Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are composing the music for the upcoming Netflix original series Ozark. The show is created by Bill Dubuque (The Judge, The Accountant) and stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julia Garner. The drama takes place in the dark and dangerous world of drug-money laundering and revolves around a financial planner, his wife and their family’s sudden relocation from a Chicago suburb to a resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Dubuque is also executive producing the Media Rights Capital (MRC) production with Bateman and Mark Williams (The Headhunter’s Calling). Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Ozark’ to Feature Music by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans
Posted: February 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bill Dubuque, Danny Bensi, Netflix, Ozark, Saunder Jurriaans
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‘Tulip Fever’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Justin Chadwick, score, Soundtrack, Tulip Fever
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Tulip Fever. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 24, 2017 and physically a few weeks later. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to download the soundtrack. Tulip Fever is directed by Justin Chadwick and stars Alicia Vikander, Dan DeHaan, Christoph Waltz, Holliday Grainger, Jack O’Connell, Zach Galifianakis, Dame Judi Dench, Matthew Morrison, Tom Hollander and Cara Delevingne. The movie is set in 17th-century Amsterdam and follows a married woman who begins a passionate affair with an artist hired to paint her portrait. Read the rest of this entry »
Dino Meneghin to Score Taran Killam’s ‘Why We’re Killing Gunther’
Posted: February 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dino Meneghin, Taran Killam, Why We're Killing Gunther
Dino Meneghin has been hired to score the upcoming action comedy Why We’re Killing Gunther. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Taran Killam and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bobby Moynihan, Cobie Smulders, Paul Brittain, Hannah Simone and Ryan Gaul. Killam also wrote the screenplay and appears in the movie, which follows a group of eccentric assassins who are fed up with Gunther, the world’s greatest hit-man and decide to kill him. He is also producing the project with Kim Leadford, Ash Sarohia and Steve Squillante (13 Sins). Read the rest of this entry »
‘DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Newman, DuckTales, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Disney’s 1990 animated feature DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp directed by Bob Hathcot and featuring the voices of Alan Young, Terrence McGovern, Russi Taylor, Richard Libertini, Christopher Lloyd, June Foray, Chuck McCann, Joan Gerber and Rip Taylor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee David Newman (Anastasia, Ice Age, The Flintstones, Serenity, The Nutty Professor, War of the Roses). To check out the full album details, listen to audio samples and order the CD, visit the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano to Score Marvel’s Netflix Series ‘The Defenders’
Posted: February 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Paesano, Marvel, Netflix, The Defenders
John Paesano has been tapped to score Marvel’s upcoming Netflix original series The Defenders. The show is developed by Douglas Petrie & Marco Ramirez (Daredevil) and stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and Finn Jones as Danny Rand/Iron Fist, all of which are reprising their roles from their own shows. Élodie Yung is also starring as Elektra Natchios. The 8-parter based on the Marvel Comics characters takes place a few months after the events of the second season of Daredevil and follows the superheroes as they team-up in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Evan Lurie Scoring Stanley Tucci’s ‘Final Portrait’
Posted: February 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Evan Lurie, Final Portrait, Stanley Tucci
Evan Lurie is reteaming with actor/director Stanley Tucci on the upcoming drama Final Portrait. The film is written and directed by Tucci and stars Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub, James Faulkner and Sylvie Testud. The movie is based on James Lord’s book A Giacometti Portrait and centers on Swiss painter-sculptor Alberto Giacometti who died in 1966 and is best remembered for his stark and surrealistic sculptures. Gail Egan (A Most Wanted Man, A Little Chaos, Our Kind of Traitor), Nik Bower and Ilann Girard (Lebanon) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Game of Thrones Symphony’ Album Announced
Posted: February 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Game of Thrones, Ramin Djawadi, The Game of Thrones Symphony
Silva Screen Records has announced The Game of Thrones Symphony album, which features new recordings of the show’s original music from the HBO hit series composed by Ramin Djawadi (Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Warcraft, Clash of the Titans). The symphony was recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Check out a video from the recording of one of tracks after the jump. The album will be released digitally on February 24, 2017. A physical version is also in the works. The pre-order links will be added to this page soon. Djawadi’s music from the first six seasons of the show is available on WaterTower Music and Varese Sarabande. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Warbeck Scoring Joel Hopkins’ ‘Hampstead’
Posted: February 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hampstead, Joel Hopkins, Making Noise Quietly, Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck has recently recorded his score for the upcoming British drama Hampstead. The film is directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey, Jump Tomorrow) and stars Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson and James Norton. The movie centers on an American widow who finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home. Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom, Trust) wrote the screenplay. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae (Nowhere Boy, Becoming Jane, Black Death, The Water Horse) are producing the project for Ecosse Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 5, 2017)
Posted: February 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 24: Legacy, APB, Bob Thiele Jr., BRAVO, CBS, Craig Wedren, Dov Rosenblatt, Fox, FX, Jeff Russo, Jefferson Friedman, Jon Ehrlich, Justin Warfield, Legion, NBC, Powerless, Sean Callery, Superior Donuts, Talia Osteen
Premiering tonight is the Fox drama 24: Legacy executive produced by Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, Evan Katz, Manny Coto, Stephen Hopkins & Kiefer Sutherland and starring Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto, Jimmy Smits, Teddy Sears, Dan Bucatinsky, Anna Diop and Ashley Thomas. Sean Callery (Homeland, Bones, Jessica Jones) who has scored all episodes of the original 24 series returns as the new show’s composer. For updates and to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights following its premiere after the Superbowl, visit the official show website.
Premiering tomorrow, February 6, is the new Fox drama APB created by David Slack, Matt Nix & Trey Callaway and starring Justin Kirk, Natalie Martinez, Caitlin Stasey, Ernie Hudson, Taylor Handley and Tamberla Perry. The show’s original music is composed Jon Ehrlich (House, Parenthood, White Collar, Goliath, Pitch). Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will also air Monday nights on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer & Richard Harvey Win Annie Award for ‘The Little Prince’
Posted: February 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexis Harte, Annie Awards, Camille, Hans Zimmer, JJ Wiesler, Pearl, Richard Harvey, Scot Stafford, The Little Prince
Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey and vocalist Camille were honored with an Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music for The Little Prince. Director Mark Osborne accepted the award on the composers’ behalf at the awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Joby Talbot for Sing, Laurent Perez del Mar for The Red Turtle, Alexandre Desplat for The Secret Life of Pets and Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis & Michael McCuistion for Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. Read the rest of this entry »
