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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 11, 2016)

Posted: November 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Almost Christmas, Anne Dudley, Arrival, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Dreamland, Elle, Jeff Danna, Johann Johannsson, John Paesano, Laurent Eyquem, Lazy Eye, Mychael Danna, Nathaniel Mechaly, Robert Schwartzman, Shut In, Steve Argila, The Monster, tomandandy, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi drama Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. The film’s original music is composed by Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Also click here for a video featurette about the composer’s music and visit Film Music Magazine, Collider, Slashfilm and JoBlo.com for interviews with Johannsson about his work on the project.

Also opening wide is the comedy Almost Christmas directed by David E. Talbert and starring Kimberly Elise, Danny Glover, John Michael Higgins, Romany Malco, Mo’Nique, JB Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps, Nicole Ari Parker and Jessie T. Usher. John Paesano (The Maze Runner, Daredevil, When the Game Stands Tall) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by Four Top, Robin Thicke, Karl Bynes, Etta James, The Commodores & more. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »

Simon Franglen Scoring AT&T Audience Network’s ‘Ice’

Posted: November 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: Antoine Fuqua, Audience Network, DirecTV, Ice, Simon Franglen

Simon Franglen is composing the music for the new AT&T Audience Network original series Ice. The show is written by Robert Munic (Fighting, The Cleaner) and stars Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Ray Winstone, Judith Shekoni, Raymond Barry, Ella Thomas, Chloe East, Audrey Marie Anderson and Donald Sutherland. The crime drama follows the Green family as it plunges into the underbelly of the Los Angeles diamond trade. Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer, Olympus Has Fallen) has directed the first episode and is also executive producing the Entertainment One (eOne) and Fuqua Films production with Munic. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Emelie’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Posted: November 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Emelie, Phil Mossman, score, Soundtrack

Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Emelie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Phil Mossman (Cop Car, Another Earth, I Origins, Lola Versus, Mercy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Emelie is directed by Michael Thelin and stars Sarah Bolger, Joshua Rush, Carly Adams, Thomas Bair, Susan Pourfar and Chris Beetem. The movie revolves around a couple’s replacement babysitter who turns out to be more than they bargined for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities. Read the rest of this entry »

‘I Am Bolt’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: November 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: I Am Bolt, Ian Arber, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary I Am Bolt. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Arber (Scott and Sid, Quacks). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25, 2016. I Am Bolt is directed by Gabe & Ben Turner (The Class Of 92) and produced by Leo Pearlman and centers on Jamaican star sprinter and Olympic champion Usain Bolt. The movie features footage at the Rio and London Olympics and the Beijing World Champions, as well as archive clips from his younger days and interviews with those who know him best. Read the rest of this entry »

‘100 Streets’ Score Album Released

Posted: November 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: 100 Streets, Paul Saunderson, score, Soundtrack

MovieScore Media has released a score album album for the drama 100 Streets. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Saunderson (Starfish). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Rhino Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs, as well as selections from the score overseas today. 100 Streets is directed by Jim O’Hanlon and stars Idris Elba, Gemma Arterton, Tom Cullen, Ryan Gage, Ken Stott, Adam Bakri, Steven Mackintosh, Franz Drameh and Samantha Barks. The movie explores the interconnecting stories of a range of city dwellers in London, including a a as a former rugby star, his wife, played by Arterton, small-time drug dealer and a photographer. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Mum’s List’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: November 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Amelia Warner, Mum's List, Niall Johnson, score, Soundtrack

Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the British drama Mum’s List. The album features the film’s original music score by Amelia Warner. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on November 25, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mum’s List is written and directed by Niall Johnson (Keeping Mum, White Noise) and stars Rafe Spall, Emilia Fox, Elaine Cassidy, William Stagg and Matthew Stagg. The movie is based on the best-selling book by St John (Singe) Greene and revolves around a couple from North Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when one of them was diagnosed with an incurable breast cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

‘100 Streets’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: November 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: 100 Streets, Paul Saunderson, score, Soundtrack

Rhino Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama 100 Streets. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Oasis, Kasabian, Angus Powell, Fink, James Radford & Ken Stott. Also included are selections from the film’s original score composed by Paul Saunderson (Starfish). The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, November 11. 100 Streets is directed by Jim O’Hanlon and stars Idris Elba, Gemma Arterton, Tom Cullen, Ryan Gage, Ken Stott, Adam Bakri, Steven Mackintosh and Samantha Barks. The movie tells the interconnected stories of the wife of an ex-Rugby superstar, a small time drug dealer, a rich playboy and a cab driver that who all live within a hundred London streets. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Isham to Score Jennifer Morrison’s ‘Sun Dogs’

Posted: November 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Jennifer Morrison, Mark Isham, Sun Dogs

Mark Isham has signed on to score the upcoming comedy Sun Dogs. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Jennifer Morrison from the Isham-scored ABC drama Once Upon a Time and stars herself, alongside Michael Angarano, Melissa Benoist, Allison Janney and Ed O’Neill. The movie follows a young misfit in his repeated failed attempts to join the Marines and serve his country. When his last interview fails, he sets his sights on a casino manager who may or may not be a terrorist mastermind. Anthony Tambakis (Warrior, Jane Got a Gun) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Jackie’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: November 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Jackie, Mica Levi, Pablo Larraín, score, Soundtrack

The full details of the soundtrack album for Pablo Larrain’s biographical drama Jackie have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mica Levi (Under the Skin). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2, 2016 and physically the following week. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Jackie is directed by Pablo Larraín and stars Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. The drama depicts the events leading up to and following the assassination of JFK in 1963 through the eyes of First Lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The movie premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on December 2 by Fox Searchlight. Read the rest of this entry »

USA’s ‘Shooter’ to Feature Music by Bobby Krlic

Posted: November 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: Bobby Krlic, Haxan Cloak, Shooter, USA

Bobby Krlic is composing the music for the new USA original series Shooter. The show is based on the best-selling novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter and Antoine Fuqua’s 2007 feature of the same title and stars Ryan Phillippe, Omar Epps, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Shantel VanSanten and Eddie McClintock. The drama follows a highly-decorated veteran who is coaxed back into action to prevent a plot to kill the President. Mark Wahlberg who starred in the movie version is executive producing the Paramount Television and Universal Cable production with Stephen Levinson (Entourage, Ballers, Lone Survivor), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Salt, RED, Deepwater Horizon) and John Hlavin (Underworld: Awakening) who also wrote the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »