Milan Records will release an EP for the Nat Geo’s first scripted series, Genius. The album features the show’s main title theme written by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, Inception) and selections from the show’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Ghost in the Shell). Also included are three classical pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Genius is executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard (who also directed the first episode) and stars Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Flynn, Emily Watson, Nicholas Rowe, Samantha Colley, Jon Fletcher, Richard Topol and Alicia von Rittberg. The show’s first season follows the life of Albert Einstein, from his early years as a patent clerk, to his later years as a physicist who developed the theory of relativity. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundrack EP for National Geographic’s ‘Genius’ To Be Released
Posted: April 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Genius, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, National Geographic Channel, score, Soundtrack
Carlo Virzi Scoring Paolo Virzi’s ‘The Leisure Seeker’
Posted: April 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlo Virzi, Paolo Virzi, The Leisure Seeker
Carlo Virzi is reteaming with his brother Paolo Virzi on the upcoming drama The Leisure Seeker. The film marks the English language debut of the filmmaker whose previous movies include 2013’s Human Capital, 2010’s The First Beautiful Thing and last year’s Like Crazy and and stars Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Kirsty Mitchell, Christian McKay and Robert Pralgo. The movie is inspired by the novel of the same name by Michael Zadoorian and follows a runaway couple going on a cross-country journey in their vintage camper as they flee the suffocating care of their doctors and grown children. Virzi also co-wrote the screenplay with Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo and Stephen Amidon. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 21, 2017)
Posted: April 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Barnaby Taylor, Ben Salisbury, Born in China, Fernando Velazquez, Free Fire, Gabriel Yared, Geoff Barrow, Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992, Mark Isham, Mondo Boys, Ozzy, Phoenix Forgotten, The Promise, Toby Chu, Unforgettable
Five new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the thriller Unforgettable directed by Denise Di Novi and starring Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Cheryl Ladd, Whitney Cummings and Isabella Rice. The film’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, State of Affairs, Beyond). No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the film, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the historical drama The Promise directed by Terry George and starring Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon, Angela Sarafyan, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, James Cromwell and Jean Reno. Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, 1408) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original song by Chris Cornell. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Open Road Films release. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Showtime’s ‘Guerrilla’ to Be Released
Posted: April 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Guerrilla, John Ridley, Max Richter, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime mini-series Guerrilla. The album features the original score from the show composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Taboo, Waltz with Bashir, Disconnect, Miss Sloane). Also included are the songs from the drama by Noir, Femi Kuti, Osibisa, Judy Mowatt, Curtis Mayfield, The Pioneers & more. The soundtrack will be released on May 12, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Guerrilla is created John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and stars Idris Elba, Frieda Pinto and Babou Ceesay. The 6-parter tells the story of a politically active couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates to Score Marvel’s Netflix Series ‘The Punisher’
Posted: April 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marvel, Netflix, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates has been hired to score Marvel’s upcoming Netflix original series The Punisher. The show is developed by Steve Lightfoot (Hannibal) based on the Marvel Comic character and stars Jon Bernthal in the title role, alongside Ben Barnes, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Amber Rose Revah, Deborah Ann Woll, Daniel Webber, Jason R. Moore, Paul Schulze and Jaime Ray Newman. The series revolves around Frank Castle, who after the murder of his family, is both haunted and hunted and becomes known as The Punisher in the criminal underworld. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Berlin Syndrome’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Berlin Syndrome, Bryony Marks, Cate Shortland, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Australian thriller Berlin Syndrome. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bryony Marks (Felony, Please Like Me, A Month of Sundays). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Berlin Syndrome is directed by Cate Shortland (Lore, Somersault) and stars Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt. The movie is based on Melanie Joosten’s 2011 novel and centers on a passionate holiday romance that leads to an obsessive relationship, when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave. Read the rest of this entry »
Joe Kraemer to Score ‘Iron Fisting’
Posted: April 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Tanaka, Brian Gatewood, Iron Fisting, Joe Kraemer
Joe Kraemer announced on Twitter that he will be scoring the upcoming TV series Iron Fisting. The show is created by Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka and follows the exploits of two mismatched buddy cops as they seek to protect Communism and comrades from the evils of Capitalism. The comedy, which is described as “being done as a fake Romanian cop show from the 1980s”, is produced by A24 and Channing Tatum’s Free Association. Gatewood and Tanaka (The Sitter) are also executive producing the project, alongside Rhys Thomas (Staten Island Summer). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bigger Fatter Liar’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bigger Fatter Liar, Peter Allen, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Bigger Fatter Liar. The album features the film’s original score composed by Peter Allen (American Mary, The Art of War II: Betrayal, Blond and Blonder). Also included are three songs by Atomic Tom. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Bigger Fatter Liar is directed by Ron Oliver and stars Ricky Garcia, Jodelle Ferland, Fiona Vroom, Kevin O’Grady, Karen Holness and Barry Bostwick. The movie revolves around a teenage habitual liar who leaves suburbia to prove a sleazy executive stole his idea for a video game. The comedy was released earlier this week on DVD, Digital HD and VOD by Universal Home Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
James Ponsoldt’s ‘The Circle’ to Feature New Song by Jónsi
Posted: April 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, James Ponsoldt, Jónsi, The Circle
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi has contributed a new song for James Ponsoldt’s thriller The Circle. The track is a new recording of the classic song Simple Gifts by Shaker. Listen to the song after the jump (via Pitchfork). STX Recordings and Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album featuring the track, as well as Danny Elfman‘s original score from the movie on April 28. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Circle is written and directed by Ponsoldt and stars Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan and Ellar Coltrane. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: April 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
Marvel Music will release a score album for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) who previously scored the first installment in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 21, 2017 and will be available to download on Amazon. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film, including an original track co-written by Bates, will be released on the same day. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is written and directed by Gunn and stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki and Kurt Russell. Read the rest of this entry »
