Lionsgate has published a video featurette on the music for Damien Chazelle’s movie musical La La Land. The video features interviews with the director and composer Justin Hurwitz who talk about their collaboration and their work on the project, as well as footage from the orchestral score’s recording sessions. Check out the full video after the jump. Interscope Records will release two soundtrack albums, featuring the songs from the movie and Hurwitz’s score. Visit Amazon to pre-order the official soundtrack and click here to pre-order the score album. Also check out our previous article for more information on the soundtracks. Read the rest of this entry »
Behind the Music for Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’
Posted: November 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Damien Chazelle, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
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Lin-Manuel Miranda to Compose Music & Write Songs for ‘The Kingkiller Chronicle’ Film & TV Adaptations
Posted: November 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Kingkiller Chronicle
Lionsgate announced today that Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as a creative producer and musical mastermind on the feature film and television series adaptations of Pat Rothfuss’ best-selling franchise book trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle. He is expected to compose the original music and write the songs for both projects. The studio is simultaneously developing and producing the feature film franchise and a TV drama series that expands on the world outside of the books. Lindsey Beer (Transformers: The Last Knight) is currently writing the screenplay for the first movie based on the first book, The Name of the Wind. Robert Lawrence (Clueless, The Last Castle) is producing both feature and TV adaptations. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Trollhunters’ to Feature Music by Alexandre Desplat & Tim Davies
Posted: November 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo Del Toro, Netflix, Tim Davies, Trollhunters
Alexandre Desplat has written the main titles music, as well as the main character’s theme for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Netflix original series Trollhunters. The show’s score is composed by Tim Davies. Both composers received an Annie Award nomination for their work yesterday. The series is created by Guillermo del Toro and features the voices of Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer, Ron Perlman, Charlie Saxton, Steven Yeun, Jonathan Hyde, Lexi Medrano, Amy Landecker and Fred Tatasciore. The show follows a 15-year old teenager who stumbles upon a Magical Amulet that gives him the title of Trollhunter, defender of the trolls that live below the human town of Arcadia. Del Toro is also executive producing the project with Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow) and Rodrigo Blaas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Return to the Blue Lagoon’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basil Poledouris, Return to the Blue Lagoon, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1991 romantic adventure drama Return to the Blue Lagoon directed by William A. Graham and starring Brian Krause & Milla Jovovich. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris (RoboCop, Starship Troopers, Conan the Barbarian, The Hunt for Red October, For the Love of the Game). Also included is the end titles song A World of Our Own performed by SURFACE, as well as alternate, additional and source cues. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine Dragon’s ‘Levitate’ from ‘Passengers’ to Be Released
Posted: November 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Imagine Dragons, Morten Tyldum, Passengers
Sony Pictures announced today that Imagine Dragons have contributed an original song for the sci-fi drama Passengers. The track, entitled Levitate, will be released as a digital single, this Friday, December 2 by Interscope Records. Listen to a clip from the song after the jump and visit Amazon to pre-order the track. A soundtrack album for the movie featuring the score by Thomas Newman will be released on December 16. Passengers directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Aurora Perrineau and Laurence Fishburne will be released nationwide on December 21. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Broughton’s ‘All I Want for Christmas’ Score to Be Released
Posted: November 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All I Want for Christmas, Bruce Broughton, Peter Schickele, score, Silent Running, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for Paramount Pictures’ 1991 family comedy All I Want for Christmas directed by Robert Lieberman and starring Harley Jane Kozak, Jamey Sheridan, Ethan Randall, Thora Birch, Kevin Nealon, Lauren Bacall, Leslie Nielsen . The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Rescuers Down Under, Young Sherlock Holmes, Miracle on 34th Street, Lost in Space). Only six cues of the composer’s score have previously been released on the original 1991 soundtrack album. For the full album details, to order the CD and to listen to audio samples, visit the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Pay, Nudity’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Richey, No Pay Nudity, score, Soundtrack
Dogwood Lane Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama No Pay, Nudity. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Richey (Friends with Money, Lovely & Amazing, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. No Pay, Nudity is directed by Lee Wilkof and stars Gabriel Byrne, Nathan Lane, Frances Conroy and Donna Murphy. The movie follows a middle-aged actor who has lost his way and returns to his hometown in Dayton, Ohio, to play the fool in “King Lear” and connects with an old girlfriend. Read the rest of this entry »
Nominations for 44th Annie Awards Announced
Posted: November 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 44th Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Music in an Animated Feature Production
- Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis & Michael McCuistion – Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders – Warner Bros. Animation
- Joby Talbot – Sing – Illumination Entertainment
- Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey & Camille – The Little Prince – Netflix and On Animation Studios
- Laurent Perez del Mar – The Red Turtle – Studio Ghibli, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions
- Alexandre Desplat – The Secret Life of Pets – Illumination Entertainment
‘Sing’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Garth Jennings, Joby Talbot, score, Sing, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a score album for Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature Sing. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Penelope, Closed Circuit, Son of Rambow). The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Republic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie in two different editions. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Moore Scoring Joe Lynch’s ‘Mayhem’
Posted: November 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Camera Obscura, Joe Lynch, Mayhem, Steve Moore
Steve Moore has recently composed the music for the upcoming indie action thriller Mayhem. The film is directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Knights of Badassdom) and stars Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Caroline Chikezie and Kerry Fox. The movie tells the story of a virus that infects a corporate law office on the day one of their attorneys is framed by a co-worker and wrongfully fired. Matias Caruso wrote the screenplay. Lawrence Mattis (Mr. Right, Hellbenders), Matt Smith (Trash Fire), Sean Sorensen and Mehrdad Elie are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
