Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the National Geographic documentary LA 92. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift, Enemy, The OA, The Discovery, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Last Days in the Desert). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. LA 92 is directed by Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin (Undefeated) and tells the definitive story of the 1992 Los Angeles riots from the inside and from the point of view of those involved, using unseen personal footage and news archives, and testimonies of those who lived through it. Read the rest of this entry »
‘LA 92’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Bensi, LA 92, Saunder Jurriaans, score, Soundtrack
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Rob Simonsen to Score Marc Webb’s ‘The Only Living Boy in New York’
Posted: May 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marc Webb, Rob Simonsen, The Only Living Boy in New York
Rob Simonsen is reteaming with director Marc Webb on the upcoming drama The Only Living Boy in New York. The movie starring Kate Beckinsale, Jeff Bridges, Callum Turner, Pierce Brosnan, Cynthia Nixon and Kiersey Clemons centers on a young man who finds himself way over his head when he starts an affair with an alluring woman who happens to be his father’s mistress. Allan Loeb (21, Just Go With It) wrote the screenplay. Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa (Little Miss Sunshine, Election, Cold Mountain, Nebraska) are producing the project. Simonsen previously scored Webb’s last feature Gifted, which is currently playing in theaters nationwide, and also co-scored his first feature (500) Days of Summer with Mychael Danna. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Gods’ Main Titles Theme Released
Posted: May 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: American Gods, Brian Reitzell, Starz
Milan Records has released the main titles theme for the new Starz original series American Gods. The track is written by the show’s composer Brian Reitzell (30 Days of Night, Hannibal, Lost in Translation, Stranger Than Fiction) and features vocals by Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson. The theme is now available to download on Amazon. The label has also released the song In the Pines by Reitzell & Mark Lanegan last week. American Gods created by Bryan Fuller & Michael Green based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover and Orlando Jones currently airs Sunday nights on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Journey’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: May 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nick Hamm, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Journey
IM Global Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Journey. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills, Billy Elliott, Proof, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin). Also included is the end title song Are You Getting Through by Glen Hansard. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 5 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Journey is directed by Nick Hamm (The Hole) and stars Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Toby Stephens and Freddie Highmore. The movie centers on the events preceding the historic 2006 St. Andrews Agreement, which brought peace to Northern Ireland after years of violent strife between Unionist and Republican factions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Whisky Galore!’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gillies MacKinnon, Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack, Whisky Galore
Air-Edel Records has announced a soundtrack album for the comedy Whisky Galore!. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor, Brave, Cinderella, Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Also included is the original song Gairm na h-Oidche (Calling the Night) composed for the film and performed by Mairi MacInnes and featuring lyrics by Abigail Doyle. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 5 and will be available to download on Amazon. Click here to listen to the song and three tracks from the score. Whisky Galore! is directed by Gillies MacKinnon and stars Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, John Sessions, Fenella Woolgar, Tim Piggott-Smith and Sean Biggerstaff. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Baywatch’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baywatch, Seth Gordon, Soundtrack
Island Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy Baywatch. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including The Notorious B.I.G., Vince Staples, The Chemical Brothers, Lionel Richie, Sean Paul, A$AP Rocky, Run The Jewels, Desiigner & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Baywatch is directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass and David Hasselhoff. The movie follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon as he butts heads with a brash new recruit and uncovers a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Once Upon a Time’ – The Musical Episode Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Mark Isham, Once Upon a Time, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the musical episode of ABC’s hit drama Once Upon a Time. The album features the songs from the episode written by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner and performed by cast members including Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Josh Dallas, Colin O’Donoghue, Lana Parrilla, Giancarlo Esposito, Lee Arenberg, Tony Amendola and Beverley Elliott. Morrison is also performing Emma’s Theme written by the show’s composer Mark Isham (Crash, The Accountant, A River Runs Through It) and featuring lyrics by Zachary & Weiner and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell to Score Benjamin Millepied’s ‘Carmen’
Posted: May 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Millepied, Carmen, Nicholas Britell
It was announced today that Nicholas Britell will team up with with dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied to score the upcoming musical drama Carmen. The film is inspired by French composer Georges Bizet’s opera and centers on a woman who travels from the deserts of Mexico to Los Angeles in search of freedom. No casting announcements have been made yet. Dimitri Rassam (The Little Prince, Upside Down) and Helen Estabrook (Whiplash, Casual) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music to Release Rupert Gregson-Williams’ ‘Wonder Woman’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, Wonder Woman
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the superhero movie Wonder Woman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge, Click). The soundtrack will be released physically on June 2, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Wonder Woman is directed by Patty Jenkins and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner and Saïd Taghmaoui. The movie based on the DC Comics character tells the story of Diana, princess of the Amazons, who trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Read the rest of this entry »
Mandy Hoffman Scoring Amazon’s ‘I Love Dick’
Posted: May 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, I Love Dick, Mandy Hoffman
Mandy Hoffman has composed the original score for the new Amazon original series I Love Dick. The show is created by Jill Soloway (Transparent, Lars and the Real Girl) & Sarah Gubbins (Ten Aker Wood) and stars Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Hahn, Griffin Dunne and Roberta Colindrez. The comedy is based on Chris Kraus’ 1997 novel of the same name and is set in a colorful academic community in Marfa, Texas, where a struggling married couple and their mutual obsession with an off-putting but charismatic professor. Gubbins and Soloway are also executive producing the project with Andrea Sperling (Smashed, Like Crazy) and Victor Hsu. Read the rest of this entry »
