WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the teen comedy musical A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits. The album features the songs from the film performed by the movie’ cast including Sofia Carson, Thomas Law, as well as Chick Norris, Love Kelli, LeoSoul, CJ Ryan & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits is directed by Michelle Johnson and also stars Amy Loiuse Wilson, Jazzara Jaslyn and Jennifer Tilly. The fourth installment in Warner Bros.’ film series series is a modern take on the Cinderella story and follows the servant step daughter as she hopes to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits, Soundtrack
‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Mozart in the Jungle, Roger Neill, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services will release a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle. The album features the show’s main title theme Lisztomania arranged by the show’s composer Roger Neill (Beginners, Don’t Think Twice), as well as a selection of the classical pieces used in the series’ first two seasons by Rachmaninoff, Berlioz, Mozart, Mendelssohn & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 12, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Mozart in the Jungle is created by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman & Alex Timbers and stars Gael García Bernal, Lola Kirke Saffron Burrows, Hannah Dunne, Malcolm McDowell and Peters. The Golden Globe-winning show will return for a third season later this year or in 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live’ Concert Details Announced
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live
Grand Performances and the Alliance for Women Film Composers have teamed up to celebrate the music of women composers in film, television, video games and interactive media at The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live, a free concert that will take place in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, August 19. A 55-piece orchestra will perform scores written by some of the world’s most prolific and popular female composers including selections by Academy Award-winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules), Emmy Award winners Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Nurse Jackie, Dangerous Minds), Shirley Walker (Batman: The Animated Series, Final Destination), Laura Karpman (Underground), BAFTA Award-winner Jessica Curry (Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture) & more. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Furst Scoring Scott Waugh’s ‘6 Below’
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 6 Below, Nathan Furst, Scott Waugh
Nathan Furst is reteaming with director Scott Waugh on the upcoming thriller 6 Below. The film starring Josh Harnett, Sarah Dumont, Mira Sorvino and Nathan Stevens. The movie tells the true story of former Olympic hockey player Eric LeMarque who survived eight days following a snowboarding accident – and came to terms with his drug addiction and destructive behavior. Madison Turner has written the screenplay. Tucker Tooley (Limitless, A Man Apart) is producing the project with Simon Swart and Brad Pilz. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Porter to Score James Franco’s ‘The Masterpiece’
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Porter, James Franco, The Disaster Artist, The Masterpiece
Dave Porter has signed on to score the upcoming drama The Masterpiece (aka The Disaster Artist). The film is directed by James Franco who also stars in the film with Dave Franco, Zac Efron, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress, Ari Graynor, Sharon Stone, Alison Brie, Kate Upton, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch and Andrew Santino. The movie takes an in-depth look at the making of the 2003 cult classic The Room – hailed by many as one of the worst movies ever made. Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer, The Fault in Our Stars) have written the screenplay based on the book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Light Between Oceans’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Derek Cianfrance, score, Soundtrack, The Light Between Oceans
The details of the soundtrack album for the drama The Light Between Oceans have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Godzilla, The Imitation Game, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). The soundtrack will be released in the U.S. on September 2, 2016 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sony Classical is handling the release overseas. The Light Between Oceans is written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson. The movie is based on the M.L. Stedman novel of the same title and follows a lighthouse keeper and his wife who are faced with a moral dilemma when a boat washes ashore with a dead man and a 2-month-old infant. Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg to Score Fox’s ‘Son of Zorn’
Posted: August 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Leo Birenberg, Son of Zorn
Leo Birenberg has been hired to score the upcoming Fox comedy Son of Zorn. The show is created by Reed Agnew & Eli Jorne (Wilfred) and starring Johnny Pemberton, Cheryl Hines, Tim Meadows, as well as Jason Sudeikis as the voice of Zorn. The live-action/animated hybrid series follows a legendary warrior who finds that reconnecting with his son and ex-wife, while suffering through a mundane office job and the banality of suburban life, is harder than waging actual war in his distant, mystical homeland of Zephyria. Agnew and Jorne are also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television production with Phil Lord & Chris Miller (21/22 Jump Street, The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) and Seth Cohen (The Last Man on Earth). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Graham, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, score, Soundtrack, Yoko Shimomura
A soundtrack album will be released for the animated feature Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Graham, as well as the main theme by Yoko Shimomura. The soundtrack is set to be released physically in early September. Check back on this page for the full album details. Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV is directed by Takeshi Nozue and features the voices of Lena Headey, Sean Bean, Aaron Paul, Jon Campling, Kezia Burrows, Adrian Bouchet, Andrea Tivadar, Neil Newbon, Amanda Piery and Liam Mulvey. The movie is based on setting and story of the 2016 video game Final Fantasy XV (which Shimomura scored) and will be released in select theaters on August 19, 2016 by Stage 6 Films, Vertical Entertainment and Square Enix. Read the rest of this entry »
Milan Records to Release Aaron & Bryce Dessner’s ‘Transpecos’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, score, Soundtrack, Transpecos
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the indie thriller Transpecos. The album features the film’s original music composed by The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner (The Revenant). Also included is the end credits song Afraid of Everyone by The National. The soundtrack is set to be released on September 9, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The track list will be added to this article soon. Transpecos is co-written and directed by Greg Kwedar and stars Johnny Simmons, Gabriel Luna and Clifton Collins, Jr. The movie follows three border patrol agents who encounter a Mexican drug cartel following the deadly aftermath of a vehicle inspection gone wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
Jake Monaco Scoring Greg Mottola’s ‘Keeping Up with the Joneses’
Posted: August 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Greg Mottola, Jake Monaco, Keeping Up with the Joneses
Jake Monaco is currently recording his score for the upcoming action comedy Keeping Up with the Joneses. The film is directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Paul, Adventureland) and stars Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher and Gal Gadot. The movie follows an ordinary suburban couple who discover that their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. “Jones”, are covert operatives. Michael LeSieur (You, Me and Dupree, The Maiden Heist) has written the screenplay. Laurie Macdonald & Walter F. Parkes (Men in Black, Catch Me if You Can, Flight, The Ring) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
