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 »
‘The Olive Tree’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Pascal Gaigne, Soundtrack, The Olive Tree
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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 »
‘A Light Beneath Their Feet’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Light Beneath Their Feet, John Swihart, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie coming-of-age drama A Light Beneath Their Feet. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Swihart(How I Met Your Mother, Napoleon Dynamite, Youth in Revolt, New in Town). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A Light Beneath Their Feet is directed by Valerie Weiss and stars Taryn Manning, Madison Davenport, Kurt Fuller, Nora Dunn, Kali Hawk, Maddie Hasson and Carter Jenkins. The movie follows a high school senior who must choose between the college of her dreams and taking care of her mother living with bipolar disorder. Read the rest of this entry »
Will & Brooke Blair Scoring ‘The Scent of Rain & Lightning’
Posted: May 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, Edge of Winter, The Scent of Rain & Lightning, Will Blair
Will and Brooke Blair are scoring the upcoming indie drama The Scent of Rain & Lightning. The film is directed by Blake Robbins and stars Maika Monroe, Maggie Grace, Brad Carter, Logan Miller, Justin Chatwin, Mark Webber, Will Patton, Bonnie Bedelia and Aaron Poole. The movie is based on a novel by Nancy Pickard and follows a young woman who is forced to confront old wounds and the destructive power of hate when she learns that the man who killed her parents has been released from prison. Jeff Robison & Casey Twenter (Rudderless) have written the screenplay and are also producing the project with Grace, Jeff Johnson, Kevin Waller and Michael Davis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘And Then There Were None’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: And Then There Were None, BBC, Lifetime, score, Soundtrack, Stuart Earl
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the mini-series And Then There Were None. The album features the series’ original music composed by Stuart Earl (Lilting, My Brother the Devil), which was recently nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the Best Television Soundtrack category. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2016. And Then There Were None is developed by Sarah Phelps based on Agatha Christie’s novel and stars Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Toby Stephens, Maeve Dermody, Burn Gorman, Noah Taylor and Aidan Turner. The 3-parter follows ten strangers with dubious pasts who are lured to Soldier Island in 1939. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney to Perform at CSUN Valley Performing Arts Center
Posted: May 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: John Debney
Academy Award nominee John Debney wil join California State University, Northridge students and alumni in a special performance at the University featuring the world premiere of the Jungle Book Suite, as well as other selections from his work, including The Passion of the Christ and Iron Man 2. The concert will take place on Thursday, May 12 at 7:30pm at CSUN Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge, CA. The event will be preceded by an audience Q&A at 6:30pm. The Studio Ensemble, a group dedicated to workshopping and performing commercial music arranged and performed by students, will be on the concert as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harald Kloser, Independence Day: Resurgence, Roland Emmerich, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Wander
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harald Kloser & Thomas Wander (2012, The Day After Tomorrow, 10’000 B.C., White House Down). The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Independence Day: Resurgence stars Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward. Read the rest of this entry »
