the-boyThe details of the soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Boy have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (Battlestar GalacticaThe Walking DeadThe ForestAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Outlander). Also included is the original song In My Dream performed by Fyfe Monroe. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 22, 2016 and physically on February 19. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Boy is directed by William Brent Bell (The Devil Inside) and stars Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans. The movie follows an American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son. Read the rest of this entry »

arms-and-the-dudesCliff Martinez has composed the music for the upcoming comedy Arms and the Dudes. The film is directed by Todd Phillips and stars Miles Teller, Jonah Hill, Ana de Armas and JB Blanc. The movie is based on a Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson and follows two unlikely arms dealers who received a $300 million contract to supply weapons for U.S. allies in Afghanistan and soon found themselves in danger abroad and in trouble back home because they were completely out of their depth. Phillips is also producing the project with Scott Budnick, Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan, Speed, Steve Jobs) and Bryan Zuriff (Ray DonovanThe Details). Read the rest of this entry »

brothers-of-the-windRed Bull Media House will release a soundtrack album for the adventure drama Brothers of the Wind. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sarah Class (AfricaMeerkats: The Movie). Also included is a new version of the song Freedom by Rebecca Ferguson. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 26, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Brothers of the Wind is directed by Gerardo Olivares & Otmar Penker and stars Jean Reno, Manuel Camacho and Tobias Moretti. The movie, which combines scripted narrative with wildlife footage, follows a troubled boy and an abandoned eagle chick, which has been thrown out of the nest by his older brother. Read the rest of this entry »

Dominic Lewis to Score ‘Henchmen’

Posted: January 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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henchmenDominic Lewis is set to score the upcoming animated feature Henchmen. The film is directed by Adam Wood and features the voice talent of James Marsden, Thomas Middleditch, Rosario Dawson, Jane Krakowski, Alfred Molina, Rob Riggle, Craig Robinson & Nathan Fillion. The animated comedy follows a new recruit to the Union of Evil, where he is assigned to a motley crew of blue-collar workers that is assigned to the Vault of Villainy where he accidentally steals the ultimate weapon. Wood has also written the screenplay with David Ray and Jay D. Waxman. Aaron Gilbert (A Single Shot, Daydream Nation, Welcome to Me) and Luke Carroll (Escape from Planet Earth) are producing the project for Bron Studios. Read the rest of this entry »

RZA Scoring ‘Meet the Blacks’

Posted: January 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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rzaRZA is composing, performing and producing the original music for the upcoming comedy Meet the Blacks. The film is directed by Deon Taylor (SupremacyChain Letter) and stars Mike Epps, George Lopez, Mike Tyson, Bresha Webb, Zulay Henao, Gary Owen, Charlie Murphy, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney, Andrew Bachelor, Lil Duvall, DeRay Davis and Lavell Crawford. The movie is a spoof of the hit film series The Purge. Taylor is also producing the Hidden Empire Film Group production with Roxanne Avent and Shannon McIntosh (The Hateful Eight, Tusk). RZA also serves as an executive producer on the project. Read the rest of this entry »

88th Academy Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: January 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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oscars9 This morning, the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2015 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. Here are the music-related nominations:

Best Original Score:

  • Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman
  • Carol – Carter Burwell
  • The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
  • Sicario – Johann Johannsson
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens– John Williams Read the rest of this entry »

‘Rubble Kings’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: January 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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rubble-kingsMass Appeal Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Rubble Kings. The album features the songs inspired by the film by artists including Little Shalimar, eXquire, Cuz Lightyear, Ka, Run the Jewels, Boldy James and Tunde Adebimpe. The soundtrack will be released on January 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Rubble Kings is directed by Shan Nicholson, narrated by John Leguizamo, and chronicles life during the era of gang rule in New York City between 1968 and 1975, and tells the story of how a group of people did the impossible—brokering peace between rival street gangs—and how their actions and efforts impacted New York City. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Woodlawn’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: January 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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woodlawnReunion Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama Woodlawn. The album features the film’s original score composed by Paul Mills (War RoomOctober BabyAgainst the Sun). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 15, and is now available for pre-order on AmazonWoodlawn is directed by Jon & Andrew Erwin and stars Sean Astin, Nic Bishop, Caleb Castille, Sherri Shepherd, Jon Voight. The movie is set in 1973 and centers around a spiritual awakening that captured the heart of nearly every player of the Woodlawn High School football team.  Read the rest of this entry »

good-behaviorCharlie Clouser has signed on to score the upcoming TNT original series Good Behavior. The show is created by Chad Hodge and author Blake Crouch and stars Michelle Dockery, Juan Diego Botto, Terry Kinney and Lusia Strus. The drama is based on Crouch’s Letty Dobesh novels and follows a thief and a con artist fresh out of prison who overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man’s wife and sets out to derail the job, launching her on a collision course with the killer. Hodge and Crouch are also executive producing the project with Marty Adelstein (Prison BreakHanna) and Becky Clements (Last Man StandingAquarius). Read the rest of this entry »

correspondenceWarner Music Italy will release a soundtrack album for Giuseppe Tornatore’s drama Correspondence (La Corrispodenza). The album features the film’s original music composed and arranged by Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West, The Hateful EightThe MissionDays of Heaven) who previously collaborated with the director on such movies as Cinema ParadisoMalena and The Legend of 1900. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Correspondence is written and directed by Tornatore and stars Jeremy Irons & Olga Kurylenko. The movie centers on the love affair between a professor and a younger PhD student who takes excessive risks in her paid work as a stuntwoman. Read the rest of this entry »