The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar Animation’s The Good Dinosaur have been revealed. The album feature stye film’s original music composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Tyrant, Silent Hill). The soundtrack will be released on November 20, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Good Dinosaur is directed by Peter Sohn and features the voice talent of features the voices of Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, Marcus Scribner, A.J. Buckley and Steve Zahn. The movie follows an Apatosaurus named Arlo who makes an unlikely human friend and learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Good Dinosaur’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Pixar, score, Soundtrack, The Good Dinosaur
Erran Baron Cohen Scoring ‘The Brothers Grimsby’
Posted: November 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Erran Baron Cohen, Louis Leterrier, The Brothers Grimsby
Erran Baron Cohen is currently recording his score for the upcoming comedy The Brothers Grimsby. The film is directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me) and stars the composer’s brother Sacha Baron Cohen, alongside Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Gabourey Sidibe and Penélope Cruz. The movie follows a British black ops spy who is forced to team up with his idiotic English football hooligan brother. Sacha Baron Cohen also co-wrote the screenplay with Phil Johnston (Wreck-It-Ralph) & Peter Baynham (Hotel Transylvania) and is producing the project with Nira Park (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Paul). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Comet’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Comet, Daniel Hart, Sam Esmail, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Comet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Lost in the Sun, Return to Sender). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 27, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Comet is written and directed by Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot) and stars Emmy Rossum, Justin Long and Eric Winter. The movie is set in a parallel universe and bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple’s six-year relationship. The romance premiered at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and was released last fall by IFC Films and is now available on VOD and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Romer, Christophe Beck & Tom Holkenborg Win Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Posted: November 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Austin Wintory, Christophe Beck, Dan Romer, Diane Warren, HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Jeff Beal, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Tom Holkenborg
Last night, the 6th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMAA) were handed out at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Dan Romer was awarded for his score for Cary Fukunaga’s critically acclaimed Netflix original movie Beasts of No Nation in the Best Original Score – Feature Film category. Tom Holkenborg was honored for his music for George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road in the Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film and thanked fellow nominees Christophe Beck and Harry Gregson-Williams for giving him his first jobs in the industry during his acceptance speech. Christophe Beck received his second HMMA for his work for The Peanuts Movie in the Best Score – Animated Film category. In addition, Miriam Cutler won the prize for her music for The Hunting Ground in the Original Score – Documentary category. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Victor Frankenstein’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Armstrong, Paul McGuigan, score, Soundtrack, Victor Frankenstein
The full details of the soundtrack album for the horror thriller Victor Frankenstein have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, Love Actually, The Incredible Hulk). The soundtrack will be released on November 20, 2015 by La-La Land Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Victor Frankenstein is directed by Paul McGuigan and stars Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott and Freddie Fox. The movie follows Frankenstein and his faithful assistant, Igor, as the two romp through Victorian England stealing body parts and trading banter as they try to unlock the secret to immortality. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi to Score ‘Robinson Crusoe’
Posted: November 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Stassen, Ramin Djawadi, Robinson Crusoe, Vincent Kesteloot
Ramin Djawadi has signed on to score the upcoming 3D animated feature Robinson Crusoe. The film is directed by Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot and tells Crusoe’s story from the point of view of his quirky companions, including his parrot Tuesday, who dreams of exploring the world. Stassen is also producing the project for nWave Pictures. Djawadi has previously scored a number of features for nWave and Stassen, including Fly Me to the Moon, the Sammy’s Adventures movies, African Safari and House of Magic. Studiocanal will release Robinson Crusoe in early 2016 in Europe. Lionsgate has recently picked up domestic distribution rights and is planning a theatrical release in mid-September through Summit Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for Hulu’s ‘Casual’ Announced
Posted: November 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Casual, Hulu, Jason Reitman, Mateo Messina, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a score album for the Hulu original series Casual. The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Mateo Messina (Juno, Butter, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, Barely Lethal), as well as additional music by Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Thank You for Smoking, Labor Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 27, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical release is set to come out in early 2016. Casual is created by Zander Lehmann and stars Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins and Tara Lynn Barr. The show is executive produced by Jason Reitman and centers on a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister who coach each other through the world of dating while living under the same roof again and raising a teenager. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ash Vs. Evil Dead, Joseph LoDuca, Sam Raimi, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series Ash vs. Evil Dead. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Joseph LoDuca (Evil Dead film series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Librarians). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2015, followed by a CD release on December 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Ash vs. Evil Dead is produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert & Craig DiGregorio and stars Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo and Jill Marie Jones. Read the rest of this entry »
Adrian Johnston to Score ITV’s & PBS’ ‘Churchill’s Secret’
Posted: November 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, Charles Sturridge, Churchill's Secret, ITV, PBS
Adrian Johnston is reuniting with director Charles Sturridge on the upcoming ITV/PBS movie Churchill’s Secret. The film is adapted by Stewart Harcourt (Treasure Island, Poirot) from Jonathan Smith’s book The Churchill Secret: KBO and stars Michael Gambon as Sir Winston Churchill, Lindsay Duncan as Clementine Churchill, as well as Romola Garai, Matthew Macfayden, Bill Paterson, Daisy Lewis, Tara Fitzgerald, James Wilby and Rachel Stirling. The drama is told from the point of view of Churchill’s nurse Millie Appleyard and follows the British Prime Minister’s battle to recover from a stroke in 1953, as his wife hopes it will force him to retire, and his political friends and foe strategize as to who will succeed him. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Jablonsky & Nathan Whitehead to Score ‘Keanu’
Posted: November 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jordan Peele, Keanu, Keegan-Michael Key, Nathan Whitehead, Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky and Nathan Whitehead have been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Keanu. The film is directed by Peter Atencio (Key and Peele) and stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, alongside Will Forte, Nia Long and Method Man. The movie follows a group of friends posing as drug dealers in order to retrieve a stolen feline. Peele has also co-written the screenplay with Alex Rubens (Key and Peele, Community). Key and Peele are also producing the New Line Cinema production with Peter Principato (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Jessabelle), Paul Young (Married) and Joel Zadak. Read the rest of this entry »
