Jeff Beal is currently scoring the upcoming drama Shock and Awe. The film is directed by Rob Reiner and stars Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, James Mardsen, Milla Jovovich, Jessica Biel, Richard Schiff, Luke Tennie, as well as Reiner himself. The movie tells the story of the only group of journalists who started questioning the lead-up to the war and began asking tough questions about Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction. Joey Hartstone (LBJ) wrote the screenplay. Reiner is also producing the project with Matthew George (Wind River) and Michele Reiner. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Beal to Score Rob Reiner’s ‘Shock and Awe’
Posted: January 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Beal, Rob Reiner, Shock and Awe
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Marius de Vries to Serve as Music Producer on Max Minghella’s ‘Teen Spirit’
Posted: January 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Marius de Vries, Max Minghella, Teen Spirit
It was announced today that Marius de Vries will serve as the music producer on the upcoming drama Teen Spirit. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Max Minghella and is being described as an “underdog story set in the world of pop-music, about growing up, dreaming big, and finding your voice.” Minghella also wrote the screenplay, which he developed with actor Jamie Bell who will be executive producing the movie. Fred Berger (La La Land) and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special, Insidious series) are producing the Automatik Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »
The Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha to Score E!’s ‘The Arrangement’
Posted: January 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: E!, James Iha, Jonathan Abrahams, The Arrangement
Original Smashing Pumpkins member James Iha has been tapped to score the upcoming E! original series The Arrangement. The show is created by Jonathan Abrahams (Mad Men, Murder in the First) and stars Josh Henderson, Christine Evangelista, Lexa Doig and Michael Vartan. The drama revolves around a television actress who is offered a $10 million marriage contract with Hollywood’s biggest star. Abrahams is also executive producing the Universal Cable production with Jimmy Fox (Mob Wives) for Main Event Media, Layla Smith & Gregory Lipstone (Undercover Boss) for All3Media America and director Jonas Pate (Aquarius). Read the rest of this entry »
Lifetime’s ‘Britney Ever After’ to Feature Music by Danny Lux
Posted: January 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Britney Ever After, Danny Lux, Lifetime
Danny Lux has composed the original score for the upcoming Lifetime original movie Britney Ever After. The film is directed by Leslie Libman, written by Anne-Marie Hess (Perfect High) and stars Natasha Bassett as pop icon Britney Spears, alongside Clayton Chitty as Kevin Federline and Nathan Keyes as Justin Timberlake. The drama follows the tumultuous story of Spears – her rise to fame, fall from grace and eventual resurrection. Steve Michaels, Jonathan Koch (The Kennedys, The Secret Life of Monroe) and Joan Harrison are executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Eskmo to Score Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’
Posted: January 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 13 Reasons Why, Brendan Angelides, ESKMO, Netflix
Eskmo announced this week that he is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. The drama is based on the best-selling books by Jay Asher and stars Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Kate Walsh, Brian D’Arcy James, Derek Luke, Brandon Flynn, Justin Prentice, Alisha Boe, Christian Navarro and Tommy Dorfman. The show developed by Brian Yorkey follows a teenager as he returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch and discovers cassette tapes recorded by his classmate and crush who tragically committed suicide two weeks earlier. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 29, 2017)
Posted: January 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BET, CBS, Jeff Cardoni, John Debney, Josh Debney, Madiba, Netflix, Santa Clarita Diet, Todor Kobakov, Training Day
Premiering on Wednesday, February 1, is the BET original mini-series Madiba directed by Kevin Hooks and starring Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist and Terry Pheto. The show’s original music is composed by Todor Kobakov (The Samaritan, Born to Be Blue, Closet Monster, Bitten). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 3-parter, which follows a young Nelson Mandela during the early-60s as he deals with the political unrest engulfing South Africa.
Premiering on Thursday, February 2, is the new CBS drama Training Day developed by Will Beall based on Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 hit movie and starring Drew Van Acker, Bill Paxton, Katrina Law, Lex Scott Davis, Julie Benz, Justin Cornwell and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends, Speechless) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Thursday nights on CBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Rolfe Kent to Score Nicolas Bary’s ‘Le petit Spirou’
Posted: January 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Le petit Spirou, Nicolas Bary, Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent is reteaming with director Nicolas Bary on the upcoming French/Belgian family comedy Le petit Spirou. The film starring Sacha Pinaud, François Damiens, Pierre Richard, Natacha Régnier, Philippe Katerine and Laure Hennequart s based on the popular Belgian comic book series created by Philippe Tome & Janry. Bary also co-wrote the screenplay with Laurent Turner (The Odyssey, Team Spirit) and is producing the project with Jean Cottin (La ligne droite, Turning Tide) and Nathanaël La Combe. Kent has previously scored Bary’s last feature, The Scapegoat (Au bonheur des ogres). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 27, 2017)
Posted: January 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dog's Purpose, Daniel Pemberton, David Mansfield, Get the Girl, Gold, I Am Michael, Jake Shears, Kevin Riepl, Kung-Fu Yoga, Mark Bradshaw, Nathan Wang, Paul Haslinger, Rachel Portman, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Sattar Oraki, Sophie and the Rising Sun, The Daughter, The Salesman, Tim Kvasnosky
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action sequel Resident Evil: The Final Chapter written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose, Eoin Macken, William Levy, Fraser James and Rola. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, The Three Musketeers, Fear the Walking Dead). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Haslinger about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the family drama A Dog’s Purpose directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Britt Robertson, K.J. Apa, Juilet Rylance, Luke Kirby, John Ortiz, Pooch Hall and the voice of Josh Gad. Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, The Vow). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stray Bullets’ Soundtrack
Posted: January 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jack Fessenden, score, Soundtrack, Stray Bullets
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the crime drama Stray Bullets. The album features the film’s original music composed by the movie’s director, Jack Fessenden. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Stray Bullets is written and directed by Fessenden and stars Asa Spurlock, James Le Gros, John Speredakos, Kevin Corrigan, Robert Burke Warren and Larry Fessenden. The movie follows two teenage boys who are tasked with cleaning out their father’s old mobile home on an abandoned property, only to find that three cons on the run are using the trailer for a hideout. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriela Terán’s ‘California Dreamin” from ‘The Belko Experiment Released
Posted: January 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gabriela Terán, Soundtrack, The Belko Experiment
Lakeshore Records has released the song California Dreamin’ from the upcoming horror thriller The Belko Experiment. The track is a Spanish language cover of the 1960s classic hit by Mamas and the Papas and is performed by Gabriela Terán. The song is now available as a digital single and can be downloaded on Amazon. The label will release a full soundtrack album featuring the song, as well as the movie’s score by Tyler Bates on March 17, 2017. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Belko Experiment is directed by Greg McLean, written and produced by James Gunn and stars Tony Goldwyn, John Gallagher Jr., Adria Arjona, Michael Rooker, John C McGinley, Sean Gunn and Melonie Diaz. Read the rest of this entry »
