EuropaCorp will release a soundtrack album for the martial arts action adventure epic The Warrior’s Gate. The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Time Machine, The Promise, Rescue Dawn, The Recruit). Also included are songs by Izia, Shirley Bassey, Samsaya, Diplo & Sleepy Tom and Trak Invaders. The soundtrack will be released digitally in the U.S. on March 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The album is already available in several Asian markets. The Warrior’s Gate is directed by Matthias Hoene and stars Dave Bautista, Mark Chao, Ni Ni, Uriah Shelton, Francis Ng and Sienna Guillory. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Warrior’s Gate’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Klaus Badelt, Michael Hoene, score, Soundtrack, The Warrior's Gate
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‘Rings’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Matthew Margeson, Rings, score, Soundtrack
Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Rings. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Margeson (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle, Kick-Ass 2). Hans Zimmer who scored Gore Verbinski’s original The Ring movie serves as the executive music producer. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Rings is directed by F. Javier Gutierrez and stars Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan and Vincent D’Onofrio. The sequel was released last weekend by Paramount Pictures and is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Kalikow’s ‘Carter & June’ to Feature Original Songs by Robby Krieger
Posted: February 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: June & Carter, Nicholas Kalikow, Robby Krieger
The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger is writing original songs for the upcoming heist comedy Carter & June. The film is written and directed by Nicholas Kalikow and stars Michael Raymond-James, Samaire Armstrong and Timothy Omundson. The movie tells the story of down-and-out New Orleans con man who tries to pay off a debt to a ruthless strip club owner by piggybacking off of someone else’s bank robbery and immediately gets in way over his head. Sean Covel (Napoleon Dynamite, Beneath, Cafe) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Details for Julie Taymor’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Posted: February 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Elliot Goldenthal, Julie Taymor, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Elliot Goldenthal (Frida, Interview with the Vampire, Heat, Batman Forever, Alien 3, Public Enemies). The soundtrack will be released physically on March 17, 2017 by Zarathustra Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Midsummer Night’s Dream starring Tina Benko, Max Casella, David Harewood and Kathryn Hunter is the film version of Taymor’s stage production of Shakespeare’s immortal fantasy filmed at Brooklyn’s Polonsky Center in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ABC’s ‘When We Rise’ Announced
Posted: February 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Chris Bacon, Danny Elfman, Dustin Lance Black, Soundtrack, When We Rise
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the ABC mini-series When We Rise. The album features a selection of cover songs from the 8-hour event by such artists as Jordan Fisher, Fancy, Brandi Carlile and Zella Day. Also included is a suite from the drama’s original score composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland) and Chris Bacon (Source Code, Bates Motel). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. When We Rise is written and created by Dustin Lance Black (Milk) and stars Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Rachel Griffiths, Michael K. Williams and Ivory Aquino. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes Scoring Peter Webber’s & Richard Dale’s ‘Earth: One Amazing Day’
Posted: February 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Earth: One Amazing Day, Peter Webber, Richard Dale
Alex Heffes is reteaming with director Peter Webber on the upcoming documentary Earth: One Amazing Day. The film directed by Webber (The Girl With The Pearl Earring, Hannibal Rising) & Richard Dale (The Human Body) is the sequel to 2007’s hit movie Earth (scored by George Fenton) and tells the story of one day in the life of the planet, “celebrating the billions of real-life dramas that occur in the natural world every day”. Robert Redford is narrating the English-langue version of the film, while Jackie Chan will narrate the Mandarin version. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘The Lover’ Score to Be Released
Posted: February 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gabriel Yared, Jean-Jacques Annaud, L'amant, score, Soundtrack, The Lover
Music Box Records has announced a 25th anniversary soundtrack edition for the 1992 drama The Lover (L’amant) directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Name of the Rose, Enemy at the Gates, Seven Years in Tibet) and starring Jane March and Tony Leung. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the movie composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408, Cold Mountain), including 20 minutes of previously unreleased music. To check out the full album details and to listen to three tracks from the score, visit the label’s official website, where you can also pre-order the limited edition CD.
‘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
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 »
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 »
