Composer Laura Karpman has been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2016–17 Board of Governors. She joins Charles Bernstein and Michael Giacchino who are the other two governors of the branch. It will mark her first term serving on the music branch board. Karpman’s scoring credits include the 2009 feature The Tournament, 2013’s Black Nativity, the Steven Spielberg-produced mini-series Taken and WGN America’s Underground. The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms. Read the rest of this entry »
Laura Karpman Elected to Academy Music Branch Board
Posted: July 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Laura Karpman
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‘The Stanford Prison Experiment’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Hewitt, Kyle Patrick Alvarez, score, Soundtrack, The Stanford Prison Experiment
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller The Stanford Prison Experiment. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Hewitt (The Double, Submarine, Mojave, The Brass Teapot). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Stanford Prison Experiment is directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez and starrs Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Tye Sheridan, Johnny Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Keir Gilchrist and Thomas Mann. The movie tells the true story of a Stanford University professor who, in 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. Read the rest of this entry »
J. Ralph to Score Paul McGuigan’s ‘Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool’
Posted: July 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, J. Ralph, Paul McGuigan
J. Ralph is set to compose the music for the upcoming romantic drama Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. The film is directed by Paul McGuigan (Push, Wicker Park, Victor Frankenstein) and stars Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Walters, Kenneth Cranham, Stephen Graham, Frances Barber and Leanne Best. The movie tells the true story of the young Liverpudlian actor Peter Turner who fell in love with the older Hollywood golden age actress Gloria Grahame. Matt Greenhalgh (Control, Nowhere Boy) has written the screenplay based on Turner’s 1986 memoir of the same title. Barbara Broccoli (James Bond series) is producing the project with Colin Vaines (Coriolanus) for Synchronistic Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Elena of Avalor’ Soundtrack EP Details
Posted: July 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Craig Gerber, Disney Channel, Elena of Avalor, John Kavanaugh, Soundtrack, Tony Morales
The details of the first soundtrack release for the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor have been revealed. The EP features seven tracks from the show, including the theme song performed by Gaby Moreno and Elena’s anthem My Time performed by Aimee Carrero, the voice of Princess Elena. The songs are written by series creator/executive producer Craig Gerber, songwriter/music director John Kavanaugh (Sofia the First), Emmy Award-nominated composer Tony Morales (Hatfields & McCoys) and touring musician and Latin music instructor Rene Camacho who serves as Latin music consultant. The soundtrack will be released on July 22, 2016 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Elena of Avalor also features the voices of Jenna Ortegaso, Chris Parnell, Yvette Nicole Brown, Carlos Alazraqui and Emiliano Diez. Read the rest of this entry »
Meshell Ndegeocello to Score OWN’s ‘Sugar People’
Posted: July 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ava DuVernay, Meshell Ndegeocello, OWN, Queen Sugar
Ava DuVernay announced this week on Twitter that singer/songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello is scoring the upcoming OWN original series Queen Sugar. The show stars Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Tina Lifford, Omar J. Dorsey, Dondré Whitfield, Timon Kyle Durrett, Nicholas L. Ashe, Greg Vaughan and Ethan Hutchison. The drama chronicles the lives and loves of the estranged Bordelon siblings in Saint Josephine, Louisiana who must navigate the triumphs and struggles of their complicated lives in order to run an ailing sugarcane farm in the Deep South. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 17, 2016)
Posted: July 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Joey Stephens, Vice Principals
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Vice Principals created by Jody Hill & Danny McBride who also stars in the show alongside Walter Goggins, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Georgia King, Busy Philipps, Shea Whigham and Sheaun McKinney. The comedy’s original music is composed by Joey Stephens who previously scored Hill’s feature Observe and Report starring Seth Rogen, as well as numerous episodes of HBO’s Eastbound and Down. To learn more about the series, check out our previous news article and HBO’s official show website.
‘Suicide Squad’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Ayer, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price, Suicide Squad
WaterTower Music will release a score album for the superhero movie Suicide Squad. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Steven Price (Gravity, The World’s End, Attack the Block, Fury, The Hunt). The soundtrack will be released on August 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sony Classical is handling distribution of the album overseas and will release a physical version on August 12. As previously reported, Atlantic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Suicide Squad is directed by David Ayer and stars Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Karen Fukuhara, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach and Viola Davis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ Score Album Released
Posted: July 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a score album for the comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami, Just Friends, The Grinder, Step Up All In). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a suite from Cardoni’s score. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is directed by Jake Szymanski and stars Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Lyn Sugar Beard and Stephen Root. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2016)
Posted: July 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aleks de Carvalho, Apparat, Café Society, Chris Hajian, Colin Stetson, Dustin O'Halloran, Equals, Ghostbusters, Outlaws and Angels, Sascha Ring, Stephen Barton, The Infiltrator, Theodore Shapiro, Undrafted
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the Ghostbusters reboot directed by Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Tropic Thunder, Spy, The Devil Wears Prada) who also makes a cameo appearance in the movie. Sony Classical has released soundtrack featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details). RCA Records has released a separate soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists including WALK THE MOON, Fall Out Boy ft. Missy Elliott, Elle King, DMX & more, as well as the track Want Some More co-written by Shapiro and performed by Beasts of Mayhem. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the crime thriller The Infiltrator directed by Brad Furman and starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Amy Ryan, Joseph Gilgun and Yul Vazquez. Chris Hajian (First Position, Yonkers Joe, The Take) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here to check out the full album details and visit Variety for a recent interview with Hajian about his work on the project. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by The Who, Rush, Curtis Mayfield & more. The full album details can be checked out here. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: July 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack EP for the Amazon original series Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street. The EP features a covers of What a Wonderful World by the Avett Brothers, Stand By Me by Andrew Bird, Do You Realize?? by Sharon Van Etten and Lean on Me by Conor Oberst. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street is created by David Anaxagoras and stars Sloane Morgan Siegel, Ashley Boettcher and Drew Justice. The show follows Gortimer and his two best friends, Ranger and Mel, as they navigate Normal Street – an ordinary suburb that has a hint of something magical just beneath the surface. Read the rest of this entry »
