The full details of the soundtrack album for James Ponsoldt’s thriller The Circle have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Edward Scissorhands). Also included is the cover version of Shaker’s Simple Gifts recorded for the movie by Jónsi (check out our previous article to listen to the track). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday April 28, 2017 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Circle is written and directed by Ponsoldt and stars Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan and Ellar Coltrane. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Circle’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, James Ponsoldt, score, Soundtrack, The Circle
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Arturo Sandoval Scoring Fred Wolf’s ‘Drunk Parents’
Posted: April 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arturo Sandoval, Drunk Parents, Fred Wolf
Arturo Sandoval is composing the music for the upcoming comedy Drunk Parents. The film is directed by Fred Wolf (The House Bunny, Strange Wilderness) and stars Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek, Jim Gaffigan, Joe Manganiello, Bridget Moynahan and Ben Platt. The movie follows two drunk parents who attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes. Wolf also co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Gaulke (Ice Age: The Meltdown, Say It Isn’t So). Robert Ogden Barnum (Margin Call, Miles Ahead) and Aaron L. Gilbert (The Birth of a Nation, A Single Shot) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooke Blair, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Macon Blair, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Will Blair
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (Green Room, Blue Ruin, Small Crimes). Also included are the songs from the movie by Echo & The Bunnymen, Jason Newman, The Graverobbers, My New Mixtape & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 12, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore is written and directed by Macon Blair and stars Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, David Yow, Jane Levy and Devon Graye. The movie follows a a depressed woman who – after being burglarized – finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves, alongside her obnoxious neighbor. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael J. McEvoy Scoring Richard Loncraine’s ‘Finding Your Feet’
Posted: April 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Finding Your Feet, Michael J. McEvoy, Richard Loncraine
Michael J. McEvoy is currently recording his score for the upcoming British romantic comedy Finding Your Feet. The film is directed by Richard Loncraine (Firewall, Wimbledon, Richard III) and stars Joanna Lumley, Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and David Hayman. The movie centers on a woman who discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and finds her aspirational world turned upside down as she approaches the ‘third age’ of her life. Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft wrote the screenplay. They are also producing the project with Andrew Berg and John Sachs are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Richard the Stork’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Neveux, Richard the Stork, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the animated feature Richard the Stork. The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Neveux (Intimacy, Hideaways, Cezanne et Moi, Borgia, Nicholas on Holiday) who recorded his score with the Brussels Philharmonic. Also included is the original song We’re Coming Home performed by Stacey King. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 2, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A physical version can be orderers on the label’s official website Richard the Stork is directed by Toby Genkel & Reza Memari (All Creatures Big and Small) and follows a sparrow who was orphaned at birth and raised by storks and learns about his true identity when his storks family plans to migrate to Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Another Evil’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Another Evil, score, Soundtrack, White Dove
A soundtrack album will be released for the horror comedy Another Evil. The album features the film’s original music composed by White Dove. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 27, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Another Evil is written and directed by Carson Mell and stars Steve Zissis, Mark Proksch, Dan Bakkedahl, Jennifer Irwin, Steve Little and Dax Flame. The movie follows a frightened husband who goes behind his wife’s back to rid their vacation home of ghosts, but discovers that the supposed expert’s bizarre techniques may be causing more harm than good. Read the rest of this entry »
Junkie XL to Score ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’
Posted: April 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Godzilla, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Junkie XL, Michael Dougherty, Tom Holkenborg
UPDATE: Director Michael Dougherty mentioned on Twitter that Junkie XL is not scoring the film and GQ Magazine’s article is incorrect.
According to a recent article in GQ, Junkie XL (aka Tom Holkenborg) will be scoring the upcoming monster movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The film is directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus, Trick ‘r Treat) and stars Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Aisha Hinds. No plot details have been announced yet. Dougherty is writing the screenplay with Zach Shields (Krampus). Thomas Tull & Jon Jashni are producing the Legendary Entertainment production with Mary Parent (The Revenant, Pacific Rim) and Brian Rogers. Holkenborg has previously scored Legendary’s 300: Rise of the Empire and last year’s Spectral. Read the rest of this entry »
Blake Neely to Score Greg Berlanti’s ‘Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda’
Posted: April 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blake Neely, Greg Berlanti, Netflix, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Keeper
Blake Neely revealed in a recent interview in Variety that he is set to reunite with Greg Berlanti on the upcoming feature coming-of-age comedy drama Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. The film is directed by Berlanti and stars Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Logan Miller, Tony Hale, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Miles Heizer and Talitha Bateman. The movie is based on Becky Albertalli’s 2015 book of the same title and centers on a gay teenager, who, after an email written by him falls into the wrong hands, is forced to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before being pushed out. Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Cristobal Tapia de Veer Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘National Treasure’
Posted: April 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, National Treasure
Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia, The Girl With All the Gifts) won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award today for his music for the Channel 4 & Hulu mini-series National Treasure. The composer accepted his award in person at the ceremony in London. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. Tapia de Veer’s score for the show was released earlier this year by Free Run Artists. The other nominees in the Original Music category were Anne Dudley for Poldark, Hans Zimmer, Jasha Klebe & Jacob Shea for Planet Earth II and Martin Phipps for War and Peace. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 23, 2017)
Posted: April 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Taylor, Branford Marsalis, Brooke Blair, Dear White People, Genius, Hans Zimmer, HBO, Hulu, John Rowley, Kris Bowers, Lifetime, Lorne Balfe, Mary Kills People, National Geographic, Netflix, Small Crimes, The Handmaid's Tale, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Will Blair
Premiering tonight is the new Lifetime original series Mary Kills People created by Tara Armstrong and starring Caroline Dhavernas, Jay Ryan, Richard Short, Lyriq Bent, Greg Bryk and Charlotte Sullivan. The show’s original music is composed by John Rowley (Defendor, Weirdsville). Mary Kills People centers on a single mother who is an ER doctor by day, but by night, she and her partner, a former plastic surgeon, moonlight as underground angels of death and help terminally ill patients slip away on their own terms. To learn more about the comedy drama, which will air Sunday nights on Lifetime, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Tuesday, April 25, is National Geographic’s first scripted series Genius executive produced by Brian Grazer & Ron Howard and starring Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Flynn, Emily Watson, Nicholas Rowe, Samantha Colley, Jon Fletcher, Richard Topol and Alicia von Rittberg. Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys) is composing the show’s music and Hans Zimmer (Pirates of the Caribbean, Inception, Gladiator) wrote the main titles theme. Milan Records will release a soundtrack EP for the show this Friday, April 28 and a full soundtrack album is in the works for a release later this year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
