The full details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller American Assassin have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Fury, Baby Driver, The World’s End). The soundtrack will be released on September 15, 2017 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. American Assassin is directed by Michael Cuesta and stars Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar and Scott Adkins. The movie is based on Vince Flynn’s novel of the same name and follows Mitch Rapp, a CIA black ops recruit and Cold War veteran Stan Hurley who are enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Assassin’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: American Assassin, Michael Cuesta, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price
‘Mountain’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mountain, Richard Tognetti, score, Soundtrack
ABC Australia has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Mountain. The album features the film’s original music composed by the film’s musical director Richard Tognetti, as well as works by Chopin, Grieg, Vivaldi and Beethoven & more recorded for the movie and performed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Mountain is directed by Jennifer Peedom (Sherpa) and co-written by Robert Macfarlane. The movie narrated by Willem Dafoe explores the troubled and triumphant history of our timeless fascination with mountains. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 4, 2017)
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Peters, Armed Respone, Brave New Jersey, Dennis Lambert, Elia Cmiral, Federico Jusid, Fun Mom Dinner, Icarus, Julian Wass, Junkie XL, Kelly Winrich, Kidnap, Laura Karpman, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Nick Cave, Raphael Saadiq, Step, The Dark Tower, Tom Holkenborg, Warren Ellis, Wind River
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Dark Tower directed by Nikolaj Arcel and staring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, Abbey Lee and Jackie Earle Haley. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Mass). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Kidnap directed by Luis Prieto and starring Halle Berry. Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Misconduct, Black Butterfly, The Hunter’s Prayer) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album is in the works. The movie follows a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her kidnapped son. The thriller is being released by Aviron Pictures. Visit the official movie website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Julian Wass to Score ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Desiree Akhavan, Julian Wass, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Julian Wass has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama The Miseducation of Cameron Post. The film is directed by Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate Behavior) and stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, John Gallagher Jr., Forrest Goodluck and Jennifer Ehle. The movie is based on the young adult novel by Emily Danforth and tells the story of a young girl in the 1990s who is forced into a gay-conversion therapy center after she is outed and caught with her best friend. Akhavan also co-wrote the screenplay with Cecilia Frugiuele. Read the rest of this entry »
Bea Miller’s ‘Brand New Eyes’ from ‘Wonder’ Released
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bea Miller, Stephen Chbosky, Wonder
Hollywood Records has released the original song Brand New Eyes from Stephen Chobsky’s drama Wonder. The song is written and performed by Bea Miller. The track is now available as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full song and watch the movie’s latest trailer feat. the song after the jump. Wonder starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Mandy Patinkin and Daveed Diggs centers on a young boy born with a facial deformity who is destined to fit in at a new school, and to make everyone understand he’s just another ordinary kid. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fun Mom Dinner’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fun Mom Dinner, Soundtrack
Rhino Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Fun Mom Dinner. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Fever High, The Go-Go’s, Book of Love, Pat Benatar, Pretenders, The Jam, INXS, The Cars & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Fun Mom Dinner is directed by Alethea Jones and stars Katie Aselton, Toni Collette, Bridget Everett, Molly Shannon, Adam Scott, Rob Huebel, Adam Levine and Paul Rust. The movie follows four moms whose only common ground is their kids’ preschool class, who decide to get together for a harmless “fun mom dinner.” Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Licht (1957 – 2017)
Posted: August 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Licht
Daniel Licht has passed away at age 60 following a battle of cancer. The composer was best known for scoring all eight seasons of the Showtime hit series Dexter. He also composed the music for such features as Children of the Corn II & III, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Thinner, Bad Moon and Soul Survivors, as well as TV shows including Body of Proof, Kitchen Confidential and The Red Road. He received multiple BMI TV Music Awards throughout his career, including five awards for his work on Dexter. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack EP for ‘Step’ Documentary to Be Released
Posted: August 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amanda Lipitz, Soundtrack, Step
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack EP for the documentary Step. The EP features the original end credits song Jump performed by Cynthia Erivo and co-written by Taura Stinson and the film’s composers Raphael Saadiq & Laura Karpman, as well as tracks by Fifth Harmony, Candace Coles, Tate Kobang & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download on Amazon. Step is directed by Amanda Lipitz and featuring Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Tayla Solomon, Gari McIntyre and Paula Dofat documents the senior year of a girls’ high-school step dance team against the background of inner-city Baltimore. Read the rest of this entry »
‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: An Inconvenient Sequel, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Jeff Beal, score, Soundtrack
Interscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Blackfish). Also included is the original song Truth to Power performed by OneRepublic and written by Ryan Tedder & T Bone Burnett, which is already available as a digital single and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lure’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Agnieszka Smoczynska, Barbara Wrońska, Soundtrack, The Lure, Zuzanna Wrońska
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Polish horror musical The Lure. The album features the original songs from the movie written by Barbara & Zuzanna Wrońska (of the Polish Indie Band Ballady i Romanse). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 18, 2017. The pre-order link will be added to this article soon. The Lure is directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska and stars Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Jakub Gierszal, Kinga Preis, Andrzej Konopka and Zygmunt Malanowicz. The movie follows a pair of carnivorous mermaid sisters who are drawn ashore in an alternate ’80s Poland to explore the wonders and temptations of life on land. Read the rest of this entry »
