Fil Eisler has been tapped to score the upcoming movie adaptation of the classic television series CHiPs. The film is written and directed by Dax Shepard and stars himself as highway patrolman Jon Baker, alongside Michael Pena as Frank “Ponch” Poncherello, as well as Kristen Bell, Rosa Salazar, Adam Brody, Jane Kaczmarek and Vincent D’Onofrio. The action comedy follows two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles. Andrew Panay (Wedding Crashers, Earth to Echo, When in Rome) is producing the project alongside Shepard’s Primate Pictures company (Hit and Run). Read the rest of this entry »
Fil Eisler to Score Dax Shepard’s ‘CHiPs’
Posted: December 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: CHiPs, Dax Shepard, Fil Eisler
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Academy Announces 112 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the eligible movies in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 88th Academy Awards. The 112 eligible scores along with the composer are listed below in alphabetical order by film title. The nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
“Adult Beginners,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
“The Age of Adaline,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Altered Minds,” Edmund Choi, composer
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“Anomalisa,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Ant-Man,” Christophe Beck, composer
“Beasts of No Nation,” Dan Romer, composer Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Score ‘Under the Gun’
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Stephanie Soechtig, Under the Gun
Brian Tyler is composing the score for the upcoming documentary Under the Gun. The film is directed by Stephanie Soechtig (Fed Up) and centers around the mass shootings that have ripped across the United States, compounding an epidemic of gun violence in the country. The movie is told through the lens of the victims’ families, as well as pro-gun advocates. Olivia Ahnemann (Racing Extinction), Josh Kunau and Kristin Lazure are producing the project. Katie Couric who previously teamed up with Soechtig on Fed Up serves as an executive producer on the film. The movie marks Tyler’s first feature-length documentary assignment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The 5th’ Wave Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, score, Soundtrack, The 5th Wave
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure The 5th Wave. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6). The soundtrack will be released on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The 5th Wave is directed by J Blakeson and stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe and Live Schreiber. The movie based on the young adult novel of the same title by Rick Yancey is set in the present day after four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated and follows a 16-year-old girl who is on the run and desperately trying to save her younger brother. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Forest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Jason Zada, score, Soundtrack, The Forest
Sparks & Shadows Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller The Forest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Outlander). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Forest is directed by Jason Zada and stars Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken and Yukiyoshi Ozawa. The thriller produced by David S. Goyer is set in the legendary Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan and tells the story of a young woman who goes in search of her twin sister who has mysteriously disappeared. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Morris to Score ‘Goon: Last of the Enforcers’
Posted: December 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Goon, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Jay Baruchel, Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris has signed on to score the upcoming comedy sequel Goon: Last of the Enforcers. The film is directed by Jay Baruchel and stars Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber, Baruchel himself, Marc-André Grondin, Kim Coates and Alison Pill who are reprising their roles from the original movie. They are joined by Wyatt Russell and Elisha Cuthbert. Baruchel has also co-written the screenplay with Jesse Chabot. David Gross (Room, What If), Jesse Shapira, and Jeff Arkuss are producing the project for No Trace Camping, alongside André Rouleau (Delivery Man, An American Haunting) for Caramel Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Brook to Score ‘Tallulah’
Posted: December 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Brook, Sian Heder, Tallulah
Michael Brook has been hired to score the upcoming indie drama Tallulah. The film is written and directed by Sian Heder (Orange Is the New Black) and stars Ellen Page, Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard, Evan Jonigkeit and Uzo Aduba. The movie follows a rootless young woman who takes a toddler from a wealthy, negligent mother and passes the baby off as her own in an effort to protect her. Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) is producing the project with Heather Rae (Frozen River, Ass Backwards), Russell Levine and Todd Traina. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hateful Eight’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: December 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
The Weinstein Company has published the opening track from Quentin Tarantino’s western The Hateful Eight. The track, entitled L’Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock, is written by the film’s composer Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Untouchables, The Mission). Listen to the full track after the jump. As previously reported, Decca Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the film this Friday, December 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Hateful Eight starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Walton Goggins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Demian Bichir and Channing Tatum will be released in select cities in a special roadshow version on December 25 by the Weinstein Company, before expanding nationwide on December 31. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dukhtar’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dukhtar, Peter Nashel, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the Pakistani dramatic thriller Dukhtar. The album features the film’s original music composed by Peter Nashel (Marco Polo, Lie to Me, The Night Listener, Bee Season). Also included are the songs from the film performed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Hina Nasrullah & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Dukhtar is written and directed by Afia Nathaniel and stars Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Asif Khan, Ajab Gul and Samina Ahmed. The movie follows a woman whose 10-year-old daughter is promised in marriage to a much older tribal chieftain and takes the girl and flees her village, only to be chased by her own husband and the intended groom’s henchman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Palm Trees in the Snow’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lucas Vidal, Palm Trees in the Snow, score, Soundtrack
Warner Music will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish romantic drama Palm Trees in the Snow (Palmeras en la niece). The album features the film’s original music composed by Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6, The Raven, The Cold Light of Day, The Quiet Ones) who recorded his score at Abbey Road Studios in London. Also included is the original title song co-written by the composer and performed by Pablo Alborán, as well songs by Yolanda Eyama and Brigitte Emaga. The soundtrack will be released overseas on December 18, 2015. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Palm Trees in the Snow is directed by Fernando González and stars Mario Casas, Adriana Ugarte, Berta Vázquez, Macarena García and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba. The movie written by Sergio Sanchez (The Impossible, The Orphanage) and is set in the last days of the Spanish colonies in Africa and centers on a star-crossed love, with the consequences of that love reaching into the 21st century. Read the rest of this entry »
