ploeyAtli Orvarsson is set to compose the music for the upcoming animated feature Ploey – You Never Fly Alone. The film directed by Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson (Brim) and co-directed by Gunnar Karlsson tells the story of a chick whose family migrates to warmer climates before he has learned to fly. Fridrik Erlingsson (Legends of Valhalla) has written the screenplay. Hilmar Sigurdsson and Haukur Sigurjónsson are producing the project for the Icelandic production company GunHil and Ives Agemans is producing for the Belgian animation studio Cyborn. Read the rest of this entry »

hardcore-henry-scoreSony Masterworks will release a score album for the action thriller Hardcore Henry. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dasha Charusha. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie on the same day. Hardcore Henry is written and directed by Ilya Naishuller and stars Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Andrey Dementyev, Sveta Ustinova, Tim Roth, as well as Charusha herself. The movie produced by Timur Bekmambetov follows a man who has been brought back from a near-death experience and finds himself embroiled in a race to rescue his kidnapped wife.  Read the rest of this entry »

pee-wees-big-holidayThe details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania, 21/22 Jump Street). The soundtrack will be released digitally within the next few weeks and physically on May 6, 2016 by Varese Sarabande. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Pee-wee’s Big Holiday is directed by John Lee and stars Paul Reubens, Tara Buck, Joe Manganiello, Jessica Pohl, Stephanie Beatriz and Alia Shawkat. The comedy produced by Judd Apatow revolves around a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger who inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday. Read the rest of this entry »

lavenderColin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld are composing the music for the upcoming psychological thriller Lavender. The film is directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly (The Last Exorcism Part II) and stars Abbie Cornish, Diego Klattenhoff, Dermot Mulroney, Justin Long, Lola Flanery and Sarah Abbot. The movie follows a photographer struggling with severe memory loss who begins to think that she may be responsible for the deaths of family members she never knew she had. Gass-Donnelly has written the screenplay with Colin Frizzell and is also producing the project with Dave Valleau (Reasonable DoubtThe Entitled).  Read the rest of this entry »

powderIntrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 sci-fi drama Powder directed by Victor Salva and starring Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldbum and Lance Henriksen. The album features the film’s complete original score composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (ChinatownStar Trek: The Motion PicturePattonPlanet of the ApesL.A. Confidential) performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, including 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. For the full details of the soundtrack for the Hollywood Pictures production and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Darling’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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darlingLakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Darling. The album features the film’s original music composed by Giona Ostinelli (Carnage ParkPod). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2016 and physically within the following weeks. Darling is written and directed by Mickey Keating and stars Lauren Ashley Carter, Brian Morvant, Sean Young, Larry Fessenden, John Speredakos and Helen Rogers. The movie follows a young woman who slowly goes crazy after taking a job as the caretaker for an ancient New York home. Read the rest of this entry »

jack-reacherHenry Jackman has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The film is directed by Edward Zwick (GloryThe Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall) and stars Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Madalyn Horcher, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The movie is based on Lee Child’s book Never Go Back and follows the title character as he returns to the headquarters of his old unit, only to find out he’s now accused of a 16-year-old homicide. Zwick has also written the screenplay with Marshall Herskovitz based on an original script by Richard Wenk (The Equalizer). Cruise is producing the Skydance Media production with Don Granger (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation).  Read the rest of this entry »

making-a-murdererLakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Making a Murderer. The album features the show’s themes composed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback MountainBabelThe Motorcycle Diaries21 Grams), as well as selections from the series’ original score composed by Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami, Hell on WheelsJane the Virgin). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Making a Murderer  is written and directed by Laura Ricciardi & Moira Demos and explores the story of Steven Avery, who spent 18 years in prison for rape and was freed after DNA linked another man to the crime.  Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack for Spike TV’s ‘Tut’ Released

Posted: March 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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tutPickford Studios Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the Spike TV mini-series Tut. The album features the original music from the 6-parter written by Emmy Award-nominated composer Jeff Russo (FargoPowerCSI: CyberThe Returned). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Tut is directed by David Von Ancken and stars Avan Jogia, Ben Kingsley, Alexander Siddig, Peter Gadiot, Nonso Anozi, Iddo Goldberg, Sibylla Deen and Kylie Bunbury. The series tells the story of Tutankhamun, aka King Tut, the youngest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt, whose famous golden sarcophagus has become one of the symbols of the ancient civilization. Read the rest of this entry »

michael-kammMichael Kamm has recently recorded his score for the upcoming thriller Sleepless Night. The film is directed by Baran bo Odar and stars Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, T.I., Dermot Mulroney, Scoot McNairy, Gabrielle Union and David Harbour. The movie is based on the 2011 French film of the same title and follows an undercover police officer who scours a nightclub in search of his kidnapped son. Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton, World Trade Center) has written the screenplay. Roy Lee (The Lego Movie, The Strangers, The Boy) and Adam Stone are producing the project for Vertigo Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »