Mark Isham has signed on to score the upcoming comedy Sun Dogs. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Jennifer Morrison from the Isham-scored ABC drama Once Upon a Time and stars herself, alongside Michael Angarano, Melissa Benoist, Allison Janney and Ed O’Neill. The movie follows a young misfit in his repeated failed attempts to join the Marines and serve his country. When his last interview fails, he sets his sights on a casino manager who may or may not be a terrorist mastermind. Anthony Tambakis (Warrior, Jane Got a Gun) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham to Score Jennifer Morrison’s ‘Sun Dogs’
Posted: November 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jennifer Morrison, Mark Isham, Sun Dogs
‘Jackie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jackie, Mica Levi, Pablo Larraín, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Pablo Larrain’s biographical drama Jackie have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mica Levi (Under the Skin). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2, 2016 and physically the following week. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Jackie is directed by Pablo Larraín and stars Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. The drama depicts the events leading up to and following the assassination of JFK in 1963 through the eyes of First Lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The movie premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on December 2 by Fox Searchlight. Read the rest of this entry »
USA’s ‘Shooter’ to Feature Music by Bobby Krlic
Posted: November 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bobby Krlic, Haxan Cloak, Shooter, USA
Bobby Krlic is composing the music for the new USA original series Shooter. The show is based on the best-selling novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter and Antoine Fuqua’s 2007 feature of the same title and stars Ryan Phillippe, Omar Epps, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Shantel VanSanten and Eddie McClintock. The drama follows a highly-decorated veteran who is coaxed back into action to prevent a plot to kill the President. Mark Wahlberg who starred in the movie version is executive producing the Paramount Television and Universal Cable production with Stephen Levinson (Entourage, Ballers, Lone Survivor), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Salt, RED, Deepwater Horizon) and John Hlavin (Underworld: Awakening) who also wrote the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Garth Davis’ ‘Lion’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Garth Davis, Lion, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Lion. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Transparent, Like Crazy, Breathe In, Equals) and Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) (In Dubious Battle, The Boy). Also included is the original song Never Give Up by Sia. The soundtrack will be released within the next couple of weeks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the release date details. Lion is directed by Garth Davis and stars Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Divian Ladwa, Priyanka Bose and Pallavi Sharda. The movie tells the true story of Saroo Brierley, who was adopted by an Australian couple after being separated from his family in India at the age of five, and then located his original home using Google Earth 25 years later. Read the rest of this entry »
Julian Wass to Score ‘Fun Mom Dinner’
Posted: November 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alethea Jones, Fun Mom Dinner, Julian Wass
Julian Wass has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Fun Mom Dinner. The film 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 centers on four moms whose only common ground is their kids’ preschool class, who decide to get together for a harmless “fun mom dinner.” Julie Yaeger Rudd has written the screenplay. Andrew Duncan and Alex Saks are producing the project for June Pictures, alongside Naomi Scott for Gettin’ Rad Productions. Adam Scott and Paul Rudd serve as executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Season 3 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Mozart in the Jungle, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle. The album features music from the show’s third season including classical pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Léo Delibes, Georges Bizet, Franz Schubert & more performed by soloists such as soprano Ana María Martínez, violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, tenor Plácido Domingo among others. The soundtrack will be released on December 9, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Amazon Content Services has previously released a soundtrack album for the first two seasons. Mozart in the Jungle created by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman & Alex Timbers and starring Gael García Bernal, Lola Kirke, Saffron Burrows, Hannah Dunne, Malcolm McDowell and Bernadette Peters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Operator’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Logan Kibens, Operator, Sage Lewis, score, Soundtrack
The Orchard will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Operator. The album features the film’s original score composed by Sage Lewis. Also included are tracks by Brendan Byrnes and Maesa Pullman. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Operator is co-written and directed by Logan Kibens and stars Martin Starr, Mae Whitman, Nat Faxon, Cameron Esposito and Christine Lahti. The movie revolves around an anxious programmer who enlists the help of his empathetic wife when given the task to create the perfect call center program. Their relationship spirals out of control when he begins replacing her with an ideal computerized replica. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bad Santa 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bad Santa 2, Bad Waters, Mark Waters, Soundtrack
Red River Entertainment will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy sequel Bad Santa 2. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, CeeLo Green, Joy Williams, Ray Conniff, Moz, William Clarke & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 18, 2016. Bad Santa 2 is directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) and stars Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino and Jeff Skowron. The movie follows Willie Sokie as he teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. The comedy will be released nationwide on November 23, 2016 by Broad Green Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Dario Marianelli to Score Joe Wright’s ‘Darkest Hour’
Posted: November 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dario Marianelli, Darkest Hour, Joe Wright
Working Title Films and Focus Features announced today that Dario Marianelli will be reteaming with director Joe Wright on the upcoming historical drama Darkest Hour. The film stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, alongside John Hurt as Neville Chamberlain, Lily James as Churchill’s personal secretary, Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI and Kristin Scott Thomas as Churchill’s wife, Clementine. The movie follows Churchill as he leads a charge against Adolf Hitler’s army in the early days of World War II. Anthony McCarten (Theory of Everything, Death of a Superhero) wrote the screenplay. He is also producing the project with Lisa Bruce and Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (Les Miserables, Frost/Nixon, Love Actually, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates Scoring ‘Hot Summer Nights’
Posted: November 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elijah Bynum, Hot Summer Nights, Will Bates
Will Bates is composing the music for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Hot Summer Nights. The film is written and directed by Elijah Bynum and stars Maika Monroe, Thomas Jane, Maia Mitchell, Emory Cohen, Timothee Chalamet, Alex Roe and William Fichtner. The movie follows a teenager whose life spirals out of control when he befriends the town rebel, falls in love, and gets entangled in a drug ring all during one hot, stormy summer. Bradley Thomas (There’s Something Wrong About Marry, Me, Myself & Irene, Shallow Hal) and Dan Friedkin are producing the project for Imperative Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »