A soundtrack album has been announced for Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s fantasy drama Daguerrotype (Le secret de la chambre noire). The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Hetzel (Incendies, My Golden Days, The Tree). The soundtrack will be released overseas on February 24, 2017 by Cristal Records. Daguerrotype is co-written and directed by Kurosawa (Pulse, Tokyo Sonata) and stars Tahar Rahim, Constance Rousseau, Olivier Gourmet and Mathieu Amalric. The movie follows an aging photographer whose obsession with an archaic technique draws his young assistant and beautiful daughter into a dark and mysterious world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Daguerrotype’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daguerrotype, Gregoire Hetzel, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Le secret de la chambre noire, score, Soundtrack
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Mac Quayle Scoring FX’s ‘Feud’
Posted: February 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Feud, Feud: Bette and Joan, FX, Mac Quayle, Ryan Murphy
Mac Quayle is composing the music for the upcoming FX anthology series Feud. The show’s first season, Bette and Joan, centers on the legendary rivalry between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis during the filming of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and after filming ended. The show is developed by Ryan Murphy (Glee, Nip/Tuck) and stars Jessica Lange as Crawford, Susan Sarandon as Davis, alongside Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci and Alison Wright. Check out the show’s main titles sequence featuring Quayle’s music after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: February 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Damien Chazelle, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, Justin Hurwitz, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Damien Chazelle’s 2009 musical movie Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench. The album features the music from the film composed by Academy Award nominee Justin Hurwitz (La La Land, Whiplash) and featuring lyrics by Chazelle. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 24, 2017 and physically in March. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench is written and directed by Chazelle and stars Jason Palmer, Desiree Garcia and Sandha Khin. The movie tells the story of a young couple, an up-and-coming trumpeter and an aimless introvert, whose relationship falls apart as the glow of their new love fades. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo to Score Craig William Macneill’s ‘Lizzie’
Posted: February 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig William Macneill, Jeff Russo, Lizzie
Jeff Russo is currently scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Lizzie. The film is directed by Craig William Macneill (The Boy) and stars Kristen Stewart, Chloe Sevigny, Kim Dickens, Denis O’Hare, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan and Jeff Perry. The movie tells the story surrounding the infamous murder trial of convicted axe killer Elizabeth Borden who was eventually acquitted for the 1892 murder her father and stepmother in Fall Rivers, MA. Bryce Kass wrote the screenplay. Naomi Despres (Kill the Messenger) and Elizabeth Destro (Life of Crime) are producing the project. Russo previously collaborated with Macneill on the Syfy original series Channel Zero. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from The CW’s ‘Riverdale’ Released
Posted: February 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Riverdale, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music has released the first two singles featuring music from The CW drama Riverdale. The soundtracks feature the songs from the first two episodes of the series’ first season performed by cast members K.J. Apa, Ashleigh Murray, Asha Bromfield, Hayley Law and Madelaine Petsch. Click here to download the tracks from the premiere episode The River’s Edge and visit Amazon to download the songs from episode 2, Touch of Evil. More singles featuring the songs from the following episodes will be released over the next couple of weeks. Riverdale developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa based on the characters by Archie Comics also stars Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, Marisol Nichols, Mädchen Amick and Camila Mendes. 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
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 »
‘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 »
