West Dylan Thordson has composed the original score for the upcoming psychological thriller Split. The film is written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable) and stars James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula and Haley Lu Richardson. The movie centers around a man who endures a major loss and becomes compelled to abduct three teenage girls. Shyamalan is also producing the project with Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious) for his production company Blumhouse and Marc Bienstock. Read the rest of this entry »
West Dylan Thordson Scoring M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Split’
Posted: October 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: M. Night Shyamalan, Split, West Dylan Thordson
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‘Brice 3’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brice 3, Brice De Nice, Bruno Coulais, score, Soundtrack
Polydor Records will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy Brice 3. The album features the songs from the movie by lead actor Jean Dujardin, The Bech Boys, Andrew Gold, Carl Douglas, The Trashmen, Jan & Dean, Freddy Meyer & more. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Chorus, The Crimson Rivers, Song of the Sea) who previously scored the 2005 original film Brice De Nice. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2016. Brice 3 is directed by James Huth and stars Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Bruno Salomone and Alban Lenoir. The sequel follows the title character who receives an SOS from his sidekick, Marius and takes the first plane out to Thailand to come to his rescue. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Beal, John Debney, Jeff Russo & More to Create New Scores for Silent Films Live Concert
Posted: October 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Jeff Beal, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Russo, John Debney, Kevin Kiner, Laura Karpman, Silent Films Live
On November 3, 2016, a number of film, television and visual media composers will reimagine and create new scores for classic silent films at the concert, Silent Films Live. The event presented by Education Through Music–Los Angeles member Angel Velez will take place at 7pm at the Malibu Screening Room and will be preceded by with a pre-concert interview and reception at 6pm featuring a discussion with the composers, moderated by Varèse Sarabande’s Robert Townson. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 2, 2016)
Posted: October 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Conviction, Frequency, HBO, John Frizzell, Lisa Coleman, NBC, No Tomorrow, Ramin Djawadi, Robert Duncan, The CW, Timeless, Toby Chu, Wendy Melvoin, Westworld
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series Westworld created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film and starring Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. The show’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Person of Interest, The Strain). Check out our previous article to learn more about the project and also visit HBO’s official show website for updates on the series, which will air every Sunday night.
Premiering tomorrow, October 3, is the new NBC drama Timeless created by Eric Kripke & Shawn Ryan and starring Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Goran Visnjic, Paterson Joseph, Sakina Jaffrey and Claudia Doumit. The show’s original score is composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, The Unit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Last Resort, Mad Dogs). For more information about the series, which follows three main characters traveling through time to battle unknown criminals in order to protect history as we know it, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross to Score Peter Berg’s ‘Patriots Day’
Posted: October 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Patriots Day, Peter Berg, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been hired to score the upcoming drama Patriots Day. The film is directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon) and stars Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Kevin Bacon, Michelle Monaghan, Jimmy O. Yang, Vince Curatola and James Colby. The movie tells the story of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it. Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies) has written the screenplay. Scott Stuber (Ted, Role Models, Safe House), Wahlberg, Hutch Parker (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine), Dylan Clark (Rise/Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Stephen Levinson (Entourage, The Gambler), Dorothy Aufiero (The Fighter) and Michael Radutzky are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2016)
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amanda Knox, American Honey, Benjamin Wallfisch, Danny Bensi, Deepwater Horizon, Denial, Flock of Dudes, Geoff Zanelli, Howard Shore, Jonathan Zalben, Masterminds, Matthew Margeson, Michael Brook, Mike Higham, Milton's Secret, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Saunder Jurriaans, Steve Jablonsky, Within
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children directed by Tim Burton and starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Higham & Matthew Margeson (Eddie the Eagle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass 2). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score will be released digitally within the next few weeks and physically on October 11 on La-La Land Records’ website and October 14 in other stores. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check back on this page for the full album details. Available now is the film’s original song Wish That You Were Here by Florence + the Machine.
Also opening wide is the action drama Deepwater Horizon directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien and Kate Hudson. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, Lone Survivor, The Island) has composed the film’s original music. Warner Bros. Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by Gary Clark Jr. Click here for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent audio interview with Jablonsky about his work on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from Fox’s ‘Family Guy’ to Be Released
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Zuckerman, Family Guy, Fox, Seth MacFarlane, Soundtrack, Walter Murphy
Beginning today, 20th Century Fox TV Records is releasing a batch of digital song singles from the Fox hit television series Family Guy. Starting with the Family Guy Main Title, composed by Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane and David Zuckerman, songs will be released every other week during the course of the season. Songs coming out this fall include a few of the most requested ones, including A Bag of Weed, The FCC Song, and the Emmy-nominated songs You’ve Got a Lot to See and Down’s Syndrome Girl. The first track is now available to download on iTunes and will also be available from other digital retailers soon. Read the rest of this entry »
The CW’s ‘No Tomorrow’ to Feature Music by Wendy & Lisa
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Corinne Brinkerhoff, Lisa Coleman, No Tomorrow, The CW, Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman have been tapped to score the new CW comedy drama No Tomorrow. The show is created by Corinne Brinkerhoff (American Gothic, Jane The Virgin, The Good Wife) and stars Tori Anderson, Joshua Sasse, Jesse Rath, Amy Pietz, Sarayu Blue and Jonathan Langdon. The series follows a risk-averse procurement manager who falls for a handsome guy who has no job because his mathematical equation proves the world is ending in less than nine months. Brinkerhoff is also executive producing the CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television production with Maggie Friedman (Witches of East End), Grace Gilroy (The Fog, Bride of Chucky), Ben Silverman (The Office) and Brad Silberling (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Casper) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Angelo Badalamenti Featured in ‘Twin Peaks’ Teaser
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch, Showtime, Twin Peaks
Showtime has released a new teaser trailer for the revival of Twin Peaks. The teaser features composer Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, The Beach) playing his theme for the classic television show on the piano. The composer is on board to score the follow-up series. Check out the video after the jump. The new season of Twin Peaks is written and produced David Lynch & Mark Frost and is directed entirely by Lynch. The show picks up 25 years after the original series, which followed the FBI investigation conducted by special agent Dale Cooper into the murder of Laura Palmer in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, Washington. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bulletproof Love’ from Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage’ Released
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Luke Cage, Method Man, Netflix
Hollywood Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for Marvel’s Netflix original series Luke Cage. The song, entitled Bulletproof Love by Adrian Yoynge and A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad (feat. Method Man) is now available to download on Amazon. A full soundtrack album for the show will be released on October 7, 2016. Check back on this page next week for the full details. Luke Cage developed by Cheo Hodari Coker based on the Marvel Comics character and starring Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley and Sônia Braga just premiered today. Read the rest of this entry »
