Jed Kurzel has signed on to compose the score for the upcoming feature adaptation of the video game series Assassin’s Creed. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel and stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Michael K. Williams, Ariane Labed, Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson. The movie centers on Callum Lynch as he explores the memories of his ancestor and gains the skills of a Master Assassin. Frank Marshall (Jurassic World, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Sixth Sense) is producing the project with Arnon Milchan (The Revenant, 12 Years a Slave), Jean-Julien Baronnet, Conor McCaughan, Fassbender and Pat Crowley (The Bourne Trilogy). Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel to Score ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Film Adaptation
Posted: May 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Assassin's Creed, Jed Kurzel, Justin Kurzel
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 1, 2016)
Posted: May 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Fox, Houdini & Doyle, James Jandrisch, Marseille, Netflix
Premiering tomorrow, May 2, is the new Fox drama Houdini & Doyle created by David Hoselton & David Titcher, executive produced by David Shore (House) and starring Stephen Mangan, Michael Weston, Rebecca Liddiard, Tim McInnerny and Adam Nagaitis. The show’s original music is composed by James Jandrisch (Reasonable Doubt). Houdini & Doyle centers around master magician Harry Houdini and writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as they grudgingly join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate inexplicable crimes with a supernatural slant. The drama will air every Monday night on Fox. Visit the official show website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Christian Henson Scoring ITV’s ‘Tutankhamun’
Posted: April 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christian Henson, ITV, Peter Webber, Tutankhamun
Christian Henson has previously recorded his score for the upcoming ITV mini-series Tutankhamun. The drama is directed by Peter Webber (The Girl with the Pearl Earring, Emperor, Hannibal Rising) and stars Max Irons and Sam Neill. The 4-parter tells the story of Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of one of Ancient Egypt’s forgotten pharaohs, the boy-king Tutankhamun. Guy Burt (Jekyll and Hyde, The Bletchley Circle, The Borgias) has written the scripts for all four parts. Francis Hopkinson (Home Fires,) and Catherine Oldfield (Foyle’s War) are executive producing the ITV Studios production and Simon Lewis (The C Word, The Paradise) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release 2013 Hollywood in Vienna Gala Honoring James Horner
Posted: April 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hollywood in Vienna, James Horner, Max Steiner Award
Varese Sarabande has announced a Blu-ray release of the Hollywood in Vienna 2013 Film Music Gala, which featured late composer James Horner as an honored guest and recipient of the Max Steiner Award. David Newman conducted the ORF Vienna Radio-Symphony Orchestra at the Vienna Konzerthaus. The Blu-ray features the concert gala, including performances of several scores composed by Horner including Titanic, Braveheart, Legends of the Fall and Avatar, as well as songs from The Land Before Time and An American Tail performed by Deborah Cox and Jeremy Schonfeld. Also included is a 75-minute symposium, which was moderated by Varese Sarabande’s Robert Townson at the concert weekend in Vienna. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2016)
Posted: April 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Beautiful Planet, Carter Burwell, Coby Brown, Dave Porter, Dough, Evan Wise, John Debney, Keanu, Lorne Balfe, Maribeth Solomon, Mark Isham, Micky Erbe, Mother's Day, Nathan Whitehead, Papa: Hemingway in Cuba, Ratchet & Clank, Stephen Rennicks, Steve Jablonsky, Term Life, The Family Fang, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Viva
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the ensemble romantic comedy Mother’s Day directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts and Jason Sudeikis. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2) who previously scored Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve and The Princess Diaries movies for the director. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the movie, which is being released by Open Road Films, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the comedy Keanu directed by Peter Atencio and starring Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man, Jason Mitchell, Luis Guzman, Nia Long and Will Forte. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, Desperate Housewives) and Nathan Whitehead (The Purge series, Delirium) have composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a soundtrack album. For more information about the comedy, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures, check out the official movie website.. Read the rest of this entry »
Nate Walcott Scoring Zack Whedon’s ‘Come and Find Me’
Posted: April 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Come and Find Me, Nate Walcott, Zack Whedon
Nate Walcott has recently composed the music for the upcoming indie drama Come and Find Me. The film is directed by Zack Whedon (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) and stars Aaron Paul, Annabelle Wallis, Garret Dillahunt and Zachary Knighton. The movie follows a man who must track down his missing girlfriend after he realizes she’s not who she was pretending to be. Whedon has also written the Black List-honored screenplay and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special, Collide) is producing the project for Automatik Entertainment with Chris Ferguson (Grace, Air) for Oddfellows Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Burning Bodhi’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Burning Bodhi, Ian Hultquist, score, Soundtrack
Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Burning Bodhi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Animals, My Blind Brother, The First Monday in May). The soundtrack, which marks the first release of the former Passion Pit member’s new record label, will be released digitally on May 6, 2016. Burning Bodhi is written and directed by Matthew McDuffie and stars Kaley Cuoco, Sasha Pieterse, Cody Horn, Virginia Madsen, Landon Liboiron, Andy Buckley, Meghann Fahy and Tatanka Means. The movie follows a group of lifelong friends who return to their hometown in New Mexico after word spreads on Facebook about the death of the most popular person in their group. Read the rest of this entry »
Ken Loach’s ‘I, Daniel Blake’ to Feature Music by George Fenton
Posted: April 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, I Danie Blake, Ken Loach
George Fenton is reteaming with director Ken Loach on the upcoming drama I, Daniel Blake. The film stars Dave Johns in the title role, alongside Hayley Squires. The movie follows a middle aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, and is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. Paul Laverty (The Angel’s Share, Even the Rain) has written the screenplay. Rebecca O’Brien is producing the project for Sixteen Films. Read the rest of this entry »
John Frizzell to Score ‘Leatherface’
Posted: April 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Frizzell, Leatherface, When the Bough Breaks
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John Frizzell has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel Leatherface. The film is directed by Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury (Inside) and stars Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Sam Strike and Vanessa Grasse. The movie centers on a teenage Leatherface as he escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnaps a young nurse and takes her on a road trip from hell. Seth M. Sherwood has written the screenplay. Christa Campbell & Lati Grobman (Criminal, Righteous Kill), Carl Mazzocone and Les Weldon (The Expendables, London Has Fallen) are producing the Millennium Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
Bryan Senti Scoring ‘Lowriders’
Posted: April 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bryan Senti, Lowriders
Bryan Senti has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming drama Lowriders. The movie is directed by Ricardo de Montreuil and stars Eva Longoria, Demián Bichir, Melissa Benoist, Theo Rossi, Tony Revolori and Gabriel Chavarria. The movie is set against the backdrop of East LA’s near-spiritual car and follows the story of a talented young street artist caught between the lowrider world inhabited by his old-school father and ex-con brother and the outlet that defines his self-expression. Josh Bierne-Gordon and Justin Tippin have written the screenplay based on previous drafts by Cheo Hodari Coker and Elgin James. Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) is producing the project for Imagine Entertainment, alongside Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) for Blumhouse Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
