Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1985 action sequel Rambo: First Blood Part II directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier and Steven Berkoff. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Omen, Planet of the Apes, Patton, L.A. Confidential) who previously scored the first movie in the franchise. The 2-CD set features the complete score on the first disc, as well as the 35mm three-channel mixes and several extras on the second disc. For the full album details and to pre-order the CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.
Jerry Goldsmith’s Complete ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ Score to Be Released
Posted: August 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, Rambo, Rambo: First Blood Part II, score, Soundtrack
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Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ to Feature Music by Steven Price
Posted: August 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Baby Driver, Edgar Wright, Steven Price
Steven Price revealed in a recent interview with Collider that he has started work on Edgar Wright’s upcoming action crime comedy Baby Driver. No details about his exact involvement are known yet as the composer calls the project “not a traditionally scored film.” The movie written and directed by Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) stars Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Jon Bernthal, Sky Ferreira and Kevin Spacey. The movie follows a young, talented getaway driver who is being being coerced into working for a crime boss and must face the consequences when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Game of Thrones’ Live Concert Experience Announced
Posted: August 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Game of Thrones, Ramin Djawadi
Live Nation Entertainment announced today the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience. The show’s composer Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Warcraft) will participate in the concert tour with a full orchestra and choir. The concert experience produced and promoted by Live Nation in partnership with HBO Global Licensing, will use innovative music tour production and video technology that will recreate the various realms found throughout Westeros and Essos as well as showcase footage from the show in addition to all new imagery created exclusively for the tour, which will kick off on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in Kansas City, Mo. and visit 28 cities across North America with shows scheduled at such venues as Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Forum in Los Angeles, as well as arenas in Montreal, Boston, Houston, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Washington DC & more. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Mirror’ Season 3 to Feature Music by Max Richter, Martin Phipps, Bear McCreary & More
Posted: August 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Ben Salisbury, Black Mirror, Geoff Barrow, Martin Phipps, Max Richter, Netflix
Several composers have been announced to score episodes of the upcoming third season of the anthology series Black Mirror. Among the composers hired to compose the music for the new episodes are Max Richter (The Leftovers, Testament of Youth, Disconnect), Martin Phipps (War & Peace, Woman in Gold, Brighton Rock), Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) and Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Free Fire). As previously reported, Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah) has also scored a new episode of the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 7, 2016)
Posted: August 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elliott Wheeler, Netflix, The Get Down
Premiering on Friday, August 12, is the Netflix original series The Get Down executive produced by Baz Luhrmann and starring Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen Guardiola, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jimmy Smits. The show’s original score is composed by Elliott Wheeler (Restraint). RCA Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs performed by the drama’s cast, as well as tracks by Nas (who also serves as an executive producer on the project), Miguel, Christina Aguilera, Zayn, Michael Kiwanuka, Leon Bridges, Jaden Smith, Raury & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Mercury Classics to Release James Horner’s ‘Collage – The Last Work’
Posted: August 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Collage, James Horner
Mercury Classics will release James Horner‘s concert piece, Collage, which was the composer’s last work before he passed away last summer. The concerto for four horns and orchestra was commissioned by the Houston Symphony and the International Horn Society and premiered in March of 2015 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart, Apollo 13, The Amazing Spider-Man) recorded the concert work with the London Philharmonic Orchestra just a few weeks before his passing. The album will be released on September 23, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Lakeshore Records to Release Soundtrack Album for AMC’s ‘Halt and Catch Fire’
Posted: August 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Halt and Catch Fire, Paul Haslinger, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the AMC original series Halt and Catch Fire. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Fear the Walking Dead, The Three Musketeers, Death Race, Blue Crush). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 19, 2016 and physically on September 16, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Check back on this page for the full album details. Halt and Catch Fire is created by Chris Cantwell & Chris Rogers and stars Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss and David Wilson Barnes. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 5, 2016)
Posted: August 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amateur Night, David Boulter, Dickon Hinchliffe, Evgueni Galperine, Five Nights in Maine, Giona Ostinelli, Graham Reynolds, Little Men, Nine Lives, Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, Sacha Galperine, Steven Price, Suicide Squad, The Newton Brothers, The Remains
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer and starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Karen Fukuhara and Viola Davis. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, The World’s End, Fury). WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this coming Monday. Click here for the full album details and visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Price about his work on the project. Atlantic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Check out our previous article for more information.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Nine Lives directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Malina Weissman, Cheryl Hines, Christopher Walken and Robbie Amell. Evgueni & Sacha Galperine (The Family, The Past, Madame Bovary) have composed the film’s original music. EuropaCorp has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the song Three Cool Cats by The Coasters. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Details for Netflix’s ‘The Get Down’ Revealed
Posted: August 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Baz Luhrmann, Netflix, Soundtrack, The Get Down
RCA Records will release the official soundtrack album for Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix original series The Get Down. The album includes the music from the drama, including the songs performed the show’s cast featuring contributions from Elliott Wheeler, Grandmaster Flash and Nile Rodgers, as well as tracks by Nas, Miguel, Christina Aguilera, Zayn, Michael Kiwanuka, Leon Bridges, Jaden Smith, Raury & more. Luhrmann and Nas are executive producing the album. The soundtrack, set to be released on August 12, will be available in two different edition and is now available for pre-order on iTunes (regular edition) and here (deluxe edition). The albums are also available physically on Amazon. The Get Down stars Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen Guardiola, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jimmy Smits, as well as guest stars Jaden Smith, Mamoudou Athie and Giancarlo Esposito. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Showtime’s ‘Roadies’ Announced
Posted: August 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cameron Crowe, Roadies, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Roadies have been announced today. The album features a selection of songs from the show by such artists as Lindsey Buckingham, The Head & the Heart, Reignwolf, John Mellencamp, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), Eddie Vedder, Lucius & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on August 26, 2016 by Republic Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Roadies is created by Cameron Crowe and stars Carla Gugino, Luke Wilson, Imogen Poots, Rafe Spall, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Colson Baker, Ron White, Luis Guzman, Jacqueline Byers and Rainn Wilson. The series follows a road crew that helps with a rock band’s major multi-city tour. Read the rest of this entry »
