Nathan Halpern is composing the original music for the upcoming indie comedy drama One Percent More Humid. The film is written and directed by Liz W. Garcia (The Lifeguard) and stars Juno Temple, Julia Garner, Alessandro Nivalo and Olivia Luccardi. The movie revolves around two college-age childhood friends who reunite for a humid New England summer to help each other deal with a traumatizing experience from their past. Garcia is also producing the project with Joshua Marto (Memphis Beat) and Isaac Lefevre. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Halpern Scoring ‘One Percent More Humid’
Posted: January 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Liz W. Garcia, Nathan Halpern, One Percent More Humid, Rancher Farmer Fisherman, The Worker's Cup
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 13, 2017)
Posted: January 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 100 Streets, Alexandre Desplat, Alone in Berlin, Bad Kids of Crestview Academy, David Sardy, Jeff Cardoni, Justin Timberlake, Michael Kamm, Monster Trucks, Paul Saunderson, Sleepless, The Book of Love, The Bye Bye Man, The Newton Brothers
In addition to the nationwide expansions of Peter Berg’s Patriots Day, Ben Affleck’s Live by Night and Martin Scorsese’s Silence, three new movies are opening wide:
Opening in most theaters is the family movie Monster Trucks directed by Chris Wedge and starring Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Holt McCallany, Barry Pepper, Tucker Albrizzi, Danny Glover, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Frank Whaley and Thomas Lennon. The film’s original music is composed by David Sardy (21, Zombieland, Premium Rush, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance). The movie follows a a high school senior who builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the supernatural thriller The Bye Bye Man directed by Stacy Title and starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway, Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount and Douglas Jones. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime) have composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the original song Train Song feat. Richard Patrick. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out a video featurette on the score. Read the rest of this entry »
Iggy Pop’s ‘Gold’ Title Song Released
Posted: January 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Burton, Daniel Pemberton, Gold, Iggy Pop, Stephen Gaghan
Varese Sarabande has released the Golden Globe-nominatd original title song for Stephen Gaghan’s drama Gold. The track is performed by Iggy Pop who also co-wrote the the song with Gaghan, Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and the film’s composer Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.). Gold is now available as a digital single and can be downloaded on Amazon. Listen to the full song after the jump. As previously reported, the label will release a full soundtrack digitally on January 27 and physically in February (click here to pre-order). Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘T2 Trainspotting’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Boyle, Soundtrack, T2: Trainspotting, Trainspotting 2
Interscope Records will release the official soundtrack album for Danny Boyle’s drama T2 Trainspotting. The album features the songs from the sequel to the director’s 1996 film by artists including Iggy Pop, High Contrast, Young Fathers, Wolf Alice, Blondie, Queen, Underworld, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, The Clash & more. The soundtrack will be released on January 27, 2017 and is now available as an import on Amazon. T2: Trainspotting reunites Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Steve Jobs) with cast members Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle. The movie based on the novel Porno by Irvine Welsh is written by John Hodge and continues the Trainspotting saga with the original characters. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring PBS’ ‘The Vietnam War’
Posted: January 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, PBS, The Vietnam War, Trent Reznor
PBS announced today that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are composing the music for the upcoming docu-series The Vietnam War. The 10-parter directed by Ken Burns (Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty) and Lynn Novick (Frank Llyod Wright) also features new music arranged and performed by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble. Additional music in the show was composed by David Cieri and Doug Wamble, both of whom are longtime collaborators with Florentine Films. Also featured in the series are more than 120 popular songs by artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, Ben E. King, Donovan, Johnny Cash & more. Read the rest of this entry »
Burt Bacharach’s ‘Po’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: January 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Burt Bacharach, John Asher, Joseph Bauer, Po, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the official soundtrack album for the drama Po. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award and Grammy Award winner Burt Bacharach, as well as the original song Dancing With Your Shadow, composed by Bacharach and featuring lyrics by Billy Mann, and performed by Sheryl Crow. Listen to the song after the jump. Also included is additional music by Joseph Bauer. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 13 and will be available to download on Amazon. Po is directed by John Asher and stars Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder and Kaitlin Doubleday. The movie tells the story of a recently widowed father struggling to raise his 10-year-old son who has autism. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix Premieres ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Theme Song
Posted: January 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Chris Bacon, James Newton Howard, Netflix, Nick Urata
Netflix has published the main titles sequence for its new original series A Series of Unfortunate Events. The title song is performed by Neil Patrick Harris, written by Nick Urata and features lyrics by Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket. Check out the full titles sequence after the jump. James Newton Howard has composed the music for the show’s first episodes and Chris Bacon is credited as the composer on several subsequent episodes. Urata was originally set to score the full season as reported last year. A Series of Unfortunate Events is based on the book series by Snicket and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, Aasif Mandvi, K. Todd Freeman and Patrick Warbutton as Snicket himself. Read the rest of this entry »


