and Roberta Colindrez. The show’s original music is composed by Mandy Hoffman (Terri, The Lovers). Check back on this page for information on a soundtrack release for the comedy and visit our previous news article to learn more about the series.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original series Anne With an E created by Moira Walley-Beckett based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s novel Anne of Green Gables and starring Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, Lucas Jade Zumann, Dalila Bela, Corinne Koslo and Aymeric Jett Montaz. Ari Posner & Amin Bhatia (Flashpoint, X Company) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonas Struck & Vladislav Delay Scoring ‘Borg/McEnroe’
Posted: May 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Borg/McEnroe, Janus Metz, Jonas Struck, Vladislav Delay
Jonas Struck and Vladislav Delay are scoring the upcoming sports drama Borg/McEnroe. The film is directed by Janus Metz (Armadillo) and centers on the rivalry between U.S. tennis champ Jon McEnroe and Sweden’s Bjorn Borg, which came to a head at Wimbledon 1980. The movie stars Sverrir Gudnason as Borg, Shia LaBeouf as McEnroe, Stellan Skarsgardas as Borg’s trainer, Lennart Bergelin. Tuva Novotny, Robert Emms and Ian Blackman are co-starring. Ronnie Sandahl (Underdog) wrote the screenplay. Jon Nohrstedt (Bamse and the City of Thieves) and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro (Easy Money series) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 5, 2017)
Posted: May 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 3 Generations, Alexander Bornstein, Another Evil, Black Site Delta, Chuck, Corey Allen Jackson, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Heather McIntosh, Lady Bloodfight, Mandy Hoffman, Mark Kilian, Take Me, The Dinner, The Lovers, Tyler Bates, West Dylan Thordson, White Dove
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki and Kurt Russell. The film’s original score is composed by Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen). Hollywood Records has released two soundtrack albums, including the Awesome Mix Vol. 2 featuring the songs from the movie, as well as score album featuring Bates’ music. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent audio interview with the composer about his work on the project.
Opening in limited release is the comedy drama 3 Generations co-written and directed by Gaby Dellal and starring Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon, Sam Trammell, Linda Emond and Tate Donovan. West Dylan Thordson (Split, Foxcatcher) has composed the film’s original score. Michael Brook composed the original version of the film (entitled About Ray), which premiered at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival. Lakeshore Records has released the original song Fit written for the film and performed by KT Tunstall. Check out our our previous article for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
