Joseph Trapanese has composed the score for the pilot episode of the upcoming Amazon original series Jean-Claude Van Johnson. The show stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as a global martial arts and film sensation who is operating under the simple alias of “Johnson,” the most dangerous undercover private contractor in the world. Kat Foster, Moises Arias and Phylicia Rashad are co-starring. Van Damme is also executive producing the Scott Free production with Peter Atencio (Keanu, Key and Peele), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, The Martian, Alien) and David W. Zucker (The Good Wife, The Man in the High Castle, Mercy Street). Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Amazon’s ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’
Posted: August 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Joseph Trapanese
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Netflix’s ‘Amanda Knox’ to Feature Music by Saunder Jurriaans & Danny Bensi
Posted: August 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amanda Knox, Danny Bensi, Netflix, Saunder Jurriaans
Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi have been tapped to score the documentary Amanda Knox. The film is directed by Brian McGinn (Ferrell Takes the Field) & Rod Blackhurst (Here Alone) and recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of a British exchange student in Italy. Mette Heide (Taxi to the Dark Side) and Stephen Morse are producing the project and Adam Del Deo (The Case Against 8) and Ben Cotner & Lisa Nishimura (Making a Murderer, Chef’s Table, Virunga, Winter on Fire) serve as the executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Johnny Jewel Scoring Fien Troch’s ‘Home’
Posted: August 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fien Troch, Home, Johnny Jewel
Johnny Jewel has recently composed the music for the upcoming Belgian drama Home. The film is directed by Fien Troch (Kid, Unspoken) and stars Sebastian Van Dun, Mistral Guidotti, Loïc Batog, Lena Suijkerbuijk, Karlijn Sileghem, Els Deceukelier, Robby Cleiren, Yavuz Saçikara and Els Dottermans. The movie explores three troubled teenagers’ relationships both with each other and the adult world around them. Troch has also written the screenplay with Nico Leunen who served as the editor on Ryan Gosling’s Lost River, which Jewel also scored. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 12, 2016)
Posted: August 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Alexandre Desplat, Anthropoid, Blood Father, Brooke Blair, Christopher Lennertz, Daniel Hart, Devendra Banhart, Disorder, Edge of Winter, Florence Foster Jenkins, Gesaffelstein, Hell or High Water, Joshy, Maryland, Mon Roi, My King, Nick Cave, Pete's Dragon, Robin Foster, Sausage Party, Stephen Warbeck, Sven Faulconer, Warren Ellis, Will Blair
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Pete’s Dragon directed by David Lowery and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Comet, Tumbleweed). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The Lumineers, Lindsey Stirling feat. Andrew McMahon & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here for a video featurette about the music.
Also opening wide is the animated comedy Sausage Party directed by Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan and starring Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd and Nick Kroll. Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) and Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Horrible Bosses) have composed the film’s original score. Menken has also contributed the original song The Great Beyond (with lyrics by Glenn Slater and the screenwriters). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Leonard-Morgan to Score Errol Morris’ ‘The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography’
Posted: August 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Errol Morris, Paul Leonard Morgan, The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
Paul Leonard-Morgan has been hired to score the upcoming documentary The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography. The film is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris (The Fog of War, The Unknown Known, The Thin Blue Line, Standard Operating Procedure) and profiles legendary photographer Elsa Dorfman, whose subjects have included such friends as Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, and Jonathan Richman. Steven Hathaway is producing the project and Robert Fernandez (Austenland) & Julia Sheehan serve as executive producers on the Fourth Floor and Moxie Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Swallows and Amazons’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ilan Eshkeri, Philippa Lowthorpe, score, Soundtrack, Swallows and Amazons
Globe Productions will release a soundtrack album for the family adventure Swallows and Amazons. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake, Still Alice, Shaun the Sheep Movie, The Young Victoria). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 19, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Swallows and Amazons is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and stars Rafe Spall, Kelly Macdonald, Gwendoline Christie, Jessica Hynes, Andrew Scott, Harry Enfield, Dane Hughes, Orla Hill, Bobby McCulloch, Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen, Seren Hawkes and Hannah Jayne Thorp. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Scoring ‘Heal the Living’
Posted: August 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Heal the Living, Katell Quillévéré, Réparer les vivants
Alexandre Desplat has recently composed the music for the upcoming French/Belgian drama Heal the Living (Réparer les vivants). The film is directed by Katell Quillévéré (Suzanne) and stars Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Dorval, Bouli Lanners, Kool Shen, Monia Chokri, Alice Taglioni, Alice de Lencquesaing, Karim Leklou, Finnegan Oldfield and Dominique Blanc. The movie is based on Maylis de Kerangal’s novel and draws three seemingly unrelated stories together into a tale about the moment when tragedy meets hope. Quillévéré has also written the screenplay with Gilles Taurand (Farewell, My Queen, Thieves). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kicks’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Reitzell, Justin Tipping, Kicks, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Kicks. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, Friday Night Lights, Stranger Than Fiction, 30 Days of Night). Also included are the songs from the film by artists such as Wu Tang Clan, RJ2D, Keith Jenkins, Nanasour, Marc E. Bassy, Mac Dre, Blue Magic & more. The soundtrack will be released on September 9, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kicks is directed by Justin Tipping and stars Jahking Guillory, Christopher Meyer, CJ Wallace, Kofi Siriboe and Mahershala Ali. The movie follows a fifteen-year old boy and his two best friends who go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the a pair of sneakers that were stolen by a local hood. Read the rest of this entry »
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justin Timberlake, Soundtrack, Trolls
The full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Trolls have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by the movie’s voice cast, including Justin Timberlake (who also serves as the executive music producer on the project), Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Gwen Stefani and Ron Funches, as well as Ariana Grande & Earth, Wind & Fire. The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The first track, Can’t Stop The Feeling!, is already available to download here. Trolls is directed by Mike Mitchell & Walt Dohrn and also features the voice talent of Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Russell Brand, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, James Corden and Kunal Nayyar. Read the rest of this entry »
Ron Howard’s ‘Inferno’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Inferno, Ron Howard, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel Inferno. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean) who previous scored the first two movies in the series, Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. The soundtrack, which has a run time of 71 minutes, will be released on October 7, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Inferno is directed by Ron Howard and stars Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster and Sidse Babett Knudsen. Read the rest of this entry »
