Republic Records will release the first song from Illumination Entertainment’s animated musical Song. The song, entitled Faith, is performed by Stevie Wonder feat. Ariana Grande and produced by Ryan Tedder and Benny Blanco. The track is now available to download on Amazon. The label will release a full soundtrack album on December 9, which is available to order here. Sing is directed by Garth Jennings and features the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Jennifer Saunders and Peter Serafinowicz. Read the rest of this entry »
Stevie Wonder’s & Ariana Grande’s Original Song ‘Faith’ from ‘Sing’ Released
Posted: November 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ariana Grande, Sing, Soundtrack, Stevie Wonder
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Christophe Beck’s ‘Trolls’ Score to Be Released
Posted: November 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, score, Soundtrack, Trolls
RCA Records will release a score album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Trolls. The album features the film’s original score composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Peanuts Movie, Ant-Man, The Muppets, Edge of Tomorrow). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 4 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Trolls is directed by Mike Mitchell & Walt Dohrn and features the voice talent of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Gwen Stefani, Ron Funches, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Russell Brand, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, James Corden and Kunal Nayyar. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score ‘Wonder Woman’
Posted: November 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Patty Jenkins, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Wonder Woman
Rupert Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming comic book movie Wonder Woman. The film is directed by Patty Jenkins (Monster) and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Lucy Davis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Saïd Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremner, Lisa Loven Kongsli and David Thewlis. The movie based on the DC Comics character tells the story of Diana, princess of the Amazons, who trained to be an unconquerable warrior. When she meets and American pilot and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, she leaves her home to stop the threat. Allan Heinberg (The Catch) and Geoff Johns (The Flash) have written the screenplay. Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead) is producing the project with Deborah Snyder and Charles Roven (The Dark Knight, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Berlin Station’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Berlin Station, Epix, Reinhold Heil, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Epix original series Berlin Station. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Reinhold Heil (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, Helix, The International, One Hour Photo). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, November 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Berlin Station is created by Olen Steinhauer and stars Richard Armitage, Michelle Forbes, Richard Jenkins, Rhys Ifans, Leland Orser, Richard Dillane, Tamlyn Tomita and Bernhard Schütz. The series follows a CIA officer who arrives at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, Germany to determine the identity of a now-famous whistleblower. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lazy Eye’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lazy Eye, score, Soundtrack, Steven Argila, Tim Kirkman
SonaBLAST! Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Lazy Eye. The album features four tracks from the film’s original score composed by Steven Argila (The Thing About My Folks, Basmati Blues). Also included are songs by Builder of the House, Heidi Howe, Kiosk and Kyle James Hauser. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 11, 2016. Lazy Eye is written and directed by Tim Kirkman and stars Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Aaron Costa Ganis and Michaela Watkins. The movie follows a graphic designer who reconnects with the great, lost love of his life for a weekend tryst at a house in the desert near Joshua Tree. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell to Score Gary Ross’ ‘Ocean’s 8’
Posted: November 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gary Ross, Nicholas Britell, Ocean's 8
Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Nicholas Britell is set to compose the music for the upcoming heist comedy drama Ocean’s 8. The film is directed by Gary Ross (Pleasantville, The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit) and stars Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter. The movie is a spin-off of Steven Soderbergh’s Oceans trilogy, which was scored by David Holmes, and follows eight women who plan and execute a heist in New York. Ross also co-wrote the screenplay with Olivia Milch (Dude). Soderbergh (Traffic, Sex, Lies and Videotapes, Erin Brockovich) is producing the project with Jon Kilik (Foxcatcher, 25th Hour, Babel). Read the rest of this entry »
2016 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: November 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The nominations for the 7th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) in the Visual Media categories were announced today. Check out the nominees in the major categories below after the jump and visit the official HMMA website to buy tickets and for the full list of nominations. The awards show will be held at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, November 17, 2016. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Education Through Music – Los Angeles (ETMLA). Past HMMA honorees include Smokey Robinson, Glen Campbell, Dave Mason, Christopher Young and John Debney. Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for ITV’s ‘Cold Feet’ Reboot to Be Released
Posted: November 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cold Feet, Edmund Butt, ITV, score, Soundtrack
Sony 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 Dark, An Adventure in Space and Time, Ashes 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 AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mann, Humor Me, Sam Hoffman
Gabriel 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 Daze, Scar). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Planetarium’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Planetarium, Rob, Robin Coudert, score, Soundtrack
Music 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 »
