Cristal Records will release a soundtrack album for the French biographical drama Rodin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Philippe Sarde (Tess, The Tenant, Quest for Fire). The soundtrack will be released overseas on May 19 by Cristal Records. Rodin is written and directed by Jacques Doillon and stars Vincent Lindon in the title role, alongside Izia Higelin and Séverine Caneele. The movie tells the story of the revolutionary 19th-century French sculptor, Auguste Rodin, and his relationship with his life-long partner, Rose Beuret, and tumultuous affair with Camille Claudel, his most apt pupil and muse. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rodin’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jacques Doillon, Philippe Sarde, Rodin, score, Soundtrack
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Christophe Beck to Return for Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’
Posted: April 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Buck, Christophe Beck, Frozen, Frozen 2, Jennifer Lee
Christophe Beck confirmed on Twitter that he is set to score Disney Animation’s upcoming sequel Frozen 2. The film is directed by Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck who also helmed the 2013 original hit movie and Kristen Bell and Josh God will return as the voices of Anna and Olaf respectively. It is also expected that Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez will be writing new songs for the sequel, but no official announcement has been made yet. Frozen producer Peter Del Vecho (The Princess and the Frog, Winnie the Pooh) is also returning. Beck previously scored the original Frozen movie, for which he received an Annie Award and a Grammy Award nomination, as well as the short Frozen Fever. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring David Michod’s ‘War Machine’
Posted: April 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Michod, Netflix, Nick Cave, War Machine, Warren Ellis
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original movie War Machine. The film is directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom, The Rover) and stars Brad Pitt, Topher Grace, Emory Cohen, Tilda Swinton, Anthony Michael Hall, Will Poulter, Jonathan Ing and Ben Kingsley. The satire is based on the book The Operators by Michael Hastings and revolves around a four-star U.S. military general who is sent to Afghanistan to bring the war to an end, but finds he himself is the one under attack. Read the rest of this entry »
‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: April 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Guy Ritchie, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
WaterTower Music has released two full tracks from the soundtrack album for Guy Ritchie’s action adventure King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. The film’s music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Counselor, Gold). Listen to the tracks Growing Up Londinium and The Devil and The Huntsman (which features vocals by Sam Lee) after the jump. Both are now also available to download on Amazon. The full soundtrack album will be released digitally on May 5, 2017 (click here to pre-order) and physically on May 19. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Leonard-Morgan Scoring The CW’s ‘Dynasty’ Reboot
Posted: April 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dynasty, Josh Schwartz, Paul Leonard Morgan, Stephanie Savage, The CW
Paul Leonard-Morgan revealed on Twitter that he is currently scoring the pilot of The CW reboot of Dynasty. The show is created by Josh Schwartz (The O.C., Chuck, Gossip Girl), Stephanie Savage (Endless Love, Heart of Dixie) & Sallie Patrick and stars Nathalie Kelley, Elizabeth Gillies, Alan Dale, Sam Adegoke, Rob Riley and Grant Show. The series is based on the classic 80s series of the same title and follows two of America’s wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children. Schwartz, Savage & Patrick are also executive producing the Fake Empire and CBS Television production with original Dynasty creators Esther and Richard Shapiro. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘Great News’ to Feature Music by Jeff Richmond & Giancarlo Vulcano
Posted: April 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Giancarlo Vulcano, Great News, Jeff Richmond, NBC
Jeff Richmond and Giancarlo Vulcano are scoring the new NBC comedy Great News. The show is created by Tracey Wigfield (The Mindy Project) and stars Briga Heelan, Andrea Martin, Adam Campbell, Nicole Richie, Horatio Sanz and John Michael Higgins. The series follows a New Jersey mom who puts her relationship with daughter to the test when she lands an internship at her new job. Wigfield is also executive producing the Universal Television production with Tina Fey, Robert Carlock & Jack Burditt (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, 30 Rock) and David Miner (Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine). 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
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 »
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 »
