Christophe Beck has been tapped to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Trolls. The film is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After, Sky High) & Walt Dohrn and features the voices of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. The movie is based on the Troll dolls – created by Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam in 1959 based on the legendary Scandinavian troll. Gina Shay (Shrek Forever After) is producing the movie. The project will mark Beck’s third full-length animated feature following Disney’s Frozen and Blue Sky’s The Peanuts Movie, which is currently playing in theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck to Score DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’
Posted: December 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Dreamworks Animation, Trolls
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58th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Birdman (Antonio Sanchez) – Milan Records
- The Imitation Game (Alexandre Desplat) – Sony Classical
- Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) – WaterTower Music
- The Theory of Everything (Johann Johannsson) – Back Lot Music
- Whiplash (Justin Hurwitz) – Varese Sarabande
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 6, 2015)
Posted: December 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors, Elmo Weber, Mark Laggett, NBC, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Ridiculous 6, Velton Ray Bunch
Premiering on Thursday, December 10, is the NBC movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors directed by Stephen Herek (Mr. Holland’s Opus, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) and starring Jennifer Nettles, Ricky Schroder, Gerald McRaney and Alyvia Alyn Lin. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Leggett (My Name is Earl, Anne Frank’s Holocaust) and Velton Ray Bunch (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise) who previously collaborated on the theme for the NBC drama The Pretender. The movie is set in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains in 1955 and tells the story of the incidents in Dolly Parton’s and her family’s life around the time she was nine years old. Visit NBC’s official movie website for more information.
Premiering on Friday, December 11, is the Netflix original movie The Ridiculous 6 directed by Frank Coraci and starring Adam Sandler, Taylor Lautner, Nick Nolte, Will Forte, Rob Schneider, Terry Crews, Blake Shelton, Whitney Cummings, Steve Buscemi, Luke Wilson, Steve Zahn, Jorge Garcia, Danny Trejo, Chris Parnell, Nick Swardson and Jon Lovitz. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Click, Bee Movie, Veep, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Bedtime Stories) and Elmo Weber has composed the film’s original music. The comedy western follows an outlaw who was raised by Native Americans and, alongside his five brothers, goes on a mission to find their wayward, deadbeat dad. The film will be available to stream on Netflix.
LA, NY and Boston Film Critics Announce Winners for Best Music in Film 2015
Posted: December 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Boston Online FIlm Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Online
A couple of major local critics associations have announced their winners for this year’s movies. The music from Bill Pohlad’s biographical drama Love & Mercy (by songwriter Brian Wilson and composer Atticus Ross) was singled out by both the New York Film Critics online and the Boston Society of Film Critics, while Carter Burwell was honored for his music for Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa and Todd Haynes’ Carol by the LA Film Critics. The Boston Online Film Critics Association’s vote for Best Film Score of the year went to Mad Max: Fury Road composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 3, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s animated feature Kung Fu Panda 3 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight). Pianist Lang Lang is featured on a number of tracks of the composer’s score. Also included is a cover version of Kung Fu Fighting by The Vamps, as well as a song by Patrick Brasca feat. Jay Chou. The soundtrack will be released on January 22, 2016 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Kung Fu Panda 3 is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni and features the voice talent of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, David Cross and J.K. Simmons. Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt Scoring ‘Morris from America’
Posted: December 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Hartigan, Kate Plays Christine, Keegan DeWitt, Morris from America
Keegan DeWitt is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama Morris from America. The film is written and directed by Chad Hartigan and stars Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Jakub Gierszal and Levin Henning. The movie follows a hip-hop-loving, 13-years old American who moves to Heidelberg, Germany, with his father, where he falls in love with a local girl and attempts to navigate the unique trials and tribulations of adolescence. Sara Murphy (Land Ho!), Adele Romanski (Black Rock, Bad Milo), Martin Heisler and Gabriele Simon are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Atom Egoyan’s ‘Remember’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atom Egoyan, Mychael Danna, Remember, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Atom Egoyan’s dramatic thriller Remember have been announced. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Little Miss Sunshine, Moneyball, The Good Dinosaur). The soundtrack will be released on January 15, 2016 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Remember stars Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Dean Norris, Bruno Ganz, Jurgen Prochnow, Heinz Lieven and Henry Czerny. The movie follows a man who is sent on a mission to avenge a horror from the darkest chapter of modern history after it is discovered that the Nazi guard who murdered his family some 70 years ago is now living in America. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 4, 2015)
Posted: December 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Royal Night Out, Alexandre Desplat, Chi-Raq, Christian Davis, Christmas Eve, Ciaran Hope, David Lang, Dominic Lewis, Douglas Pipes, Every Thing Will Be Fine, Jed Kurzel, Krampus, Life, Macbeth, MI-5, Nathan Larson, Owen Pallett, Paul Englishby, Terence Blanchard, The Letters, The Wannabe, Youth
Opening nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Krampus written and directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Emjay Anthony, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania Lavie Owen and Krista Stadler. The film’s original music is composed by Douglas Pipes (Monster House, Trick ‘r Treat). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine and Trailer Addict for interviews with the composer about his work on the project.
Opening in around 300 theaters is the comedy drama Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee and starring Teyohonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, La La Anthony, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix and Steve Harris. Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, Inside Man) has composed the film’s original score. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Nick Cannon, R. Kelly feat. Tunk, Jennifer Hudson, Sam Dew, The Bruce Hornsby Band & more. Check out our previous news article for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Archer Black’s Dustin Morgan to Score ‘Fear, Inc.’
Posted: December 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dustin Morgan, Fear Inc.
Dustin Morgan, frontman of LA based orchestral rock band Archer Black, has been hired to score the upcoming black comedy thriller Fear, Inc. The film is directed by Vincent Masciale, written by Luke Barnett and stars Lucas Neff, Caitlin Stasey, Chris Marquette, Stephanie Drake and Mark Moses, as well as Eric Lange, Richard Riehle, Naomi Grossman, Ashlynn Yennie, David Ury and Patrick Renna. The movie follows a horror junkie and his friends who sign up with a company of degenerates who can be hired for a premium to bring your greatest fears to life. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen to Score Zach Braff’s ‘Going in Style’
Posted: December 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Going in Style, Rob Simonsen, Zach Braff
Rob Simonsen is reteaming with Zach Braff (Garden State, Scrubs) on the upcoming caper comedy Going in Style. The film is a remake of Martin Brest’s 1979 movie of the same title and stars Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Joey King, Matt Dillon and Ann-Margret. The movie marks Braff’s third feature directorial effort and follows three retired men who lose their pensions when the company they’ve worked for their entire lives is sold to a foreign corporation, which makes them set out to try to rob the very bank that’s withholding their money. Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) has written the screenplay. Donald De Line (The Italian Job, Pain & Gain, Body of Lies) is producing the New Line Cinema production. Read the rest of this entry »
