Harry Gregson-Williams confirmed in a recent video interview with Film.Music.Media that he is attached to score Ridley Scott’s upcoming Alien: Covenant. The film is set to star Michael Fassbender who will reprise his role from Prometheus, as well as Katherine Waterstone. The movie follows the crew of the colony ship Covenant that discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark world whose sole inhabitant is David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition. Gregson-Williams has previously scored Scott’s 2005 feature Kingdom of Heaven, as well as last year’s The Martian. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score ‘Alien: Covenant’ & Ben Affleck’s ‘Live by Night’
Posted: February 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Ben Affleck, Harry Gregson-Williams, Live by Night, Ridley Scott
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James Horner’s ‘Aliens’ Live-to-Picture Concert Announced
Posted: February 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Aliens, James Cameron, James Horner
The Royal Albert Hall has announced the world premiere performance of James Horner‘s original music for the 1986 sci-fi thriller Aliens performed live-to-picture. The concert will be performed live by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and conducted by Ludwig Wicki. Horner received one of his first two Academy Award nominations for his work on the film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver. The event will take place on Sunday, November 6 at Royal Albert Hall in London. Check out a video teaser for the concert after the jump and visit Royal Albert Hall’s official website to order tickets, which will be available starting this Thursday, February 18. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Netflix’s ‘Love’ Announced
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Judd Apatow, Love, Lyle Workman, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the new Netflix original series Love. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Lyle Workman (Superbad, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Win Win, Forgetting Sarah Marshall). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 19, 2016 and physically later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Love is created by Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Knocked Up), Paul Rust (Pee-wee’s Big Holiday) & Lesley Arfin and stars Rust, Gillian Jacobs, Dave Allen, Steve Bannos, Chris Witaske and singer Chantal Claret. The show follows a nice guy and a brazen wild child as they navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, and other things they were hoping to avoid. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gods of Egypt’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gods of Egypt, Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Alex Proyas’ fantasy adventure Gods of Egypt have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, World War Z, The Hurt Locker). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 26, 2016 and physically on March 25 by Varese Sarabande Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Gods of Egypt stars Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Young, Courtney Eaton and Brenton Thwaites. The movie follows a common thief who joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt. Read the rest of this entry »
Ennio Morricone Walk of Fame Star Ceremony Set for February 26
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Ennio Morricone, Walk of Fame
Ennio Morricone will be honored at the Walk of Fame star ceremony on February 26, 2016 in Hollywood. It was announced back in 2014 that the legendary composer will receive a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame and given his presence in Los Angeles for the Academy Awards on February 28, Morricone has confirmed to attend the event. The star ceremony will take place on Friday, February 26, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at 7065 Hollywood Bvld. Guest speakers at the ceremony will include director Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Weinstein and Los Angeles Italia Film Fashion and Art Fest founder Pascal Vicedomini. Read the rest of this entry »
‘High-Rise’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Wheatley, Clint Mansell, High-Rise, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for Ben Wheatley’s sci-fi thriller High-Rise. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, Moon, The Wrestler). The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally in Europe on March 18, 2016 and in the U.S. on May 13. High-Rise stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss and James Purefoy. The movie centers on the outbreak of class warfare in a giant residential apartment block following a series of power outages. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score Colin Trevorrow’s ‘The Book of Henry’
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Colin Trevorrow, Michael Giacchino, The Book of Henry
Director Colin Trevorrow announced on Twitter that Michael Giacchino will be composing the music for the upcoming drama The Book of Henry. The film stars Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay, Jaeden Lieberher, Dean Norris, Lee Pace, Sarah Silverman, Maddie Ziegler and Bobby Moynihan. The movie follows a single mother who raises a genius boy. Gregg Hurwitz has written the screenplay. Sidney Kimmel (The Place Beyond the Pines, Lars and the Real Girls, The Age of Adaline) and Carla Hacken are producing the project with Jenette Kahn & Adam Richman (The Flock). Giacchino and Trevorrow have previously collaborated on last year’s record-breaking Jurassic World. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Scoring ‘Amityville: The Awakening’
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amityville: The Awakening, Rob
Rob aka Robin Coudert has composed the music for the upcoming horror thriller Amityville: The Awakening. The film is written and directed by Franck Khalfoun (P2) and stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bella Thorne, Cameron Monaghan, Thomas Mann, Jennifer Morrison and Kurtwood Smith. The movie follows a single mother who moves her three children into the haunted house not knowing of the house’s bloody history. Jason Blum (Insidious, Paranormal Activy, The Purge) is producing the project through his Blumhouse production company, alongside Daniel Farrands (The Haunting in Connecticut) and Casey La Scala (Cypher, The Remaining). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Knight of Cups’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanan Townshend, Knight of Cups, score, Soundtrack, Terrence Malick
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for Terrence Malick’s drama Knight of Cups. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hanan Townshend who previously collaborated with the director on the features To the Wonder, The Tree of Life and The Better Angels. Also included are classical compositions by Arvo Part and Edvard Grieg & other music from the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2016 and physically on March 25. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Knight of Cups is written and directed by Malick and stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Antonio Banderas, Brian Dennehy, Freida Pinto, Imogen Poots, Isabel Lucas, Teresa Palmer and Wes Bentley. The movie follows a Los Angeles-based screenwriter attempting to make sense of the strange events surrounding him. Read the rest of this entry »
Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring Ricky Gervais’ ‘Special Correspondents’
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Ricky Gervais, Special Correspondents
Special Correspondents
Dickon Hinchliffe has composed the music for the Netflix original movie Special Correspondents. The film is written and directed by Ricky Gervais (The Office, The Invention of Lying) who also stars in the movie alongside Eric Bana,Vera Farmiga, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak, America Ferrera, Raúl Castillo and Benjamin Bratt. The comedy is based on the 2009 French film of the same title and follows a New York-based radio journalist who decides to fake front line war reports from the comfort of his hideout above a Spanish restaurant in Queens. Read the rest of this entry »
