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 »
‘Knight of Cups’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanan Townshend, Knight of Cups, score, Soundtrack, Terrence Malick
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 »
‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ to Feature Original Song by Pink
Posted: February 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Pink
A new TV spot for Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass that premiered during the Grammy Awards telecast revealed that Pink will record an original song for the sequel. The pop singer also contributed a cover version of the Jefferson Airplane classic White Rabbit, which can be previewed in the video embedded after the jump. The title of the original song will be revealed at a later date. Alice Through the Looking Glass is directed by James Bobin and stars Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifan, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘The Rescuers Down Under’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, score, Soundtrack, The Rescuers Down Under
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for Walt Disney Pictures’ 1990 animated feature The Rescuers Down Under directed by Mike Gabriel & Hendel Butoy and featuring the voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, George C. Scott, John Candy and Adam Ryen. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Tombstone, Young Sherlock Holmes, Lost in Space, Miracle on 34th Street), including almost 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, plus 10 minutes of alternate cues. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to listen to audio samples and to order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Sanchez wins Grammy Award for ‘Birdman’
Posted: February 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antonio Sanchez, Birdman, Grammy Awards
Antonio Sanchez has won the Grammy Award for his music for Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Birdman in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Hans Zimmer (Interstellar), Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything), Justin Hurwitz (Whiplash) and Alexandre Desplat (The Imitation Game). The jazz drummer/composer accepted his award in person. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephen won the award for the song Glory from Ava DuVernay’s feature Selma. Paramount Pictures’ Randy Spendlove accepted the award on their behalf. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz Scoring ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’
Posted: February 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Kirk Jones, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Sausage Party
Christopher Lennertz is composing the score for the upcoming romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. The movie is directed by Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee, Everybody’s Fine, Waking Ned Devine) and stars Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez, Alex Wolff, Elena Kampouris, John Stamos, Rita Wilson and Joey Faton. The sequel follows as Toula and Ian are struggling to find time for each other while managing their lives and a teenage daughter, while also having to deal with yet another Greeker wedding. Vardalos has also written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Beal to Conduct ‘Blackfish’ Score Live-to-Picture Performance
Posted: February 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Blackfish, Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Jeff Beal
Hollywood Chamber Orchestra music directors Noah Gladstone and Mark Robertson today announced that Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Carnivale, Appaloosa, Pollock) will conduct the world premiere of his score to the 2013 documentary Blackfish, live-to-picture, on Friday, July 1, 2016, at the Montalbán Theater in Hollywood. The movie, which centers on the controversial captivity of killer whales, premiered in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in January 2013 and was released in theaters later that year by Magnolia Pictures. The film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite was also one of the first projects selected by CNN to be distributed via their 24-hour news channel. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Malkmus Scoring Netflix’s ‘Flaked’
Posted: February 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Flaked, Netflix, Stephen Malkmus
Will Arnett has announced on Twitter that former Pavement lead singer and guitarist Stephen Malkmus is scoring the upcoming Netflix series Flaked. The show is created by Mark Chappell (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret) and Arnett who also stars in the comedy with David Sullivan, Ruth Kearney and George Basil. The series follows a celebrated long-time resident of the insular world of Venice, California who falls for the object of his best friend’s fascination. Arnett and Chappell are also executive producing the project with Ben Silverman (The Office, Jane the Virgin), Peter Principato (Married, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp) and Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 14, 2016)
Posted: February 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 11.22.63, Alex Heffes, HBO, Hulu, J.J. Abrams, Love, Lyle Workman, Netflix, Vinyl
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series Vinyl created by Terence Winter, executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Juno Temple, Ato Essandoh, J. C. MacKenzie, P. J. Byrne, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Paul Ben-Victor. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the show’s first season by artists including Sturgill Simpson (who performs the title song), Ty Taylor, David Johansen, Kaleo, Otis Reeding, Ruth Brown & more. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama.
Premiering tomorrow, February 15, is the Hulu mini-series 11.22.63 based on Stephen King’s 2011 novel, adapted by show runner Bridget Carpenter and starring James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Josh Duhamel, T.R. Knight, Daniel Webber, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, George MacKay, Lucy Fry, Jack Fulton and Leon Rippy. Executive producer J.J. Abrams has composed the theme for the opening titles sequence (which can be checked out here) and Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, The Rite) has composed the show’s original score. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 8-parter. Read the rest of this entry »
Ennio Morricone Wins BAFTA Award for ‘The Hateful Eight’
Posted: February 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA Awards, Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone has received his sixth BAFTA Award for his score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in the Original Music category. Morricone previously won the BAFTA Award for Days of Heaven, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, The Untouchables and Cinema Paradiso. He was nominated alongside Thomas Newman (Bridge of Spies), Johann Johannsson (Sicario), Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto (The Revenant) and John Williams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). Read the rest of this entry »
