Ryeland Allison is composing the score for the new Netflix original series The Ranch. The show is created by Don Reo & Jim Patterson (Two and a Half Men) and stars Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliott, Danny Masterson, Debra Winger and Elisha Cuthbert. The comedy follows a Colorado rancher who returns home after a brief and failed semi-pro football career to run the family ranching business with his older brother and father, whom he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Reo, Patterson and Kutcher are also executive producing the with Jane Wiseman & Blair Fetter (BoJack Horseman) and Andy Weil. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘The Ranch’ to Feature Music by Ryeland Allison
Posted: March 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Ryeland Allison, The Ranch
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Cliff Martinez to Score Martin Campbell’s ‘The Foreigner’
Posted: March 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Martin Campbell, The Foreigner
Cliff Martinez is set to compose the music for the upcoming action thriller The Foreigner. The film is directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro) and stars Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan. The movie follows a restaurant owner in London’s Chinatown who is tracking down a group of Irish terrorists responsible for the death of his daughter. David Marconi (Enemy of the State) and Peter Buchman (Che, Jurassic Park III) have written the screenplay based on Stephen Leather’s novel The Chinaman. Wayne Marc Godfrey and Arthur Sarkissian (Rush Hour series) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Meet the Blacks’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Meet the Blacks, Soundtrack
Penalty Entertainment and Hidden Empire Group will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Meet the Blacks. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Shaggy, Trina feat. Steph Lecor, Lecreae, Lil George, Derek Minor, Statik KXNG & more. The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Meet the Blacks is directed by Deon Taylor and stars Mike Epps, George Lopez, Mike Tyson, Bresha Webb, Zulay Henao, Gary Owen, Charlie Murphy, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney, Andrew Bachelor, Lil Duvall, DeRay Davis and Lavell Crawford. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Visitors: Bastille Day’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Levi, score, Soundtrack, The Visitors, The Visitors: Bastille Day
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy sequel The Visitors: Bastille Day (Les Visiteurs: La Révolution). The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Levi who previously scored the first two installments in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to come out in France on April 15, 2016. Check out a couple of tracks from the score after the jump. The Visitors: Bastille Day is directed by Jean-Marie Poire and stars Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Franck Dubosc, Karin Viard, Sylvie Testud, Marie-Anne Chazel, Ary Abittan and Alex Lutz. The movie follows the hapless anti-heroes Jacquasse the Crass and Godfroy the Hardy as they travel back in time to the French Revolution. Read the rest of this entry »
Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson Scoring ‘Vincent N Roxxy’
Posted: March 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ahmir Thompson, Questlove, Vincent N Roxxy
Ahmir Thompson aka Questlove has recently composed the music for the upcoming indie drama Vincent N Roxxy. The film is written and directed by Gary Michael Schultz and stars Emile Hirsch, Zoë Kravitz, Emory Cohen, Zoey Deutch, Jason Mitchell, Beau Knapp and Scott Mescudi. The movie follows a small town loner and a rebellious punk rocker who unexpectedly fall in love as they are forced on the run and soon discover violence follows them everywhere. Keith Kjarval (A Single Shot, Rudderless, Trust Me) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 20, 2016)
Posted: March 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adam Anders, Chad Fischer, Fox, Heartbeat, Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade, Jon Ehrlich, Mark Mothersbaugh, NBC, The Catch, The Passion
Premiering tonight is the Fox television event The Passion hosted by Tyler Perry and starring Yolanda Adams, Seal, Chris Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood, Prince Royce and Jencarlos who are performing contemporary hits such as My Love Is Your Love, Love Can Move Mountains & more. Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages) serves as the project’s music producer. Virgin Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the special. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also premiering tonight is the TV special Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade directed by Ricardo Curtis and featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Taraji P. Henson, Seth Green, Wendy Williams, Gabriel Iglesias, Lili Estefan, Blake Anderson, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer and Queen Latifah. The animated special’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Rugrats Movie, Hotel Transylvania) who previously scored the Ice Age short Ice Age: Cosmic Scat-tastrophe, which played in front of The Peanuts Movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Anton Sanko Scoring ‘Big Bear’
Posted: March 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anton Sanko, Big Bear, Joey Kern
Anton Sanko is composing the score for the upcoming dark comedy Big Bear. The film is written and directed by Joey Kern who also stars in the film alongside Pablo Schreiber, Adam Brody, Tyler Labine and Zachary Knighton. The movie follows a soon-to-be-married man dumped by his fiancee who reluctantly goes ahead with his bachelor party anyway. Brandon Evans & Patrick Rizzotti (Pride, The Collector) is producing the project with Kern and Luke Edwards. Sanko has previously scored the Evans- and Rizzotti-produced feature Bloodsucking Bastards. Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Finding Dory’ Soundtrack
Posted: March 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Stanton, Finding Dory, Pixar, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for Pixar’s animated feature Finding Dory. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Newman (Wall-E, American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, Bridge of Spies) who previously scored 2003’s Finding Nemo. 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. Finding Dory is directed by Andrew Stanton and features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami to Score Jaume Collet-Serra’s ‘The Shallows’
Posted: March 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jaume Collet-Serra, Marco Beltrami, The Shallows
Marco Beltrami has been tapped score the upcoming thriller The Shallows. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop, Run All Night, Orphan) and stars Blake Lively and Oscar Jaenada. The movie follows a young woman who is grieving the loss her mother and surfing in an isolated area when she gets stranded on a buoy and a gigantic great white shark comes between her and the shore. Anthony Jaswinski (Vanishing on 7th Street) has written the screenplay. Lynn Harris (The Notebook, Blade: Trinity) and Matti Leshem are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 18, 2016)
Posted: March 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Allegiant, Andrew Feltenstein, Brian McOmber, Carlo Siliotto, David Wingo, Gregoire Hetzel, Jeff Cardoni, John Nau, Joseph Trapanese, Krisha, Midnight Special, Miracles from Heaven, My Golden Days, The Bronze, The Confirmation, The Program
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi adventure The Divergent Series: Allegiant directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort and Maggie Q. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton) who previously scored last year’s Insurgent. Island Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original end credits song Scars by Tove Lo. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Already in theaters since this past Wednesday is the drama Miracles From Heaven directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Jennifer Garner, Queen Latifah, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Kylie Rogers and Eugenio Derbez. Carlo Siliotto (The Punisher, Fluke, Nomad: The Warrior) who previously collaborated with the director on Under the Same Moon has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures/Tristar release. Read the rest of this entry »
