Hollywood Records and Marvel Music have released the original song Whatcha Gonna Do (It’s Up to You) from the ABC drama Agent Carter. The song was written by the show’s composer Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, Supernatural) and David Zippel for the Season 2 episode A Little Song and Dance, which premiered last month. The track is performed by actors Enver Gjokaj and Hayley Atwell. The song is now available to download on Amazon. A full soundtrack album for the series created by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely featuring Lennertz’s score from the first season was released in December. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Whatcha Gonna Do (It’s Up to You)’ from ‘Agent Carter’ Released
Posted: March 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Agent Carter, Christopher Lennertz, David Zippel
‘Sing Street’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gary Clark, John Carney, Sing Street, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the musical comedy drama Sing Street. The album features the original songs from the film written by director John Carney and Gary Clark. Also included are the other songs from the movie by artists including Adam Levine, The Cure, Motörhead, Duran Duran, The Jam & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas tomorrow, March 18 and in the U.S. next month. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Sing Street is written and directed by Carney and stars Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Aidan Gillen and Mark McKenna. The movie follows a boy who starts a band in order to impress a girl. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Mansell to Score ‘Loving Vincent’
Posted: March 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Mirror, Clint Mansell, Loving Vincent
Clint Mansell has been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Loving Vincent. The film is directed by Dorota Kobiela (Little Postman) & Hugh Welchman (Peter & the Wolf) and features the voices of Douglas Booth, Saoirse Ronan, Jerome Flynn, Chris O’Dowd, Eleanor Tomlinson, Aidan Turner, John Sessions and Helen McCrory. The movie tells the story of the final months and mysterious death of artist Vincent Van Gogh. Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart (My Week with Marilyn) are producing the project. Welchman has also written the screenplay with Dorota Kobiela. Read the rest of this entry »
Chad Fischer Scoring ABC’s ‘The Catch’
Posted: March 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Chad Fischer, Shonda Rhimes, The Catch
Chad Fischer is composing the music for the new ABC drama The Catch. The show is created by Jennifer Schuur and stars Mireille Enos, Peter Krause, Alimi Ballard, Jay Hayden, Jacky Ido, Rose Rollins, Elvy Yost and Sonya Walger. The series follows a female forensics accountant in Los Angeles whose career specialty is exposing fraud for a living. Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder) is executive producing the ABC Studios production with Betsy Beers, Allan Heinberg and Julie Anne Robinson (One for the Money, The Last Song). Fischer is also scoring the Rhimes-produced ABC drama Scandal and has previously collaborated with the producer on the network’s Private Practice. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sherpa’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antony Partos, score, Sherpa, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Sherpa. The album features the film’s original music composed by Antony Partos (Animal Kingdom, 99 Homes, The Rover). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2016 and physically later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. Sherpa is directed by Jennifer Peedom and foliows Phurba Tashi Sherpa as he undertakes his world-record-setting 22nd ascent of Mount Everest. The film also documents unprecedented upheaval as an avalanche kills sixteen Sherpas and the tragedy incites others to challenge the status quo. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ to Feature Music by Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams
Posted: March 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Crown
Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams have recently recorded their music for the upcoming Netflix original series The Crown. The show is created by Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) and stars Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby and John Lithgow. The 10-parter is based on Morgan’s play The Audience and centers on the interplay and political intrigue between Queen Elizabeth II and the British prime ministers spanning several decades. The Sony Pictures TV and Left Bank Pictures production is executive produced by Morgan, Stephen Daldry (The Hours, The Reader), Andy Harries (The Damned United), Suzanne Mackie (Calendar Girls), Philip Martin (The Forger), Robert Fox (Notes on a Scandal), Tanya Seghatchian (My Summer of Love) and Matthew Byam Shaw. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Pinto to Score James Lapine’s ‘Custody’
Posted: March 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, Custody, James Lapine
Antonio Pinto has been tapped to score the upcoming court room drama Custody. The film is written and directed by James Lapine (Life with Mikey, screenwriter of Into the Woods) and stars Catalina Sandino Moreno, Hayden Panettiere, Viola Davis, Tony Shalhoub, Raul Esparza, Dan Fogler and Ellen Burstyn. The movie follows a single mom who fights the government to keep her two kids after they’re wrongfully put into protective custody. Lapine is also producing the project with Lauren Versel (City Island, The Last Five Years) and Katie Mustard (Shelter, We’ll Never Have Paris). Read the rest of this entry »
‘House of Cards’ Season 4 Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: House of Cards, Jeff Beal, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards have been announced. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s fourth season composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (Monk, Rome, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty, The Newsroom, Pollock). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2016 and physically on April 29. Visit Amazon to pre-order the 2-CD set. The label has previously released soundtracks for all of the first of the first three seasons of the drama. House of Cards is developed by Beau Willimon, executive produced by David Fincher and stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. The drama’s fourth season premiered earlier this month and is now available to stream on Netflix. The series will return for a fifth season in 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Goodnight Mommy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Goodnight Mommy, Olga Neuwirth, Soundtrack
Naxos of America will release a soundtrack album for the Austrian psychological thriller Goodnight Mommy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Olga Neuwirth, including thirteen extra tracks that were unused in the film. The music is performed by the Vienna Glass Armonica Duo, Heinz Ditsch and Neuwirth herself. The soundtrack will be released on April 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Goodnight Mommy is written and directed by Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz and stars Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz and Lukas Schwarz. The movie takes place in an isolated home and centers on a pair of twins whose mother returns home from the hospital. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘The Bye Bye Man’
Posted: March 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Stacy Title, The Bye Bye Man, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers have signed on to score the upcoming horror thriller The Bye Bye Man. The film is directed by Stacy Title (The Last Supper) and stars Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount, Doug Jones, Cleo King, Jenna Kanell, Erica Tremblay, Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway. The movie follows three Wisconsin college students who move into an old, off-campus house, where they find themselves hunted by a supernatural entity called The Bye Bye Man. Jonathan Penner has written the screenplay. Trevor Macy (The Raven) is producing the project for Intrepid Pictures and Jeffrey Soros & Simon Horsman are producing for LAMF. Read the rest of this entry »