Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have composed the original music for the upcoming thriller Wind River. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) and stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen and Jon Bernthal. The movie centers on an FBI agent who teams with the town’s veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. Sheridan also wrote the screenplay. Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Patriots Day, Lone Survivor) is producing the project with Matthew George (LBJ), Basil Iwanyk (The Town, Clash of the Titans), Elizabeth A. Bell and Wayne Rogers. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Wind River’
Posted: January 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nick Cave, Taylor Sheridan, Warren Ellis, Wind River
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‘The Young Pope’ Score Album Relased
Posted: January 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Lele Marchitelli, Paolo Sorrentino, score, Soundtrack, The Young Pope
WM Italy has released a score album for the HBO mini-series The Young Pope. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Great Beauty). Also included is The Dream performed by opera singer Sumi Jo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Decca Records has released a separate soundtrack overseas featuring the songs and score for the show. The Young Pope is created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino and stars Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Cécile de France, Ludivine Sagnier, Javier Cámara, Scott Shepherd, Toni Bertorelli and James Cromwell. The 10-parter tells the story of the beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ to Feature Music by John Debney & Josh Debney
Posted: January 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, Josh Debney, Netflix, Santa Clarita Diet
John Debney and Josh Debney are composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original series Santa Clarita Diet. The show is created by Victor Fresco (Better Off Ted) and stars Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson and Skyler Gisondo. The comedy follows a married couple who are leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita with their teenage daughter until the wife goes through a dramatic change sending their lives down a road of death and destruction. Fresco, Barrymore and Olyphant are also executive producing the project with Aaron Kaplan, Tracy Katsky (Mr. Robinson), Chris Miller & Ember Truesdell (Animal). Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Peter Landesman’s ‘Felt’
Posted: January 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Felt, Peter Landesman
Daniel Pemberton is currently scoring the upcoming political thriller Felt. The film is written and directed by Peter Landesman (Concussion, Parkland) and stars Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Tony Goldwyn, Josh Lucas, Michael C. Hall, Marton Csokas, Tom Sizemore, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ike Barinholtz, Bruce Greenwood, Brian D’Arcy James, Noah Wyle, Maika Monroe, Colm Meaney and Eddie Marsan. The movie tells the story of Mark Felt, who under the name “Deep Throat” helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano to Score Steven S. DeKnight’s ‘Pacific Rim 2’
Posted: January 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Paesano, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim 2, Steven S. DeKnight
John Paesano has signed on to score the upcoming sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim 2. The film is directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus) and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tiang, Cailee Spaeny, Wesley Wong, Lily Ji, Zhang Jin, Chen Zitong, Lan Yingying and Qian Yong Chen. No plot details have been revealed yet. Thomas Tull & Jon Jashni (Godzilla, The Great Wall, Warcraft) and Mary Parent (The Revenant) are producing the Legendary Entertainment production with Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) who helmed the original film, as well as Boyega & Femi Oguns for their Upper Room production company. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr Scoring AMC’s ‘The Son’
Posted: January 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman, Nathan Barr, The Son
Nathan Barr is scoring the upcoming AMC original series The Son. The show is created by Philipp Meyer, Lee Shipman & Brian McGreevy and stars Pierce Brosnan, Jacob Lofland, David Wilson Barnes, Jess Weixler, Henry Garrett, Elizabeth Frances, Zahn McClarnon, Paola Nunez, James Parks, Carlos Bardem and Sydney Lucas. The drama is based on Meyer’s novel of the same title and revolves a Texas family’s and rise and fall over multiple generations, concurrent with America’s birth as a superpower. The creators are also executive producing the AMC Studios and Sonar production with showrunner Kevin Murphy (Defiance, Caprica). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ to Be Released
Posted: January 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kathryn Kluge, Kim Allen Kluge, Martin Scorsese, Silence
Rhino Warner Classics will release a soundtrack album for Martin Scorsese’s drama Silence. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kim Allen Kluge and Kathryn Kluge. The soundtrack will be released physically on February 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Silence starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds and Liam Neeson is set in the 17th century and centers on two Jesuit priests who face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson to Score Stella Meghie’s ‘Everything, Everything’
Posted: January 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Everything Everything, Ludwig Göransson, Stella Meghie
Ludwig Göransson has been hired to score the upcoming romantic drama Everything, Everything. The film is directed by Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses) and stars Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose and Ana de la Reguera. The movie is based on Nicola Yoon’s bestselling young adult novel of the same title and follows a teenager who has lived a sheltered life because she’s allergic to everything, and falls for the boy who moves in next door. J. Mills Goodloe (The Age of Adaline, Pride) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, David Arnold, Michael Price, PBS, score, Sherlock, Soundtrack
The full details of the latest soundtrack album for the BBC original series Sherlock have been announced. The album features the original music from the show’s fourth season composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Shaft, Tomorrow Never Dies) and Michael Price (The Inbetweeners 2). Included is the music from all three episodes, The Six Thatchers and The Lying Detective, which has already been released digitally, as well as the score from The Final Problem, which is being released digitally today and is now available to download on Amazon. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, January 27 by Silva Screen Records and is now available as an import here. Read the rest of this entry »
Zoe Lister-Jones’ ‘Band Aid’ to Feature Music by Lucius
Posted: January 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Band Aid, Lucius, Zoe Lister-Jones
The indie pop band Lucius has composed the original score for the upcoming indie drama Lucius. The movie centers on a couple who turn their fights into songs as a last-ditch effort to save their marriage. The film is written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones (Breaking Upwards, Consumed, Lola Versus) who also stars in the movie alongside Adam Pally, Fred Armisen, Susie Essman, Hannah Simone and Ravi Patel. Lister-Jones is also producing the project with Natalia Anderson. The project marks the feature scoring debut of the band. Read the rest of this entry »
