Second Hand Records has released a soundtrack album for the fantasy comedy drama Welcome to Happiness. The album features the film’s original score composed by the movie’s director Oliver Thompson. Also included are the songs from the film performed by Peter Leclair, Emily Rose and Fryman Canyon. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Welcome to Happiness is written and directed by Thompson and stars Kyle Gallner, Olivia Thiriby, Nick Offerman, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly C. Quinn, Brendan Sexton III, Josh Brener, Paget Brewster, Frances Conroy and Bess Rous. The movie follows a children’s author who rents a strange apartment with a magical door in the closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Welcome to Happiness’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Oliver Thompson, score, Soundtrack, Welcome to Happiness
‘C’est La Vie’ to Feature Music by Avishai Cohen
Posted: May 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Avishai Cohen, C'est la vie, Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Avishai Cohen is set to compose the music for the upcoming French comedy C’est La Vie. The film is directed by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (The Intouchables, Samba) and stars Jean-Pierre Bacri, Vincent Macaigne , Kevin Azais, Suzanne Clement, Gilles Lellouche, Judith Chemla and Jean-Paul Rouve. The movie chronicles a crazed wedding party at an 18th century French castle from the perspectives of its caterer, photographer and DJ. Laurent Zeitoun, Yann Zenou and Nicolas Duval (Heartbreaker, A Perfect Plan) are producing the project for Quad Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger to Score ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’
Posted: May 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paul Haslinger, Paul W.S. Anderson, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Paul Haslinger has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi action sequel Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. The film is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Pompeii) and stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose, Eoin Macken, William Levy, Fraser James and Rola. The movie follows Alice as she returns to Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. Anderson is also producing the Constantin Film production with Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil series), Robert Kulzer (Wrong Turn, Fantastic Four) and Samuel Hadida (True Romance, Silent Hill). Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release Theodore Shapiro’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Score
Posted: May 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ghostbusters, Paul Feig, score, Soundtrack, Theodore Shapiro
Sony Classical will release the official score soundtrack album for Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Spy, Tropic Thunder, Trumbo, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). The soundtrack will be released on July 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Ghostbusters stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams and Chris Hemsworth. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Chinatown’& ‘Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: May 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Chinatown, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1974 thriller Chinatown directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston. The album features the film’s expanded and remastered original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, Planet of the Apes, Patton), including previously unreleased music. The release features both a remastered reissue of the original 1974 soundtrack album, as well as the complete score. Goldsmith received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the film. For the full album details and to listen to audio samples, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »
Josh Kramon to Score Fox’s ‘Lethal Weapon’ TV Series
Posted: May 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Josh Kramon, Lethal Weapon, Matt Miller
Josh Kramon announced on Twitter that he is composing the music for the upcoming Fox drama Lethal Weapon. The show is created by Matt Miller (Chuck, Human Target) and stars Clayne Crawford, Damon Wayans, Keesha Sharp, Jordana Brewster, Kevin Rahm, Chandler Kinney and Johnathan Fernandez. The show based on Richard Donner & Shane Black’s classic movie franchise starring Mel Gibson & Danny Glover follows the classic cop duo Martin Riggs & Roger Murtaugh as they work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
Channel 4’s ‘National Treasure’ to Feature Music by Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Posted: May 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Channel 4, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, National Treasure, The Girl with All the Gifts
Cristobal Tapia de Veer has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming Channel 4 mini-series National Treasure. The drama is created by Jack Thorne (A Long Way Down, The Black Panthers) and stars Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Andrea Riseborough. The 4-parter one half of a much-loved comedy double act, a national treasure despite Finchley’s career being on the wane. One day his world changes forever when he is accused of raping a woman in the 1970s.. George Ormond and George Faber (Shameless, Skins, The White Queen) are executive producing the project. Marc Munden (The Devil’s Whore, The Crimson Petal and the White) who previously collaborated with the composer on Utopia is directing all four episodes. Read the rest of this entry »
Ennio Morricone to Score ‘A Rose in Winter’
Posted: May 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Rose in Winter, Ennio Morricone, Joshua Sinclair
Keller Edde Studios announced today that Ennio Morricone is attached to compose the score for the upcoming Holocaust drama A Rose in Winter. The film will be written and directed by Joshua Sinclair (screenwriter of Gigolo & Judgment in Berlin). The movie tells the story of German Jewish philosopher Edith Stein, who was killed by Nazis at Auschwitz on August 9, 1942 after fighting for women’s rights and gender equality in Germany, from the perspective of New York Times journalist Michael Rosten. No casting announcements have been made yet. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney to Score ‘League of Gods’
Posted: May 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, League of Gods
John Debney is set to compose the music for the upcoming Chinese action fantasy adventure League of Gods. The film is directed by Koan Xu and stars Jet Li, Fan Bingbing, Louis Koo, Angelababy, Andy On and Xu Qing. The movie is based on the 16th century ancient novel Fengshen Bang and tells the story of King Zhou of Shang who becomes a tyrant due to the wiles of Daji, a vixen spirit who is disguised as one of his concubines. Charles Heung and Tiffany Chen are producing the China Star production. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring ‘From the Land of the Moon’
Posted: May 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, From the Land of the Moon, Mal de pierres, Nicole Garcia
Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Counselor) has composed the music for the French/Belgian drama From the Land of the Moon (Mal de piers). The film is directed by Nicole Garcia (The Adversary, Place Vendome) and stars Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex Brendemühl, Brigitte Rouan, Victoire Du Bois, Aloïse Sauvage and Daniel Para. The movie is based on the novel by Milena Agu and centers on a woman in post-World War II Europe who’s torn between the man she’s meant to marry and a charming war veteran. Garcia has also written the screenplay with Jacques Fieschi (Yves Saint Laurent). Read the rest of this entry »
