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 »
Radiohead’s Rejected ‘Spectre’ Title Song Posted
Posted: December 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Bond, Radiohead, Spectre, Thom Yorke
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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 »
Carly Rae Jespen to Perform ‘Fuller House’ Theme Song
Posted: December 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carly Rae Jespen, Fuller House, Netflix
Singer Carly Rae Jespen has announced on Twitter (via Variety) that she has teamed up with record producer Butch Walker to record a new version of the Full House theme song Everywhere You Look for the upcoming Netflix original series Fuller House. The song is written by Jesse Frederick and Bennett Salvay and was featured in the ABC show, which ran from 1987 to 1995. Fuller House is created by Jeff Franklin and stars Candace Cameron-Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber and John Stamos. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seasons’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruno Coulais, Jacques Cluzaud, Jacques Perrin, score, Seasons, Soundtrack
Madoro Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Seasons (Les saisons). The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Chorus, Song of the Sea, The Crimson Rivers) who previously scored the filmmakers’ Winged Migration and Oceans. The soundtrack will be released in France on January 22, 2016. Seasons is directed by Jacques Perrin & Jacques Cluzaud and chronicles Europe over the past 15,000 years, filmed through the eyes of animal and retraces the history of the continent’s diverse fauna and flora since the Ice Age. Visit Amazon to order the CD as an import. Read the rest of this entry »
Back Lot Music to Release ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Soundtrack
Posted: December 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carter Burwell, Ethan Coen, Hail Caesar!, Joel Coen, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the Coen Brothers’ comedy Hail, Caesar!. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Twilight, Carol, True Grit, Being John Malkovich). The soundtrack will be released on February 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Hail, Caesar! is written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen and stars Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum. The movie follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘Ouija 2’
Posted: December 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mike Flanagan, Ouija, Ouija 2, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers are reteaming with director Mike Flanagan on the upcoming horror thriller Ouija 2. The film is a sequel to last year’s hit horror feature Ouija and stars Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser, Henry Thomas, Lulu Wilson, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, and Doug Jones. No plot details have been announced yet. Flanagan has also co-written the screenplay with Jeff Howard. Michael Bay (Transformers, Armageddon), Brad Fuller & Andrew Form (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Purge, Friday the 13th) are producing the project for Platinum Dunes, alongside Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) for Blumhouse Productions, Trevor Mercy and Brian Goldner & Stephen Davis (G.I. Joe, Battleship) for Hasbro. Read the rest of this entry »
Owen Pallett to Score ‘Suited’
Posted: December 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Owen Pallett, Suited
Owen Pallett is scoring the upcoming documentary Suited. The film is directed by Jason Benjamin and centers on Bindle & Keep, a Brooklyn tailoring company that is known for making custom suits for a growing legion of gender-nonconforming clients. Benjamin is also producing the project with Lena Dunham (Girls, Tiny Furniture), Jenni Konner (Girls), Carly Hugo (Higher Ground, Mother of George), Stacey Reiss and Ericka Naegle. Pallett’s previous scoring credits include Her, for which he received an Academy Award nomination, Richard Kelly’s The Box and Anton Corbjin’s Life, which was released in the U.S. earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, Majid Majidi, Muhammad: The Messenger of God, score, Soundtrack
Sony Music India will release a soundtrack album for the Iranian epic drama Muhammad: The Messenger of God. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Couples Retreat, The Hundred-Foot Journey). The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, December 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Muhammad: The Messenger of God is directed by Majid Majidi and stars Mahdi Pakdel, Alireza Shoja Nouri, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Dariush Farhang, Seyed Sadegh Hatefi, Sareh Bayat and Mina Sadati. The movie is set in the sixth century and revolves around the childhood of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The drama, which marks Iran’s biggest film production to date and was submitted as the Iranian candidate for this year’s Academy Awards, was released in Iran and other markets earlier this year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mountains May Depart’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mountains May Depart, score, Soundtrack, Yoshihiro Hanno
Plaza Major Company will release a soundtrack album for the Chinese drama Mountains May Depart. The album features the film’s original music composed by Yoshihiro Hanno (Millennium Mambo). 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. Mountains May Depart is written and directed by Jia Zhangke (A Touch of Sin, Still Life) and stars Dong Zijian, Liang Jingdong, Sylvia Chang, Zhang Yi and Zhao Tao. The episodic movie centers around the life of Tao, and those close to her and is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025. Read the rest of this entry »
