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 »
‘Bad Santa 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bad Santa 2, Bad Waters, Mark Waters, Soundtrack
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 »
‘Don’t Think Twice’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don't Think Twice, Mike Birbiglia, Roger Neill, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the hit indie comedy Don’t Think Twice. The album features the film’s original score composed by Roger Neill (Mozart in the Jungle, Beginners, King of the Hill, 20th Century Women). Also included are songs by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and ELEL. The soundtrack will be available digitally on November 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Don’t Think Twice is written and directed by Mike Birbiglia and stars himself, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard and Tami Sagher. The movie revolves around an improv group that loses its lease on its home theater at the same time that one of its cast members lands a TV comedy sketch show. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell to Score Jonathan Dayton’s and Valerie Faris’ ‘Battle of the Sexes’
Posted: November 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Battle of the Sexes, Jonathan Dayton, Nicholas Britell, Valerie Faris
Nicholas Britell is currently scoring the upcoming drama Battle of the Sexes. The film is directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine, Ruby Sparks) and stars Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Stowell, Alan Cumming, Sarah Silverman and Bill Pullman. The movie tells the true story of the competition between tennis pros Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 1973 when the No. 2 ranked King beat the 55-year-old retired former Wimbledon champion Riggs. Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty, 127 Hours) wrote the screenplay. Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, Steve Jobs) is producing the project with Christian Colson (Selma, 127 Hours). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Shadow of Iris’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Wiltzie, Dustin O'Halloran, Iris, score, Soundtrack, The Shadow of Iris
Erased Tapes will release a soundtrack album for the French thriller The Shadow of Iris. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Transparent, Like Crazy, Lion) and Adam Wiltzie aka A Winged Victory for the Sullen. The soundtrack will be released on November 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Shadow of Iris is directed by Jalil Lespert (Yves Saint Laurent) who also stars in the film alongside Romain Duris, Charlotte Le Bon, Camille Cottin, Sophie Verbeeck and Adel Bencherif. The movie follows a mechanic caught up in a deadly false kidnapping plot. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 6, 2016)
Posted: November 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Channel, Ludwig Göransson, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mech-X4, Netflix, People of Earth, TBS, Tim Wynn, True Memoirs of an International Assassin
Premiering on Friday, November 11, is the Netflix original movie True Memoirs of an International Assassin directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring Kevin James, Zulay Henao, Andy Garcia, Maurice Compte, Kelen Coleman, Andrew Howard, Rob Riggle, Leonard Earl Howze, Yul Vazquez and Kim Coates. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Goransson (Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station, New Girl, Central Intelligence). The comedy follows a mild-mannered would-be author who gets mistaken for a killer-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. The movie will be available to stream on Friday on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the sci-fi adventure comedy MECH-X4 created by Steve Marmel and starring Nathaniel Potvin, Raymond Cham, Kamran Lucas, Pearce Joza and Alyssa Jirrels. Tim Wynn (The Starving Games, Superfast!, Warhawk video game) is composing the show’s original music. The series follows a freshman at Bay City High who mysteriously awakens MECH-X4, a giant robot built to defend Bay City against impending doom. The comedy will premiere this Friday on the Disney Channel. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Posted: November 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Watts, Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino, Spider-Man: Homecoming
Marvel Studios president confirmed during a Q&A this past week at the University of Southern California (USC) following a screening of Doctor Strange that Michael Giacchino will be scoring the studio’s upcoming feature Spider-Man: Homecoming. The film is directed by Jon Watts (Cop Car) and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. The movie follows a young Peter Parker as he begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero. Feige (The Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor) is producing the project with Amy Pascal (Ghostbusters). Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Yared to Score Eric Styles’ ‘Bach’ Biopic
Posted: November 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bach, Eric Styles, Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared is attached to compose the score for the upcoming biographical drama Bach. The film is set to be directed by Eric Styles (Relative Values, Tempo, That Good Night) and will star Gérard Depardieu, Axel Milberg and Marianne Sagebrecht. The movie chronicles the life and passionate battles of the iconic German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Jeffrey Freedman has written the screenplay and is also producing the project with S. J. Evans (Dead of the Nite). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 4, 2016)
Posted: November 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Army of One, Christophe Beck, David Newman, David Wingo, Deantoni Parks, Doctor Strange, Dog Eat Dog, H. Scott Salinas, Hacksaw Ridge, Heather McIntosh, Jeff Peters, Jingle Punks, Loving, Mark Wiki, Michael Giacchino, Michl Britsch, My Dead Boyfriend, Rainbow Time, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Charnel House, The Eagle Huntress, The Ivory Game, Todd Haberman, Trash Fire, Trolls
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tilda Swinton. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, Inside Out, Jurassic World, Lost, The Incredibles, Ratatouille). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to check out the end credits track. Also click here for a short video interview with Giacchino at the movie’s Hollywood premiere.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Trolls directed by Mike Mitchell & Walt Dohrn and featuring the voices of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Gwen Stefani, Ron Funches, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Russell Brand, James Corden and Jeffrey Tambor. Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Peanuts Movie, Ant-Man, The Muppets) has composed the film’s original score. RCA Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full details. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, including the hit title Can’t Stop The Feeling! by the film’s executive music producer Justin Timberlake. Check out our previous article for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
