Siddhartha Khosla has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC comedy drama This Is Us. The show is created by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Bolt, Cars, Danny Collins, Galavant) and stars Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia and Sterling K. Brown. The series centers around a group of people born on the same day, including a married couple expecting triplets in Pittsburgh and a television actor growing bored of his fly bachelor lifestyle. Fogelman is also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television production with Jess Rosenthal, Charlie Gogolak, as well as John Requa & Glenn Ficarra (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Focus, I Love You Phillip Morris) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Siddhartha Khosla to Score NBC’s ‘This Is Us’
Posted: June 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Fogelman, NBC, Siddhartha Khosla, This Is Us
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James Horner’s Complete ‘The Rocketeer’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, Joe Johnston, score, Soundtrack, The Rocketeer
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1991 period superhero movie The Rocketeer directed by Joe Johnston and starring Bill Campbell, Alan Arkin, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Sorvino and Timothy Dalton. The album features the expanded score from the Walt Disney Pictures production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man, Aliens, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13), including more than 20 minutes of previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set features both the composer’s complete score, as well as the content from the 1991 original soundtrack album. For the full album details and to check out audio samples, visit Intrada’s official website, where you can also pre-order the album.
Johnny Klimek to Score Greg McLean’s ‘Jungle’
Posted: June 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Greg Mclean, Johnny Klimek, Jungle
Johnny Klimek is set to reteam with director Greg McLean on the upcoming psychological thriller Jungle. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as a young adventurer who travels into the Amazon with two friends and a guide in what turns out to be a dangerous and deadly expedition. Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson and Yasmin Kassim are co-starring. Justin Monjo has written the screenplay based on Yossi Ghinsberg’s memoir about his trip into the Amazon. McLean is also producing the project with Dana Lustig (Kill Me Later), Gary Hamilton (A Few Best Men) and Mike Gabrawy (The Courier, Reclaim). Read the rest of this entry »
Rihanna’s ‘Sledgehammer’ from ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Released
Posted: June 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rihanna, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond
Roc Nation Records has released the original song Sledgehammer from the upcoming sci-fi adventure Star Trek Beyond. The track is performed by Rihanna who previously contributed songs to DreamWorks Animation’s Home. Sledgehammer is now available to download as a single on Amazon. Listen to the track, which is also featured in the film’s latest trailer, after the jump. As previously reported, Varese Sarabande will release the movie’s official soundtrack album featuring the score by Michael Giacchino. Star Trek Beyond directed by Justin Lin and starring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Boutella and Idris Elba will be released nationwide on July 22 by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 26, 2016)
Posted: June 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dead of Summer, Freeform, Joseph Trapanese, Lorne Balfe, Marcella, Netflix, Roadies, Showtime
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series Roadies created by Cameron Crowe and starring Carla Gugino, Luke Wilson, Imogen Poots, Rafe Spall, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Colson Baker, Ron White, Luis Guzman, Jacqueline Byers and Rainn Wilson. Republic Records and Stardogs Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the drama by Bob Dylan, The Ramones, The Replacements, The Ting Tings & Jeff Buckley on August 26. Check back on this page for the full details. Roadies follows a road crew that helps with a rock band’s major multi-city tour. To learn more about the series, which airs Sunday nights on Showtime, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Tuesday, June 28 is the new Freeform original series Dead of Summer created by Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis & Ian Goldberg and starring Elizabeth Mitchell, Elizabeth Lail, Mark Indelicato, Alberto Frezza, Eli Goree, Ronen Rubinstein, Amber Coney and Paulina Singer. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Raid, Insurgent, Allegiant, Earth to Echo) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air Tuesday nights on Freeform. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Me Before You’ Score Album Released
Posted: June 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Armtrong, Me Before You, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a score album for the romantic drama Me Before You. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, World Trade Center, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Interscope Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Me Before You is directed by Thea Sherrock and stars Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Charles Dance, Janet McTeer, Jenna Coleman, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Peacocke, Vanessa Kirby and Brendan Coyle. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by Jojo Moyes and follows a woman in a small town who forms an unlikely bond with a recently paralyzed man she’s taking care of. Read the rest of this entry »
Methodic Doubt’s Kris Dirksen Scoring Cinemax’s ‘Quarry’
Posted: June 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cinemax, Kris Dirksen, Quarry
Kris Dirksen is composing the score for the upcoming Cinemax original series Quarry. The show is created by Graham Gordy (The Love Guru) & Michael D. Fuller based on the novels of Max Allan Collins and stars Logan Marshall-Green, Jodi Balfour, Peter Mullan, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Damon Herriman. The series follows a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public and is drawn into a network of killing and corruption. Gordy and Fuller are also executive producing the project with Steve Golin (The Revenant, Spotlight, Mr. Robot) and Greg Yaitanes (House) who directed all episodes of the first season. Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Soundtrack
Posted: June 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Hart, David Lowery, Pete's Dragon, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Pete’s Dragon. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Comet, Tumbleweed), as well as the original song Nobody Knows (How to Say Goodbye) written by Andrew Tinker & Toby Halbrooks and performed by The Lumineers. Check back on this page for the full album details. The soundtrack will be released on August 12, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pete’s Dragon is directed by David Lowery and stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 24, 2016)
Posted: June 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aleks de Carvalho, Andy Hull, Cliff Martinez, Free State of Jones, Harald Kloser, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Independence Day: Resurgence, James Lavino, Les Cowboys, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Moniker, Nathan Larson, Nicholas Britell, Raphaël, Robert McDowell, Ryan Miller, Septembers of Shiraz, Swiss Army Man, The Fundamentals of Caregiving, The Neon Demon, The Phenom, The Shallows, Thomas Wander, Wiener-Dog
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action adventure Independence Day: Resurgence directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward. The film’s original music is composed by Thomas Wander & Harald Kloser (2012, White House Down, The Day After Tomorrow, 10’000 BC). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Fox release.
Also opening wide is the historical drama Free State of Jones directed by Gary Ross and starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali and Keri Russell. Nicholas Britell (The Big Short, A Tale of Love and Darkness) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song I’m Crying by Lucinda Williams. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to find out more information about the STX Entertainment release. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira to Return for ‘Despicable Me 3’
Posted: June 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Despicable Me, Despicable Me 3, Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira will be returning to provide scoring duties on the upcoming animated sequel Despicable Me 3. The film is directed by Kyle Balda (Minion) & Pierre Coffin who helmed the first two installments in the series with Chris Renaud. Eric Guillon is co-directing the film, which is written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (The Secret Life of Pets, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who). Steve Carell returns as the voice of Gru, as well as the new character of Gru’s long lost identical twin Drew. Trey Parker has also joined the voice cast. Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy are producing the project for Illumination Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
