Gabriel Yared is reuniting with director Xavier Dolan on the upcoming drama It’s Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde). The film is written and directed by Dolan (Mommy, I Killed My Mother) and stars Marion Cotillard, Lea Seydoux, Vincent Cassel, Nathalie Baye and Gaspard Ulliel. The movie is based on a play by Jean-Luc Lagarce of the same name and follows a terminally ill writer who returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying. Dolan is also producing the project with his producing partner Nancy Grant, alongside Nathanael Karmitz (On the Road, Certified Copy) and Sylvain Corbeil (Felix and Meira). Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Yared Scoring Xavier Dolan’s ‘It’s Only the End of the World’
Posted: January 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Yared, It's Only the End of the World, Juste la fin du monde, Xavier Dolan
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Andy Gray to Score Syfy’s ‘Hunters’
Posted: January 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Gray, Hunters, Syfy
Andy Gray has been hired to score the upcoming Syfy original series Hunters. The show is developed by Natalie Chaidez (12 Monkeys, Heroes) based on Whitley Strieber’s best-selling novel Alien Hunter and stars Julian McMahon, Nathan Phillips, Britne Oldford, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Mark Coles Smith, Gareth Davies, Shannon Berry and Laura Gordon. The drama chronicles the disappearance of the wife of a decorated Philadelphia cop which leads him to a secret government unit assembled to hunt a group of ruthless terrorists. Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead, The Terminator trilogy) and are executive producing the Valhalla Entertainment and Universal Cable production. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Nick of Time’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: January 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arthur B. Rubinstein, Jerry Goldsmith, John Badham, Nick of Time, score, Soundtrack, Take a Hard Ride
La-La Land Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1995 action thriller Nick of Time directed by John Badham and starring Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken and Charles S. Dutton. The album features the expanded and remastered score from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Arthur B. Rubinstein (Blue Thunder, Wargames, Scarecrow and Mrs. King), including more than 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The CD is limited to 1500 copies. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to check out audio clips and to pre-order the album. Read the rest of this entry »
Deborah Lurie Scoring Dan Harris’ ‘Speech & Debate’
Posted: January 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Harris, Deborah Lurie, Speech & Debate
Deborah Lurie is reteaming with Dan Harris (screenwriter of X-Men 2 & Superman Returns) on the upcoming comedy drama Speech & Debate. The film marks the filmmaker’s second feature directorial effort and stars Liam James, Sarah Steel, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Austin McKenzie. The movie is based on the off-Broadway play of the same title by Stephen Karam (The Seagull) and follows a misfit trio of high school students who, frustrated by the hypocrisy of their authority figures, revive their school’s long since shut-down speech and debate club. Karam has also written the screenplay. Tom Rice (The Way Way Back, is producing the project for Sycamore Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘How to Be Single’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fil Eisler, How to Be Single, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy How to Be Single. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Fifth Harmony, Nick Waterhouse, Avicii, Charli XCX, K7, Rumor, The Arcs, Phoebe Ryan, Hailee Steinfeld & more. Also included is a track from the film’s original score composed by Fil Eisler (Empire, Revenge, UnReal, Shameless). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. How to Be Single is directed by Christian Ditter and stars Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Damon Wayans, Jr., Alison Brie, Anders Holm, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, Jason Mantzoukas and Leslie Mann. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘Crowded’ to Feature Theme by Jesse Novak and Score by Chris Alan Lee
Posted: January 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Alan Lee, Crowded, Jesse Novak, NBC
Jesse Novak has written the theme for the upcoming NBC comedy Crowded. Chris Alan Lee is scoring the show, which is created by Suzanne Martin (Hot in Cleveland, The Client List) and stars Patrick Warburton, Carrie Preston, Miranda Cosgrove, Mia Serafino, Stacy Keach and Carlease Burke. The series follows two recent empty-nesters whose plans change when their children and their parents move back home. Martin is also executive producing the Universal Television production with Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner (Grimm) and James Burrows (Will & Grace, Cheers, Mike & Molly). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Eddie the Eagle’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eddie the Eagle, Matthew Margeson, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama Eddie the Eagle. The album features a collections of songs inspired by the movie by artists including Marc Almond, Andy Bell, Tony Hadley, Holly Johnson, Go West, Kim Wilde, Paul Young, ABC, Nik Kershaw, Howard Jones & more. Also included is the theme from the movie’s original score composed by Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass 2, Skyline). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally next month. A CD version is coming out on March 18, 2016 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Eddie the Eagle is directed by Dexter Fletcher, produced by Matthew Vaughn and stars Taron Egerton, Christopher Walken, Hugh Jackman, Jo Hartley, Tim McInnerny and Ania Sowinski. The movie tells the story of ski jumper Michael Edwards who rose to fame as the very-last-place finisher in two events at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grease LIVE!’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Fox, Grease LIVE!, Soundtrack
Republic Records, FOX and Paramount Television have announced a soundtrack album for the TV musical event Grease LIVE!. The album features the songs from the special originally written for the stage musical and the 1979 film by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, as well as two original tracks written by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and performed by Carly Rae Jepsen and DNCE and an original track written and performed by DNCE. The soundtrack will be available digitally on Sunday, January 31, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. The first song Grease (Is The Word) performed by the live cast and Jessie J is already available to download on Amazon. A CD version with four bonus tracks will be released exclusively in Target on March 4. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Hepker Scoring ‘Shepherds and Butchers’
Posted: January 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Oliver Schmitz, Paul Hepker, Shepherds and Butchers
Paul Hepker is composing the music for the upcoming drama Shepherds and Butchers. The film is directed by Oliver Schmitz (Life, Above All, Turkish for Beginners) and stars Steve Coogan, Andrea Riseborough, Garion Dowds, Deon Lotz, Robert Hobbs and Eduan van Jaarsveldt. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Chris Marnewick and follows the case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he’s witnessed. Brian Cox has written the screenplay and is also producing the project with Anant Singh (Pulse, Prey). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 24, 2016)
Posted: January 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Bird, Baskets, Dennis Smith, Fox, Freeform, FX, Jason Derlatka, Jon Ehrlich, Lucifer, Marco Beltrami, Mark Snow, NBC, Pieter Schlosser, Recovery Road, Steve Jablonsky, Syfy, The Magicians, The X-Files, Will Bates, You Me and the Apocalypse
Premiering tonight is the revival mini-series of The X-Files created by Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, as well as guest stars including Joel McHale, Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose. Mark Snow (Millennium, Smallville, Blue Bloods, Ghost Whisperer) who previously scored all episodes of the original series, as well as the two movie adaptations, returns as the composer of the 6-part series. Visit NPR and Musique Fantastique for recent interviews with the composer about his work on the new episodes. The X-Files premieres tonight and the other five episodes will air every Monday night on Fox. Visit the official show website for more information.
Premiering tomorrow, January 25, is new Fox drama Lucifer based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenberg, developed by Tom Kapinos and starring Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Kevin Alejandro and Scarlett Estevez. The show’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (The Wolverine, Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma) and Dennis Smith. For more information about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
