Andrew Hewitt has been tapped to score the upcoming comedic thriller A Crooked Somebody. The film is directed by Trevor White (Jamesy Boy) and stars Rich Sommer, Ed Harris, Amanda Crew, Amy Madigan, Clifton Collins Jr. and Joanne Froggatt. The movie follows an attention-seeking psychic who is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity. Andrew Zilch has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Hewitt to Score ‘A Crooked Somebody’
Posted: September 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Crooked Somebody, Andrew Hewitt, Old Boys, Trevor White
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‘Masterminds’ Score Album Announced
Posted: September 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Jared Hess, Masterminds, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group has announced a score album for the comedy Masterminds. The album features the film’s original music composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Secret Window). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Masterminds is directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and stars Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon, Ken Marino, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Leslie Jones. The movie follows a disgruntled armored car driver who teams up with a pretty co-worker and a group of inexperienced criminals to steal nearly $20 million from a bank vault. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard to Score Fox’s ‘Shots Fired’
Posted: September 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Shot Fired, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard has been hired to score the upcoming Fox event series Shots Fired. The show is created by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Beyond the Lights, The Secret Life of Bees) & Reggie Rock Bythewood (Notorious, Biker Boyz) and stars Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Moyer and Aisha Hinds. The drama examines the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in North Carolina. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Details for Jeff Nichols’ ‘Loving’
Posted: September 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Wingo, Jeff Nichols, Loving, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for Jeff Nichols’ drama Loving. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (All the Real Girls, The Sitter, Our Brand Is Crisis, Joe) who previously scored the director’s Take Shelter, Mud and Midnight Special. Also included is the original song Loving by Ben Nichols. The soundtrack will be released on November 18, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Loving is written and directed by Nichols and stars Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, Terri Abney, Alano Miller, Jon Bass and Michael Shannon. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Warbeck to Score TNT’s ‘Will’
Posted: September 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Stephen Warbeck, TNT, Will
Stephen Warbeck has been hired to score the upcoming TNT event series Will. The show stars Laurie Davidson as the young William Shakespeare. Olivia DeJonge, Colm Meaney, Mattias Inwood, Jamie Campbell Bower and Ewen Bremner are co-starring. The drama opens with Shakespeare just arriving onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th century London. Craig Pearce (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet) has written the pilot episode and is executive producing the project with Alison Owen (Saving Mr. Banks, Me Before you) and Debra Hayward (Les Miserables), Vince Gerardis (Flashforward), Howard Braunstein (The Client List), Louise Rosager and Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, The Four Feathers) who also directed the pilot. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 25, 2016)
Posted: September 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Younge, Aftermath, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Amazon, Andrew Lockington, Bull, CBS, Crisis in Six Scenes, Eduardo Noya, Jeff Russo, Luke Cage, Netflix, Ovation, Syfy, Versailles
Premiering on Tuesday, September 27, is the new Syfy original series Aftermath created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis and starring Anne Heche, Julia Sarah Stone, Taylor Hickson, Levi Meaden and James Tupper. The show’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, City of Ember). To learn more about the drama, which will air Tuesday nights on Syfy, visit our scoring assignment announcement.
Premiering on Friday, September 30, is the Netflix original series Luke Cage developed by Cheo Hodari Coker based on the Marvel Comics character and starring Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley and Sônia Braga. The show’s original music is composed by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Check out our previous article for a recent video featurette about the music on the show. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Orange Sunshine’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Matt Costa, Orange Sunshine, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Orange Sunshine. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Matt Costa. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Orange Sunshine is directed by William A. Kirkley and tells the story of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love – a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in Southern California that became the largest suppliers of psychedelic drugs in the world during the 1960s and early 1970s. The documentary premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will be released later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Lyle Workman Scoring ‘Bad Santa 2’
Posted: September 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bad Santa, Bad Santa 2, Lyle Workman, Mark Waters
Lyle Workman is composing the original score for the upcoming comedy Bad Santa 2. The film is directed by Mark Waters and stars Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino and Jeff Skowron. The movie follows the title character who teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Johnny Rosenthal & Shauna Cross (If I Stay, Whip It) have written the screenplay. Geyer Kosinski (Fargo, Bad News Bears) and Andrew Gunn (Sky High, Bedtime Stories) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Abattoir’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abattoir, Darren Lynn Bousman, Mark Sayfritz, score, Soundtrack
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Abattoir. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Sayfritz (Dark Tide, Dean Man Running, Until Death). The soundtrack is now available on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Abattoir is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera) and stars Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Lin Shaye and Dayton Callie. The movie follows an investigative reporter who happens upon a series of gruesome murders tied to real estate mysteries, where entire rooms have been dismantled and pulled from their foundations. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2016)
Posted: September 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, David Hirschfelder, Goat, I.T., Ian Hultquist, James Horner, Jeff Danna, My Blind Brother, Mychael Danna, Nathan Halpern, Queen of Katwe, Simon Franglen, Storks, The Dressmaker, The Free World, The Lovers & the Despot, The Magnificent Seven, Tim Hecker, Timothy Williams
Expected to top the weekend box office is the western The Magnificent Seven directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard. The film’s original music is composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart) and Simon Franglen. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the full album details. Also visit Variety, Film Music Magazine, Collider, Awards Daily and Indiewire for interviews with Franglen about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Storks directed by Nicholas Stoller & Doug Sweetland and featuring the voices of Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Katie Crown, Ty Burrell and Jennifer Aniston. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Surf’s Up) and Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur) have composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as a song by The Lumineers. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
