Sky Arts announced today that Jarvis Cocker is composing the music for the upcoming television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories. The 4-parter is directed by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard (Nick Cave’s 20,000 Days on Earth) and stars Tom Hughes, George MacKay, Johnny Vegas, Kenneth Cranham, Rita Tushingham, Monica Dolan, Paul Ritter, Simon Manyonda, Johann Myers and Montserrat Lombard. The series is based on Gaiman’s London-based short stories Foreign Parts, Feeders & Eaters, Closing Time and Looking For The Girl. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Saint Amour’ Soundtrack EP Announced
Posted: February 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Saint Amour, score, Sébastien Tellier, Soundtrack
Record Makers has announced a soundtrack release for the French-Belgian comedy Saint Amour. The EP features three tracks from the film’s original music composed by French singer/songwriter and Daft Punk associate Sébastien Tellier. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on February 26. Visit the French Amazon store to listen to audio samples. Saint Amour is directed by Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern (Mammuth) and stars Gérard Depardieu and Benoît Poelvoorde as a farmer and his son who bond and find love on an eventful wine tour. Céline Sallette, Vincent Lacoste, Chiara Mastroianni, Ana Girardot, Andréa Ferréol, Michel Houellebecq and Izïa Higelin are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Doyle to Score ‘Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero’
Posted: February 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel St. Pierre, Patrick Doyle, Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
Patrick Doyle has signed on to score the upcoming animated feature Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero. The film is directed by Daniel St. Pierre (Everyone’s Hero, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return) and tells the true story of Stubby, a stray Boston bull terrier, who forged a lasting bond with the men of the 26th “Yankee” Division at the onset of America’s involvement in World War I. Mike Stokey has written the screenplay with Richard Lanni who also serves as an executive producer. No voice cast has been announced yet. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Bigger Splash’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Bigger Splash, Luca Guadagino, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release the official soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller A Bigger Splash. The album features the songs from the film by artists including The Rolling Stones, Captain Beefheart, Robert Mitchum, Chrisma, Nilsson, Popol Vuh & more. The soundtrack will be released overseas on February 19, 2016 and in the U.S. on May 4. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. A Bigger Splash is directed by directed by Luca Guadagino and stars Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts and Dakota Johnson. The movie follows a high-profile couple – a rock star and a filmmaker — who are vacationing in the remote Italian island of Pantelleria, where they are disrupted by the sudden visit of an old friend and his daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Janis: Little Girl Blue’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Janis Joplin, Janis: Little Girl Blue, Soundtrack
Legacy Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Janis: Little Girl Blue. The album features the songs from the movie by the film’s subject matter Janis Joplin and the band Big Brother and the Holding Company, which featured as their lead singer. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 12, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Janis: Little Girl Blue is directed by Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis) and chronicles the life of one of the most revered and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1970 at age 27. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Score Album & ‘Gods of Egypt’ Soundtrack
Posted: February 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eddie the Eagle, Gods of Egypt, Marco Beltrami, Matthew Margeson, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a score album for the sports comedy drama Eddie the Eagle directed by Dexter Fletcher, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring Taron Egerton & Hugh Jackman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass 2, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children). The soundtrack will be released physically on March 25, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film and a cut from the composer’s score will be released by Universal Music. Varese Sarabande will also release the official soundtrack album for Alex Proyas’ action adventure Gods of Egypt starring Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Young, Courtney Eaton & Brenton Thwaites. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, 3:10 to Yuma, World War Z, The Wolverine). Read the rest of this entry »
Hybrid’s Charlotte Truman to Score ‘Interlude in Prague’
Posted: February 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlotte Truman, Hybrid, Interlude in Prague
Charlotte Truman is set to compose the score for the upcoming drama Interlude in Prague. Truman who is known as a member of the Welsh band Hybrid will also serve as the music producer of the film, which will be directed by John Stephenson (Animal Farm) and star James Purefoy, Aneurin Barnard and Samantha Barks. The movie is set in 1787 and follows the story of a few turbulent months in the short life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that influenced the creation of the opera Don Giovanni. Brian Ashby is writing the screenplay. Productive International’s Huw Penallt Jones (Chaos) and Hannah Leader (Lucky Number Slevin) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Vulcania’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arnau Bataller, score, Soundtrack, Vulcania
Saimel A Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish sci-fi thriller Vulcania. The album features the film’s original music composed by Arnau Bataller ([REC] 3: Genesis, [REC] 4: Apocalypse, A Perfect Day). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Vulcania is directed by Jose Skaf and stars Miquel Fernandez and Aura Garrido. The movie takes place in the isolated community of Vulcania led by an enigmatic leader where nothing is quite what it seems. Read the rest of this entry »
Randy Edelman Scoring ‘Back in the Day’
Posted: February 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Back in the Day, Randy Edelman
Randy Edelman has been tapped to score the upcoming boxing drama Back in the Day. The film is directed by Paul Borghese and stars William DeMeo, Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover, Mike Tyson, Annabella Sciorra, Shannen Doherty and Michael Madsen. The movie follows a young half-Italian, half-Puerto Rican boxer who lost his parents and is taken under the wing of the mafia in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. DeMeo has written the screenplay and is also producing the project. Edelman’s previous film scoring credits include such titles as Dragonheart, xXx, Gettysburg, Kindergarten Cop, My Cousin Vinny, The Mask, While You Were Sleeping and Ghostbusters 2. Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Bowl 2016 Season Schedule Announced
Posted: February 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hollywood Bowl, James Horner, John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Star Trek
The Hollywood Bowl has announced this summer’s season schedule, which includes a number of film music concerts. On July 7 & 8, the Bowl will host its premiere performance of the live to projection concert for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be performing the entire score from J.J. Abrams’ 2009 film composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Inside Out, Jurassic World) live-to-picture while the movie is shown in HD on the Bowl’s big screen. David Newman will be conducting the orchestra. Click here to learn more about the concert. On September 2-4, John Williams (Jurassic Park, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark) will return to the Hollywood Bowl for a concert featuring his music performed by the LA Philharmonic. Read the rest of this entry »
