Victor Reyes is currently recording his score for the upcoming supernatural drama Down a Dark Hall. The film is directed by Rodrigo Cortes and stars AnnaSophia Robb, Isabelle Fuhrman, Noah Silver, Rosie Day and Uma Thurman. The movie is based on the 1974 novel by Lois Duncan and follows a boarding school student who confronts the darkly seductive powers of the headmistress and comes face to face with the supernatural abilities that could make her all-powerful or destroy her. Chris Sparling (Buried, Mercy) and Michael Goldbach (Daydream Nation) wrote the screenplay.
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Joseph Trapanese to Score USA’s ‘Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G.’
Joseph Trapanese has signed on to score the upcoming USA drama Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G. The show is developed by Kyle Long (Suits) and stars Josh Duhamel, Marcc Rose, Wavyy Jonez, Jimmi Simpson, Bokeem Woodbine, Jamie McShane, Brent Sexton, Luke James, Aisha Hinds and Letoya Luckett. The series chronicles the two major police investigations by LAPD Detective Greg Kading into the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Long is also executive producing the Universal Cable production with Mark Taylor (Underground).
‘Thunderbirds Are Go!’ Volume 2 Soundtrack Announced
Silva Screen Records will release a new soundtrack album for the British animated series Thunderbirds Are Go!. The album features music from the show composed by Ben Foster (Torchwood, Hidden Kingdoms, Scott & Bailey) and Nick Foster (The Cube). The Volume 2 soundtrack will be released overseas on November 24, 2017. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring selections of the composers’ score from the first season. Thunderbirds Are Go! based on characters by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson is based on the classic 1960s adventure series and features the voices of Rosamund Pike, Thomas Sangster, Rasmus Hardiker, David Menkin, Kayvan Novak and David Graham.
Fil Eisler to Score ‘Proud Mary’
Fil Eisler has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller Proud Mary. The film is directed by Babak Najafi (London Has Fallen, Easy Money II: Hard to Kill) and stars Taraji P. Henson, Billy Brown, Jahi Di’Allo Winston and Danny Glover. The movie follows a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad. John Stuart Newman & Christian Swegal and Steven Antin (Burlesque, Gloria) wrote the screenplay.
‘The Breadwinner’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Breadwinner. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Surf’s Up) and Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Storks). The soundtrack will be released on November 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Breadwinner is directed by Nora Twomey (The Secret of Kells) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie. The movie is based on Deborah Ellis’ award-winning novel and tells the story of an 11-year-old Afghan girl, born into an ever-changing world of conflict and oppression, who finds strength in the love of her family and the power of storytelling.
Daniel Hart Scoring Showtime’s ‘SMILF’
Daniel Hart is scoring the new Showtime original series SMILF. The show is created by Frankie Shaw who also stars in the series alongside Miguel Gomez, Rosie O’Donnell and Samara Weaving. The comedy follows a smart, scrappy, young single mom trying to navigate the realities of motherhood with an extremely unconventional family. Shaw is also executive producing the ABC Signature Studios production with Lee Eisenburg & Gene Stupnitsky (Bad Teacher, The Office) and Michael London (Sideways, The Visitor).
‘Kedi’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Kedi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kira Fontana. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kedi is directed by Ceyda Torun and explores the hundreds of thousands of cats roaming the metropolis of Istanbul freely – a tradition that dates back thousands of years. The documentary was released in theaters this past February by Oscilloscope Labaratories and will be coming out on November 14 on Blu-ray an DVD.
Dominik Scherrer Scoring BBC’s ‘The City and the City’
Dominik Scherrer is composing the music for the upcoming BBC mini-series The City and the City. The drama is developed by Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Tideland) based on the novel of the same title by China Mieville and stars David Morrisey, Maria Schrader, Christian Camargo, Mandeep Dhillon, Ron Cook and Danny Webb. The 4-parter follows the investigation of a detective in the Extreme Crime Squad of the fictional rundown European city of Beszel, into the death of a foreign student.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 22, 2017)
Premiering in the U.S. on Friday, October 27, is the British drama Fearless created by Patrick Harbinson and starring Helen McCrory, Jonathan Forbes, Sam Swainsbury, Rebecca Callard, Wunmi Mosaku, Robin Weigert, John Bishop, Jamie Bamber, Emma Hamilton and Michael Gambon. The show’s original music is composed by Ruth Barrett (Harry Brown, Victoria, Toast, Love, Nina, Hunted). The crime drama, which revolves around a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, premiered in the UK this summer on ITV and will debut in the U.S. on Amazon Prime.
‘Access All Areas’ Soundtrack Released
Mercury Records has released a soundtrack album for the British coming-of-age comedy drama Access All Areas. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including The Who, Underworld, Faithless, Tame Impala, AAA, Jagwar M, Royal Blood, Palace, Marian Hill & more. The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the British Amazon store to listen to audio samples. Access All Areas is directed by Bryn Higgins and stars Ella Purnell, Georgie Henley, Edward Bluemel and Jordan Stephens. The movie follows a gang of teens who run from their dysfunctional parents to an island festival to lose themselves in the crowd.