Republic Records and Fox Music have announced the details of the soundtrack album for the family movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. The album features the songs from the film, including cover versions of Uptown Funk, Turn Down For What, as well as a collaboration with Redfoo. Also included is Thomas Rhett’s South Side, Sheppard’s hit song Geronimo and The Score’s Oh My Love. The soundtrack will be released on December 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip is directed by Walt Becker and stars Jason Lee, Tony Hale, Kimberly Williamss-Paisley, Bella Thorne, Justin Long, Josh Green Matthew Gray Gubler, Anna Faris, Jesse McCartney, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting and Christina Applegate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, Soundtrack
‘The Fencer’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gert Wilden Jr., score, Soundtrack, The Fencer
Königskinder Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Fencer (Miekkailija). The album features the film’s original music composed by Gert Wilden Jr.. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Fencer is directed by Klaus Härö and marks the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language category at the next Academy Awards. The movie starring Lembit Ulfsak, Mart Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Ann-Lisett Rebane, Piret Kalda and Liisa Koppel tells the true story of Endel Nelis, an Estonian Fencing coach who established a school in the Soviet 1950s that still trains fencers to this day. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Deutschland 83’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Deutschland 83, Reinhold Heil, score, Soundtrack, SundanceTV
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the SundanceTV original series Deutschland 83. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Reinhold Heil (Run Lola Run, Cloud Atlas, Helix, Legends, The International). The soundtrack is now available digitally in Germany and a CD release is set for next month. The album will be released in the U.S. on December 11 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Deutschland 83 is created by Anna & Joerg Winger and stars Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Noethen, Sylvester Groth, Errol T. Harwood and Sonja Gerhardt. The series follows a 24-year-old East Germany native who is sent to the west as an undercover spy for the Stasi foreign service to gather the secrets of NATO military strategy. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score Brad Bird’s ‘The Incredibles 2’
Posted: November 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brad Bird, Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles, The Incredibles 2
Brad Bird announced today on Twitter that Michael Giacchino has signed on to compose the music for Pixar’s upcoming sequel The Incredibles 2. The composer was previously attached and expected to score the film given his involvement in the original movie, as well as Bird’s other last three features, Ratatouille, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Tomorrowland. No plot details and casting announcements have been made yet for the sequel. The project will mark Giacchino’s sixth project for Pixar Animation Studios. Read the rest of this entry »
Behind the Music of ‘Creed’
Posted: November 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Creed, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler
WaterTower Music has published a video featurette about the score for the sports drama Creed. The video features interviews with the film’s composer Ludwig Goransson, director Ryan Coogler, editor Michael Shawver, co-writer Aaron Covington, as well as Goransson’s family. The composer who also appears in the movie in two scenes as a member of Tessa Thompson’s character’s band talks about his musical background, his collaboration with the director and the influence of Bill Conti’s classic Rocky score. Check out the full video, which also features footage from the recording sessions, after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Krampus’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Douglas Pipes, Krampus, Michael Dougherty, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Krampus. The album features the film’s original music composed by Douglas Pipes (Monster House, Trick ‘r Treat), as well as bonus track of the popular tune Carol of the Bells, rewritten and retitled Krampus Karol of the Bells. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Waxwork Records will be distributing a vinyl version. Krampus is written and directed by Michael Dougherty and stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Emjay Anthony, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania Lavie Owen and Krista Stadler. The movie follows a young boy and his family who accidentally unleash the wrath of Krampus — an ancient entity from European folklore — and causes beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Armand Amar, Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues, score, Soundtrack
Gaumont will release a soundtrack album for the French family adventure sequel Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues (Belle et Sébastien : L’aventure continue). The album features the film’s original music composed by Armand Amar (The Concert, Days of Glory, The Source) who previously scored the original 2013 hit film. Also included is the song Belle performed by French singer Zaz. The soundtrack will be released on December 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues is directed by Christian Duguay (The Art of War) and stars Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo, Margaux Chatelier and Urbain Cancelier. 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
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 »
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 »
