Theodore Shapiro is set to compose the music for the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot. The film is directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) and stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Andy Garcia, Matt Walsh, Michael K. Williams and Chris Hemsworth. Stars of the original Ghostbusters, Bill Murray,Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson will also be appearing in the new version. Feig has also written the screenplay with Katie Dippold (The Heat). Amy Pascal is producing the supernatural comedy with Ivan Reitman (Stripes, Kindergarten Cop, Dave) who helmed the original film. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot
Posted: September 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ghostbusters, Paul Feig, Theodore Shapiro
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‘Captive’ Score Album Details
Posted: September 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Captive, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
14th Street Music will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Captive. The album features the film’s original score composed by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, Penguins of Madagascar, The Dilemma, Megamind). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 25, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring songs inspired by the film is also available. Captive is directed by Jerry Jameson and stars Kate Mara, David Oyelowo, Leonor Varela, Jessica Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers and Michael K. Williams. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tomorrow We Disappear’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Romer, score, Soundtrack, Tomorrow We Disappear
Drawing Number One has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Tomorrow We Disappear. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Digging for Fire). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Tomorrow We Disappear directed by Jimmy Goldblum & Adam Weber centers on the Kathputli, a hand-built artist colony hidden away in the alleyways of New Delhi and follows a community of magicians, acrobats and puppeteers over three years as they approach their looming eviction to make way for a modern skyscraper. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring ABC’s ‘Blood & Oil’
Posted: September 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Blood & Oil, Mark Isham
Mark Isham has taken over scoring duties on the the new ABC drama Blood & Oil. The drama is created by Josh Pate (Aquarius) & Rodes Fishburne and stars Don Johnson, Chace Crawford, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Delroy Lindo, Scott Michael Foster, India de Beaufort, Amber Valletta, Adan Canto, Yani Gellman and Caitlin Carver. The show follows a couple who dream of a new life and move to “The Bakken” in North Dakota, booming after the biggest oil discovery in American history, where they are pitted against a ruthless tycoon who forces them to put everything on the line, including their marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Brooklyn’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooklyn, John Crowley, Michael Brook, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the drama Brooklyn have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Brook (Into the Wild, The Fighter, Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Vow). The soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2015 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Brooklyn is directed by John Crowley, written by Nick Hornby based on the novel by Colm Toibin and stars Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters. The movie follows a young Irish immigrant who is navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn and must confront a terrible dilemma – a choice between two men and two countries, between duty and true love. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ice and the Sky’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cyrille Aufort, Ice and the Sky, Luc Jacquet, score, Soundtrack
Cristal Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Ice and the Sky (La Glace et le Ciel). The album features the film’s original music composed by Cyrille Aufort (Splice, A Royal Affair, Ombline). The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 16, 2015. Ice and the Sky is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins) and centers on glaciologist Claude Lorius who in 1957 began his study of Antarctic ice and in the 60s was the first to be concerned by global warming and its consequences for the planet. The documentary premiered as the closing night film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in several European markets this fall. Read the rest of this entry »
Clinton Shorter to Score USA’s ‘Colony’
Posted: September 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlton Cuse, Clinton Shorter, Colony, USA
Clinton Shorter has been tapped to score the upcoming USA original series Colony. The show is created by Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) & Ryan J. Condal (Hercules) and stars Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Peter Jacobson, Amanda Righetti, Tory Kittles, Alex Neustaedter and Isabella Crovetti-Cramp. The series is set in the near future and centers on a family who must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with trying to survive. Cuse and Condal are also executive producing the Legendary Television and Universal Cable production with Holloway and Nelson McCormick. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Panthers’ to Feature Main Titles Song by David Bowie
Posted: September 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: David Bowie, The Last Panthers
David Bowie has written and recorded a new song for the opening credits of the upcoming TV series The Last Panthers. The song marks Bowie’s first project for film/TV in over 20 years. The Last Panthers is created by French journalist Jerome Pierrat & Jack Thorne (Skins, A Long Way Down) and stars Samantha Morton, John Hurt and Tahar Ramin. The six-parter follows a British loss adjustor charged with recovering stolen diamonds after a heist whatever the cost. Read the rest of this entry »
‘He Named Me Malala’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Davis Guggenheim, He Named Me Malala, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
The full details of the soundtrack album for the documentary He Named Me Malala have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, The Road to Perdition). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2015 and physically on October 2. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. He Named Me Malala is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) and tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who survived a Taliban assassination attempt to become an outspoken, globally recognized advocate for girl’s rights. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Some Kind of Hate’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Robert Allaire, score, Some Kind of Hate, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the supernatural horror thriller Some Kind of Hate. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robert Allaire. The soundtrack will be released on iTunes later this week and is now also available to download on CD Baby, where you can check out audio samples. Some Kind of Hate is directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer and stars Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, Maestro Harrell, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Noah Segan, Brando Eaton, Spencer Breslin and Michael Polish. The movie follows a troubled teen who’s subjected to severe bullying and accidentally resurrects a girl who committed suicide and unleashes gory retribution on her former tormentors. Read the rest of this entry »
