‘Suffragette’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: September 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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suffragetteThe details of the soundtrack album for the British period drama Suffragette have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Godzilla, The King’s Speech, The Queen). The soundtrack will be released on October 23, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on AmazonSuffragette is directed by Sarah Gavron and stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw and Meryl Streep. The movie takes place during the early days of the women’s suffrage movement in the U.K. and centers around the foot soldiers who were forced underground. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Pan’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: September 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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panThe full details of the soundtrack album for Joe Wright’s fantasy adventure Pan have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Powell (How to Train Your DragonThe Bourne IdentityHappy FeetShrek, X-Men: The Last Stand). Also included are two tracks performed by Lily Allen. The soundtrack will be released on October 2, 2015 in the U.S. by WaterTower Music and overseas by Sony Classical. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. Pan is directed by Joe Wright and stars Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar and Levi Miller. The movie based on the classic story by J.M. Barrie is set during WWII and follows an orphan who is kidnapped by pirates and brought to Neverland, where he discovers he’s destined to save the land from the pirate Blackbeard. Read the rest of this entry »

johann-johannssonJohann Johannsson is reteaming with Denis Villeneuve on the upcoming sci-fi drama Story of Your Life. The film is based on a short story by Ted Chiang and stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg. The movie takes place after alien crafts land around the world and follows an expert linguist who is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Goosebumps’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: September 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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goosebumpsThe full details of the soundtrack album for the adventure horror comedy Goosebumps have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Men in Black, Avengers: Age of Ultron). The soundtrack will be released physically on October 23, 2015 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Madison Gate Records is expected to release a digital version the week before. Goosebumps is directed by Rob Letterman and stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Ryan Lee and Ken Marino. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Price Scoring ITV’s ‘Unforgotten’

Posted: September 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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michael-priceMichael Price is composing the music for the upcoming ITV series Unforgotten. The six-part drama is created by Chris Lang (UndeniableThe Tunnel) and stars Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Trevor Eve, Bernard Hill, Ruth Sheen and Tom Courtenay. The show centers on a 39-year-old murder case that is re-opened when the bones of a young man are found beneath the footings of a demolished house. Lang is also executive producing the Mainstreet Pictures production with Sally Haynes & Laura Mackie (An Englisgman in New York).  Read the rest of this entry »

rock-the-kasbahVarese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Rock the Kasbah. The album features three original Cat Stevens covers by Leem Lubany, a Bill Murray cover of Smoke on the Water, as well as other songs from the film by artists including Bob Dylan, Isa Machine & LP and Harry Nilsson. Also included are two tracks from the movies’s original score composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The AffairRay DonovanEnough SaidThe Good ShepherdThe Words). The soundtrack will be released on October 23, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rock the Kasbah is directed by Barry Levinson and stars Bill Murray, Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride, Scott Caan, Bruce Willis and Leem Lubany. Read the rest of this entry »

Eduardo Noya to Score ‘Versailles’ TV Series

Posted: September 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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versaillesEduardo Noya has been hired to score the upcoming period drama series Versailles. The show is created by Simon Mirren (Criminal Minds) & David Wolstencroft (The Escape Artist) and stars George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos, Dominique Blanc, Amira Casar, Tygh Runyan, Stuart Bowman, Noémie Schmidt, Evan Williams, Anna Brewster and Sarah Winter. The 10-parter is set in 1667 and follows Louis XIV as he evolves from a young King into an absolute monarch, a 17th century rock star with the mind of Machiavelli. Mirren and Wolstencroft are also executive producing the Canal Plus production with Claude Chelli and Anne Thomopoulos (Rome, Borgia). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Momentum’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: September 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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momentumVarese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the action thriller Momentum. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Laurent Eyquem (Copperhead, Winnie Mandela, Rage). The soundtrack will be released on October 16, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Momentum is directed by Stephen Campanelli and stars Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy and Lee-Ann Summers. The movie follows infiltration expert with a secret past who accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist and gets mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin. Read the rest of this entry »

everything-will-be-fineWenders Music will release a soundtrack album for Wim Wenders’ drama Every Thing Will Be Fine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Queen, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Every Thing Will Be Fine starring James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rachel McAdams, Marie-Josee Croze, Robert Naylor, Patrick Bauchau and Peter Stormare. The movie centers around a tragic car accident that links the lives of a struggling writer, his long-suffering girlfriend, a grieving mother and a publisher. Read the rest of this entry »

Jeff Cardoni to Score Fox’s ‘The Grinder’

Posted: September 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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the-grinderJeff Cardoni has been hired to score the new Fox comedy The Grinder. The show is created by Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul (The D Train, Yes Man) and stars Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, William Devane, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Natalie Morales, Hana Hayes and Connor Kalopsis. The series follows a TV lawyer, known as The Grinder, who returns to his small-town home after his show is cancelled to work for his family’s real-life law firm. Mogel and Paul are also executive producing the project with Jess Wexler (The Comedians) and Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher, Walk Hard, New Girl) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »