La-La Land Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of the documentary King Cohen, which includes the soundtrack album featuring the film’s original music composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun) as a bonus disc. The Blu-ray, which is limited to 5000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to audio samples from Kraemer’s score. King Cohen is directed by Steve Mitchell and centers writer, producer, director and creator Larry Cohen (Black Caesar, It’s Alive, Q: The Winged Serpent) and features interviews with Martin Scorsese, J.J. Abrams, John Landis, among others.
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Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score ‘American Gods’ Season 2
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have been tapped to score the second season of the Starz original series American Gods. The show is based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and stars Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Crispin Glover and Orlando Jones. They will be joined by new cast members Dean Winters, Devery Jacobs, Sakina Jaffrey, and Kahyun Kim. Gaiman is also producing the new season with McShane, Stefanie Berk, Craig Cegielski (Camelot) and Scott Hornbacher (Mad Men).
‘Paris Pigalle’ (‘L’amour est une fête’) Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the French comedy Paris Pigalle (L’amour est une fête). The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Hetzel (Incendies, Summertime, Ismael’s Ghosts, My Golden Days, The Midwife). Also included songs by Ornella Vanoni, Alain Kan, Sonia and Murray Head as featured in the movie.The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the track list. A physical version is also available overseas. Paris Pigalle is written and directed by Cédric Anger and stars Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Michel Fau and Xavier Beauvois. The movie follows two police investigators as they infiltrate the Parisian porn industry in the 1980s.
Duncan Thum to Score ‘ Brittany Runs a Marathon’
Duncan Thum (Chef’s Table, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, Dealt) has signed on to score the upcoming drama Brittany Runs a Marathon. The film is written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo and stars Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Micah Stock and Alice Lee. The movie follows an underachieving and over-partied 28-year-old woman who decides to take control of her life – one New York City block at a time.
CineConcerts to Present ‘Rudy In Concert’
CineConcerts has announced today the 25th anniversary celebration of Rudy In Concert event, live at the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on November 10, 2018. Justin Freer will be conducting the 80-piece Hollywood Chamber Orchestra performing Jerry Goldsmith’s complete score live while the entire film is projected on a massive 40-foot HD screen. Special guests including actor Sean Astin, Rudy Ruettiger, director David Anspaugh, writer Angelo Pizzo, producer Cary Woods and more will be participating in a pre-concert panel on stage. Tickets will be available to order later this week by clicking here.
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. The album features the film’s music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Fugitive) and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. The soundtrack will be released on October 26, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is directed by Lasse Hallstrom and stars Keira Knighley, Mackenzie Foy, Misty Copeland, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren.
Mark Mothersbaugh to Write Original Songs for Wes Anderson’s Untitled French Musical Movie
Premiere (via The Playlist) is reporting that Mark Mothersbaugh is composing original songs for Wes Anderson’s, currently untitled, next movie. The film is being described as a French musical set in a fictional city in the 1950s. No specific plot details have been revealed for the project and no casting announcements have been made yet. No word yet on whether Mothersbaugh will also be providing the original score. The composer scored Anderson’s first four movies (including Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums), while Alexandre Desplat composed the music for the director’s last several features (including The Grand Budapest Hotel and this year’s Isle of Dogs).
‘The Staircase’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the docu-series The Staircase. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jocelyn Pook (Eyes Wide Shut, The Wife, The Merchant of Venice, Brick Lane). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Staircase is directed and executive produced by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and centers on the trial of author Michael Peterson who, after the mysterious death of his wife, watches his life go under the microscope. The series premiered in 2004 in France on Canal + and the following year on BBC Four in the UK and on the Sundance Channel in the U.S.. An updated version featuring three new episodes premiered earlier this year and is now available exclusively on Netflix.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 23, 2018)
Premiering tomorrow, September 24, is the new NBC drama Manifest created by Jeff Rake and starring Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J. R. Ramirez, Parveen Kaur and Luna Blaise. The show’s original music is composed by Danny Lux (Grey’s Anatomy, Halloween: Resurrection, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, My Name Is Earl). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC.
Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS drama Magnum P.I. developed by Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim based on the classic 80s series and starring Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill and Tim Kang. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians) & Keith Power (MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0) have scored the first episode and Power is composing the music for the rest of the season. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series and also click here for a video from the recording sessions of a new version of the classic Magnum theme.
Eminem’s ‘Venom’ Song Released
Aftermath Records has released the original title song from the comic book movie Venom written and performed by Eminem. The track, which has previously been released last month as a bonus track of Eminem’s Kamikaze album, is now available as a digital single on Amazon. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album featuring Ludwig Goransson’s original score will be released by Sony Classical. Venom directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott will be released in theaters nationwide on October 5 by Sony Pictures.