Will Bates is scoring the upcoming thriller Imperium. The film is written and directed by Daniel Ragussis and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette and Tracy Letts. The movie follows an FBI special agent specializing in domestic terrorism and covert operations who goes undercover and joins a white supremacist group in order to expose a sizable terrorist plot to create a bomb. Ty Walker, Dennis Lee (Fireflies in the Garden) and Simon Taufique (composer of Jesus Henry Christ) are producing the Atomic Features and Tycor International Film Company production. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates to Score ‘Imperium’
Posted: April 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Ragussis, Imperium, Will Bates
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More Music from ‘Deadpool’ to Be Released
Posted: April 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Deadpool, Junkie XL, score, Soundtrack, Tom Holkenborg
Milan Records will release a new soundtrack album for the hit comic book movie Deadpool. The album features more music from the film, including previously unreleased tracks from the score composed by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Mad Max: Fury Road, Black Mass, Divergent), as well as Teamheadkick’s Merc With A Mouth, an EDM dance remix of Deadpool Rap, remixes by Night Club, El Huervo & Kreng, an acoustic cover of Deadpool Rap by Brentwood Duo. Also featured on the soundtrack are the songs You’re The Inspiration by Chicago and Mr. Sandman by The Chordettes. Deadpool Reloaded will be released physically on May 27, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released the original soundtrack album for the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 8, 2016)
Posted: April 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Christopher Lennertz, Dasha Charusha, Demolition, Hardcore Henry, High Strung, Joe McGinty, Louder Than Bombs, Mr. Right, Nathan Lanier, Ola Flottum, One More Time, The Boss, The Invitation, Theodore Shapiro
Two new movies are opening nationwide:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy The Boss directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage and Kathy Bates. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Horrible Bosses, Agent Carter, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2). No soundtrack album has been announced. The Boss follows a titan of industry, who is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading and later emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart. The comedy is being released by Universal Pictures. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Also opening wide is action movie Hardcore Henry written and directed by Ilya Naishuller and starring Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Andrey Dementyev, Dasha Charusha, Sveta Ustinova and Tim Roth. Dasha Charusha has composed the film’s original score. Sony Masterworks has released two soundtracks, including an album featuring the songs from the film artists including The Sonics, The Temptations, The Drums, The Stranglers and Devendra Barnhart. Click here for the full album details. Also available is a soundtrack featuring Charusha’s score. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Lyle Workman to Score HBO’s ‘Crashing’
Posted: April 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Crashing, HBO, Judd Apatow, Lyle Workman
Lyle Workman is set to compose the music for the upcoming HBO original series Crashing. The show is executive produced by Peter Holmes & Judd Apatow and also stars Holmes as a comedian who, when his wife leaves him, has nowhere to stay but on the couches of New York’s finest comics. Holmes has written the pilot’s script and Apatow is directing the first episode. Dave Rath, Josh Church and Igor Srubshchik serve as producers and Oren Brimer is co-producing the comedy. Workman has previously scored numerous projects directed and produced by Apatow, including The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad and most recently the Netflix original series Love, which premiered in February and will return for a second season next year. Read the rest of this entry »
David Wingo Scoring Jeff Nichols’ ‘Loving’
Posted: April 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Wingo, Jeff Nichols, Loving
David Wingo is reteaming with director Jeff Nichols on the upcoming drama Loving. The film is written and directed by Nichols and stars Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Nick Kroll, Marton Csokas and Michael Shannon. The movie is inspired by Nancy Buirski’s documentary The Loving Story and tells the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, who were sentenced to prison in Virginia in 1958 for getting married. Ged Doherty & Colin Firth (Eye In The Sky), Sarah Green (Frida, The Tree of Life), Buirski and Marc Turtletaub & Peter Saraf (Little Miss Sunshine, Safety Not Guaranteed) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sky’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francois-Eudes Chanfrault, score, Sky, Soundtrack
OPUS has released a soundtrack album for the drama Sky. The album features the film’s original music composed by late composer François-Eudes Chanfrault (High Tension, Inside, Jamie Marks Is Dead). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Sky is directed by Fabienne Berthaud and stars Diane Kruger, Norman Reedus, Gilles Lellouche, Q’orianka Kilcher, Lena Dunham and Joshua Jackson. The movie follows a woman vacationing in the U.S. with her French husband and winds up wandering in the high desert, where she crosses paths with a charismatic and solitary man. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Florence Foster Jenkins, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Frears
Decca Records will release the official soundtrack album for Stephen Frears’ comedy drama Florence Foster Jenkins. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Godzilla, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) who previously collaborated with the director on such movies as The Queen and Philomena. Also included are the opera performances from the film by Meryl Streep and Aida Garifullina. The soundtrack will be released overseas on May 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order as an import on Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release date. Florence Foster Jenkins stars Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson and Nina Arianda. The movie tells the true story of the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great opera singer despite having a terrible voice. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Desierto’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Desierto, Jonas Cuaron, score, Soundtrack, Woodkid
Green United Music will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Desierto. The album features the film’s original music composed by French singer/songwriter Woodkid. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Desierto is directed by Jonas Cuaron (screenwriter of Gravity) and stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Alondra Hidalgo, Diego Catano, Marco Perez, Oscar Flores Guerrero, David Peralt Arreola. The movie produced by Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) follows a group of Mexicans whose attempts to cross the border into the United States are complicated by a shotgun-wielding vigilante. Read the rest of this entry »
Charlie Clouser Scoring Marcus Dunstan’s ‘The Neighbor’
Posted: April 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Clouser, The Neighbor
Charlie Clouser has recently composed the music for the upcoming horror thriller The Neighbor. The film is directed by Marcus Dunstan (The Collector, screenwriter of Sav VI, V, VI and The Final Chapter) and stars Josh Stewart, Melissa Bolona, Alex Essoe, Bill Engvall, Ronnie Blevins, Jaqueline Fleming and Luke Edwards. The movie follows a man who discovers the dark truth about his secretive neighbor and what, or who, he may be keeping in the cellar. Dunstan has also written the screenplay with his regular writing partner Patrick Melton. Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizzotti (Pride, The Collector) are producing the project for Fortress Features. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love & Friendship’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Love & Friendship, Soundtrack, Whit Stillman
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for Whit Stillman’s period romantic comedy Love & Friendship. The album features the music from the film, including the classical pieces featured in the movie by Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi & more. The soundtrack will be released on May 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Love & Friendship is written and directed by Stillman and stars Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Emma Greenwell, Tom Bennett and Stephen Fry. The movie follows a socially disgraced widow who takes up residence with her in-laws. Read the rest of this entry »
