Jon Brion has been hired to score the upcoming comedy drama Wilson. The film is directed by Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins, True Adolescents) and stars Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer, Isabella Amara and Cheryl Hines. The movie is based on the graphic novel of the same title by Daniel Clowes (Ghost World, Art School Confidential) and follows a lonely, neurotic middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wifeand gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter he’s never met. Clowes has also written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Brion to Score Craig Johnson’s ‘Wilson’
Posted: February 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Johnson, Jon Brion, Wilson
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‘London Has Fallen’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: London Has Fallen, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller London Has Fallen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Trevor Morris (Immortals, Vikings, The Borgias, The Tudors) who previously scored 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen. The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. London Has Fallen is directed by Babak Najafi and stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Jackie Earle Haley, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, Charlotte Riley and Waleed Zuaiter. The movie takes place in London during the funeral of the British Prime Minister when Secret Service agent Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Eddie the Eagle’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dexter Fletcher, Eddie the Eagle, Matthew Margeson, score, Soundtrack
The details of the score album for the sports comedy drama Eddie the Eagle have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass 2, Miss Peregrine’s Children for Peculiars). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 11, 2016 and physically on March 25 by Varese Sarabande. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. As previously reported, Universal Music is releasing a separate soundtrack feat. songs from and inspired by the film. Eddie the Eagle is directed by Dexter Fletcher and stars Taron Egerton, Christopher Walken, Hugh Jackman, Jo Hartley, Tim McInnerny and Ania Sowinski. The movie produced by Matthew Vaughn tells the story of ski jumper Michael Edwards who rose to fame at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fargo’ Year 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Fargo, FX, Jeff Russo, Noah Hawley, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the FX original series Fargo. The album features a selection of the songs from the show’s second season by artists including Fleetwood Mac, Billy Thorpe, The Dramatics, The Chieftains feat. Bon Iver, Bobbie Gentry, Lisa Hannigan, Bobby Womack & more. Also included is the cover version of Didn’t Leave Nobody But the Baby by the show’s creator Noah Hawley and composer Jeff Russo from the first episode of the season. The soundtrack will be on March 25, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The label will also release a separate album featuring Russo’s score on the same day. Check back on this page for more information. The second season of Fargo stars Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart and Ted Danson. Read the rest of this entry »
Transcenders Scoring ABC’s ‘The Real O’Neals’
Posted: February 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, The Real O'Neals, Transcenders
The music production team of Transcenders has recently composed the score for the new ABC comedy The Real O’Neals. The show is created by David Windsor & Casey Johnson and stars Martha Plimpton, Jay R. Ferguson, Noah Galvin, Matthew Shively, Bebe Wood and Mary Hollis Inboden. The series centers on a seemingly perfect Catholic family whose lives take an unexpected turn when their son comes out. Windsor and Johnson are also executive producing the ABC Studios production with Brian Pines, Dan McDermott, Todd Holland (Firehouse Dog, Wonderfalls), Stacy Traub (Notes from the Underbelly) and Dan Savage. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’
Posted: February 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andre Ovredal, Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have been tapped to score the upcoming supernatural horror thriller The Autopsy of Jane Doe. The film marks the English language debut of director Andre Ovredal (Trollhunters) and stars Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Ophelia Lovibond, Parker Sawyers and Yves O’Hara. The movie follows two coroners who receive a mysterious homicide victim with no apparent cause of death and later discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets. Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing have written the Black List-honored screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Marc Streitenfeld Scoring Marc Forster’s ‘All I See Is You’
Posted: February 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: All I See Is You, Marc Forster, Marc Streitenfeld
Marc Streitenfeld has recently recorded his score for the upcoming psychological drama All I See Is You. The film is directed by Marc Forster (World War Z, Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace) and stars Blake Lively, Jason Clarke, Yvonne Strahovski, Danny Huston and Wes Chatham. The movie follows a blind woman who upon restoration of her sight begins to discover previously unseen and disturbing details about herself and her husband, their marriage and their lives. Forster has also co-written the screenplay with Sean Conway and is producing the project with Craig Baumgarten (Universal Soldier, Never Back Down), Michael Selby (Skin Trade) and Jillian Kugler. Read the rest of this entry »
ITV’s ‘Maigret’ to Feature Music by Samuel Sim
Posted: February 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ITV, Maigret, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret's Dead Man, Samuel Sim
Samuel Sim is composing the music for the upcoming ITV drama Maigret. The series based on Georges Simenon’s best-selling novels is set in 1950s Paris and stars Rowan Atkinson as the legendary French fictional detective Jules Maigret. Fiona Shaw, Aiden McCardle, Shaun Dingwall, Lucy Cohu, Leo Starr, Rufus Wright, Hugh Simon, David Dawson, Colin Mace and Rebecca Night are co-starring. The drama is written by Stewart Harcourt (Treasure Island, Marple), produced by Jeremy Gwilt (Home Fires) and executive produced by Barnaby Thompson (An Ideal Husband, Dorian Gray, St. Trinians) and Ben Latham-Jones (The D Train) for Ealing Studios, John Simenon & Paul Aggett and Stewart Harcourt. Read the rest of this entry »
Fil Eisler to Score ‘The Titan’
Posted: February 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fil Eisler, Lennart Ruff, The Titan
Fil Eisler has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi drama The Titan. The film is directed by Lennart Ruff and stars Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Diego Boneta, Aleksander Jovanovic and Agyness Deyn. The movie follows a military family who are relocated in order to take part in a ground-breaking experiment of man’s genetic evolution into space. Max Hurwitz (Hell on Wheels) has written the screenplay based on an original story by Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco, Erased). Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special) is producing the project with Ben Pugh & Rory Aitken (Welcome to the Punch, Monsters: Dark Continent) and Amel. Read the rest of this entry »
Inside the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Soundtrack
Posted: February 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: J.J. Abrams, John Williams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have published a behind-the-scenes video featurette about the music for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The video features an interview with composer John Williams about his work on the film and footage from the recording sessions of the score. Williams is up for an Academy Award for his music for the seventh installment in the Star Wars series this coming Sunday. The soundtrack album is available on Walt Disney Records (click here to order/download the album). Star Wars: The Force Awakens starring John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill is currently still in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
