darkerUniversal Studios has released the first original song from the upcoming sequel Fifty Shades Darker. The track, entitled I Don’t Want to Live Forever, is performed by Taylor Swift and former One Direction member Zayn. Swift also wrote the song with Jack Antonoff and Sam Dew. The song is now available to download on AmazonFifty Shades Darker is directed by James Foley and stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Hugh Dancy, Eric Johnson, Jennifer Ehle, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Victor Rusak, Eloise Mumford and Max Martini. Read the rest of this entry »

incarnateIM Global Music will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Incarnate. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Space Between Us, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Incarnate is directed by Brad Peyton and stars Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno and David Mazouz. The movie produced by Jason Blum (Paranormal ActivityThe PurgeInsidious) revolves around an unconventional exorcist who taps into the subconscious of a nine-year old boy who is possessed by a powerful, ancient demon. Read the rest of this entry »

the-affairThe full details of the second soundtrack album for the Showtime original series The Affair have been revealed. The album features selections of the music from the show’s second season composed by Marcelo Zarvos (FencesThe Good ShepherdRay DonovanThe Door in the FloorThe WordsHollywoodland). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 9 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first season. The Affair is created by Hagai Lemi & Sarah Treem and stars Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson. Read the rest of this entry »

Bear McCreary Scoring ‘Unrest’

Posted: December 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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unrestBear McCreary announced on Twitter that he has composed the music for the upcoming documentary Unrest. The film tells her story of Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea who is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s “all in her head.” Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story —and four other families’ stories — fighting a disease medicine forgot. Brea has directed the movie and is also producing the project with Lindsey Dryden and Patricia E. Gillespie. The documentary will premiere next month in competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Read the rest of this entry »

la-la-land-scoreThe full details of the score album for Damien Chazelle’s movie musical La La Land have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed and orchestrated by Justin Hurwitz (Whiplash). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and physically the following week by Interscope Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The label is also releasing a separate soundtrack tomorrow featuring the film’s songs, as well as selections from the score. La La Land written and directed by Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, J. K. Simmons, Finn Wittrock, Rosemarie DeWitt and Meagen Fay follows a jazz musician who falls in love with an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.  Read the rest of this entry »

office-christmas-partyInterscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Office Christmas Party. The album features the songs from the movie by The Struts, Black Joe Lewis, Ying Yang Twins, The Americanos, Capital Cities, Sam Spiegel & Ape Drums, Alex Aionos & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 9. Office Christmas Party is directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck (Blades of Glory) and stars Jason Bateman,  Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni and Matt Walsh. The movie a branch manager of a massive company must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs. Read the rest of this entry »

guillaume-rousselGuillaume Roussel is composing the music for the new CBS drama Ransom. The show is created by Frank Spotnitz (The X-FilesThe Man in the High CastleTransporter: The Series) & David Vainola and stars Luke Roberts, Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor. The series revolves around a world-renowned crisis and hostage negotiator whose team is brought in to resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases. Big Light Productions’ Spotnitz & Vainola are also executive producing the Entertainment One, Wildcats  and Sienna Films production with Jennifer Kawaja & Julia Sereny (Combat Hospital), Odile McDonald, Valerie Pechels and Jocelyn Hamilton. Read the rest of this entry »

a-cure-for-wellnessMilan Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller A Cure for Wellness. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Lights Out, Hidden Figures, The Escapist, Desert Dancer). The soundtrack will be released digitally, on CD and on vinyl on February 17, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A Cure for Wellness is directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the CaribbeanThe Ring) and stars Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs and Mia Goth. The movie follows an ambitious young executive who is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps and soon starts to suspect that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. Read the rest of this entry »

return-of-xander-cageVarese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the action sequel xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious series, Avengers: Age of UltronIron Man 3Thor: The Dark WorldNow You See Me) and Robert Lydecker (Sleepy HollowDesignated Survivor). The soundtrack will be released on January 20, 2017 and will be available for pre-order on Amazon within the next few weeks. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

jeff-cardoniJeff Cardoni has been hired to score the upcoming action comedy Once Upon a Time in Venice. The film is written and directed by Mark & Robb Cullen (Cop Out, Back in the Game) and stars Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, John Goodman, Stephanie Sigman, Adrian Martinez, Kal Penn, Emily Robinson, Tyga, Adam Goldberg, Ken Davitian, David Arquette and Victor Orti. The movie follows an L.A.-based private investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his loving pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang. The Cullen brothers are also producing the project with Voltage Pictures’ Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, Killer Joe), Zev Foreman (Good Kill, Colossal) and Laura Ford. Read the rest of this entry »