Nick Thorburn is scoring the upcoming indie comedy Ingrid Goes West. The film is directed by Matt Spicer (Ceremony) and stars Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell and Billy Magnussen. The movie follows a young woman who becomes obsessed with an Instagram lifestyle blogger and moves to Los Angeles to try and befriend her in real life. Spicer also co-wrote the screenplay with David Branson Smith. Plaza is also producing the project with Jared Goldman (Adult Beginners, Wilson), Tim White & Trevor White (LBJ, The Good Neighbor), Adam Mirels and Robert Mirels. Read the rest of this entry »
Islands’ Nick Thorburn Scoring Matt Spicer’s ‘Ingrid Goes West’
Posted: December 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ingrid Goes West, Matt Spicer, Nick Thorburn
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Clint Mansell to Score ‘The New Radical’
Posted: December 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Bhala Lough, Clint Mansell, The New Radical
Clint Mansell is composing the music for the upcoming documentary The New Radical. The film is directed by Adam Bhala Lough (Bomb the System) and centers on a group of uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and the United Kingdom who attack the system through dangerous technological means, which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a dramatically changing political landscape. Lucy Sumner (Hesher), Alex Needles and Brent Stiefel (Grassroots, Free in Deed, As You Are) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Live by Night’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Affleck, Harry Gregson-Williams, Live by Night, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Ben Affleck’s crime drama Live by Night have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven, The Town, Gone Baby Gone). Also included is the original song Moonshine performed by Foy Vance feat. Kacey Musgraves. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 23, 2016. Live by Night is based on the novel by Denis Lehane (Mystic River) and stars Affleck, Sienna Miller, Elle Fanning, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana and Chris Cooper. The movie is set in the Prohibition Era and centers around a group of individuals and their dealings in the world of organized crime. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Wolfgang Petersen’s ‘Vier gegen die Bank’ to Be Released
Posted: December 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Enis Rotthoff, score, Soundtrack, Vier gegen die Bank, Wolfgang Petersen
Great Escape Records will release a soundtrack album for Wolfgang Petersen’s heist comedy Vier gegen die Bank. The album features the film’s original music composed by Enis Rotthoff (Looks Who’s Back, Stereo, Wetlands, Measuring the World). Jazz musician and trumpet player Till Brönner is featured as a soloist. Also included are the songs featured in the movie by James Brown, The Temptations and Royal Deluxe. The soundtrack will be released in Germany on December 23, 2016. Visit the German Amazon store to listen to audio samples. Vier gegen die Bank marks the first directorial effort of Petersen (The Perfect Storm, Air Force One, Troy, Das Boot) in ten years and his first German project in over three decades. Read the rest of this entry »
RZA to Score Michael Larnell’s ‘Roxanne Roxanne’
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Larnell, Roxanne Roxanne, RZA
RZA has been tapped to compose the original music for the upcoming indie drama Roxanne Roxanne. The film is written and directed by Michael Larnell and stars Chanté Adams, Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Elvis Nolasco, Kevin Phillips and Shenell Edmonds. The movie is set in the 1980s and tells the story of a 14-year-old rap prodigy from New York City’s Queensbridge Projects named Lolita Shante Gooden, who would go onto become hip hop legend Roxanne Shanté. Pharrell Williams and Forest Whitaker are producing the project with Nina Yang Bongiovi (Dope, Fruitvale Station) and Mimi Valdes. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary to Score Danny Strong’s ‘Rebel in the Rye’
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Danny Strong, Rebel in the Rye
Bear McCreary has signed on to score the upcoming drama Rebel in the Rye. The film is written and directed by Danny Strong (Recount, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Empire) and stars Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Zoey Deutch, Hope Davis and Victor Garber. The movie centers on the life and mind of reclusive author J.D. Salinger and goes from the bloody front lines of World War II to his early rejections and the PTSD-fueled writer’s block that led to his iconic novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Strong is also producing the project with Bruce Cohen (Silver Linings Playbook, American Beauty), Jason Shuman (The Messengers, Darkness Falls), as well as Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill & Trent Luckinbill (Sicario, Demolition). Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Vivo’ to Feature Original Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Kirk De Micco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vivo
Lin-Manuel Miranda has composed original songs for the upcoming animated feature Vivo. The film will be directed by Kirk De Micco (The Croods, Space Chimps) and is being written by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Miranda’s collaborator on the stage musical In The Heights. The movie, which is supposed to feature 11 new songs, tells the tale of an adventurous capuchin monkey with a passion for music that makes a treacherous passage from Havana to Miami to fulfill his destiny. Lisa Stewart (Monsters vs Aliens, Turbo) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bad News Bears’ Trilogy Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Safan, Jerry Fielding, Paul Chihara, score, Soundtrack, The Bad News Bears, The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for The Bad News Bears trilogy. The 3-CD set features the score from the original 1976 sports comedy directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Walter Matthau & Tatum O’Neal composed by Academy Award nominee Jerry Fielding (The Wild Bunch, Escape from Alcatraz, The Gambler), the music from the 1977 sequel The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Cheers) and the score for 1978’s The Bad News Bears Go to Japan composed by Paul Chihara (China Beach, Death Race 2000). The soundtrack is now available for pre-order on the label’s website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for ITV’s ‘The Halcyon’ to Be Released
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Jamie Cullum, Samuel Sim, score, Soundtrack, The Halcyon
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV series The Halcyon. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (Awake, Home Fires, Combat Hospital). Also included are two original songs written for the show by Jamie Cullum, as well as track by singer Beverley Knight who has a special guest appearance in the series where she performs at the Café De Paris. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically in the first week of January and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Click here to order the CD version as an import. The Halcyon is created by Charlotte Jones & Jack Lothian and stars Steven Mackintosh, Olivia Williams, Kara Tointon, Alex Jennings, Matt Ryan, Hermione Corfield and Mark Benton. The 8-part series is set in 1940 London and tells the story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the centre of London society and a world at war. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy Announces 145 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 145 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2016 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 89th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“The Abolitionists,” Tim Jones, composer
“Absolutely Fabulous The Movie,” Jake Monaco, composer
“The Accountant,” Mark Isham, composer
“Alice through the Looking Glass,” Danny Elfman, composer Read the rest of this entry »
