Film Music Reporter

Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 11, 2018)

Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Alexandra Harwood, Always the Carlyle, Anthony Clarke, Anthony John, Anton Sanko, Beast, Breaking In, Earl Rose, Fil Eisler, Ilan Eshkeri, Jim Williams, Johnny Klimek, Life of the Party, Measure of a Man, Mountain, Nico Muhly, Revenge, Richard Tognetti, Rob, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Terminal, The Escape, The Seagull, Tim Wheeler

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy Life of the Party directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Gillian Jacobs, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon, Stephen Root and Jacki Weaver. The film’s original score is composed by Fil Eisler (Empire, Revenge, How to Be Single, CHiPs). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as songs by Meghan Trainor, Blind Scuba Divers, Chick Norris, Cyndi Lauper & more. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the thriller Breaking In directed by James McTeigue and starring Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke, Richard Cabral, Seth Karr, Ajiona Alexus, Levi Meaden, Jason George and Christa Miller. Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, One Hour Photo, Sense8, The International) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the music by Klimek and additional music composer Gabriel Mounsey and a song by James Earl Jones II. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

James Edward Barker to Score William McGregor’s ‘Gwen’

Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Gwen, James Edward Barker, William McGregor

James Edward Barker has signed on to score the upcoming gothic mystery thriller Gwen. The film is written and directed by William McGregor and stars Maxine Peake, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Jodie Innes, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Mark Lewis Jones. The movie centers on a young girl who desperately tries to hold her family together in the face of a hostile local community, a rapacious slate mine nearing their land and a growing darkness that has begun to haunt her home life. Read the rest of this entry »

Ryuichi Sakamoto to Compose Theme for Yoshihiro Hanno’s ‘Paradise Next’

Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Paradise Next, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoshihiro Hanno

Variety is reporting that Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, Snake Eyes) will be composing the theme for the upcoming drama Paradise Next. The film is directed by Japanese composer Yoshihiro Hanno (Mountains May Depart, Dragonfly Eyes) who previously helmed the 2015 feature A Woman Wavering in the Rain) and is set to star Satoshi Tsumbuki and Etsushi Toyokawa. The movie is being described as “a road movie involving two hit men on a journey of atonement.” Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack EP for Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ Released

Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Everybody Knows, Javier Limón, Soundtrack, Todos lo saben

A soundtrack EP has been released for Asghar Farhadi’s drama Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben). The EP features the songs from the film by Grammy Award-winning music producer and singer/songwriter Javier Limón. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Everybody Knows is written and directed by Farhadi (The Salesman, A Separation, The Past) and stars Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darín. The movie centers on a woman and her children who travel from Buenos Aires to the village where she was born, on a Spanish vineyard, to attend her sister’s wedding, but unexpected events lead this gathering towards a crisis which exposes the hidden past of the family. Read the rest of this entry »

Christopher Lennertz to Score Tim Story’s ‘Shaft’ Sequel

Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Christopher Lennertz, John Shaft, Shaft, Tim Story

Christopher Lennertz is reteaming with director Tim Story on the upcoming Shaft sequel. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson & Jessie T. Usher as father and son, as well as Richard Roundtree, Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Avan Jogia and Method Man. The movie centers on the young and old Shafts as they are are forced to team up. Jackson is reprising his role from John Singleton’s 2000 Shaft movie, which was scored by David Arnold and featured Isaac Hayes’ classic theme from the 1971 original film. Read the rest of this entry »

Katharine McPhee’s Original Song ‘Living in the Moment’ from ‘Book Club’ Released

Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: arole Bayer Sager, Book Club, Jay Landers, Katharine McPhee, Walter Afanasieff

The Lighthouse Company has released the original end credits song Living in the Moment from the comedy Book Club. The track is written by Carole Bayer Sager, Walter Afanasieff & Jay Landers and is performed by Katharine McPhee. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Book Club is directed by Bill Holderman and stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Andy Garcia and Don Johnson. The movie revolves around four lifelong friends in their 60s who read Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club and have their lives forever changed. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s & BBC’s ‘Collateral’ Released

Posted: May 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
Tags: BBC, Collateral, Netflix, Ruth Barrett, score, Soundtrack

Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix and BBC limited series Collateral. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ruth Barrett (Harry Brown, Victoria, Hunted, Love, Nina). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Collateral is created by David Hare, directed by S.J. Clarkson and stars Carey Mulligan, John Simm, Nicola Walker and Billie Piper. The 4-parter thriller is set over four days in present-day London and explores the spiraling consequences of the fatal shooting of a pizza delivery man. Read the rest of this entry »

Dana Williams’ ‘Carried’ from ‘The Honor List’ Released

Posted: May 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Dana Williams, Michael Yezerski, Soundtrack, The Honor List

Lionsgate Records has released the original song Carried from the comedy The Honor List. The track is written and produced by the film’s composer Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, The Devil’s Candy, Mental, Drift) and performed by Dana Williams. The song is now available to download as a digital single and stream on all major digital music platforms. The Honor List is directed by Elissa Down and stars Meghan Rienks, Sasha Pieterse, Karrueche Tran and Arden Cho. The movie follows three former best friends who reunite when the fourth member of their group suddenly passes away during their senior year of high school and decide to complete the bucket list they made during their freshman year. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Andover’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: May 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Andover, Nadia Lanfranconi, Soundtrack, The Pouts

A soundtrack album will be released for the indie sci-fi comedy Andover. The album features the film’s original music performed by The Pouts featuring Nadia Lanfranconi. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 1, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Andover is written and directed by Scott Perlman and stars Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Scout Taylor-Compton, Beth Grant, Bai Ling, Steven Bauer, Richard Kind, Richard Portnow and Angela Kinsey. The movie revolves around a genetics professor who clones his dead wife, but the woman he creates is different than the woman he loved, so he tries over and over in a desperate attempt to get her back, exactly as she was. Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for NBC’s ‘Rise’ to Be Released

Posted: May 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
Tags: NBC, Rise, Soundtrack

Atlantic Records will release the first full soundtrack album for the NBC drama Rise. The album features the songs from the show’s first season (from the stage musical Spring Awakening with music written by Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Steven Later) performed by cast members including Auli’i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Amy Forsyth, Ted Sutherland, Ellie Desautels, Erin Kommor and Sean Grandillo. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically tomorrow, May 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rise created by Jason Katims and also starring Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez, Marley Shelton follows a dedicated teacher and family man takes over the school’s lackluster theater department. Read the rest of this entry »