Terence Blanchard is currently recording his score for Spike Lee’s upcoming drama Chi-Raq. The movie stars Teyohonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, La La Anthony, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix and Steve Harris. The film has been described as a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. Lee has also co-written the screenplay with Kevin Willmott. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard Scoring Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq’
Posted: October 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chi-Ray, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard
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‘April and the Extraordinary World’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: April and the Extraordinary World, score, Soundtrack, Valentin Hadjadj
22D Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature April and the Extraordinary World (Avril et le monde truqué). The album features the film’s original music composed by Valentin Hadjadj. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 30, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. April and the Extraordinary World is directed by Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci and features the voice of Marion Cotillard as the title character in the French original version. The movie produced by Je Suis Bien Content, the animation studio behind Persepolis, is set in 1941 and follows a teenage girl who goes in search of her missing scientist parents. Read the rest of this entry »
David O. Russell’s ‘Joy’ to Feature Music by Danny Elfman
Posted: October 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, David O. Russell, Joy
Danny Elfman revealed in an interview with L.A. Weekly that he is working on David O. Russell’s upcoming drama Joy. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini and Elisabeth Röhm. The movie tells the true story of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs after inventing the Miracle Mop. Russell has written the screenplay based on a story by himself and Annie Mumolo (Bridesmaids). He is also producing the project with John Davis (Predator, I, Robot, The Blacklist), Jonathan Gordon (Silver Linings Playbook), Megan Ellison (Zero Dark Thirty, Her, Foxcatcher) and Ken Mok (Invincible). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Knick’ Season 2 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cinemax, Cliff Martinez, score, Soundtrack, Steven Soderbergh, The Knick
Milan Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Cinemax original series The Knick. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, Drive, Contagion, Solaris, Sex, Lies and Videotapes). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 30, 2015. A CD version is set to come out on December 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring music from the first season. The Knick is directed by Steven Soderbergh, created by Jack Amiel & Michael Begler and stars Clive Owen, Andre Holland, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson, Collin Meath and Michael Angarano. The series follows the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff at the Knickerbocker Hospital in time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Escott Scoring ‘Damascus Cover’
Posted: October 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Damascus Cover, Harry Escott
Harry Escott has recently recorded his music for the upcoming British spy thriller Damascus Cover. The film is directed by Daniel Zelik Berk and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, John Hurt, Igal Naor, Jurgen Prochnow and Navid Negahban. The movie is based on Howard Kaplan’s best-selling 1977 novel and follows a spy who navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria. Berk has also co-written the screenplay with Samantha Newton. Hannah Leader & Huw Jones are producing the project for Big Book Media, alongside Joe Thomas (The Man Who Knew Infinity). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 25, 2015)
Posted: October 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Ash Vs. Evil Dead, Blake Neely, BT, CBS, Danny Elfman, Joseph LoDuca, Mike DiMattia, PBS, Starz, Supergirl, Wicked City
Premiering tomorrow, October 26, is the CBS drama Supergirl based on the DC Comics property, developed by Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler & Sarah Schechter and starring Melissa Benoist, Calista Flockhart, Mehcad Brooks, David Harewood and Chyler Leigh. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Blindspot, No Ordinary Family, The Mentalist, Life As We Know It). To learn more about the series, which follows Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin, check out our previous news article and visit the official show website. Supergirl will air every Monday night on CBS.
Premiering on Tuesday, October 27, is the new ABC drama Wicked City created by Steven Baigelman and starring Ed Westwick, Erika Christensen, Jeremy Sisto, Taissa Farmiga, Gabriel Luna, Anne Winters, Karolina Wydra, Evan Ross and Jaime Ray Newman. BT (The Fast and the Furious, Monster, Driven, Go, Catch and Release) and Mike DiMattia (Betrayal) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the series, which will air every Tuesday night on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
Maurizio Malagnini Scoring ITV’s ‘Peter & Wendy’
Posted: October 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ITV, Maurizio Malagnini, Peter & Wendy
This week, Maurizio Malagnini has recorded his score for the upcoming ITV movie Peter & Wendy. The film stars Zac Sutcliffe and Hazel Doupe in the title roles, alongside Stanley Tucci as Captain Hook, Laura Fraser as Mrs. Darling and Paloma Faith as Tinker Bell. The Headline Pictures production is based on J.M. Barrie’s classic novel Peter Pan and is directed by Diarmuid Lawrence (Little Dorrit). Adrian Hodges (My Week with Marilyn, Primeval, The Musketeers) has written the screenplay and Christian Baute and Stewart Mackinnon (Quartet, The Invisible Woman) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antonio Sanchez, Birdman, John Paesano, Michael Giacchino, World Soundtrack Awards
Michael Giacchino has been named Film Composer of the Year 2015 at the 15th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 42nd Ghent Film Festival. The composer’s output over the last year includes such titles as Inside Out, Tomorrowland, Jupiter Ascending and this year’s highest grossing film, Jurassic World. Giacchino previously received a World Soundtrack Award in the Discovery of a Year category back in 2006. In the Best Original Film Score of the Year category, Antonio Sanchez was honored for his score to this year’s Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards, Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). The jazz drummer/composer also received the award in 2015’s Discovery of the Year category. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 23, 2015)
Posted: October 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Bone Tomahawk, Danny Bensi, Extraordinary Tales, Heart of a Dog, I Smile Back, Jeff Harriott, Jem and the Holograms, Laurie Anderson, Marcelo Zarvos, Nasty Baby, Nathan Lanier, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Rock the Kasbah, S. Craig Zahler, Saunder Jurriaans, Sergio de la Puente, Steve Jablonsky, Suffragette, The Last Witch Hunter, Zack Ryan
In addition to the nationwide expansion of Steve Jobs, four new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Last Witch Hunter directed by Breck Eisner and starring Vin Diesel, Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Julie Engelbrecht and Michael Caine. The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, The Island, Desperate Housewives). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to check out a couple of tracks from the album and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.
Also opening wide is the comedy Rock the Kasbah directed by Barry Levinson and starring Bill Murray, Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride, Scott Caan, Bruce Willis and Leem Lubany. Marcelo Zarvos (The Affair, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said, What Just Happened) has composed the film’s original score. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring two tracks from the composer’s music, as well as the songs from the film by artists including Bob Dylan, Isa Machine & LP and Harry Nilsson. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Open Road Films release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Crimson Peak’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Crimson Peak, Fernando Velazquez, Guillermo Del Toro, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for Guillermo del Toro’s gothic romance Crimson Peak. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (Mama, The Orphanage, The Impossible, Devil, Hercules). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A CD version is set to be released next month. Crimson Peak is co-written and directed by del Toro and stars Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam and Jim Beaver. The movie is set in the aftermath of a family tragedy and follows an aspiring author who is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Read the rest of this entry »
