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 »
‘The Vessel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanan Townshend, score, Soundtrack, Terrence Malick, The Vessel
Theodore Shapiro to Score David Frankel’s ‘Collateral Beauty’
Posted: September 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Collateral Beauty, David Frankel, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is reteaming with David Frankel on the upcoming drama Collateral Beauty. The film stars Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Michael Peña and Naomie Harris. The movie follows a successful New York advertising executive who experiences a deep personal tragedy and retreats from life entirely and his colleagues devise a drastic plan to force him to confront his grief in a surprising and profoundly human way. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I.T.’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I.T., John Moore, score, Soundtrack, Timothy Williams, Tyler Bates
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller I.T. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Sym-Bionic Titanic, Walking with the Enemy, Wild Horses, Diablo). Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) serves as the movie’s executive music producer and the album’s producer. Also included is the song Girls Cry Boys Lie by Deveraux. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. I.T. is directed by John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines, The Omen, A Good Day to Die Hard) and stars Pierce Brosnan, James Frecheville, Anna Friel, Stefanie Scott and Austin Swift. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Comedy Central’s ‘Broad City’ to Be Released
Posted: September 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Broad City, Comedy Central, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Comedy Central original series Broad City. The album features a selections of songs as featured in the show by artists including RJD2, DJ Raff, Lizzo, Jarina De Marco, Scooter Island, Tony Quattro, Tasha the Amazon, Zebra Katz & Kashaka, Ana Tijoux & more. The soundtrack will be released on October 28, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Broad City is created by Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson who also star in the show with Arturo Castro, Paul W. Downs, John Gemberling and Hannibal Buress. The series centers on two American women in their twenties who experience adventures of carelessness and frivolity in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Federico Jusid to Score & Produce Netflix’s ‘Seven Years’
Posted: September 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Federico Jusid, Netflix, Roger Gual, Seven Years
Federico Jusid is composing the music for Spain’s first Netflix original movie Seven Years. The film is directed by Roger Gual (Smoking Room, Tasting Menu) and stars Paco Leon, Alex Brendemuhl, Manuel Moron, Juana Acosta and Juan Pablo Raba. The drama tells the story of four friends and founding-partners in a company who one night are forced to find a solution that can save their friendship and themselves. Jose Cabeza and Julia Fontana have written the screenplay. Jusid is also producing the project with Cristian Conti (Undertow, Out of the Dark, Rage) for Cactus Flower. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hollars’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Krasinski, Josh Ritter, score, Soundtrack, The Hollars
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama The Hollars. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Josh Ritter. Also included are the songs from the movie by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Head and the Heart, The Indigo Girls and Billy Bragg & Wilco. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 9, and physically in a couple of weeks. The Hollars is directed by John Krasinski who also stars in the movie alongside Anna Kendrick, Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sharlto Copley and Charlie Day. The film follows a New York City artist who returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Neveux Scoring ‘Richard the Stork’
Posted: September 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cezanne and I, Eric Neveux, Richard the Stork, Wùlu
Eric Neveux is currently recording his music for the upcoming animated feature Richard the Stork. The film is directed by Toby Genkel & Reza Memari (All Creatures Big and Small) and follows a sparrow who was orphaned at birth and raised by storks and learns about his true identity when his storks family plans to migrate to Africa. Kristine M.I. Knudsen (Mercy) is producing the project for Knudsen & Streuber Medienmanufaktur, alongside Ulysses Filmproduktion and Senator Film München, as well as Belgium’s Walking the Dog, Luxembourg’s Melusine Productions and Norway’s Den siste skilling. The music is being recorded with the Brussels Philharmonic at Galaxy Studios NV in Mol, Belgium. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Honey 3: Dare to Dance’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Honey, Honey 3: Dare to Dance, Mark Kilian, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the dance movie Honey 3: Dare to Dance. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Hopp & Nelson Beato, J-Five, Major Lazer, Jaon Derulo, JMR, Carly Rose & more. Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Mark Kilian (Pitch Perfect, Tsotsi, Traitor, Rendition, Eye in the Sky). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. Honey 3: Dare to Dance is directed by Bille Woodruff (The Perfect Match, Addicted, Beauty Shop) who previously helmed the first two Honey movies and stars Cassie Ventura and Kenny Wormald. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Stephen Gaghan’s ‘Gold’
Posted: September 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Gold, Stephen Gaghan
This past week, Daniel Pemberton has recorded his score for the upcoming adventure drama Gold. The film is directed by Stephen Gaghan (Syriana) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Bryce Dallas Howard, Edgar Ramirez, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Bruce Greenwood and Stacy Keach. The movie follows a modern-day prospector desperate for a lucky break who teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Patrick Massett and John Zinman (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Blacklist) have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Blind Brother’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ian Hultquist, My Blind Brother, score, Soundtrack
Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy My Blind Brother. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Animals, The First Monday in May, Ivory Tower). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. My Blind Brother is directed by Sophie Goodhart and stars Nick Kroll, Adam Scott, Jenny Slate and Zoe Kazan. The movie revolves around the rivalry between two brothers that reaches a fever pitch during a charity swim competition. Read the rest of this entry »