Terence Blanchard has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy drama The Comedian. The film is directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, An Officer and a Gentleman, The Devil’s Advocate, Dolores Claiborne) and stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin, Patti LuPone, Cloris Leachman, Lois Smith and Harvey Keitel. The movie revolves around a comic icon trying to reinvent himself with the audience only wanting to know him as the former TV character he once played. Art Linson (Fight Club, Heat), Jeff Ross, Richard LaGravenese (The Horse Whisperer, The Fisher King) and Lewis Friedman (BASEketball) have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard Scoring Taylor Hackford’s ‘The Comedian’
Posted: October 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Taylor Hackford, Terence Blanchard, The Comedian
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‘Nocturnal Animals’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Nocturnal Animals, score, Soundtrack, Tom Ford
The full details of the soundtrack album for Tom Ford’s dramatic thriller Nocturnal Animals have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Penny Dreadful, W.E., Escape from Tomorrow). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2016 by Back Lot Music and physically on November 18 by Silva Screen Records. Visit Amazon. to pre-order the CD. Listen to a track from the score after the jump. Nocturnal Animals is written and directed by Ford and stars Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Karl Glusman and Michael Sheen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Time of Their Lives’ to Feature Score by Stephen Warbeck & Song by Tim Rice
Posted: October 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Roger Goldby, Stephen Warbeck, The Time of Their Lives, Tim Rice
Stephen Warbeck has signed on to score the upcoming British comedy The Time of Their Lives. The film is written and directed by Roger Goldby (The Waiting Room) and stars Joan Collins, Pauline Collins and Franco Nero. Academy Award-winning songwriter Tim Rice (The Lion King, Aladdin, Evita) will be providing an original song and also serves as an executive producer on the project. The movie follows a former Hollywood star who is on her way to crash her ex-husband’s funeral with a friend and becomes involved in a romantic triangle with a reclusive Italian painter. Sarah Sulick (Honeytrap) and Azim Bolkiah (Dark Places) are producing the Bright Pictures and Daryl Prince production. Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for MTV’s ‘Scream’ TV Series Released
Posted: October 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jeremy Zuckerman, MTV, score, Scream, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a score album for the MTV original series Scream. The album features selections of the original score fm the show’s first two seasons composed by Jeremy Zuckerman (The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Columbia and Island Records have previously released two soundtracks featuring songs from the series. Scream is based on Wes Craven’s movie franchise and stars Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Amadeus Serafini, Carlson Young, Kiana Ledé, Santiago Segura and Tracy Middendorf. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Starfish’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bill Clark, Paul Saunderson, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the British drama Starfish. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Saunderson (100 Streets). Also included is the movie’s end title theme Empires by James Keo & Sam Clifford. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Starfish is written and directed by Bill Clark and stars Joanne Froggatt, Tom Riley, Ellie Copping, Michele Dotrice, Phoebe Nicholls, Greg Haiste, Oliver Cunliffe and David Carr. The movie tells the true story of a a couple whose lives change forever when the man contracts a rare disease that leads to the loss of all four limbs and parts of his face. Read the rest of this entry »
Diane Warren and Thomas Newman Named SCL Ambassadors
Posted: October 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Diane Warren, SCL, Thomas Newman
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has named Academy Award-nominated songwriter Diane Warren and composer Thomas Newman as the newest SCL Ambassadors. The SCL Ambassador Program was established to revere the elite group of screen composers, lyricists and songwriters whose contributions have made a significant impact in music for film, television, and video games. The talent showcased by these individuals has set the standard for music in visual media and they are leading representatives of their craft. SCL honored Ambassadors include James Newton Howard, Dave Grusin, The Sherman Brothers, Elliot Goldenthal, Lalo Schifrin, Hal David, Burt Bacharach, Leiber and Stoller, Mark Isham and Randy Newman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Moana’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, Moana, Opetaia Foa’I, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s animated feature Moana have been revealed. The album features the film’s original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), Opetaia Foa’i and Mark Mancina (Twister, Speed, Tarzan, Brother Bear, Bad Boys), as well as the movie’s original score composed by Mancina. The soundtrack will be released on November 18, 2016. Click here to pre-order the regular edition and visit Amazon to order the 2-CD deluxe edition version. The first song How Far I’ll Go by Alessia Cara will be released tomorrow. Moana is directed by Ron Clements & John Musker and features the voices of Auli’i Cravelho and Dwayne Johnson. The movie follows an adventurous teenager who, with help from demigod Maui, sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and save her people. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami & Dennis Smith to Score History’s ‘Six’
Posted: October 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dennis Smith, History, Marco Beltrami, Six
Marco Beltrami and Dennis Smith have been hired to score the upcoming History original series Six. The show is created by William Broyles (Cast Away, Apollo 13, The Polar Express) & military special operations veteran David Broyles and stars Walton Goggins, Edwin Hodge, Dominic Adams, Brianne Davis, Nadine Velazquez, Jaylen Moore, Donny Boaz and Nondumiso Tembe. The military drama follows the Navy SEAL Team Six, whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working as a jihadist fighter with the terrorists. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira Scoring Ben Lewin’s ‘Please Stand By’
Posted: October 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Lewin, Heitor Pereira, Please Stand By
Heitor Pereira is scoring the upcoming drama Please Stand By. The film is directed by Ben Lewin (The Sessions) and stars Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette and Alice Eve. The movie follows a brilliant young woman with autism who escapes her care home and embarks on a road trip of a lifetime: to enter her script into a Hollywood competition. Michael Golamco (Grimm) has written the screenplay. Daniel Dubiecki (Up in the Air, Jennifer’s Body) and Lara Alameddine (Money Monster) are producing the project for The Allegiance Theater. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for National Geographic’s ‘Mars’ Announced
Posted: October 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Mars, National Geographic, Nick Cave, score, Soundtrack, Warren Ellis
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the National Geographic original series Mars. The album features the show’s original music composed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Lawless, Hell or High Water, The Proposition). The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mars is directed by Everardo Gout, produced by Ron Howard & Brian Grazer and tell the story of a fictional astronaut crew on the very first human Mars mission in 2033. The six-part series combines interviews with real-world space experts ranging from The Martian author Andy Weir to Neil deGrasse Tyson. Read the rest of this entry »
