J. Ralph is composing the music for the upcoming documentary Jim. The film is directed by Brian Oakes and centers on the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was killed by ISIS terrorists in 2014. Seen through the lens of his close childhood friend, the movie follows Foley as he moves from the front lines and devastated neighborhoods of Syria into the hands of ISIS. Eva Lipman and George & Teddy Kunhardt are producing the project. J. Ralph’s previous scoring credits include Lucky Number Slevin, The Cove and last year’s Meru and Racing Extinction. He also received an Academy Award nomination for writing the song Before My Time from the documentary Chasing Ice. Read the rest of this entry »
J. Ralph Scoring Brian Oakes’ ‘Jim’
Posted: January 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Oakes, J. Ralph, Jim
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 3, 2016)
Posted: January 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angel from Hell, Bordertown, CBS, Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life, Danny Lux, Felix Erskine, Fox, Gabriel Mann, Jeff Cardoni, Mark Mothersbaugh, MTV, NBC, Orphan, Telenovela, The Shannara Chronicles
Premiering tonight is the Fox comedy Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life created by Jay Lacopo and starring Jack Cutmore-Scott, Meaghan Rath, Charlie Saxton, James Earl, Justin Bartha and Maureen Sebastian. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Cardoni (The Grinder, CSI: Miami, Silicon Valley, Just Friends). For more information about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on Fox, visit our scoring assignment announcement.
Also premiering tonight is the animated series Bordertown created by Mark Hentemann, executive produced by Seth MacFarlane and featuring the voice talent of Hank Azaria, Alex Borstein, Missi Pyle, Judah Friedlander and Nicholas Gonzalez. Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Hotel Transylvania, The Royal Tenenbaums, 21/22 Jump Street) is composing the show’s original music. To learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Fox, visit our previous article. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ABC’s ‘Galavant’ Season 2 Released
Posted: January 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Alan Menken, Galavant, Glenn Slater
Hollywood Records has released the first three songs from Season 2 of the ABC musical comedy Galavant. The songs are written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Enchanted) and Glenn Slater and are performed by the series’ cast. The new songs include the track A New Season, which is available to download on Amazon and can be checked out after the jump, as well as the track World’s Best Kiss, which can be downloaded here. Also available now is the song Off with His Shirt, which features guest star Kyle Minogue and is available to download on Amazon. A full soundtrack featuring the songs from the second season will be released later this year. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the music from the first season. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album Details for WGN America’s ‘Manhattan’
Posted: January 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Somers, Jeff Russo, Jónsi, Jónsi & Alex, Manhattan, score, Soundtrack, WGN America, Zoe Keating
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the WGN America original series Manhattan. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s first season composed by Sigur Rós front man Jónsi & Alex Somers. Also included is music from the drama’s second season composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo) and Zoe Keating. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2016 and physically on January 29. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Manhattan is created by Sam Shaw and stars John Benjamin Hickey, Olivia Williams, William Petersen, Ashley Zukerman, Rachel Brosnahan, Christopher Denham, Michael Chernus, Harry Lloyd, Katja Herbers, Harry Lloyd, Mamie Gummer and Griffin Dunne. The show is set Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II and follows the brilliant but flawed scientists who built the first atomic bomb and their families. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 1, 2016)
Posted: January 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anomalisa, Carter Burwell, Ryder McNair, Yosemite
Except for the nationwide expansion of Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, which opened in limited release last week, no other movies are opening nationwide this weekend.
Opening in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles this week before expanding nationwide later this month is the animated feature Anomalisa directed by Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman and featuring the voices of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis. The film’s original music is composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol, Twilight, True Grit, Being John Malkovich). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original songs None of them Are You (feat. lyrics by Kaufman) and Goddess of Heaven. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer to Score Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’
Posted: January 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer is reteaming with Christopher Nolan on the director’s upcoming World War II action thriller Dunkirk. According to Hans-Zimmer.com, the composer has already started working on the film. The project marks Zimmer’s sixth collaboration with Nolan following The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception and Interstellar. Dunkirk is set during the legendary evacuation of the northern French city during WWII. Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and Kenneth Branagh are reportedly in talks to star in the movie. Nolan is also producing the project with his producing partner Emma Thomas (Man of Steel, The Prestige). Read the rest of this entry »
David Lawrence to Score Douglas McGrath’s HBO Documentary ‘Becoming Mike Nichols’
Posted: December 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Becoming Mike Nichols, David Lawrence, Douglas McGrath, HBO
David Lawrence has signed on to score the upcoming documentary Becoming Mike Nichols. The film is directed by Douglas McGrath (Emma, Nicholas Nickleby, I Don’t Know How She Does It, Infamous) and shows director, producer and improvisational comedy Mike Nichols’ final and historic interviews filmed just months before his death. The movie documents the early life of Nichols (The Graduate, Closer, The Birdcage, Charlie Wilson’s War), as he opens up to his friend and director Jack O’Brien about the storied beginnings of his career. McGrath is also producing the project with Frank Rich and Jack O’Brien. Lawrence has previously collaborated with the director on the 2000 comedy Company Men. Read the rest of this entry »
Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull & Robert McDowell Scoring ‘Swiss Army Man’
Posted: December 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Hull, Manchester Orchestra, Robert McDowell, Swiss Army Man
Andy Hull and Robert McDowell of the indie rock band Manchester Orchestra have composed the music for the upcoming indie comedy drama Swiss Army Man. The film is directed by Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan and stars Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The movie follows a hopeless man stranded in the wild who discovers a mysterious dead body. As he realizes the body is the key to his survival, he is forced to convince a dead body that life is worth living. Miranda Bailey (Super, The Diary of a Teenage Girl) is producing the project with Jonathan Wang, Lawrence Inglee (The Messenger, Rampart), Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon (Waxwork) and Lauren Mann. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Batman’ Live to Projection Concerts Announced
Posted: December 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Batman, Danny Elfman
The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra has announced a concert featuring the world premiere performance of composer Danny Elfman‘s original score for Tim Burton’s 1989 movie Batman starring Michael Keaton & Jack Nicholson performed live to projection. The Academy Award-nominated composer is scheduled to attend the event in person. Batman – Live in Concert will be held on May 20 & 21, 2016 at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. The music will be performed by the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Choir under the baton of Ludwig Wicki. Read the rest of this entry »
Bernadette Peters’ ‘Come On a My House’ from ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Released
Posted: December 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Mozart in the Jungle
Amazon Content Services has released the cover version of Come On a My House performed by actress Bernadette Peters from the Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle. The song, which was written by Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan and originally performed by Rosemary Clooney, is featured in the second season of the show, which premiered today on Amazon Prime. The track is now available to download on Amazon. Click here to get more music from the show created by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman & Alex Timbers and starring Gael García Bernal, Lola Kirke Saffron Burrows, Hannah Dunne, Malcolm McDowell and Peters. Read the rest of this entry »
