WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the DC Universe Original Movie Justice League Dark. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robert J. Kral (Angel, The Haunting in Connecticut, Superman/Doomsday, Green Lantern: First Flight). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 7, 2017 and can now be pre-ordered on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. A limited edition CD version is set to be released the following week by La-La Land Records. Justice League Dark is directed by Jay Oliva and features the voices of Matt Ryan, Jason O’Mara, Camilla Luddington, Nicholas Turturro, Ray Chase, Roger Cross, Jerry O’Connell, Rosario Dawson, Enrico Colantoni, Jeremy Davies and Alfred Molina. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Justice League Dark’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: February 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justice League Dark, Robert J. Kral, score, Soundtrack
Soundtrack Details for David Moreau’s ‘Seuls’
Posted: February 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Moreau, Rob, score, Seuls, Soundtrack
Hippocampus will release a soundtrack album for the French fantasy drama Seuls. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (Maniac, Horns, Planetarium, Every Secret Thing). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Monday, February 6, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Seuls is directed by David Moreau (The Eye, Them, It Boy) and stars Sofia Lesaffre, Stéphane Bak, Jean-Stan du Pac, Paul Scarfoglio and Kim Lockhart. The movie centers on five kids wake up in a world where everybody has disappeared. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 3, 2017)
Posted: February 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aleksey Aygi, Andrew Lockington, Eloise, I Am Not Your Negro, Joel P. West, Lorne Balfe, Matthew Margeson, Rings, Ronen Landa, Stephen Dorff, Terence Blanchard, The Comedian, The Space Between Us, War on Everyone, Wheeler, Youth in Oregon
Three new movies are opening nationwide:
Opening in most theaters is the directed by F. Javier Gutierrez and starring Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan and Vincent D’Onofrio. The film’s original music is composed by Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Eddie the Eagle). Hans Zimmer who scored the original The Ring movie serves as the project’s executive music producer. According to the film’s credits, a soundtrack album will be released by Paramount Music, but no announcement has been made. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi romance The Space Between Us directed by Peter Chelsom and starring Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Carla Gugino, BD Wong, Janet Montgomery and Scott Takeda. Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters) has composed the film’s score. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the film by Ingrid Michaelson, Crystal Fighters, BØRNS, BANNERS and James Bay. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney to Score Brad Anderson’s ‘High Wire Act’
Posted: February 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brad Anderson, High Wire Act, John Debney
John Debney is reteaming with director Brad Anderson on the upcoming political action thriller High Wire Act. The film starring Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Larry Pine, Shea Whigham and Mark Pellegrino centers on a former U.S. diplomat who gets called back into service in 1980s Beirut to save a former colleague from the group responsible for his wife’s death. Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, Duplicity, The Bourne Legacy) has written the screenplay and is also producing the project with Shivani Rawat & Monica Levinson (Trumbo, Captain Fantastic), as well as Ted Field (Revenge of the Nerds, Riddick) and Mike Weber (Jumanji) of Radar Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades Darker, score, Soundtrack
The details of the score album for the film adaptation of E.L. James’ Fifty Shades Darker have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) who previously scored 2015’s Fifty Shades of Grey. The soundtrack will be released physically on February 17, 2017 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, a separate album featuring the songs from the movie will be released by Republic Records. Fifty Shades Darker is directed by James Foley and stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Hugh Dancy, Eric Johnson, Jennifer Ehle, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Eloise Mumford, Victor Rusak and Max Martini. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kevin Can Wait’ Main Theme Song ‘Ordinary Guy’ to Be Released
Posted: February 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: CBS, Kevin Can Wait, Michael DelGuidice, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release the main theme song of the CBS hit comedy Kevin Can Wait. The track, entitled Ordinary Guy, is performed by singer/songwriter Michael DelGuidice. The song will be released as a digital single on February 6, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kevin Can Wait is created by Bruce Helford, Rock Reuben & Kevin James who also stars in the series with Erinn Hayes, Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Jones, James DiGiacomo, Leonard Earl Howze, Gary Valentine and Lenny Venito. The series follows a newly retired police officer who looks forward to spending more quality time with his family only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Taylor Hackford’s ‘The Comedian’ to Be Released
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Taylor Hackford, Terence Blanchard, The Comedian
Blue Note Records will release a soundtrack album for Taylor Hackford’s comedy drama The Comedian. The album features the film’s original music composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, 25th Hour, Malcolm X, Cadillac Records, Talk to Me) who collaborated with musicians including Kenny Barron, Carl Allen, David Pulphus, Ravi Coltrane and Khari Allen Lee on his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 3 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Comedian is directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, The Devil’s Advocate, An Officer and a Gentleman) and stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny Devito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman, Patti Lupone, Lois Smith and Harvey Keitel. The movie revolves around a comic icon trying to reinvent himself with the audience only wanting to know him as the former TV character he once played. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, score, Soundtrack, Tim Rice
The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film composed by Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted, Tangled) feat. lyrics by Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and Tim Rice (Evita, The Lion King) performed by the movie’s cast, as well as Celine Dion, Ariana Grande & John Legend and Josh Groban. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Menken. The soundtrack will be released in two different editions on March 10. Click here to pre-order the regular edition and visit Amazon to order the deluxe edition. The first song from the soundtrack by Grande & Legend will be released as a digital single tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Get the Girl’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric England, Get the Girl, Kevin Riepl, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the comedy thriller Get the Girl. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Riepl (Gears of War video game, Cabin Fever, Batman Unlimited, Silent Night). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Get the Girl is written and directed by Eric England and starring Justin Dobies, Elizabeth Whitson, Noah Segan, Adi Shankar and Scout Taylor-Compton. The movie follows a wealthy young man who is conned into staging a fake kidnapping in order to be a hero and win the affection of a girl he’s madly in love with. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandra Harwood Scoring Dominic Savage’s ‘The Escape’
Posted: February 2, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandra Harwood, Dominic Savage, The Escape
This week, Alexandra Harwood is recording her score for the upcoming British drama The Escape. The film is written and directed by Dominic Savage (Love + Hate) and stars Dominic Cooper, Gemma Arterton, Jalil Lespert, Marthe Keller and Frances Barber. The movie centers on a dissatisfied woman who leaves her family behind. Guy Heeley (Locke, Redemption, London Spy) is producing the project for Shoebox Films. Read the rest of this entry »
