Matthias Weber has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller Message from the King. The film is directed by Fabrice Du Welz (Alleluia) and stars Chadwick Boseman, Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer, Alfred Molina, Tom Felton and Natalie Martinez. The movie follows a man from South Africa who descends into the Los Angeles underworld in an attempt to avenge his sister and rescue her stepson from the immoral world into which he’s been sold. Oliver Butcher & Stephen Cornwell (Unknown) have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Amy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amy, Antonio Pinto, Asif Kapadia, score, Soundtrack
Island Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Amy. The album features the songs from the movie by the film’s subject Amy Winehouse, including live versions of such tracks as Rehab, Valerie, What It Is About Men, We’re Still Friends & more. Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (Senna, City of God, Lord of War, McFarland, USA). The soundtrack will be released on October 30, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Amy is directed by Asif Kapadia and chronicles the British singer’s rise to fame before her untimely death at age 27 of alcohol poisoning. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard to Return for ‘The Huntsman’
Posted: October 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Newton Howard, The Huntsman
James Newton Howard is currently scoring the upcoming fantasy adventure The Huntsman. The film is a prequel/spin-off to the 2012 feature Snow White and the Huntsman and is directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan who served as the visual effect supervisor on Rupert Sanders’ original movie and makes his feature directorial debut with the project. Chris Hemsworth returns to star in the title role and is joined by returning cast members Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin and Nick Frost, as well as new additions Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, Colin Morgan, Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon and Alexandra Roach. No plot details have been announced yet. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Room’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lenny Abrahamson, Room, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Rennicks
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Lenny Abrahamson’s indie drama Room. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen Rennicks who previously collaborated with the director on last year’s Frank. Also included is Brie Larson’s performance of Big Rock Candy Mountain and This Will Destroy You’s The Mighty Rio Grande. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 16, 2015 and physically on November 27. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Room is based on the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue and stars Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, William H. Macy and Joan Allen. The movie is told from the viewpoint of a 5-year-old boy who is being held captive with his mother in a small room. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bone Tomahawk’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bone Tomahawk, Jeff Herriott, S. Craig Zahler, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the western Bone Tomahawk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Herriott and the film’s writer/director S. Craig Zahler. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 23, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bone Tomahawk is written and directed by Zahler and stars Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Lili Simmons and Richard Jenkins. The movie follows four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers. The western premiered last week at the Fantastic Fest will be released in select theaters and on VOD on October 23 by RLJ Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Dudley Scoring Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Elle’
Posted: October 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Elle, Paul Verhoeven
Anne Dudley is currently recording her score for the upcoming dramatic thriller Elle. The film is directed by Paul Verhoeven and stars Isabelle Huppert. Laurent Lafitte, Charles Berling and Anne Consigny. The movie is based on the novel Oh… by Phillippe Dijan and follows a CEO of a gaming software company who is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant. When it appears that her assailant is not finished with her, she decides to stalk him back. David Birke (13 Sins) has written the screenplay. Saïd Ben Saïd (Carnage, Passion, Maps to the Stars) and Michel Merkt are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gamba’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Gamba, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Gamba. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Benjamin Wallfisch (The Escapist, Dear Wendy, Desert Dancer, Summer in February) who recorded his score with a full orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Gamba directed by Tomohiro Kawamura & Yoshihiro Komori and executive produced by Ari Arad (X-Men, Spider-Man) is based on the Japanese children’s book The Adventures of Gamba. The movie follows Gamba, a town mouse with a brave, adventurous spirit who decides to go on an adventure to discover the ocean. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mune’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruno Coulais, Mune, score, Soundtrack
Cristal Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Mune (Mune, le gardien de la lune). The album features the film’s original music composed by Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Chorus, Song of the Sea, The Crimson Rivers). The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 16, 2015. Mune is directed by Alexandre Heboyan & Benoit Philippon and features the voices of Omar Sy, Izia Higelin and Michael Gregorio. The movie is set in a fantastical world divided by light and dark where the young and untested new guardians of the sun and the moon must join forces when the sun is stolen by the evil ruler of the underworld. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring John Michael McDonagh’s ‘War on Everyone’
Posted: October 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Michael McDonagh, Lorne Balfe, War on Everyone
Lorne Balfe is composing the music for the upcoming comedy War on Everyone. The film is written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Calvary) and stars Michael Peña, Alexander Skarsgård, Theo James, Tessa Thompson, Caleb Landry Jones, Paul Reiser, Stephanie Sigman and David Wilmot. The movie follows two corrupt cops who set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path until they intimidate someone who is seemingly more dangerous than they are. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Heart of a Dog’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heart of a Dog, Laurie Anderson, score, Soundtrack
Nonesuch Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Heart of a Dog. The album features the film’s original music composed by the movie’s director Laurie Anderson. Also included is Lou Reed’s Turning This Head Around. The soundtrack will be released on October 23, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Heart of a Dog is written and directed by Anderson and centers on the multidisciplinary artist as she reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings. Read the rest of this entry »
