Lakeshore Records will release two new soundtrack albums for the Netflix original series Narcos. The albums feature the songs from the show by artists including A Taste of Honey, Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros, Soffi Martinez, Los Pamperos, Son de Loma, Los Diplomaticos, Son Palenque, Los Golden Boys, Carlos Arturo & more. The soundtracks are set to be released physically on August 5, 2016. Check back on this page for the release date of the digital version. The Volume 1 soundtrack is now available for pre-order on Amazon and click here to order the Volume 2 soundtrack. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring composer Pedro Bromfman’s score from the first season of the series. Read the rest of this entry »
More Music from Netflix’s ‘Narcos’ to Be Released
Posted: May 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Narcos, Netflix, Soundtrack
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Expanded ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frank Darabont, score, Soundtrack, The Shawshank Redemption, Thomas Newman
La-La Land Records has announced a new remastered and expanded soundtrack release for the 1994 drama The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The album features the Academy Award-nominated original music from the film composed and conducted by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, The Green Mile, Erin Brockovich), including almost an hour of previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set features the composer’s full score on one disc and several alternate and extended cues, as well as the movie’s source music on a second disc. Read the rest of this entry »
Johann Johannsson Scoring James Marsh’s ‘Deep Water’
Posted: May 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deep Water, James Marsh, Johann Johannsson
Johann Johannsson is reuniting with director James Marsh on the upcoming drama Deep Water. The film stars Colin Firth as fated amateur yachtsman Donald Crowhurst, alongside Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Ken Stott, and Jonathan Bailey. The movie chronicles Crowhurst’s attempt to complete the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968 and his subsequent attempts to cover up his failure. Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum, Contagion) has written the screenplay and is also producing the project with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, In Bruges). Johannsson has previously collaborated with Marsh on 2013’s Theory of Everything, for which the composer received the Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Captain Fantastic’ Score Album Announced
Posted: May 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Somers, Captain Fantastic, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Captain Fantastic. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Somers who previously co-scored the features Aloha and All the Wilderness, as well as the first season of Manhattan with Sigur Rós’ Jónsi. The soundtrack will be released on July 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Captain Fantastic is written and directed by Matt Ross and stars Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, George MacKay, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn and Ann Dowd. The movie follows a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education who is forced to leave the forests of the Pacific Northwest and to re-enter society. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release Danny Elfman’s ‘Rabbit & Rogue’ Ballet Score
Posted: May 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, Rabbit & Rogue
Sony Classical will release Danny Elfman‘s music for the ballet Rabbit & Rogue. The composer of such films as Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Men in Black composed the score for the American Ballet Theatre. The ballet premiered in June 2008 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and was recorded for a CD release in 2014. The album will be released on June 7, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out a video featurette about the composer’s work on the project from a couple years ago after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
A.R. Rahman Scoring Gurinder Chadha’s ‘Viceroy’s House’
Posted: May 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.R. Rahman, Gurinder Chadha, Viceroy's House
A.R. Rahman is composing the music for the upcoming period drama Viceroy’s House. The film is directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) and stars Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Simon Callow, Lily Travers, Michael Gambon, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi, Om Puri, Tanveer Ghani, Denzil Smith and Neeraj Kabi. The movie chronicles the life inside Viceroy’s House, the sumptuous Delhi home of the British rulers of India, and the momentous political decisions that led to the Partition of India in 1947. Chadha has also co-written the screenplay with Paul Mayeda Berges and Moira Buffini (Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe). Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ice Age, Ice Age: Collision Course, John Debney, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the animated sequel Ice Age: Collision Course. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2). The soundtrack will be released on July 22, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The label has previously released the soundtracks for the first four installments in the animated film series featuring music by John Powell and David Newman. Read the rest of this entry »
David Julyan Scoring Xavier Gens’ ‘The Crucifixion’
Posted: May 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Julyan, The Crucifixion, Xavier Gens
David Julyan has recently recorded his score for the upcoming supernatural thriller The Crucifixion. The film is directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman, The Divide) and stars Sophie Cookson, Javier Botet, Alexis Rodney and Radu Andrei Micu. The movie is based on the true story of a priest who was convicted of murdering a nun after performing an exorcism on her. Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring, The Reaping, House of Wax) have written the screenplay. They are also producing the project with Peter Safran (Annabelle, Buried), Leon Clarance (Sense8), Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and Ara Keshishian (Maggie). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Likely Stories’ Soundtrack EP Announced
Posted: May 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jarvis Cocker, Likely Stories, score, Sky Arts, Soundtrack
Rough Trade Records will release a soundtrack EP for the mini-series Likely Stories. The EP features four tracks from the 4-parter’s original music composed by British singer/songwriter Jarvis Cocker who makes his scoring debut with the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2016 and is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The soundtrack will also be released as a 7” EP on June 3. Likely Stories is directed by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard and stars Tom Hughes, George MacKay, Johnny Vegas, Kenneth Cranham, Rita Tushingham, Monica Dolan, Paul Ritter, Simon Manyonda, Johann Myers and Montserrat Lombard. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 22, 2016)
Posted: May 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Dave Porter, Netflix, Preacher, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Do Over
Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Preacher developed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen & Sam Catlin based on the comic book franchise of the same name and starring Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Lucy Griffiths, Anatol Yusef, Tom Brooke, W. Earl Brown, Ian Colletti and Derek Wilson. The show’s original music is composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Flesh and Bone). To learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on AMC, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
