cold-feetSony Music will release a score album for the ITV original series Cold Feet. The album features selections from the original music of the new season composed by Edmund Butt (The DarkAn Adventure in Space and TimeAshes to Ashes). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 11, 2016. The label has previously released a 2-CD set featuring the songs from the reboot. Cold Feet is created by Mike Bullen and stars James Nesbitt, John Thomson, Robert Bathurst and Hermione Norris. The comedy drama follows the intertwining lives of a group of Manchester friends at different stages in their relationships. The new season of the series recently premiered in the UK on ITV. Read the rest of this entry »

Gabriel Mann to Score ‘Humor Me’

Posted: November 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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gabriel-mannGabriel Mann has been hired to score the upcoming indie comedy Humor Me. The film is written and directed by Sam Hoffman and stars Elliott Gould, Jemaine Clement, Ingrid Michaelson, Bebe Neuwirth, Erich Bergen and Annie Potts.  The movie follows a struggling playwright who moves in with his joke-telling dad in a New Jersey golf community. Hoffman is also producing the Fugitive Films production with Courtney Potts and Jamie Gordon (Wedding DazeScar). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Planetarium’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: November 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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planetariumMusic Box Records has announced a soundtrack album for Rebecca Zlotowski’s drama Planetarium. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Horns, Every Secret Thing, Populaire). Also included are the composer’s scores for Zlotowski 2010 & 2013 features Belle Épine and Grand Central. The 2-CD set will be released on November 10, 2016 and is now available to pre-order as an import here. The soundtrack will be also be available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Planetarium is co-written and directed by Zlotowski and stars Natalie Portman and Lily Rose Depp. The movie is set in the 1930s and follows two sisters who are believed to possess the supernatural ability to connect with ghosts and cross paths with a visionary French producer while performing in Paris. Read the rest of this entry »

randy-edelmanRandy Edelman is scoring the upcoming family movie Max 2: White House Hero. The film is directed by Brian Levant (The Flintstones, Jingle All the Way, Are We There Yet?) and stars Lochlyn Munro, Francesca Capaldi, Carrie Genzel, Bradley Stryker, Bruce Blain, Curtis Lum, Reese Alexander and Zane Austin. The movie is the sequel to last year’s Boaz Yakin-directed feature Max, which was scored by Trevor Rabin. No plot details have been announced yet. Steven Altiere (Norm of the North) has written the screenplay. Karen Rosenfelt (Twilight series, Marley & Me, Percy Jackson series) is producing the MGM production with Ken Blancato (The Book Thief) and Matt Bierman. Edelman (Ghostbusters 2Kindergarten Cop, DragonheartxXxThe Mask) has previously collaborated with Levant on the 1992 comedy BeethovenRead the rest of this entry »

ilan-eshkeriIlan Eshkeri has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Breathe. The film is directed by actor Andy Serkis and stars Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Hugh Bonneville and Charles Chapman. The movie is based on a true story and centers on a brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed. Academy Award nominee William Nicholson (GladiatorNellLes MiserablesShadowlands) has written the screenplay. Jonathan Cavendish (Bridget Jones’s DiaryElizabeth: The Golden Age) is producing the project for The Imaginarium Studios.  Read the rest of this entry »

pasek-and-paulBenj Pasek & Justin Paul are attached to write original songs for Disney’s upcoming new live action film adaptation of Snow White. The movie based on the 1937 animated classic will be produced by Marc Platt (Into the WoodsDriveLegally BlondeNine).  Erin Cressida Wilson (The Girl on the TrainSecretaryMen, Women & Children) is attached to write the screenplay. No actors or director have been signed yet. Pasek and Paul are best known for their music for the stage musicals A Christmas StoryDogfightEdgesDear Evan Hansen, and James and the Giant Peach. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Narcos’ Season 2 Soundtrack Announced

Posted: November 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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narcos-2Lakeshore Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Narcos. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Pedro Bromfman (RoboCopElite Squad). Also included are songs by Ruben Juarez, Grupo Niche, Usma y Su Conjunto, La Cancion Colombiana and The Emmy Award-nominated main title theme Tuyo by Rodrigo Amarante. The soundtrack will be released digitally on iTunes/Apple Music on November 11, 2016 and through all service providers on November 18, followed by a physical release on December 9. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Narcos is created by Jose Padhila and stars Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, Juan Pablo Raba, Joanna Christie, Stephanie Sigman, Manolo Cardona, André Mattos, Luis Guzman and Ana de la Reguera. Read the rest of this entry »

westworldWaterTower Music has released a soundtrack for the HBO original series Westworld. The EP features five tracks from the show’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of ThronesPacific RimIron ManClash of the TitansPerson of Interest), including the main titles theme and instrumental versions of the Rolling Stones’ Paint It, Black and Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun (as featured in the pilot episode), as well as Radiohead’s No Surprises and The Cure’s A Forest. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Westworld is created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 feature and stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. Read the rest of this entry »

lifeJon Ekstrand is reteaming with director Daniel Espinosa on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Life. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Olga Dihovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare and Hiroyuki Sanada. The movie follows the crew of the International Space Station, who, after retrieving a sample from Mars, discover that it displays signs of life, and proves to be more intelligent than expected. Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool, ZombielandG.I. Joe: Retaliation) have written the screenplay. David Ellison & Dana Goldberg (Mission Impossible – Rogue NationTerminator Genisys) are producing the Skydance production with Bonnie Curtis (Minority ReportA.I. Artificial Intelligence) and Julie Lynn (Albert NobbsMother and Child). Read the rest of this entry »

ashes-in-the-snowHauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) has been hired to score the upcoming period drama Ashes in the Snow. The film is directed by Marius Markevicius (The Other Dream Team) and stars Bel Powley, Jonah Hauer-King, Martin Wallstrom, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Sophie Cookson, Peter Franzen, Sam Hazeldine, James Cosmo, Adrian Schiller and Tom Sweet. The movie is based on Ruta Sepetys’ best-selling novel Between Shades of Gray and follows a 16-year-old girl who is forced to live in a Siberian work camp amid Stalin’s reign of terror in the Baltic region and attempts to use her art to send messages to her imprisoned father. Ben York Jones (Like CrazyBreathe In) has written the screenplay.  Read the rest of this entry »