Ruth Barrett is composing the score for the upcoming BBC mini-series Love, Nina. The comedy is directed by SJ Clarkson and stars Faye Marsay, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Watkins, Joshua McGuire and Ethan Rouse. The 5-parter is based on Nina Stibbe’s book of the same title and tells the story of an ordinary life of a nanny from the country trying to find her feet in London in the 1980s. Nick Hornby (Brooklyn, High Fidelity, About a Boy) has adapted the material for the small screen. He is also executive producing the See-Saw Films production with Clarkson, Stibbe, Iain Canning & Emile Sherman (The King’s Speech, Shame, Mr. Holmes) and Lucy Richer (River). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Strangely in Love’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amin Matalqa, Austin Wintory, score, Soundtrack, Strangely in Love
T-65b Records will release a soundtrack album for Amin Matalqa’s romantic comedy Strangely in Love. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award nominee Austin Wintory (Journey video game, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Grace, A Little Help) who previously collaborated with the director on Captain Abu Raed and recently scored the filmmaker’s upcoming The Rendezvous. Also included is the original song A Simple Love performed by The Controversy. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Strangely in Love is co-written and directed by Matalqa and stars Michelle Lang, Jemuel Morris, Sean Carrigan and Amanda Plummer. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Goldsmith to Score Jordan Roberts’ ‘Burn Your Maps’
Posted: February 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Burn Your Maps, Jonathan Goldsmith, Jordan Roberts
Jonathan Goldsmith has been hired to score the upcoming comedy drama Burn Your Maps. The film is written and directed by Jordan Roberts (3, 2, 1…Frankie Go Boom, screenwriter of Big Hero 6) and stars Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen and Suraj Sharma. The movie is based on a short story by Robyn Joy Leff and follows an 8-year-old boy who believes he is actually a Mongolian goat herder born in the wrong place and befriends a similarly displaced Indian immigrant who decides it’s their destiny to connect the child’s dream to his reality through the use of crowdfunding. Courtney Solomon (Cake, Getaway) and Mark Canton (300, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Red Planet) are producing the Cinelou production with Patrick Aiello (As Above, So Below, The Double). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Zootopia’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, Zootopia
The details of the soundtrack album for Disney Animation’s Zootopia have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles, Inside Out, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Lost). Also included is the original song Try Everything by Shakira, which is already available as a single. The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Zootopia is directed by Byron Howard & Rich Moore and features the voice talent of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate and Tommy Chong. The movie is set in a civilization led by animals devoid of human interference, complete with habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Misconduct’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Federico Jusid, Misconduct, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Misconduct. The album features the film’s original music composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Isabel, Everybody Has a Plan, Thieves). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Misconduct is directed by Shintaro Shimosawa and stars Josh Duhamel, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman and Alice Eve. The movie follows an ambitious lawyer who finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Young (aka Owl City) Releases First Original Score
Posted: February 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Young, Apollo 11, Owl City
Adam Young has released his first full score, which is inspired by the epic voyage of Apollo 11 to the moon. The singer/songwriter who is best known for his electronica project Owl City is planning to pick a historical event in history and produce a score for it each month. His first release, Apollo 11 based on the 1969 moon landing, is now available to download on Amazon & iTunes and can also be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music. Young has previously written the theme song for Zack Snyder’s animated feature Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole and also contributed original compositions for Disney Animation’s Academy Award-winning movie Wreck-It Ralph and DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hallow’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Gosling, score, Soundtrack, The Hallow
Screamworks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Hallow. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Gosling (Merlin, Atlantis). Also included is the song The Woods by Sea Read. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 5, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Hallow is directed by Corin Hardy and stars Joseph Mawie, Bojana Novakovic and Michael McElhatton. The movie follows a family that moves to a remote house in rural Ireland and finds themselves in a fight for survival with an ancient evil living in the secluded woods. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Alan Lee to Score ABC’s ‘Uncle Buck’
Posted: February 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Chris Alan Lee, Uncle Buck
Chris Alan Lee has signed on to score the upcoming ABC comedy Uncle Buck. The show is developed by Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley and stars Mike Epps, Nia Long, James Lesure, Iman Benson, Sayeed Shahidi and Aalyrah Caldwell. The series is based on the 1989 movie of the same title starring John Candy and follows a fun loving but irresponsible guy who needs a job and a place to stay and moves in with his brother and sister-in-law as their nieces and nephew’s Nanny has just quit. Cragg and Bradley are also executive producing the Universal Television and ABC Studios production with Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like a Man, The Wedding Ringer). Read the rest of this entry »
John Swihart to Score Jeffrey Blitz’s ‘Table 19’
Posted: February 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeffrey Blitz, John Swihart, Table 19
John Swihart has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Table 19. The film is directed by Jeffrey Blitz (Rocket Science) and stars Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson, Lisa Kudrow, Stephen Merchant, Tony Revolori, June Squibb, Wyatt Russell and Amanda Crew. The movie follows a group of strangers who are marooned at the misfits table at a destination wedding. Mark & Jay Duplass (Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home, Togetherness) have written the screenplay. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Real Steel, Date Night, Cheaper by the Dozen) is producing the project for his 21 Laps Entertainment company, alongside Tom McNulty (The Spectacular Now, The Rocker) and Mark Roberts (In a World…). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bitten’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bitten, score, Soundtrack, Syfy, Todor Kobakov
Entertainment One Music will release a new soundtrack album for the supernatural TV drama series Bitten. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Todor Kobakov (The Samaritan, Born to Be Blue, Hellions). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 12, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label has previously released a Vol. 1 soundtrack featuring the composer’s music from the first season. Bitten is created by Daegan Fryklind based on the short story Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong and stars Laura Vandervoort, Greyston Holt and Greg Bryk. The Canadian series airs in the U.S. on Syfy and will return for a third and final season on February 12. Read the rest of this entry »
