Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the French psychological horror thriller Raw. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jim Williams (Sightseers, Kill List, A Field in England). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Death Waltz Recording Company will release a vinyl version in mid-April. Listen to the main title theme after the jump. Raw is written and directed by Julia Ducournau and stars Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf and Rabah Nait Oufella. The movie follows a vegetarian veterinary school student who is pressured at school to try meat for the first time. Once she does, she plumbs both the depths of her own soul and tests the limits of her darkest cravings. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Raw’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jim Williams, Julia Ducournau, Raw, score, Soundtrack
‘La La Land in Concert: A Live-to-Film Celebration’ Announced
Posted: March 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Lionsgate today announced that the world premiere of La La Land in Concert: A Live-to-Film Celebration will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on Memorial Day weekend Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27. Composer Justin Hurwitz will conduct his Academy Award-winning score for Damien Chazelle’s hit film musical and song City of Stars (with lyrics by Benj Pasek &Justin Paul) performed live-to-film by a 100-piece symphony orchestra, choir, and Jazz ensemble, accompanying the film’s original vocal recordings. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, March 10 at 12:00pm PST at Ticketmaster and the Hollywood Bowl box office. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Blair & Brooke Blair Scoring ‘Sweet Virginia’ & ‘Wheelman’
Posted: March 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, Jamie Dagg, Jeremy Rush, Sweet Virginia, Wheelman, Will Blair
Will Blair and Brooke Blair have been tapped to score the upcoming indie thriller Sweet Virginia. The film is directed by Jamie Dagg (River) and stars Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt and Odessa Young. The movie follows a former rodeo star who unknowingly starts a rapport with a young man who is responsible for all of the violence that has suddenly gripped his small town. Ben and Paul China wrote the Black List-honored screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 5, 2017)
Posted: March 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adult Swim, Disney Channel, E!, Feud, Fox, FX, James Iha, Jeff Russo, Keegan DeWitt, Kevin Kliesch, Mac Quayle, Making History, Samurai Jack, Tangled Before Ever After, The Arrangement, Time After Time, Tyler Bates
Premiering tonight is the FX original series Feud created by Ryan Murphy and starring Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci and Alison Wright. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Scream Queens). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama and to watch the opening titles sequence featuring the composer’s music. Also click here for a video interview from the show’s Hollywood premiere earlier this week.
Also premiering tonight is the ABC drama Time After Time created by Kevin Williamson and starring Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Genesis Rodriguez and Regina Taylor. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Power, The Night Of) is composing the show’s original music. The series follows famed science fiction writer H.G. Wells as he is transported to modern day Manhattan in pursuit of Jack the Ripper. Visit the official show website to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jack Dolgen, Rachel Bloom, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the CW musical comedy drama Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The album features all original songs from the show’s second season written by the series’ star Rachel Bloom, as well as Adam Schlesinger, Jack Dolgen & more and performed by the cast. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the music from the first season. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is created by Aline Brosh McKenna & Bloom who also stars in the show with Donna Lynne Champlin, Vincent Rodriguez III, Pete Gardner, Santino Fontana, Vella Lovell and Gabrielle Ruiz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Power Rangers’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, Power Rangers, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the Power Rangers reboot have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious series, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World, Now You See Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2017 by Varese Sarabande and will be available to download here. A CD version is set to come out on April 21 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Power Rangers is directed by Dean Israelite and stars Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks. The movie follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove -and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 3, 2017)
Posted: March 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Adam Taylor, Before I Fall, Colin Stetson, David Bridie, Itamar Ziegler, John Swihart, Junction 48, Lavener, Logan, Marco Beltrami, Nathan Matthew David, Oberhofer, Sarah Neuf, Table 19, Tamer Nafar, The Last Word, The Shack, Wolves
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is the comic book movie Logan directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (The Wolverine, 3:10 to Yuma, Scream, World War Z, Hellboy, The Hurt Locker). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the teen drama Before I Fall directed by Ry Russo-Young and starring Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Elena Kampouris, Diego Boneta, Jennifer Beals, Cynthy Wu and Medalion Rahimi. Adam Taylor (Meadowland, August: Osage County) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released. To learn more about the film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Open Road Films, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Junction 48’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Itamar Ziegler, Junction 48, Soundtrack, Tamer Nafar
A soundtrack has been released for the Israeli drama Junction 48. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar and Itamar Ziegler. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Junction 48 is directed by Udi Aloni and stars Nafar (who also co-wrote the screenplay) and Samar Qupty. The movie follows a Palestinian rapper who leads an aimless life between odd jobs and hanging out with his buddies in a crime-ridden Arab ghetto of the mixed city of Lyd. Read the rest of this entry »
Back Lot Music to Release ‘The Boss Baby’ Soundtrack
Posted: March 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, Steve Mazzaro, The Boss Baby
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature The Boss Baby. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator, The Lion King, Interstellar) who previously scored numerous movies for the studio, including The Prince of Egypt, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and the Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda trilogies, and Steve Mazzaro (Bullet to the Head). The soundtrack will be released on March 31, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Hauschka to Score ‘Hotel Mumbai’
Posted: March 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Maras, Hauschka, Hotel Mumbai, Volker Bertelmann
Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) has signed on to score the upcoming thriller Hotel Mumbai. The film is directed by Anthony Maras and stars Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Anupam Kher, Jason Isaacs and Nazanin Boniadi. The movie is based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai and tells the true story of the 2008 Pakistani terrorist attacks on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India. Maras also co-wrote the screenplay with John Collee (Master and Commander, Happy Feet). Basil Iwanyk (The Town, Sicario, John Wick), Gary Hamilton (The Courier), Mike Gabrawy (A Few Best Men), Andrew Ogilvie and Julie Ryan (Red Dog) are producing the Arclight Film, Thunder Road, Electric Pictures and Cyan Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
