Brooke Blair and Will Blair have been tapped to score the upcoming indie comedy I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. The film is written and directed by their brother Macon Blair (The Monkey’s Paw) and stars Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, David Yow, Jane Levy and Devon Graye. The movie follows a a depressed woman who – after being burglarized – finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves, alongside her obnoxious neighbor. Neil Kopp & Anish Savjani (Green Room, Certain Women, Meek’s Cutoff) are producing the project with Vincent Savino (Blue Ruins) and Mette-Marie Katz. Read the rest of this entry »
Brooke & Will Blair Scoring Macon Blair’s ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Macon Blair, Will Blair
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‘1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 1898 Los Ultimos de Filipinas, 1898 Our Last Men in the Philippines, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack
Meliam Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish historical adventure drama 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (1898, Los Ultimos de Filipinas). The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Evil Dead, Risen). The soundtrack is now available digitally overseas. Visit the Spanish Amazon store to listen to audio samples and to check out the track list. 1898, Our Last Men in the Phillippines is directed by Salvador Calvo and stars Luis Tosar, Javier Gutierrez, Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernandez, Carlos Hipolito, Alvaro Cervantes, Ricardo Gomez, Patrick Criado, Emilio Palacios and Miguel Herran. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dalida’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dalida, Jean-Claude Petit, Lisa Azuelos, score, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Dalida. The album features the songs from the movie by the drama’s subject, Dalida. Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Jean-Claude Petit (Jean de Florette, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Horseman on the Roof). The soundtrack will be overseas on January 6, 2017 and is now available for -pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list. Dalida is written and directed by Lisa Azuelos (LOL (Laughing Out Loud), Quantum Love) and stars Sveva Alviti in the title role, alongside Riccardo Scamarcio, Vincent Perez, Niels Schneider, Jean-Paul Rouve and Patrick Timsit. The movie tells the life story of the tragic Cairo-born French-Italian popular music diva who committed suicide in 1987 in Paris, after selling more than 130 million records worldwide. 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
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 »
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 »
