The 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 »
‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, Netflix, Pee-wee's Big Holiday, score, Soundtrack
Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld Scoring ‘Lavender’
Posted: March 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Colin Stetson, Ed Gass-Donnelly, Lavender, Sarah Neufeld
Colin 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 Doubt, The Entitled). Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Powder’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, Powder, score, Soundtrack
Intrada 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 (Chinatown, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Patton, Planet of the Apes, L.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 AlbumsTags: Darling, Giona Ostinelli, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Darling. The album features the film’s original music composed by Giona Ostinelli (Carnage Park, Pod). 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 »
Henry Jackman to Score ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’
Posted: March 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Edward Zwick, Henry Jackman, Jack Reacher, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Henry Jackman has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The film is directed by Edward Zwick (Glory, The 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 »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’ Announced
Posted: March 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Gustavo Santaolalla, Kevin Kiner, Making a Murderer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore 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 Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, 21 Grams), as well as selections from the series’ original score composed by Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami, Hell on Wheels, Jane 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 AlbumsTags: Jeff Russo, score, Soundtrack, Spike TV, Tut
Pickford 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 (Fargo, Power, CSI: Cyber, The 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 Kamm Scoring ‘Sleepless Night’
Posted: March 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Baran bo Odar, Michael Kamm, Sleepless Night
Michael 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 »
John Debney to Score ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’
Posted: March 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ice Age, Ice Age: Collision Course, John Debney
John Debney has been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Ice Age: Collision Course. The film is directed by Mike Thurmeier (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and features the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Jennifer Lopez, Stephanie Beatriz, Adam DeVine, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Max Greenfield, Jessie J, Nick Offerman, Melissa Rauch, Michael Strahan and Neil deGrasse Tyson. In the fifth part of the series, Scrat sparks a new series of cosmic events that threaten the Ice Age world with a potentially apocalyptic meteor shower. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 27, 2016)
Posted: March 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Hulu, Netflix, Peter Chapman, Rob Carli, Rush Hour, Ryeland Allison, Syfy, The Path, The Ranch, WAZ-Jackson, Will Bates, Wynonna Earp
Premiering on Wednesday, March 30, is the new Hulu original series The Path created by Jessica Goldberg, executive produced by Jason Katims and starring Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Hugh Dancy and Rockmond Dunbar. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (Another Earth, I Origins, The Magicians). To learn more about the drama, which follows a family at the center of a controversial cult movement, check out our scoring assignment announcement.
Premiering on Thursday, March 31, is the CBS drama Rush Hour developed by Bill Lawrence & Blake McCormick based on Brett Ratner’s hit film franchise and starring Justin Hires, John Foo, Wendie Malick, Aimee Garcia, Page Kennedy and Jessika Van. The composer duo of WAZ-Jackson (Scrubs, Cougar Town, Undateable) is composing the show’s original music. To learn more about the series, which will air every Thursday night on CBS, visit our previous news article. Read the rest of this entry »
