The full details of the soundtrack album for Kenneth Lonergan’s drama Manchester by the Sea have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lesley Barber (Mansfield Park, The Moth Diaries) who previously scored the director’s You Can Count On Me. Also included are the classical pieces featured in the movie by George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet & more. The soundtrack will be released on November 18, 2016 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Manchester By the Sea is written and directed by Lonergan and stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges, Kyle Chandler, Gretchen Mol and C.J. Wilson. The movie revolves around a solitary Boston janitor whose life is transformed when he returns to his hometown to take care of his teenage nephew. Read the rest of this entry »
Johann Johannsson to Score Darren Aronofsky’s Next Movie
Posted: October 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Darren Aronofsky, Johann Johannsson
Darren Aronofsky revealed at a Master Class at the Reykjavík Film Festival that Johann Johannsson will be composing the music for the director’s next, currently untitled movie. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson and Ed Harris. The drama centers on a couple whose relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. Aronofsky has also written the screenplay and is producing the project with Scott Franklin and Ari Handel (Jackie). It marks Johannsson’s first collaboration with Aronofsky. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Ilfman to Score ‘The Etruscan Smile’
Posted: October 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Frank Ilfman, Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun, The Etruscan Smile
Frank Ilfman has signed on to score the upcoming drama The Etruscan Smile. The film is directed by Oded Binnun & Mihal Brezis (Aya) and stars Brian Cox, JJ Feild, Thora Birch and Rosanna Arquette. The movie follows an old Scotsman who travels from his home in the remote island of Vallasay, Scotland to San Francisco to seek treatment for a terminal illness and finds his precious days left alive transformed as he bonds with his American grandson. Michael McGowan (Saint Ralph, One Week), Michal Lali Kagan and Sarah Bellwood have written the screenplay based on the Spanish bestseller La Sonrisa Etrusca by Jose Luis Sampedro. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jonny Quest’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hoyt Curtin, Jonny Quest, Joseph Barbera, score, Soundtrack, Ted Nichols, William Hanna
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere release of the original score to the 1964-65 classic animated Hanna-Barbera adventure television series Jonny Quest. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera and Hoyt Curtin (The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Top Cat). Curtin also served as a music director on the show alongside Ted Nichols. The 2-CD set is limited to 3000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples.
Christopher Lennertz to Score Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’
Posted: October 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Kelly Asbury, Smurfs: The Lost Village
Christopher Lennertz has been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Smurfs: The Lost Village. The film is directed by Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet) and features the voice talent of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Mandy Patinkin, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer and Danny Pudi. The movie follows Smurfette and her brothers Hefty, Clumsy and Brainy trekking through the uncharted Enchanted Forest to try and discover a fabled Smurfs village. Jordan Kerner (Charlotte’s Web, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Mighty Ducks) is producing the Sony Pictures Animation production. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Album for ‘Bates Motel’ Announced
Posted: October 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A&E, Bates Motel, Chris Bacon, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the A&E original series Bates Motel. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Gnomeo & Juliet, Alpha and Omega, Smash). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 28, 2016 and physically on November 11. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Varese Sarabande has previously released a soundtrack album featuring selections of the composer’s score from the first two seasons. Bates Motel created by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin & Anthony Cipriano and starring Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz, Nestor Carbonell and Mike Vogel centers on Norman Bates’ formative years. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Morris to Score ‘Shadowhunters’ Season 2
Posted: October 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freeform, Shadowhunters, Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris is the new composer of the Freeform original series Shadowhunters. The show is based on the book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare and stars Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Emeraude Toubia, Matthew Daddario, Isaiah Mustafa, David Castro and Harry Shum Jr. Morris is scoring the drama’s second season and follows Ben Decter who composed the music for the first season, which premiered earlier this year. Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer (Smallville, Defiance, Dominion) have joined the show as new showrunners/executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Milan Records to Release ‘Bleed for This’ Soundtrack
Posted: October 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Younger, Bleed for This, Julia Holter, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the boxing drama Bleed for This. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Julia Holter who makes her scoring debut with the project. Also included are the songs from the movie by artists such as AC/DC, Billy Squire, The Horace Family and Willis Earl Beal. The soundtrack will be released next month and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Bleed for This is written and directed by Ben Younger and stars Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ted Levine, Ciarán Hinds, Jordan Gelber and Amanda Clayton. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Doyle to Score Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Posted: October 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kenneth Branagh, Murder on the Orient Express, Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle confirmed in a recent interview with BBC Radio 3 that is reteaming with Kenneth Branagh on the upcoming new film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. The film stars Branagh as detective Hercule Poirot, alongside Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench, Lucy Boynton, Tom Bateman, Derek Jacobi, Michael Peņa and Leslie Odom Jr. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Agatha Christie and follows Poirot as he investigates the murder of a wealthy American traveling on a train. Michael Green (Blade Runner 2, Green Lantern) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Urban Hymn’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Caton-Jones, Soundtrack, Urban Hymn
Sony Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama Urban Hymn. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including The Clash, Belarus, Billy Bragg, Letitia Wright & The Urban Hymn Choir, Darrell Banks, Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, Jamie Joseph & more. The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 28, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Urban Hymn is directed by Michael Caton-Jones (The Jackal, Rob Roy) and stars Letitia Wright, Isabella Laughland, Shirley Henderson, Ian Hart and Steven Mackintosh. The movie is set against the 2011 UK summer riots and follows a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice and a determined social worker who inspires her to use it. Read the rest of this entry »
