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 »
More Music from John Crowley’s ‘Brooklyn’ to Be Released
Posted: November 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooklyn, John Crowley, Soundtrack
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 »
‘Winter on Fire’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jasha Klebe, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Winter on Fire
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jasha Klebe. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical release is set for February 12, 2016. Winter on Fire is directed by Evgeny Afineevsky and covers the unrest in Ukraine over 93 days in 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich. The documentary premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams, Roque Banos, Tom Holkenborg and Mychael & Jeff Danna to Appear at ‘Fans of Film Music’ Event
Posted: November 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Fans of Film Music
A number of major film composers will be participating at the 6th Annual Fans of Film Music event, which will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at The Bridge Recording Studio in Glendale, CA. This year’s panelists include Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven) who composed the music for this year’s hit sci-fi drama The Martian, Roque Banos (The Machinist, Evil Dead, Oldboy) who scored Ron Howard’s upcoming action adventure In the Heart of the Sea, Tom Holkenborg (Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire) whose recent credits include Mad Max: Fury Road and Black Mass, as well as Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball) and Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Tyrant) who recently co-scored Pixar’s latest feature The Good Dinosaur. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Saints & Strangers’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: November 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, National Geographic Channel, Saints & Strangers, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack EP for the NatGeo event series Saints & Strangers. The EP features the 2-parter’s theme composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, The Lion King, Interstellar), as well as music from the series by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, Penguins of Madagascar). Visit iTunes to download the soundtrack and listen to audio samples. A soundtrack CD is set to be released next month and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Saints & Strangers is directed by Paul A. Edwards and stars Raoul Trujillo, Vincent Kartheiser, Kalani Queypo, Ray Stevenson, Anna Camp, Ron Livingston, Natascha McElhone, Tatanka Means, Brian F. O’Byrne, Barry Sloane and Michael Jibson. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 20, 2015)
Posted: November 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benh Zeitlin, Carol, Carter Burwell, Criminal Activities, Dan Romer, Emilio Kauderer, James Newton Howard, Keefus Ciancia, Legend, Marco Beltrami, Mediterranea, Miles Hankins, Mustang, Secret in Their Eyes, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, The Night Before, Warren Ellis
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the final installment in The Hunger Games series, Mockingjay: Part 2 directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin and Jena Malone. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (Maleficent, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Village). Republic Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally on Monday and physically the following week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy The Night Before directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Julian Bell, Mindy Kaling and Michael Shannon. Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, Warm Bodies) and Miles Hankins have composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures, visit our scoring assignment announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
