Aaron Zigman is set to reteam with director Robin Swicord on the upcoming drama Wakefield. The film is written and directed by Swicord (screenwriter of Memoirs of a Geisha & Little Women) and stars Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner. The movie is based a short story of the same name by E.L. Doctorow and follows a Manhattan lawyer who unexpectedly leaves his wife and winds up staying in his attic for several months due to a nervous breakdown. Bonnie Curtis (Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report) and Julie Lynn (Albert Nobbs, Passengers, Mother and Child) are producing the project for their Mockingbird Pictures company, alongside Broadway producers Wendy Federman and Carl Moellenberg. Read the rest of this entry »
Aaron Zigman to Score Robin Swicord’s ‘Wakefield’
Posted: December 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Robin Swicord, Wakefield
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Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka Scoring ABC Family/Freefrom’s ‘Recovery Road’
Posted: December 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC Family, Freeform, Jason Derlatka, Jon Ehrlich, Recovery Road
Jon Ehrlich and Jason Derlatka are scoring the new ABC Family/Freefrom original series Recovery Road. The show is created by Bert V. Royal (Easy A) & Karen DiConcetto based on the young adult novel by Blake Nelson and stars Jessica Sula, Alexis Carra, Sebastian De Souza, Daniel Franzese, Sharon Leal, Kyla Pratt and David Witts. The drama follows a teenage girl struggling with addiction who is moving into a sober-living facility while still dealing with the normal pressures of being a teenager. Royal and DiConcetto are also executive producing the project with Craig Piligian & Beth Miller and Danielle VonZerneck. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Weiner’ to Feature Music by Jeff Beal
Posted: December 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Beal, Weiner
Jeff Beal is composing the music for the upcoming documentary Weiner. The film is directed by Josh Kriegman & Elyse Steinberg and centers on the disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign and reveals the human story behind the scenes of a high-profile political scandal as it unfolds, and offers an unfiltered look at how much today’s politics is driven by an appetite for spectacle. Kriegman and Steinberg are also producing the project. Weiner will premiere next month in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams & Dominic Lewis Scoring ‘Open Season: Scared Silly’
Posted: December 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominic Lewis, Open Season, Open Season: Scared Silly, Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams and Dominic Lewis have recently composed the music for the upcoming animated feature Open Season: Scared Silly. The film is the fourth installment in the Open Season series and features the voices of Donny Lucas, Will Townsend, Trevor Devall, Kathleen Barr, Garry Chalk and Melissa Sturm. David Feiss (Cow and Chicken) is directing the movie and John Bush is producing the Sony Pictures Animation production. The animated comedy follows former hunter Shaw who seizes on the opportunity to re-open open season as a case of mistaken identity leads both humans and animals to believe there is a monstrous werewolf on the prowl in Timberline National Forest. Read the rest of this entry »
Back Lot Music to Release ‘Race’ Soundtrack
Posted: December 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Race, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the sports drama Race. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go). The soundtrack will be released on February 19, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full album details will be posted on this page within the next couple of weeks. Race is directed by Stephen Hopkins and stars Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten. Read the rest of this entry »
David Mansfield Scoring ‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’
Posted: December 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Mansfield, Maggie Greenwald, Sophie and the Rising Sun
David Mansfield is reuniting with director Maggie Greenwald on the upcoming romantic drama Sophie and the Rising Sun. The film is written and directed by Greenwald and stars Julianne Nicholson, Margo Martindale, Lorraine Toussaint, Takashi Yamaguchi, Diane Ladd and Joel Murray. The movie is set in a Southern town in 1941 and follows a woman whose life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Greenwald is also producing the project with Brenda Goodman, Nancy Dickenson and Lorraine Gallard. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 25, 2015)
Posted: December 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 45 Years, Alva Noto, Concussion, Daddy's Home, David Campbell, Ennio Morricone, James Newton Howard, Joy, Michael Andrews, Point Break, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Hateful Eight, The Revenant, Tom Holkenborg, West Dylan Thordson
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy Daddy’s Home directed by Sean Anders and starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church and Hannibal Buress. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Freaks & Geeks, Funny People). No soundtrack album has been announced. Daddy’s Home follows a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad to his wife’s two kids, but complications ensue when their freeloading real father arrives.. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the drama Concussion written and directed by Peter Landesman and starring Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Arliss Howard and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, King Kong, Signs, The Sixth Sense) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Visit our previous article for the full album details. Leon Bridges has contributed an original end titles song for the film. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Radiohead’s Rejected ‘Spectre’ Title Song Posted
Posted: December 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Bond, Radiohead, Spectre, Thom Yorke
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has published an unused title song for the latest James Bond film, Spectre. The singer/songwriter announced on Twitter today: “Last year we were asked to write a tune for Bond movie Spectre. Yes we were…it didn’t work out…but became something of our own which we love very much…As the year closes we thought you might like to hear it. Merry Christmas. May the force be with you.” The track is available to stream after the jump. Sam Smith performed the song Writing’s On the Wall, which was ultimately chosen as the title track for Spectre. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac Quayle’s ‘Mr. Robot’ Soundtrack to Be Released Summer 2016
Posted: December 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Mac Quayle, Mr. Robot, score, Soundtrack, USA
‘Mr. Robot’ editor Franklin Peterson, composer Mac Quayle, actor Christian Slater and costume designer Kim Wilcox
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the critically acclaimed USA original series Mr. Robot. The album will feature selections from the Golden Globe-nominated show’s original music composed by Mac Quayle (American Horror Story: Freak Show & Hotel, Scream Queens). The soundtrack is set to be released in the summer of 2016 before the drama’s second season premiere. As previously reported, a soundtrack was originally planned for a release to coincide with the show’s home video release in January. The full details of the album will be posted on this page as they are announced. Mr. Robot is created by Sam Esmail and stars Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallstrom and Carly Chaikin. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Somers Scoring Matt Ross’ ‘Captain Fantastic’
Posted: December 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Somers, Captain Fantastic, Matt Ross
Alex Somers has composed the music for the upcoming indie drama Captain Fantastic. The film is written and directed by Matt Ross (28 Hotel Rooms) and stars Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, George MacKay, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn and Ann Dowd. The movie follows a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education who is forced to leave the forests of the Pacific Northwest and to re-enter society. Lynette Howell Taylor (Big Eyes, Half Nelson) and Jamie Patricof (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) are producing the project with Shivani Rawat & Monica Levinson (Trumbo, Bruno). Read the rest of this entry »
