Pharrell Williams announced today that he will be writing original songs for the upcoming drama Hidden Figures. The film is directed by Ted Melfi (St. Vincent) and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge and Kevin Costner. The movie follows a trio of brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind the 1962 launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Melfi has also written the screenplay with Alison Schroeder and Lori Lakin Hutcherson. Williams is also producing the project with Melfi, Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping. Read the rest of this entry »
Pharrell Williams to Write Original Songs for Ted Melfi’s ‘Hidden Figures’
Posted: April 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hidden Figures, Pharell Williams, Ted Melfi
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Alex Heffes to Score History’s ‘Roots’
Posted: April 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, Alex Heffes, History, Lifetime, Roots
Alex Heffes has been hired to compose the music for the upcoming History event mini-series Roots. The 8-parter stars Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, Chad L. Coleman, Erica Tazel, Derek Luke, Malachi Kirby and Regé-Jean. The drama is based on Alex Haley’s novel of the same title and chronicles the history of an African slave sold to America and his descendants. Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Salt), Thomas Carter (Coach Carter), Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City) and Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) are directing the episodes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mr. Right’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Zigman, Mr. Right, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action comedy Mr. Right. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, The Proposal, John Q). Also included are the songs Love You With a Bang by Maty Noves and Jesu Joy by Apollo. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 8, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and listen to audio samples. Mr. Right is directed by Paco Cabezas and stars Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and RZA. The movie written by Max Landis follows a woman who has had bad luck finding love until she meets Mr. Right, who turns out to be a reformed hit man. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Home Fires’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Home Fires, PBS, Samuel Sim, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the British TV series Home Fires. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (Awake, Dunkirk, The Reckoning, including the drama’s theme, which the composer arranged into a new four minute version, Siren (Theme from “Home Fires”). The soundtrack will be released on May 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Home Fires stars Samantha Bond, Francesca Annis, Ed Stoppard, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Rushbrook, Frances Grey, Clare Calbraith and Rachel Hurd-Wood. The show based on the book Jambusters by Julie Summers is set during World War II and follows a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community. Read the rest of this entry »
Showtime’s ‘Dice’ to Feature Theme by Steve Marion & Score by Elegant Too
Posted: April 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Delicate Steve, Dice, Elegant Too, Scot Armstrong, Showtime, Steve Marion
The composer duo of Elegant Too (aka Chris Maxwell and Phil Hernandez) is scoring the new Showtime original series Dice. Steve Marion aka Delicate Steve has written the main titles theme for the comedy created by Scot Armstrong (Old School, Road Trip, Starksy & Hutch) and starring Andrew Dice Clay in the title role, as well as Kevin Corrigan and Natasha Leggero. Lorraine Bracco, Adrien Brody and Michael Rapaport appear as guest stars. The show is based on the comedian’s real life as he moves his family to Las Vegas in hopes of making a comeback. Armstrong and Clay are also executive producing the Fox 21 Television Studios production with Sean & Bryan Furst (Daybreakers, The Cooler), Bruce Rubenstein, Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka (The Sitter). Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score Ewan McGregor’s ‘American Pastoral’
Posted: April 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, American Pastoral, Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor revealed in a recent interview with Collider that Alexandre Desplat will score the actor’s feature directorial debut American Pastoral. The film also stars McGregor, alongside Uzo Aduba, David Strathairn, Jennifer Connelly, Rupert Evans and Dakota Fanning. The movie is based on Philip Roth’s novel of the same title and follows a legendary high school athlete whose seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels by committing a deadly act of terrorism during the Vietnam War. John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Krisha’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian McOmber, Krisha, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Krisha. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian McOmber (A Teacher, Stockholm, Pennsylvania). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 8, 2016 and physically later this year. Krisha is written and directed by Trey Edward Shults and stars Krisha Fairchild, Robyn Fairchild, Bill Wise, Trey Edward Shults, Chris Doubek, Olivia Grace Applegate, Alex Dobrenko and Chase Joliet. The movie is set in Texas and follows a family over a turbulent Thanksgiving weekend. The drama premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and was released last month in select theaters by A24 Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominik Scherrer Scoring BBC’s ‘One of Us’
Posted: April 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Dominik Scherrer, One of Us
Dominik Scherrer has recently recored his score for the upcoming BBC mini-series One of Us. The show is created by Jack & Harry Williams (The Missing) and stars Laura Fraser, Juliet Stevenson, Joanna Vanderham, John Lynch, Adrian Edmondson, Georgina Campbell, Kate Dickie, Joe Dempsie, Julie Graham, Gary Lewis and Steve Evets. The drama is set in rural Scotland and explores the fallout for the grieving relatives of a horrific double murder that rocks the lives of two families living side-by-side. Jack & Harry Williams are also executive producing the project with Christopher Aird (Call the Midwife, Hunted). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 3, 2016)
Posted: April 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Ett, David Benjamin Steinberg, HBO, Lopez, Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, TV Land
Premiering tomorrow, April 4, is the HBO original movie Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures directed by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato. The film’s original music is composed by David Benjamin Steinberg. The documentary centers on Robert Mapplethorpe and profiles the controversial artist from early childhood, to his beginnings in NYC and his meteoric rise in the art world, to his untimely death in 1989. The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was also shown at the Berlin Film Festival. To learn more about the film, visit HBO’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
Night Club Scoring ‘Nerdland’
Posted: April 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emily Kavanaugh, Mark Brooks, Nerdland, Night Club
Mark Brooks and Emily Kavanaugh of the Los Angeles synth pop band Night Club are scoring the animated comedy Nerdland. The film is directed by Chris Prynoski and features the voices of Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress, Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, Mike Judge and Reid Scott. The movie follows an aspiring actor and a would-be screenwriter Elliot who set out on an all-day journey in Los Angeles to make it big by the end of the night. Andrew Kevin Walker (Seven, Sleepy Hollow, 8MM) has written the screenplay. Gavin Polone (Panic Room, Gilmore Girls, Zombieland) is producing the project, which marks the first feature from animation house Titmouse (Metalocalypse, Superjail!). Read the rest of this entry »
