jake-monacoJake Monaco has recently composed the music for the upcoming comedy sequel Kindergarten Cop 2. The film is directed by Don Michael Paul (Half Past Dead) and stars Dolph Lundgren as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to find a missing flash drive from the Federal Witness Protection Program. David H. Steinberg (American Pie 2Slackers) has written the screenplay. Mike Elliott (The Devil’s RejectsThe Perfect Holiday) is producing the project from Universal Pictures’ 1440 Entertainment division. Read the rest of this entry »

ten-thousand-saintsNettwerk has released a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Ten Thousand Saints. The album features the film’s original music composed by Garth Stevenson (Tracks). Also included are two original songs written by Anna Waronker and Steven McDonald, as well as a cover of the Minor Threat’s Straight Edge. The soundtrack is now available to order on Amazon. Ten Thousand Saints is written and directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini and stars Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson and Emile Hirsch. The movie is set in the 1980 and follows a Vermont teenager who moves in with his hippie dad in NYC, where he falls in with the no drugs, no sex, no meat, straight-edge hardcore punk scene of the East Village. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Heist’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: December 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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heistMetropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Heist. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Edward Barker and Tim Despic. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Heist is directed by Scott Mann and stars Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kate Bosworth, Gina Carano, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, D.B. Sweeney, Tyler J. Olson, Morris Chestnut, Lydia Hull and Dave Bautista. The movie follows two men whose attempt to rob a casino fails and forces them to flee on foot and hijack city Bus 657 and take the passengers hostage. Read the rest of this entry »

wiener-dogJames Lavino has composed the music for the upcoming indie comedy Wiener-Dog. The film is written and directed by Todd Solondz (Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse) and stars Greta Gerwig, Kieran Culkin, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, Julie Delpy and Zosia Mamet. The movie tells several stories featuring people who find their life inspired or changed by one particular dachshund, who seems to be spreading comfort and joy. Megan Ellison (American Hustle, Foxcatcher, Her) is producing the project for Annapurna Pictures, alongside Christine Vachon (Carol, Boys Don’t Cry, One Hour Photo) for Killer Films. Read the rest of this entry »

pride-and-prejudice-and-zombiesVarese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (Crimson PeakThe ImpossibleHerculesMama, The Orphanage). The soundtrack will be released on February 5, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is directed by Burr Steers and stars Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey. Read the rest of this entry »

anders-astromAdam Anders and Peer Astrom have been hired to work on the music for ABC’s upcoming movie musical Dirty Dancing. The film based on the 1987 hit movie starring Patrick Swayze & Jennifer Grey is directed by Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and is set to star Abigail Breslin in the lead role as Baby whose world is opened when she falls for a dance instructor. Jessica Sharzer (American Horror Story, The L Word) is writing the script. Allison Shearmur (CinderellaThe Hunger Games) is producing the project with Eleanor Bergstein who wrote the screenplay for the original movie. Read the rest of this entry »

manchester-by-the-seaLesley Barber is reteaming with director Kenneth Lonergan on the upcoming drama Manchester by the Sea. The film stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges and Kyle Chandler. The movie follows a man who is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew after brother passes away and is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised. Lonergan has also written the screenplay. Matt Damon is producing the project with Lauren Beck and Chris Moore (American Pie series, Promised LandJoy Ride). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Hannibal’ Season 3 Soundtracks Announced

Posted: December 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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hannibal-3-1Lakeshore Records will release two soundtrack albums for the NBC and Gaumont Television series Hannibal. The albums feature selections of the original music from the show’s third and final season composed by Brian Reitzell (Lost in TranslationFriday Night LightsBossStranger Than Fiction). Also included are the original songs Love Crime from the Wrath of the Lamb feat. Siouxsie Sioux and Snake Charmer feat. Marc Almond. The soundtracks will be released digitally on December 11, 2015 and physically in early 2016. Visit Amazon to order the Season 3 – Vol. 1 album and click here to order the Season 3 – Vol. 2 soundtrack. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums for both Season 1 and Season 2. Read the rest of this entry »

Intrada Records has announced an expanded soundtrack album for Tim Burton’s 1990 fantasy drama Edward Scissorhands starring Johnny Depp, Vincent Price, Winona Ryder and Kathy Baker. The album features the film’s original score composed & produced by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in WonderlandAvengers: Age of Ultron, A Nightmare Before Christmas) and conducted by Shirley Walker, including previously unreleased music. Also included is the Tom Jones song With These Hands. To order the CD and for the full album details, visit the label’s online store, where you can also check out audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »

imageIntrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for last year’s Chinese fantasy action adventure The Monkey King. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3HellraiserThe Shipping NewsEntrapmentThe Exorcism of Emily Rose). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Monkey King is directed by Pou-Soi Cheang (Dog Bite Dog) and stars Donnie Yen in the title role, alongside Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-Fat, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen and Joe Chen. The film is based on selected chapters of Wu Cheng’en’s novel Journey to the West and tells the story of how the Monkey King rebels against the Jade Emperor of Heaven. Read the rest of this entry »