A soundtrack album will be released for the French romantic comedy Arctic Heart (Le secret des banquises). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills, Billy Elliott, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Friday, June 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Arctic Heart is written and directed by Marie Madinier and stars Guillaume Canet, Charlotte Le Bon, Anne Le Ny, Patrick D’Assumçao and Damien Chapelle. The comedy follows a timid young grad student who is madly in love with her scientist boss and offers her body to his research. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Arctic Heart’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arctic Heart, Le secret des banquises, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck
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‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ice Age: Collision Course, John Debney, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Ice Age: Collision Course have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by John Debney (The Jungle Book, Elf, The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove). The soundtrack will be released on July 22, 2016 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Ice Age: Collision Course is directed by Mike Thurmeier and features the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Simon Pegg, Josh Peck, Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Adam DeVine, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Max Greenfield, Jessie J, Melissa Rauch, Nick Offerman, Michael Strahan, Stephanie Beatriz and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for HBO’s ‘All the Way’ to Be Released
Posted: June 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: All the Way, HBO, James Newton Howard, Jay Roach, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original movie All the Way. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Hunger Games, Maleficent, The Fugitive, Signs). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. All the Way is directed by Jay Roach and stars Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Bradley Whitford, Stephen Root, Marque Richardson, Aisha Hinds, Todd Weeks, Mo McRae, Spencer Garrett and Frank Langella. The movie is based on Robert Schenkkan’s Tony Award-winning play of the same title and follows President Lyndon B. Johnson’s first year in office as he takes the oath in the wake of President Kennedy’s assassination, navigates the escalation of the Vietnam War and balances opposing interests to launch his landmark civil rights bill. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Shore to Score Mick Jackson’s ‘Denial’
Posted: June 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Denial, Howard Shore, Mick Jackson
Howard Shore has signed on to score the upcoming drama Denial. The film is directed by Mick Jackson (The Bodyguard, L.A. Story) and stars Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott, Jack Lowden, Caren Pistorius and Alex Jennings. The movie is based on Deborah E. Lipstadt’s book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier and tells the story of her legal battle for historical truth against David Irving, who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. David Hare (The Hours, The Reader) has written the screenplay. Gary Foster (Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Sleepless in Seattle) is producing the project with Russ Krasnoff (The Soloist, Emperor). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Moniker, score, Soundtrack, Taika Waititi
The Orchard will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Hunt for the Wilderpeople. The album features the film’s original music written and produced by Moniker and features the collaborative efforts of Luke Buda, Sam Scott and Conrad Wedde. The soundtrack will be released digitally in the U.S. on June 24, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is written and directed by Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Thor: Ragnarok) and stars Julian Dennison, Sam Neill, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House and Oscar Kightley. The movie follows a city kid who has to adjust to life in the countryside and finds himself on the run with his uncle, trying to stay one step ahead of a national manhunt. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score ‘Rosy’
Posted: June 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, Rosy, Saunder Jurriaans
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have been hired to score the upcoming indie thriller Rosy. The film is directed by Jessica Manafort and stars Nat Wolff, Sky Ferreira and Stacy Martin. The movie follows a lonely guy who kidnaps a struggling actress named Rosy who proves more difficult for him to handle than ever expected. Jonathan Schwartz (Like Crazy, Smashed, Breathe In) is producing the project. Rosy is expected to premiere later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Cardoni to Score CBS’ ‘Training Day’ TV Series
Posted: June 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Jeff Cardoni, Training Day
Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama Training Day. The show is created by Will Beall (Gangster Squad) and stars Drew Van Acker, Bill Paxton, Katrina Law, Lex Scott Davis, Julie Benz, Justin Cornwell and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. The series is inspired by the 2001 feature starring Denzel Washington & Ethan Hawke and follows a young, idealistic police officer who goes undercover in the elite Special Investigation Section of the LAPD and is tasked with spying on his new partner, a seasoned detective who engages in questionable methods. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Family Guy’ Score Album Announced
Posted: June 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Family Guy, Fox, Ron Jones, score, Seth MacFarlane, Soundtrack, Walter Murphy
La-La Land Records will release the world premiere score soundtrack album for the Fox animated hit series Family Guy. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s first four seasons composed by Walter Murphy (Ted, Ted 2, American Dad!) and Ron Jones (American Dad!, Duck Tales, Star Trek: The Next Generation). Family Guy: Movement I is limited to 5000 copies and will be available to order on June 21 on the label’s official website. The CD is also available to order on Amazon. Family Guy is created by Seth MacFarlane and features the voices of MacFarlane himself, as well as Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lacey Chabert, Mila Kunis, Mike Henry and Patrick Warburton. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Gore Verbinski’s ‘A Cure for Wellness’
Posted: June 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Cure for Wellness, Benjamin Wallfisch, Gore Verbinski
Benjamin Wallfisch is currently scoring the upcoming supernatural horror thriller A Cure for Wellness. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring) and stars Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs and Celia Imrie. The movie follows a man who is sent to rescue his boss from a European wellness spa and soon realizes that he’s trapped and discovers that the facility has a more sinister purpose than just serving the healthy needs of it patients. Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road, The Lone Ranger) has written the screenplay. Verbinski is also producing the project with David Crockett and Arnon Milchan (12 Years a Slave, The Revenant, Gone Girl) for New Regency Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Freeform’s ‘Guilt’ to Feature Music by Daniel Licht
Posted: June 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Licht, Freeform, Guilt
Daniel Licht is composing the music for the new Freeform original series Guilt. The show is created by Kathryn Price & Nichole Millard (The Game Plan) and stars Emily Tremaine, Daisy Head, Billy Zane, Cristian Solimeno and Anthony Stewart Head. The drama follows an American girl who, when abroad in London, becomes the prime suspect in the savage murder of her roommate. Price and Millard are also executive producing the Sea to Sky Entertainment and BV Family production. Gary Fleder (Don’t Say a Word, Runaway Jury) has directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
