Bayard Musique has released a soundtrack album for the French/Polish drama The Innocents (Agnus Dei). The album features the film’s original music composed by Grégoire Hetzel (Incendies, The Blue Room, The Tree). Also included is other music featured in the movie, such as Max Richter’s On the Nature of Daylight & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Innocents is directed by Anne Fontaine (Coco Before Chanel, Adore) and stars Lou de Laâge Agata Kulesza, Agata Buzek, Vincent Macaigne, Joanna Kulig and Katarzyna Dabrowska. The movie is set in 1945 Poland and follows a young French doctor who is on a mission to help World War II survivors and becomes the only hope to several pregnant nuns who are unable to reconcile their faith with their pregnancies in hiding. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Innocents’ (‘Agnus Dei’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Agnus Dei, Anne Fontaine, Gregoire Hetzel, score, Soundtrack, The Innocents
Guy Gross to Score Stephan Elliott’s ‘Flammable Children’
Posted: February 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Flammable Children, Guy Gross, Stephan Elliott
Guy Gross is set to reteam with director Stephan Elliott on the upcoming comedy Flammable Children. Guy Pearce and Radha Mitchell are attached to star in the movie, which is written and directed by Elliott. The film is set in an Australian beach suburb in the mid-1970s and follows a 14-year old boy who tries to find his feet in a world changing faster than his hormones, and deal with his crush on a shy and sensitive girl-next-door. Al Clark and Jamie Hilton are producing the project. Gross has previously collaborated with Elliott on films including The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, A Few Best Men, Frauds and Welcome to Woop Woop. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Leftovers’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Max Richter, score, Soundtrack, The Leftovers
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Leftovers. The album features selections from original music of the show’s second season composed by Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir, Disconnect, Testament of Youth, The Congress). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 19, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music from the first season. The Leftovers created by Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta takes place in the wake of a global “Rapture” and centers on the people who didn’t make the cut and are left behind in a suburban community. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 12, 2016)
Posted: February 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A War, Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, Austin Wintory, Cabin Fever, Deadpool, Fil Eisler, How to Be Single, Junkie XL, Kevin Riepl, Mountains May Depart, Paul Dalio, Standoff, Sune Rose Wagner, Theodore Shapiro, Timo Chen, Tom Holkenborg, Touched with Fire, Yoshihiro Hanno, Zoolander 2
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters this weekend is the comic book movie Deadpool directed by Tim Miller and starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein and Brianna Hildebrand. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by WHAM!, Salt-N-Pepa, DMX & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Screenrant for a recent interview with Holkenborg about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the comedy sequel Zoolander 2 directed by Ben Stiller and starring himself, Penelope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Marley & Me, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Trumbo). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally today. A CD version will be released next month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Risen’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Reynolds, Risen, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the biblical drama Risen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Evil Dead, Oldboy, Sexy Beast). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Risen is directed by Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Waterworld) and stars Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felon, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. The movie tells the story of the Resurrection and the weeks that followed, as seen through the eyes of an unbelieving Clavius, a high-ranking Roman Military Tribune. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Shannara Chronicles’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Felix Erskine, Lukas Burton, MTV, Orphan, score, Soundtrack, The Shannara Chronicles
A soundtrack album will be released for the MTV original series The Shannara Chronicles. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Felix Erskine and Lukas Burton (Orphan). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 26, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The end credits tracks is already available to download here. The Shannara Chronicles is based on Terry Brooks’ best-selling fantasy books and stars Poppy Drayton, Ivana Baquero, Austin Butler,James Remar, Brooke Williams, Daniel MacPherson, Marcus Vanco and John Rhys-Davies. The show developed by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar follows an Elvin princess, a human Eretria and an elf-human hybrid on their quest to save the world from an evil demon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Zoolander 2’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Stiller, score, Soundtrack, Theodore Shapiro, Zoolander, Zoolander 2
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel Zoolander 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Trumbo). The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. A physical version is set to come out on March 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Zoolander 2 is directed by Ben Stiller who also stars in the film alongside Penelope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen, as well as numerous celebrities who appear in cameo performances. The sequel follows Derek Zoolander and Hansel as they are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Young Messiah’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, score, Soundtrack, The Young Messiah
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the biblical drama The Young Messiah. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf, The Jungle Book). The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally on February 26, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-oder the CD. The Young Messiah is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh (The Stoning of Soraya M) and stars Adam Greaves-Neal, Sean Bean, David Bradley, Lee Boardman, Jonathan Bailey and David Burke. The movie produced by Chris Columbus tells the story of seven-year-old Jesus Christ who tries to discover the truth about his life when he returns to Nazareth from Egypt. Read the rest of this entry »
Micky Erbe & Maribeth Solomon Scoring IMAX Documentary ‘A Beautiful Planet’
Posted: February 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Beautiful Planet, IMAX, Maribeth Solomon, Micky Erbe, Toni Myers
Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon are reteaming with director Toni Myers on the upcoming IMAX documentary A Beautiful Planet. The movie, which is narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, is made in cooperation with NASA and features footage of planet Earth captured by the astronauts aboard the Internal Space Station (ISS). The film also centers on the effect humanity had on the planet over time. Myers is also producing the project. Erbe and Solomon have previously collaborated with the director on such films as Hubble 3D, Under the Sea 3D and Space Station 3D. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Born to Be Blue’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Born to Be Blue, Soundtrack
Rhino Records will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Born to Be Blue. The album features a number of standards by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker performed by a Toronto-based group of players, led by Canadian jazz musician David Braid, along with Ethan Hawke on vocals on two tracks. Also included are period pieces by Charles Mingus and Odetta. The soundtrack will be released on March 18, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Born to Be Blue is directed by Robert Budreau and stars Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Joe Cobden and Charles Officer. The movie centers on the legendary jazz trumpeter’s struggle to overcome his drug addiction and stage a comeback. Read the rest of this entry »
