L’R du Trésor will release a soundtrack album for Romain Lévy’s French comedy Gangsterdam. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Horns, Maniac, Populaire, Every Secret Thing) who previously scored Lévy’s Radiostars. Also included are tracks by Tangerine Dream, Skepta, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Booba, The Game and Omer Adam. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 29, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Gangsterdam starring Kev Adams, Manon Azem, Côme Levin, Mona Walravens and Patrick Timsit follows three college students who travel to Amsterdam, where their lives become a lot more complicated when they find out that the drug they’ve come to collect belongs to the city’s most notorious criminals. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gangsterdam’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gangsterdam, Rob, Robin Coudert, score, Soundtrack
‘Take My Leave of You’ from ‘Broadchurch’ Released
Posted: February 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Arnór Dan, Broadchurch, Ólafur Arnalds
Mercury Classics is releasing the original song Take My Leave of You from the first episode of the third season of ITV’s Broadchurch. The track is composed by the show’s composer Olafur Arnalds and performed by Arnór Dan and is being released as a digital single on February 28 and is available to download on Amazon. Broadchurch is created by Chris Chibnall and stars David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Carolyn Pickles, Adam Wilson and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The series’ third season premiered in the UK tonight on ITV. Read the rest of this entry »
Video Highlights from the 89th Academy Awards
Posted: February 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Auli'l Cravahlo, Benj Pasek, John Legend, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul, Justin Timberlake, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. Among the music-related highlights was Justin Hurwitz receiving his first two Oscars for his music for La La Land and lyricists Benj Pasek & Justin Paul receiving the award for the song City of Stars from Damien Chazelle’s musical. Check out the backstage press room interview with the composer/songwriters after the jump. The acceptance speeches will be added to this posting later. Also embedded are the live performances of all the nominated songs, City of Stars and Audition from La La Land by John Legend, Can’t Stop the Feeling from Trolls by Justin Timberlake, The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley Story by Sting and How Far I’ll Go from Moana by & Lin-Manuel Miranda. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Penn to Score Shana Feste’s ‘Boundaries’
Posted: February 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Boundaries, Michael Penn, Shana Feste
Michael Penn is composing the original music for the upcoming comedy drama Boundaries. The film is written and directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong, Endless Love, The Greatest) and stars Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal, Peter Fonda, Christopher Lloyd and Dolly Wells. The movie centers on a single mother who, along with her awkward 14-year-old son, is forced to drive her estranged, care-free, pot-dealing father across country after he’s kicked out of yet another nursing home. Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Hurwitz Wins Oscar for ‘La La Land’
Posted: February 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Benj Pasek, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz has received the Academy Award for his score for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were Mica Levi (Jackie), Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka (Lion), Nicholas Britell (Moonlight) and Thomas Newman (Passengers). Hurwitz also received a second Oscar for the original song City of Stars from the movie musical and shared the honor with lyricists Justin Paul and Benj Pasek.
Danny Elfman to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: February 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, Hollywood in Vienna, Max Steiner Award
It was announced today that Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Nightmare Before Christmas, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Alice in Wonderland) is the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert Gala at Vienna Concert Hall on September 29, 2017. The composer will be accepting the award in person and is also expected to perform one of his songs. The Max Steiner Award honors extraordinary achievements within the genre of film music by the musical capital of Austria, Vienna. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 26, 2017)
Posted: February 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Atli Orvarsson, Brooke Blair, Chicago Justice, Chris Bacon, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Danny Elfman, Hulu, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, National Treasure, NBC, Netflix, Taken, Trevor Morris, When We Rise, Will Blair
Premiering tomorrow, February 27, is the ABC mini-series When We Rise created by Dustin Lance Black and starring Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Rachel Griffiths, Michael K. Williams and Ivory Aquino. The show’s themes and music are composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland) and Chris Bacon (Source Code, Bates Motel). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring a suite from the composers’ score, as well as songs by Jordan Fisher, Fancy, Brandi Carlile and Zella Day. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series.
Also premiering tomorrow is the NBC drama Taken developed by Alexander Cary based on the Luc Besson-produced feature of the same title and starring Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, Brooklyn Sudano, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Gaius Charles, Michael Irby, James Landry Hébert and Jose Pablo Cantillo. Trevor Morris (Vikings, Immortals, The Borgias, Olympus/London Has Fallen) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air Mondays nights on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Youth in Oregon’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joel P. West, score, Soundtrack, Youth in Oregon
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie comedy drama Youth in Oregon. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joel P. West (Short Term 12, Grandma, About Alex, Band of Robbers). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Youth in Oregon is directed by Joel David Moore and stars Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate, Mary Kay Place, Josh Lucas, Nicola Peltz and Alex Shaffer. The movie follows a man who is tasked with driving his 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 24, 2017)
Posted: February 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: As You Are, Benjamin Wallfisch, Bitter Harvest, Collide, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Divoli S'Vere, Dying Laughing, Edward Shearmur, Get Out, Ilan Eshkeri, Kiki, Michael Abels, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, My Life as a Zucchini, Patrick Higgins, Rock Dog, Rolfe Kent, Sophie Hunger, The Girl with All the Gifts
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the thriller Get Out written and directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones and Catherine Keener. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Abels. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Rock Dog directed by Ash Brennon and featuring the voices of JK Simmons, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon and Sam Elliot. Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Election, Legally Blonde, Wedding Crashers) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring composer’s music, as well as two original songs by Adam Friedman. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Emmy Awards Add Music Supervision Category
Posted: February 24, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
The Television Academy announced a number of changes to the Emmy Awards structure today, including a new category for Outstanding Music Supervision. The category will be introduced at this year’s 69th Emmy Awards. The other music-related categories at the Emmys are Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score), Original Main Title Theme Music, Oustanding Music Direction and Original Music Direction. Read the rest of this entry »
