A soundtrack album for the indie drama I Smile Back has been released. The album features the film’s original score composed by Zack Ryan (Burning Bright). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. I Smile Back is directed by Adam Salky and stars Sarah Silverman who received a SAG nomination for her performance, as well as Josh Charles, Thomas Sadoski and Mia Barron. The movie is based on the novel by Amy Koppelman and follows an upper-middle-class wife and mother who is struggling with mental illness and addiction. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Smile Back’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I Smile Back, score, Soundtrack, Zack Ryan
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Josh Ritter Scoring John Krasinski’s ‘The Hollars’
Posted: December 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Krasinski, Josh Ritter, The Hollars
Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter has composed the music for the upcoming indie comedy drama The Hollars. The film marks the second feature directorial effort of actor John Krasinki (The Office, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men) and stars himself, alongside Anna Kendrick, Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Sharlto Copley, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Charlie Day. The movie follows a New York City artist who returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery and. joined by his pregnant girlfriend, is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind. Jim Strouse (Grace Is Gone, People Places Things) has written the screenplay. Krasinki is also producing the project with Tom Rice (The Way Way Back), Allyson Seeger and Ben Nearn (Mississippi Grind). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dickensian’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Debbie Wiseman, Dickensian, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC original series Dickensian. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Wolf Hall, Vampire Killers). The soundtrack will be released overseas on February 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-oder as an import on Amazon. Dickensian stars Stephen Rea, Pauline Collins OBE, Caroline Quentin, Peter Firth, Tuppence Middleton, Sophie Rundle, Omid Djalili, Anton Lesser, Ned Dennehy, Adrian Rawlins and Tom Weston-Jones. The 20-part series is set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens’ critically acclaimed novels and follows characters including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham as their lives intertwine in 19th century London. Read the rest of this entry »
Jim Dooley Scoring ‘Fifty Shades of Black’
Posted: December 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fifty Shades of Black, Jim Dooley, Michael Tiddes
Jim Dooley is composing the score for the upcoming comedy Fifty Shades of Black. The movie is directed by Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) and stars Marlon Wayans, Kalli Hawk, Affion Crockett, Fred Willard, Mike Epps, Andrew Bachelor, Jane Seymour and Florence Henderson. The film is a parody of this year’s hit drama Fifty Shades of Grey and E.L. James’ novel of the same title. Wayans has also written the screenplay with Rick Alvarez (White Chicks, Littleman, Dance Flick). Both are also producing the IM Global and Baby Way production. Fifty Shades of Grey will be released nationwide on January 29, 2016 by Open Road Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Anomalisa’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anomalisa, Carter Burwell, Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Anomalisa have been announced. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol, Twilight, Adaptation, No Country for Old Men, The Blind Side), as well as the original songs None of them Are You (lyrics by Charlie Kaufman) and Goddess of Heaven. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 1, 2016 and physically on January 29. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Anomalisa is co-directed by Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman who has also written the screenplay and features the voices of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Capture the Flag’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Capture the Flag, Diego Navarro, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish animated film Capture the Flag. The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Diego Navarro, as well as a concert suite that was recorded at this year’s Tenerife International Film Music Festival. Also included is the song I’ll Reach You performed by Auryn. The soundtrack will be released on December 21, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Capture the Flag is directed by Enrique Gato and follows a young surfer who rallies his friends to stop a billionaire from rewriting history as a way to horde Helium 3, the clean energy of the future. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 18, 2015)
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, Christophe Beck, Extraction, John Williams, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ryan Dodson, Sisters, Son of Saul, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters and expected to beat box office records is Star Wars: The Force Awakens directed by J.J. Abrams and starring John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher. The film’s original music is composed by John Williams. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Check out a recent segment in CBS’ 60 Minutes for a video from the score’s recording sessions. Also click here for a recent appearance of Williams on the Tavis Smiley show to talk about his work on the film and visit the LA Times for another interview with the composer.
Also opening wide is the comedy Sisters directed by Jason Moore and starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Dianne Wiest, John Cena and James Brolin. Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. Sisters follows two disconnected sisters who are summoned home and throw one final party in order to recapture their glory days. The comedy is being released by Universal Pictures. Visit the official movie website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell to Score Gary Ross’ ‘The Free State of Jones’
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gary Ross, Nicholas Britell, The Free State of Jones
Nicholas Britell has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming historical drama The Free State of Jones. The film is written and directed by Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Pleasantville, Seabiscuit) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell and Mahershala Ali. The movie is set during the Civil War and tells the story of a poor Southern farmer who leads a group of anti-slavery Confederate deserters in Jones County and turns them against the Confederacy. Ross is also producing the project with Scott Stuber (Ted, Role Models, Identity Thief) and John Kilik (The Hunger Games series, Babel, 25th Hour). Read the rest of this entry »
Listen to Full ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, ‘The Hateful Eight’ & ‘Concussion’ Soundtracks
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Concussion, Ennio Morricone, James Newton Howard, John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight
Three soundtrack albums for major films are released today, including John Williams‘ score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the composer’s first new soundtrack release in two years. Listen to the full album, which is available digitally and physically on Walt Disney Records, after the jump. Also coming out today is the soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, which features the film’s original music composed by Ennio Morricone, as well as the songs from the movie. Check out the soundtrack below and visit Amazon to order the release, which is available digitally and physically from Decca Records. Finally, also being released today is James Newton Howard‘s music for Peter Landesman’s Concussion starring Will Smith. Read the rest of this entry »
Burt Bacharach to Score John Asher’s ‘Po’
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Burt Bacharach, John Asher, Po
Burt Bacharach has signed on to score the upcoming drama Po. The film is directed by John Asher (Dirty Love) and stars Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder and Kaitlin Doubleday. The movie tells the story of a recently widowed father struggling to raise his 10-year-old son who has autism. Colin Goldman has written the screenplay based on a story by himself and Steve C. Roberts. Asher is also producing the project with Rod Hamilton. Bacharach, whose own daughter Nikki struggled with Asperger’s Syndrome (high-functioning autism), agreed to let Asher use his song Close to You in the film and later, after watching the film, offered to score the film. Read the rest of this entry »
