Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Silicon Cowboys. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (My Blind Brother, Animals, Full Circle, The First Monday in May). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Silicon Cowboys is directed by Jason Cohen and chronicles the underdog story of Compaq Computer, which took on IBM — the world’s most powerful computer company — in an all-out tech war that shaped the world as we know it. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Silicon Cowboys’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ian Hultquist, Jason Cohen, score, Silicon Cowboys, Soundtrack
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‘Queen of Katwe’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Mira Nair, Queen of Katwe, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Mira Nair’s drama Queen of Katwe have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Roots, 11.22.63, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). Also included is the original song Back to Life by Alicia Keys, as well as tracks by HAB and Young Cardamom, MC Galaxy, A Pass, Bobi Wine, Michael Kiwanuka & more. The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2016 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Queen of Katwe starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o and Madina Nalwanga tells the true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda who became a Woman Candidate Master after her performance at the World Chess Olympiad. Read the rest of this entry »
James Horner Revealed as Original Composer for ‘The Great Wall’
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Horner, Simon Franglen, The Great Wall, The Magnificent Seven
Simon Franglen revealed in a recent interview with Pop Culture Tonight that James Horner was contracted to score the upcoming fantasy epic The Great Wall before his death last summer. The job ultimately went to Ramin Djawadi who is composing the music for the film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu and Eddie Peng. Horner was also attached to score Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge and James Cameron’s Avatar sequels before he passed away. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias to Score Santiago Mitre’s ‘The Summit’
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, La Cordillera, Santiago Mitre, The Summit
Alberto Iglesias is set to compose the music for the upcoming political thriller The Summit (La Cordillera). The film is directed by Santiago Mitre (Paulina, The Student) and stars Ricardo Darin, Dolores Fonzi, Erica Rivas, Elena Anaya, Gerardo Romano, Paulina Garcia, Alfredo Castro and Daniel Gimenez Cacho. The movie revolves around the president of Argentina whose darkest past threatens to catch up with him at a three-day conference, forcing him to choose between his career and family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Morgan’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Luke Scott, Max Richter, Morgan, score, Soundtrack
Fox Music has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Morgan. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Disconnect, Testament of Youth, Waltz with Bashir, The Congress). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. Morgan is directed by Luke Scott and stars Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Paul Giamatti. The movie produced by Ridley Scott centers around corporate troubleshooter who is summoned to a remote research lab to determine whether or not to terminate a genetically-engineered being. Read the rest of this entry »
Walter Murphy Scoring Kevin Pollak’s ‘The Late Bloomer’
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kevin Pollak, The Late Bloomer, Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy has composed the music for the upcoming comedy The Late Bloomer. The film is directed by Kevin Pollak and stars Johnny Simmons, J.K. Simmons, Maria Bello, Brittany Snow, Jane Lynch, Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Wesley, Ken Marino, Beck Bennett, Illeana Douglas Blake Cooper, Charlotte McKinney, Vanessa Ragland and Lenora Crichlow. The movie is loosely based on Ken Baker’s 2001 memoir Man Made: A Memoir of My Body and follows a 30-year old man who – after the successful removal of a benign tumor resting against his pituitary gland – experiences all the changes and effects of puberty over a three-week period. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gernika’ (‘Guernica’) Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fernando Velazquez, Gernika, Guernica, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the war drama Gernika (Guernica). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Fernando Velazquez (Crimson Peak, The Impossible, The Orphanage, Hercules, Mama). The soundtrack will be released on September 9, 2016. Gernika is directed by Koldo Serra and stars James D’Arcy, Jack Davenport, Maria Valverde, Ingrid Garcia-Jonsson, Alex Garcia, Barbara Goenaga, Burn Gorman and Joachim Assboeck. The movie takes place in 1937 Spain during the Civil War and follows an American journalist who secretly joins forces with a local press-office censor to work against the stringent restrictions that are becoming more common. Read the rest of this entry »
John Frizzell to Score ABC’s ‘Conviction’
Posted: September 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Conviction, Liz Friedlander, Liz Friedman, Stalker
John Frizzell has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC drama Conviction. The show is created by Liz Friedlander & Liz Friedman (Jessica Jones) and stars Hayley Atwell, Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana and Daniel DiTomasso. The series follows a lawyer and former First Daughter who accepts a job at the NY District Attorney Conviction Integrity Unit to avoid jail time for cocaine possession and avoid hurting her mother’s Senate campaign. Read the rest of this entry »
Deutsche Grammophon to Release ‘Arrival’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arrival, Denis Villeneuve, Johann Johannsson, score, Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Arrival. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). Also included is Max Richter’s piece On the Nature of Daylight as featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2016. Check back on this page for the full album details. Arrival is directed by Denis Villeneuve and stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. The movie takes place after mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe and follows an elite team – lead by an expert linguist – that is brought together to investigate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Vessel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanan Townshend, score, Soundtrack, Terrence Malick, The Vessel
A soundtrack album will be released for the drama The Vessel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hanan Townshend (To the Wonder, Knight of Cups, The Better Angels). Also included is the song Despertia performed by Gabriel Ruiz Galindo & Gabriel Luna De La Fuente (feat. Mayte Martín). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 9, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Vessel is written and directed by Julio Quintana and stars Martin Sheen as a Catholic priest in a small Latin American town where a tidal wave destroys a local school packed with children. Read the rest of this entry »
