Rusted Wave has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1988 western Young Guns. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anthony Marinelli (15 Minutes, 2 Days in the Valley) and Brian Banks (Internal Affairs). The soundtrack will be released digitally and on vinyl on January 20, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Young Guns is directed by Christopher Cain and stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Terence Stamp, Terry O’Quinn, Casey Siemaszko, Brian Keith and Jack Palance. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Young Guns’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Marinelli, Brian Banks, score, Soundtrack, Young Guns
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Mica Levi Scoring Michael Almereyda’s ‘Marjorie Prime’
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marjorie Prime, Mica Levi, Michael Almereyda
Mica Levi (aka Micachu) is composing the music for the upcoming sci-fi dramedy Marjorie Prime. The film is written and directed by Michael Almereyda (Nadja, Experimenter, Hamlet) and stars Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith and Tim Robbins. The movie based on Jordan Harrison’s play is set in the near future in a time of artificial intelligence and follows a 86-year-old woman who has a handsome new companion who looks like her deceased husband and is programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. Uri Singer (Experimenter, Open Road) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Billions’ to Be Released
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Billions, ESKMO, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the first official soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Billions. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by ESKMO (aka Brendan Angelides). The soundtrack will be released on February 10, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to pre-order the vinyl version. Billions is created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien & Andrew Ross Sorkin and stars Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, David Costabile and Condola Rashad. The drama revolves around politics and power in the world of Wall Street and New York investment firms and follows a hard-driving U.S. attorney who clashes with a hedge fund titan. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justin Lin, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond
Varese Sarabande has announced a deluxe soundtrack edition for this year’s sci-fi adventure Star Trek Beyond. The album features the film’s expanded score composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Lost). The 2-CD set is limited to 5000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website. The label has also released the regular soundtrack for the movie earlier this year. Star Trek Beyond is directed by Justin Lin, produced by J.J. Abrams and stars Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella. Read the rest of this entry »
74th Golden Globe Nominations Announced
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes
The nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations:
Best Original Score:
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Carter Burwell
- The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat
- Phantom Thread – Jonny Greenwood
- The Post – John Williams
- Dunkirk– Hans Zimmer Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Hurwitz Wins Critics’ Choice Awards for ‘La La Land’
Posted: December 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz was honored with his the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land at tonight’s 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Nicholas Britell for Moonlight, Johann Johannsson for Arrival, Mica Levi for Jackie and Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka for Lion. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 11, 2016)
Posted: December 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Jones, Fox, James Levine, Junkie XL, Netflix, PBS, Spectral, Star, The Hollow Crown, Tom Holkenborg
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the new season of the BBC series The Hollow Crown, which adapts Shakespeare’s history plays set during the time of the Wars of the Roses: Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part II and Richard III. Dan Jones (Shadow of the Vampire, Lady Macbeth, Max) has composed the season’s original music. He follows composers Stephen Warbeck, Adam Cork and Adrian Johnston who scored the previous Hollow Crown installments. The 3-parter starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Sturridge, Sophie Okonedo, Keeley Hawes, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench & Michael Gambon will premiere in the U.S. on PBS as part of the Great Performances series. Click here to learn more about the project.
Premiering on Wednesday, December 14, is the new Fox drama Star created by Lee Daniels & Tom Donaghy and starring Queen Latifah, Benjamin Bratt, Jude Demorest, Brittany O’Grady and Ryan Destiny. The show’s original score is composed by James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, Damages, American Horror Story, Bloodline). Republic Records has released an EP featuring the songs from the premiere episode this past Friday. Check out soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to learn more about the series. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ballerina’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ballerina, Christopher Braide, Klaus Badelt, Leap!, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Ballerina. The album features the film’s original score composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, The Recruit, The Promise), as well as the original songs from the movie by Christopher Braide. Also included is Demi Lovato’s Confident. The soundtrack will be released overseas on December 12, 2016. (UPDATE, August, 2017: The album is now available in the U.S. under the title Leap! and can be downloaded on Amazon). Ballerina is directed by Eric Summer & Eric Warin and features the voice talent of Elle Fanning, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen. The movie is set in 1879 Paris and follows an orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and moves to Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘Trial & Error’ to Feature Music by John Swihart
Posted: December 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Swihart, NBC, Trial & Error
John Swihart is composing the music for the upcoming NBC comedy Trial & Error. The show is created by Jeff Astrof (Ground Floor), Matt Miller (Forever, Chuck, Lethal Weapon) and stars John Lithgow, Nick D’Agosto, Steven Boyer, Sherri Shepherd, Jayma Mays and Krysta Rodriguez. The series follows a bright-eyed New York lawyer who heads to a small Southern town to defend an eccentric accused of murder. Astrof and Miller also serve as executive producers on the Warner Bros. Television production. Jeffrey Blitz (Rocket Science, Spellbound) has directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 9, 2016)
Posted: December 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abattoir, All We Had, Danny Bensi, Frank & Lola, Harry Benson: Shoot First, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land, Mario Grigorov, Mark Sayfritz, Michael Brook, Office Christmas Party, Reza Safinia, Saunder Jurriaans, The Bounce Back, Theodore Shapiro
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the comedy Office Christmas Party directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck and starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, T.J. Miller, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Karan Soni and Matt Walsh. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada). Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by The Struts, Black Joe Lewis, Ying Yang Twins, The Americanos & more. Click here for the full album details.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters is the comedy The Bounce Back directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shemar Moore, Nadine Velazquez, Bill Bellamy, Sheryl Underwood and Kali Hawk. Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust, Birth of the Dragon) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie follows a relationship guru and best-selling author who finds himself falling for the licensed therapist who questions his methods. The comedy is being released by Viva Pictures. Visit the official Facebook movie page for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
