ABKCO Records has released the original theme song for the ITV original series The Durrells. The track is written by Ruth Barrett (Harry Brown, Toast, Hunted, Critical). The theme is now available to download as a single on Amazon. The Durrells is created by Simon Nye and stars Keeley Hawes, Josh O’Connor, Callum Woodhouse, Daisy Waterstone and Milo Parker. The drama based on Gerald Durrell’s trilogy of memoirs tell the story of Louisa Durrell who makes a radical change and uproots her four unruly children from Bournemouth, England to start a new life in Corfu in the 1930s. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Posted: May 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Doctor Strange, Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino, Scott Derrickson
Michael Giacchino announced on Twitter that he will be scoring Marvel’s Doctor Strange. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mads Mikkelsen and Tilda Swinton. The movie based on the Marvel Comics character follows surgeon Stephen Strange who encounters the Ancient One after a career-ending car accident. Jon Spaihts (Prometheus, The Darkest Hour and C. Robert Cargill (Sinister) have written the screenplay. Kevin Feige (The Avengers, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy) is producing the project for Marvel Studios. Read the rest of this entry »
Electric Guest’s Matthew Compton Scoring ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’
Posted: May 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Matthew Compton, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Matthew Compton has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone who also star in the film alongside Andy Samberg, Imogen Poots, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph and Joan Cusack. The movie follows singer/rapper Conner4Real who faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops and his celebrity high life begins to collapse. Samberg, Schaffer & Taccone (collectively known as The Lonely Island) have also written the screenplay and are producing the project with Judd Apatow (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Trainwreck, Knocked Up) and Rodney Rothman (Get Him to the Greek). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Our Kind of Traitor’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Our Kind of Traitor, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the spy thriller Our Kind of Traitor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Affair, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said, Ray Donovan) who recorded his score with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. The soundtrack will be released on May 13, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Our Kind of Traitor is directed by Susanna White and stars Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Damian Lewis. The movie is based on the novel by John le Carre (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and follows a couple who get embroiled with a Russian oligarch and high-profile money launderer while on holiday in Marrakech. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams to Score ‘Dear Basketball’ Animated Short
Posted: May 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dear Basketball, John Williams, Kobe Bryant
John Williams is set to compose the music for the upcoming animated short Dear Basketball. The film is directed by Glen Keane who worked as an animator on such Disney classics as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Tangled. Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant is narrating the film, which is being described as an animated ode to basketball. He is also producing the project through his production company Kobe Studios, alongside Believe Entertainment Group. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Olive Tree’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Pascal Gaigne, Soundtrack, The Olive Tree
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy The Olive Tree (El olivo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pascal Gaigne (Loreak, Flowers). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Olive Tree is directed by Iciar Bollain (Even the Rain) and stars Anna Castillo, Javier Gutierrez, Pep Ambros, Manuel Cucala and Miguel Angel Aladen. The movie follows a spirited young woman who travels from Spain to Germany to retrieve an ancient olive tree for her ailing grandfather. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘War & Peace’ to Be Released
Posted: May 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A&E, BBC, History, Lifetime, Martin Phipps, score, Soundtrack, War & Peace
Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series War & Peace. The album features the 6-parter’s original music composed by Martin Phipps (The Woman in Gold, Brighton Rock, Harry Brown, The Honorable Woman). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. War & Peace is directed by Tom Harper and stars Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton, Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Stephen Rea, Greta Scacchi, Jack Lowden, Tom Burke and Aisling Loftus. The epic drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel was adapted by Andrew Davies and premiered earlier this year in the UK on BBC and in the U.S. on Lifetime, A&E and History. Read the rest of this entry »
Toby Chu to Score ‘Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania’ & Freeform’s ‘Beyond’
Posted: May 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beyond, Freeform, Surf's Up, Surf's Up 2: WaveMania, Toby Chu
Toby Chu has been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania. The film is directed by Henry Yu (story artist on Sym-Bionic Titan and Hotel Transylvania) and features the voices of WWE stars John Cena, The Undertaker, Triple H, WWE Diva Paige and Mr. McMahon. The sequel to the 2007 film follows Cody Maverick as he convinces an infamous big wave riding crew known as The Hang 5 to let him join them on their journey to a mysterious surf spot known as The Trenches, where legend has it, they’ll find the biggest waves in the world. Abdul Williams (Lottery Ticket) is writing the screenplay and Michelle Wong is producing the Sony Pictures Animation and WWE Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘The BFG’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg, The BFG
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure The BFG. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Jaws, E.T., Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The BFG is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. The movie based on Roald Dahl’s classic tells the story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryuichi Sakamoto to Be Honored at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: May 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ryuichi Sakamoto, World Soundtrack Awards
Ryuichi Sakamoto has been chosen as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards at the Film Fest Gent, following the festival’s spotlight on Japanese cinema. A selection of his work will be performed by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé. Sakamoto’s best known film scoring credits include The Last Emperor, for which he received the Academy Award, Brian De Palma’s Snake Eyes and Femme Fatale, Little Buddha, The Sheltering Sky and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. He most recently composed the music for Alejandro G. Inarritu’s The Revenant, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. Read the rest of this entry »
