Eric Copeland is scoring the upcoming horror thriller Antibirth. The film is written and directed by Danny Perez and stars Natasha Lyonne, Chloë Sevigny, Mark Webber, Meg Tilly and Maxwell McCabe-Lokos. The movie follows a wild-eyed stoner living in a barren desert community who seems to be growing pregnant as rumours of aliens spread. Lyonne is also producing the project with Cole Payne (Downloading Nancy, Cavemen, Roger M. Mayer, David Anselmo and Justin Kelly. Copeland is best known as a member of the electronic music group Black Dice, as well as part of the duo Terrestrial Tones with Animal Collective’s Avey Tare. Read the rest of this entry »
Black Dice’s Eric Copeland Scoring ‘Antibirth’
Posted: November 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antibirth, Danny Perez, Eric Copeland
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Geoff Zanelli to Score Joseph Ruben’s ‘Mountains and Stones’
Posted: November 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Joseph Ruben, Mountains and Stones
Geoff Zanelli has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Mountains and Stones. The film is directed by Joseph Ruben and stars Josh Hartnett, Michiel Husman, Hera Hilmar and Haluk Bilginer. The movie tells a love story between an idealistic American nurse and a Turkish officer in World War I. David Loughery (Lakeview Terrace, Passenger 57, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) has written the screenplay with Jeff Stockwell (Bridge to Terabithia). William Stuart is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Concussion’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Concussion, James Newton Howard, Peter Landesman, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Concussion have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games series, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Maleficent), as well as the song In the Darkness performed by Lisbeth Scott. The soundtrack is set to be released on December 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Concussion is written and directed by Peter Landesman who previously collaborated with the composer on Parkland and stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Arliss Howard and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathaniel Mechaly Scoring ‘Midnight Sun’
Posted: November 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Midnight Sun, Nathaniel Mechaly
Nathaniel Mechaly is composing the music for the upcoming thriller series Midnight Sun. The show, which marks the first French/Swedish TV co-prodcution, is directed by Mans Marlind & Bjorn Stein (The Bridge) and stars Leila Bekhti (The Prophet) and Gustaf Hammarsten (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo). The series follows a French detective who teams up with a Swedish detective to investigate the bestial murder of a French citizen in a remote mining community in the far north of Sweden. Read the rest of this entry »
More Music from John Crowley’s ‘Brooklyn’ to Be Released
Posted: November 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooklyn, John Crowley, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a second soundtrack album for John Crowley’s critically acclaimed drama Brooklyn. The album features a collection of recordings of Irish classics, including Castle Finn, Zing A Little Zong, Casadh An tSúgáin, My Wild Irish Rose & more. The soundtrack will be digitally on December 4, 2015 and physically on December 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Michael Brook. Brooklyn stars Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters. The movie written by Nick Hornby based on the novel by Colm Toibin follows a young Irish immigrant who is navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn and must confront a terrible dilemma. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Holkenborg to Score ‘Brimstone’
Posted: November 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brimstone, Junkie XL, Martin Koolhoven, Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL is set to compose the music for the upcoming thriller Brimstone. The film is written and directed by Martin Koolhoven (Winter in Wartime) and stars Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Carice van Houten, Paul Anderson, Jack Roth and Carla Juri. The movie follows a heroine on the run from her past who is hunted by a diabolical Preacher. Els Vandevorst (Winter in Wartime, The Surprise) is producing the project for N279 Entertainment, alongside Uwe Schott (A Hologram for the King) for X-Filme. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Wiz LIVE!’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, Soundtrack, The Wiz LIVE!
Masterworks/Broadway Records will release a soundtrack album for the NBC television event The Wiz LIVE!. The album features the songs performed by the TV special’s cast, led by Shanice Williams, as well as Queen Latifah (The Wiz), Mary J. Blige (Evillene), David Alan Grier (Cowardly Lion), Ne-Yo (Tin Man), Elijah Kelley (Scarecrow), Uzo Aduba (Glinda), Amber Riley (Addaperle), Common (Bouncer) and Stephanie Mills (Auntie Em). The soundtrack will be released physically on December 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Wiz LIVE! is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same title and is executive produced by Craig Zadan & Neil Meron (Chicago, Hairspray), directed by Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, Fences) and choreographed by Fatima Robinson (Dreamgirls). Read the rest of this entry »
Music from Amazon’s ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Released
Posted: November 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Dominic Lewis, Henry Jackman, The Man in the High Castle
Amazon Content Services has released several tracks from the soundtrack for the Amazon Studios original series The Man in the High Castle. Available to download now is the cover version of the Sound of Music song Edelweiss performed by Jeanette Olson as featured in the series. Click here to download the track. Also available digitally are four tracks from the show’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6) and Dominic Lewis (Free Birds, The DUFF): The Crown Prince’s Speech, Too Good For This World, Fate Is Fluid and A Grave Situation. The Man in the High Castle is created by Frank Spotnitz and stars Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rupert Evans, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Joel De La Fuente, Rufus Sewell and DJ Qualls. Read the rest of this entry »
Starz’s ‘Flesh and Bone’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dave Porter, Flesh and Bone, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series Flesh and Bone. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, The Blacklist, Better Call Saul). The soundtrack will be released on January 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Flesh and Bone is created by Moira Walley-Beckett and stars Sarah Hay, Irina Dvorovenko, Sascha Radetsky, Raychel Diane Weiner, Emily Tyra and Damon Herriman. The series follows a talented but emotionally troubled dancer, joins a company in New York City and soon finds herself immersed in the tough and often cutthroat world of professional ballet. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 22, 2015)
Posted: November 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beau Black, Chris Willis, Disney Channel, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Nathan Whitehead, National Geographic Channel, Saints & Strangers, South of Hell, The Lion Guard, WE tv
Premiering tonight is the Nat Geo event series Saints & Strangers directed by Paul A. Edwards and starring Raoul Trujillo, Vincent Kartheiser, Ray Stevenson, Anna Camp, Ron Livingston, Natascha McElhone, Kalani Queypo, Tatanka Means, Brian F. O’Byrne, Barry Sloane and Michael Jibson. The 2-parter’s main theme is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Carribbean, Inception) and the series’ music is written by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, 13 Hours: The Soldiers of Benghazi). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring the composers’ music. Check out our previous news article for the full details. A CD version is set for release in December. Read the rest of this entry »
