Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC comedy Speechless. The show is created by Joey Silveri (Friends, Joey) and stars Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Mason Cook, Micah Fowler, Kyla Kennedy and Cedric Yarbrough. The series centers on a family with a special-needs child that is good with dealing with the challenges it faces and even better at creating new ones. Silveri is also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios production with Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher, New Girl, Orange County) and Melvin Mar (Fresh Off the Boat). Read the rest of this entry »
ABC’s ‘Speechless’ to Feature Music by Jeff Cardoni
Posted: August 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Jeff Cardoni, Speechless
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Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury to Score Alex Garland’s ‘Annihilation’
Posted: August 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Garland, Annihilation, Ben Salisbury, Free Fire, Geoff Barrow
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury are reteaming with Alex Garland on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Annihilation. The film is written and directed by Garland (Dredd, The Beach, Sunshine, 28 Days Later…) and stars Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson and David Gyasi. The movie is based on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel of the same title and follows a biologist who embarks on a four-person expedition into Area X, a territory cut off from civilization, where she must deal with a mysterious contamination, disappearing colleagues, a deadly animal while searching for clues regarding her husband’s disappearance. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Warbeck Scoring Nick Hamm’s ‘The Journey’
Posted: August 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nick Hamm, Stephen Warbeck, The Journey
Stephen Warbeck has recently composed the music for the upcoming British drama The Journey. The film is directed by Nick Hamm (The Hole, Godsend) and stars Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Toby Stephens and Freddie Highmore. The movie centers on the events preceding the historic 2006 St. Andrews Agreement, which brought peace to Northern Ireland after years of violent strife between Unionist and Republican factions. Colin Bateman (Divorcing Jack, Murphy’s Law) has written the screenplay. Hamm is also producing the project with Piers Tempest (Robot Overlords, Grabbers), Mark Huffam (The Martian, Johnny English), Matt Jackson (End of Watch, Snitch) and Stuart Ford. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Chosen’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arnau Bataller, score, Soundtrack, The Chosen
A soundtrack album will be released for the assassination thriller The Chosen (El Eledigo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Arnau Bataller ([REC] 4: Apocalypse, A Perfect Day, Summer Camp). The soundtrack will be released physically on August 31, 2016. The Chosen is written and directed by Antonio Chavarrias and stars Alfonso Herrera, Hannah Murray, Henry Goodman, Julian Sands, Elvira Minguez, Alejandro Calva and Brontis Jodorowsky.. The movie is set in 1940s Mexico and tells the incredible but true story of the brutal assassination of Leon Trotsky by Spanish communist Ramón Mercader. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 31, 2016)
Posted: July 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Ridenhour, Christopher Cano, Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, Syfy
Premiering tonight is the Syfy original movie Sharknado: The 4th Awakens directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Ryan Newman, Cassie Scerbo, Tommy Davidson and David Hasselhoff. Christopher Cano and Chris Ridenhour who previously co-scored the second and third part in the series have composed the film’s original music. Time Bomb Recordings has released the original song Sharknado by The Offspring from the film. Click here to download the track. No score album has been announced yet. To learn more about the 4th installment in the Sharknado series, visit Syfy’s official movie website.
Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Magnificent Seven
The track list of the soundtrack album for Antoine Fuqua’s western The Magnificent Seven has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music is composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) and Simon Franglen. The soundtrack, which has a run time of 77 minutes, will be released on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Magnificent Seven starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard is based on the 1960 classic western of the same name and follows seven gun men in the old west who gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 29, 2016)
Posted: July 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexis & Sam, Bad Moms, Christopher Lennertz, Dan Romer, David Buckley, Equity, Gleason, Indignation, Into the Forest, Jason Bourne, Jay Wadley, John Debney, John Powell, Jongnic Bontemps, League of Gods, Max Richter, Michael Brook, Miss Sharon Jones, Nerve, Rob Simonsen, Saul Simon MacWilliams, Tallulah, The Land, Viral
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller Jason Bourne directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Happy Feet) who previously scored the first original three films in the series and David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Nice Guys, The Forbidden Kingdom). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy Bad Moms written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Clark Duke, Annie Mumolo, Jada Pinkett Smith and Christina Applegate. Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Ride Along) has composed the film’s original music and collaborated with singer/songwriter KT Tunstall on his score. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring three tracks from the composer’s score, as well as songs by Janelle Monáe, Demi Lovato, Foreigner, Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX, WALK THE MOON & more. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Graham Reynolds, Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny. The album features the film’s original music composed by Graham Reynolds who has scored such Linklater-helmed movies as Bernie, Before Midnight and A Scanner Darkly. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny is directed by Louis Black & Karen Bernstein and traces Linklater’s life and work – from Slacker to his latest comedy Everybody Wants Some!! – shedding light on how a creative visionary carved out a one-of-a-kind career unbeholden to the Hollywood machine. The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was also shown at the SXSW Film Festival in March. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz to Score Seth Gordon’s ‘Baywatch’
Posted: July 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Baywatch, Christopher Lennertz, Seth Gordon
Christopher Lennertz is officially set to compose the original score for the upcoming action comedy Baywatch. The film is directed by Seth Gordon (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Four Christmases) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson. The movie is based on the hit TV series, which premiered in 1989 and follows two unlikely prospective lifeguards who vie for jobs alongside the buff bodies who patrol a beach in California. Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason) have written the final version of the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Music from MTV’s ‘Scream’ Season 2 Released
Posted: July 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: MTV, Scream, Soundtrack
Island Records has released a new soundtrack album for the MTV original series Scream. The album features a selection of songs from the second season of the show by artists including Bishop Briggs, Mike Posner, That Poppy, Midnight to Monaco, Astrid Palmer, Keke Palmer & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Columbia Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring music from the series’ first season. Scream based on Wes Craven’s movie franchise stars Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Amadeus Serafini, Carlson Young, Kiana Ledé, Santiago Segura and Tracy Middendorf. Read the rest of this entry »
