Copticon Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The Lovers & the Despot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Halpern (Rich Hill, Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23, 2016. The Lovers & the Despot is directed by Robert Cannan & Ross Adam and tells the story of young, ambitious South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and actress Choi Eun-hee, who met and fell in love in 1950s post-war Korea. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures for a domestic release in theaters and on VOD on September 23. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lovers & the Despot’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nathan Halpern, score, Soundtrack, The Lovers & the Despot
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Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for Mel Gibson’s war drama Hacksaw Ridge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (The Legend of Tarzan, Bee Movie, Hotel Rwanda, Over the Hedge). The soundtrack will be released on November 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Hacksaw Ridge starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths and Vince Vaughn tells the true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lady Bloodfight’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lady Bloodfight, Mark Kilian, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action movie Lady Bloodfight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Eye in the Sky, Pitch Perfect, Rendition, Traitor). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lady Bloodfight is directed by Chris Nahon and stars Amy Johnston, Jenny Wu, Kathy Wu and Jet Tranter. The movie centers around a beautiful but troubled American girl backpacking her way through Hong Kong who is recruited by a Wudang champion and trained to fight in the vicious, all-female, underground martial arts tournament known as “The Kumite. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Girl on the Train’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, score, Soundtrack, Tate Taylor, The Girl on the Train
The full details of the soundtrack album for the film adaptation of The Girl on the Train have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fifty Shades of Grey). The soundtrack will be released on October 7, 2016 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Girl on the Train is directed by is directed by Tate Taylor (The Help, Get On Up) and stars Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Edgar Ramirez, Allison Janney, Lisa Kudrow and Laura Prepon. The movie is based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and follows a woman who spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. Read the rest of this entry »
John Powell to Score Blue Sky Studios’ ‘Ferdinand’
Posted: September 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blue Sky Studios, Carlos Saldanha, Ferdinand, John Powell
John Powell confirmed in a recent interview with Omar Crook on the Living with a Genius podcast that he is reteaming with director Carlos Saldanha on the upcoming animated feature Ferdinand. The movie is based on the the children’s book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson and revolves around a bull who doesn’t want to fight in the bullfighting arena like so many of his brethren but instead just wants to smell the flowers. Bruce Anderson (Horton Hears a Who!) is producing the Blue Sky Studios production with Lori Forte (Ice Age series, Epic). Read the rest of this entry »
World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year & Public Choice Nominations Announced
Posted: September 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the next wave of nominees for the 2016 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer and Public Choice Award. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Wednesday, October 19, the closing night of the Ghent International Film Festival. Also check out our article for the previously announced nominees. Read the rest of this entry »
ABC’s ‘Notorious’ to Feature Music by Fil Eisler
Posted: September 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Fil Eisler, Notorious
Fil Eisler is composing the music for the new ABC drama Notorious. The show is created by Josh Berman (Drop Dead Diva, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) & Allie Hagan and stars Piper Perabo, Daniel Sunjata, Sepideh Moafi, Kate Jennings Grant, Ryan Guzman, Kevin Zegers, J. August Richards and Aimee Teegarden. The series is inspired by the true-life stories of famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and cable news producer Wendy Walker and looks at the interplay of the worlds of criminal law and the media. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score ‘Terminal’
Posted: September 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hacksaw Ridge, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Terminal, Vaughn Stein
Rupert Gregson-Williams is set to compose the music for the upcoming thriller Terminal. The film is written and directed by Vaughn Stein and stars Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg, Max Irons, Mike Myers and Dexter Fletcher. The movie follows two hit men who embark on a borderline suicide mission for a mysterious employer and a high paycheck and come across a dynamic woman who may be more involved in the crime than they had originally suspected. David Barron (Harry Potter series, Cinderella, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) is producing the project with Robbie, Molly Hassell (Edmond, The Trust), Arianne Fraser, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spain in a Day’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Isabel Coixet, score, Soundtrack, Spain in a Day
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack release for the documentary Spain in a Day. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Kite Runner, Volver, The Constant Gardener, The Skin I Live In). The soundtrack will be released on September 26, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Quartet’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Spain in a Day directed by Isabel Coixet (Learning to Drive, Elegy, The Secret Life of Words) is based on Ridley Scott’s Life in a Day and is collective project using social media that sees everyday Spaniards contribute short clips from their lives all shot on the same day, October 24, 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cezanne and I’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cezanne and I, Cezanne et moi, Eric Neveux, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the French drama Cezanne and I (Cezanne et moi). The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Neveux (Intimacy, Hideaways, Borgia, The Attack, Nicholas on Holiday). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Cezanne and I is directed by Danièle Thompson and stars Guillaume Canet and Guillaume Gallienne as painter Paul Cezanne and novelist Emile Zola. The movie chronicles the decade-long friendship between the friends and traces the parallel paths of their lives and careers from Aix-en-Provence to Paris. Read the rest of this entry »
