The details of the soundtrack album for the comedy How to Be a Latin Lover have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie, including tracks by Jungle Fire, The Vanguards, Gaby Moreno, Iris Cepeda, Solomon Burke. The movie’s composer Craig Wedren also worked on several of the songs. The soundtrack will be released on April 28, 2017 by Nacional Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. How to Be a Latin Lover is directed by Ken Marino and stars Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raquel Welch, Michael Cera, Rob Riggle, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins and Rob Huebel. Read the rest of this entry »
‘How to Be a Latin Lover’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Wedren, How to Be a Latin Lover, Soundtrack
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Nitin Sawhney Scoring Andy Serkins’ ‘Breathe’
Posted: April 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Serkis, Breathe, Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney is currently scoring the upcoming drama Breathe. The film is directed by Andy Serkis and stars Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Hugh Bonneville and Charles Chapman. The movie is based on a true story and revolves around a brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed. William Nicholson (Gladiator, Les Miserables, Unbroken, Shadowlands) wrote the screenplay. Jonathan Cavendish (Bridget Jones’s Diary, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) is producing the project for The Imaginarium Studios. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Go North’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Go North, Greg Kuehn, score, Soundtrack
Peligro Records will release a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age thriller Go North. The album features the film’s original score composed by T.S.O.L. member Greg Kuehn (Confessions of a Superhero). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 28, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Go North is co-written and directed by Matt Ogens and stars Jacob Lofland, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Patrick Schwarzenegger and James Bloor. The movie follows two teenagers who strike out on a dangerous journey into the unknown in the wake of cataclysmic events to find family and hope for the future. The thriller was released earlier this year by Gunpowder & Sky and is now available on VOD. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Hachikian Scoring Ari Sandel’s ‘When We First Met’
Posted: April 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ari Sandel, Eric V. Hachikian, When We First Met
Eric Hachikian is composing the original score for the upcoming romantic comedy When We First Met. The film is directed by Ari Sandel (The DUFF, West Bank Story) and stars Adam Devine, Alexandra Daddario and Robbie Amell. The movie revolves around a man who spends the perfect first night with the girl of his dreams, but gets relegated to the friend zone. Three years later, he gets the unexpected chance to travel back in time and alter that night, and his fate, over and over again. Devine also co-wrote the screenplay with John Whittington (The LEGO Batman Movie). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lovers’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Azazel Jacobs, Mandy Hoffman, score, Soundtrack, The Lovers
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Azazel Jacobs’ indie comedy The Lovers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mandy Hoffman (Ana Maria in Novela Land) who previously scored the director’s Terri. The soundtrack will be released digitally next month and is set for a physical release on June 2, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Lovers is written and directed by Jacobs and stars Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen, Melora Walters, Tyler Ross and Jessica Sula. The movie follows a chronically cheating married couple whose relationship has gone bitterly bad. When they decide to sit down and get divorced, the two find themselves suddenly falling in love again. Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Silvestri to Receive BMI Icon Award
Posted: April 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, BMI, BMI Film & Television Awards, BMI Icon Award
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) announced today that composer Alan Silvestri will be honored with the companys Icon Award at the 2017 Film, TV & Visual Media Awards. The annual ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 10, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills and will be hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President Film, TV & Visual Media Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross. BMI will bestow the Icon Award to Silvestri for his impactful contribution in the realm of film and television music. Throughout his career, the composer has scored over a hundred titles and earned two Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, two Emmy Awards and three GRAMMY awards. Read the rest of this entry »
Raney Shockne Scoring Eric England’s ‘Huntsville’
Posted: April 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric England, Huntsville, Raney Shockne
Raney Shockne has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Huntsville. The film is directed by Eric England (Contracted, Get the Girl) and stars Dylan McDermott, Sophie Turner and Jack Kilmer. The movie follows a solitary man in a Florida town who develops a questionable relationship with a recently transplanted high school student. Anthony Ragnone wrote the Black List-honored screenplay. Luisa Iskin, Jeff Kalligheri, Kevin Matusow (Touchback), Ash Sarohia and John Wunder are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 9, 2017)
Posted: April 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Blair Howat, Class, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Sandy Wexler
Premiering on Friday, April 14, is the Netflix original movie Sandy Wexler directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Terry Crews, Arsenio Hall, Kevin James and Rob Schneider. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan, Wonder Woman) has composed the film’s original score. Kenneth “Babyface” Edmond wrote the original song Mr. DJ performed by Hudson for the project. Click here to check out the music video for the track. Sandy Wexler will be available to stream this Friday on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Speech & Debate’ Score Album Released
Posted: April 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Harris, Deborah Lurie, score, Soundtrack, Speech & Debate
Broadway Records has released a score album for the comedy drama Speech & Debate. The album features the film’s original music composed by Deborah Lurie (Dear John, 9, An Unfinished Life, Safe Haven). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Speech & Debate directed by Dan Harris is based on Stephen Karam’s off-Broadway of the same title and stars Liam James, Sarah Steele, Austin McKenzie, Roger Bart, Janeane Garofalo, Wendi McLondon-Covey, Kal Penn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Skylar Astin and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Fate of the Furious’ Score Album Details
Posted: April 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, F. Gary Gray, Fast & Furious, score, Soundtrack, The Fate of the Furious
The full details of the score album for the action sequel The Fate of the Furious have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast Five, Furious Seven, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me, Power Rangers). The soundtrack will be released digitally within the next few weeks and physically on April 28. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. As previously reported, Atlantic Records has announced a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. The Fate of the Furious is directed by F. Gary Gray and stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Helen Mirren and Scott Eastwood. Read the rest of this entry »
