Mark Suozzo is reuniting with director Whit Stillman on the upcoming period comedy Love & Friendship. The film is written and directed by Stillman and stars Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Emma Greenwell, Tom Bennett and Stephen Fry. The movie is based on an unpublished early novella by Jane Austen and follows Lady Susan Vernon as she visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Stillman is also producing the project with Katie Holly (Citadel) and Lauranne Bourrachot (A Prophet, Sleepless Night). Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Suozzo Scoring Whit Stillman’s ‘Love & Friendship’
Posted: December 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Love & Friendship, Mark Suozzo, Whit Stillman
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‘Ride Along 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Ride Along, Ride Along 2, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action comedy sequel Ride Along 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Lennertz (Agent Carter, Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, Galavant, Think Like a Man, Hop) who collaborated with drummer Sheila E. and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval on the project. The composer previously scored the 2014 original film. The soundtrack will be released on January 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Ride Along 2 is directed by Tim Story and stars Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Ken Jeong, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter and Sherri Shepherd. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Morris to Score ABC’s ‘Of Kings and Prophets’
Posted: December 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Of Kings and Prophets, Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC drama Of Kings and Prophets. The show is created by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage (Exodus: Gods and Kings, Tower Heist) and stars Ray Winstone, Olly Rix, Mohammad Bakri, Simone Kessell, Nathaniel Parker, Haaz Sleiman, James Floyd, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Jeanine Mason and David Walmsley. The biblical drama centers around a battle-weary king, a powerful and resentful prophet, and a resourceful young shepherd who are on a collision course with destiny. Cooper and Collage are also executive producing the ABC Studios production with Chris Brancato (Narcos), Jason Reed, Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi. 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
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 »
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 »
