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 »
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
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‘Atlantis’ – Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Atlantis, BBC, BBC America, score, Soundtrack, Stuart Hancock
Silva Screen Records will release a new soundtrack album for the BBC series Atlantis. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s second season composed by Stuart Hancock. The soundtrack will be released on December 11, 2015. Atlantis is created by Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy & Howard Overman and stars Mark Addy, Jack Donnelly, Robert Emms, Aiysha Hart, Sarah Parish, Juliet Stevenson, Jemima Rooper and Amy Manson. The show follows the adventures of Jason, Hercules and Pythagoras who battle against some of the most famous names of Greek legend, often in unexpected guises. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Watson Scoring Alexandre Aja’s ‘The 9th Life of Louis Drax’
Posted: November 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Aja, Patrick Watson, The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Singer/songwriter Patrick Watson has composed the music for the upcoming supernatural thriller The 9th Life of Louis Drax. The film is directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D, High Tension) and stars Jamie Dornan, Aaron Paul, Sarah Gadon, Oliver Platt, Molly Parker, Barbara Hershey and Aiden Longworth. The movie follows a psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall and finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality. Actor Max Minghella has written the screenplay based on Liz Jensen’s novel of the same title. Read the rest of this entry »
David Schwartz to Score Netflix’s ‘Lady Dynamite’
Posted: November 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Schwartz, Lady Dynamite, Mitchell Hurwitz, Netflix
David Schwartz is set to reunite with Mitchell Hurwitz on the upcoming Netflix original series Lady Dynamite. The show is created by Hurwitz & comedian Maria Bamford and stars herself, as well as Dean Cain and Ana Gasteyer. Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Mira Sorvino, Patton Oswalt, Jon Cryer, Brandon Routh, June Diane Raphael, Adam Pally and Tig Notaro have been announced as guest stars. The comedy is inspired by multiple periods of Bamford’s life and tell the story of a woman who loses – and then finds – herself. Hurwitz & Bamford are also executive producing the project with Pam Brady (South Park, Neighbors from Hell). Read the rest of this entry »
Max Richter to Score Luke Scott’s ‘Morgan’
Posted: November 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Luke Scott, Max Richter, Morgan, Ridley Scott
Max Richter has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi thriller Morgan. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Ridley Scott’s son Luke and stars Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Paul Giamatti, Toby Jones and Boyd Holbrook. The movie follows a corporate risk-management consultant who is summoned to a remote research lab to determine whether or not to terminate a genetically-engineered being. Seth W. Owen has written the Black List-honored screenplay for the Fox production. Ridley Scott is producing the project with Michael Schaefer (The Martian, Exodus: Gods and Kings) and Elishia Holmes. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release ‘Concussion’ Soundtrack
Posted: November 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Concussion, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Concussion. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Maleficent). The soundtrack will be released on December 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Concussion is written and directed by Peter Landesman 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 »
‘Christmas Eve’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christian Davis, Christmas Eve, score, Soundtrack
Bad Haircut has released a soundtrack album for the holiday comedy Christmas Eve. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christian Davis (Just Let Go, Murder in Mexico). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Christmas Eve is written and directed by Mitch Davis and stars Patrick Stewart, Jon Heder, James Roday, Cheryl Hines, Max Casella, Julianna Guill, Shawn King and Gary Cole. The movie follows six characters as they become trapped in six different elevators on Christmas Eve. The family comedy will be released in select theaters and on VOD on December 4, 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
AMC’s ‘Into the Badlands’ to Feature Music by David Shephard
Posted: November 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alfred Gough, AMC, David Shephard, Into the Badlands, Miles Millar
David Shephard has composed the score for the first season of the new AMC original series Into the Badlands. The show is created by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville, Shanghai Knights) and stars Daniel Wu, Marton Csokas, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Sarah Bolger and Orla Brady. The drama is loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West and tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained warrior and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. Gough and Millar are also executive producing the project with David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Knights), Stacey Sher & Michael Shamberg (Pulp Fiction, Contagion), and Stephen Fung & Wu. Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda (The Raid: Redemption) has written the show’s title theme. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 8, 2015)
Posted: November 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Agent X, Dave Porter, Donny!, Esquire Network, Flesh and Bone, Matt McLarty, Neil Davidge, Paul Linford, Spotless, Starz, TNT, Trevor Rabin, USA
Premiering tonight is the new TNT original series Agent X created by William Blake Herron and starring Sharon Stone, Jeff Hephner, Gerald McRaney, Jamey Sheridan, John Shea, Mike Colter and James Earl Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Trevor Rabin (Remember the Titans, Con Air, National Treasure, Armageddon) and Paul Linford (12 Monkeys). Agent X takes place in a world where America’s Founding Fathers created a secret position for a skilled government agent to protect the country from dangerous threats. To learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on TNT, visit the official show website.
Also premiering tonight is the Starz original series Flesh and Bone created by Moira Walley-Beckett and starring Sarah Hay, Irina Dvorovenko, Sascha Radetsky, Raychel Diane Weiner, Emily Tyra and Damon Herriman. Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, The Blacklist) is composing the show’s original music. Flesh and Bone follows a young ballet dancer with a distinctly troubled past, as she joins a prestigious ballet company in New York. The series will air Sunday nights on Starz. Visit the official show website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks Scoring Amazon’s ‘Good Girls Revolt’
Posted: November 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Dhani Harrison, Good Girls Revolt, Paul Hicks
Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks have composed the music for the Amazon Studios pilot Good Girls Revolt. The show is created by Dana Calvo (Made in Jersey) and stars Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, Erin Darke, Chris Diamantopoulos, Hunter Parrish, Jim Belushi, Joy Bryant and Grace Gummer as journalist Nora Ephron. The drama based on Lynn Povich’s book of the same title set in 1969 and follows a group of young female researchers at “News of the Week,” who simply ask to be treated fairly. Calvo is also executive producing the TriStar Television with Lynda Obst (Interstellar), Darlene Hunt (The Big C), Don Kurt (Justified) and Jeff Okin (Dark Skies). Read the rest of this entry »
