A24 announced today that Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu and Matmos have joined Nico Muhly to compose original music and songs for the upcoming sci-fi comedy How to Talk to Girls at Parties. The film will be directed by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Rabbit Hole) and is set to star Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman and Alex Sharp. The movie is based on a short story by Neil Gaiman and follows a teenage punk rocker in 1970s suburban London who sneaks into a party with his friends where they meet a group of intensely attractive, otherworldly girls from outer space. Read the rest of this entry »
Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart & Matmos to Join Nico Muhly on ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’
Posted: September 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Jamie Stewart, John Cameron Mitchell, Matmos, Nico Muhly
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‘The Runner’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers, The Runner
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Runner. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Life of Crime, Detachment, Pawn Shop Chronicles). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2015. The Runner is directed by Austin Stark and stars Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen, Wendell Pierce, Bryan Batt and Peter Fonda. The movie is set in the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill and follows an idealistic but flawed politician who is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal. Read the rest of this entry »
Sacha & Evgueni Galperine to Score Barry Sonnenfeld’s ‘Nine Lives’
Posted: September 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Barry Sonnenfeld, Evgueni Galperine, Nine Lives, Sacha Galperine
Sacha and Evgueni Galperine have been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Nine Lives. The film is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty, The Addams Family) and stars Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell, Malina Weissman, Christopher Walken and Mark Consuelos. The movie follows a workaholic businessman who has to figure out how to redeem himself after a terrible accident leaves him trapped in the body of his family’s cat. Daniel Antoniazzi and Ben Shiffrin have written the screenplay. Luc Besson (Lucy, The Professional, The Fifth Element) is producing the EuropaCorp production with Christophe Lambert (Saint Laurent, It Boy). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Marvel’s Guardians of the Guardians’ Animated Series Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel, Soundtrack
Marvel Music has announced a soundtrack release for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy animated series. The album features 12 songs from the show’s first season by artists including Blue Swede, Queen, The James Gang, Thin Lizzy, Gloria Gaynor, Hudson Brothers, Peaches and Herb, Cameo & more. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Mix Vol. 1 will be released on October 16, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Guardians of the Galaxy is based on the Marvel Comics series and features the voices of Will Friedle, Trevor Devall, Vanessa Marshall, Kevin Michael Richardson and David Sobolov. Read the rest of this entry »
Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman to Write Songs and Score for ‘Mary Poppins’ Sequel
Posted: September 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins, Rob Marshall, Scott Wittman
Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are set to compose original songs for a new Mary Poppins feature, which is currently in development at Disney. They will also be writing a new score. Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the Woods, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) is attached to direct the movie, which is set 20 years after actions of the 1964 classic movie and will be based in parts on P.L. Travers’ book series. David Magee (Life of Pi, Finding Neverland) is writing the screenplay and John DeLuca (Into the Woods, Nine) and Marc Platt (Drive, Wanted, Legally Blonde) are producing the Walt Disney Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Intern’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nancy Meyers, score, Soundtrack, The Intern, Theodore Shapiro
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for Nancy Meyers’ comedy The Intern. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Marley & Me). Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Ray Charles, Gene Kelly, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Intern is written and directed by Meyers (Something’s Gotta Give, The Holiday) and stars Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Anders Holm, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine, Celia Weston, Nat Wolff, Linda Lavin and Zack Pearlman. Read the rest of this entry »
Roque Banos to Score Fede Alvarez’s ‘A Man in the Dark’
Posted: September 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Man in the Dark, Fede Alvarez, Roque Banos
Roque Banos is set to reteam with director Fede Alvarez on the upcoming horror thriller A Man in the Dark. The film starring Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Stephen Lang and Jane Levy follows a group of teens who break into a blind man’s home thinking they will get away with the perfect crime. Alvarez has also written the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Oz the Great and Powerful, Drag Me to Hell) is producing the project for his Ghost House Pictures company alongside Rob Tapert (The Grudge, Xena: Warrior Princess). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 13, 2015)
Posted: September 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bob Thiele, Comedy Central, FX, Lifetime, Matthew Llewellyn, Moonbeam City, Night Club, The Bastard Executioner, The Murder Pact
Premiering on Tuesday, September 15, is the new FX original series The Bastard Executioner created by Kurt Sutter and starring Lee Jones, Stephen Moyer, Katey Sagal, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Sam Spruell, Sarah Sweeney, Danny Sapani, Darren Evans, Kurt Sutter, Timothy V. Murphy, Sarah White, Ethan Griffiths, Elen Rhys and Brian F. O’Byrne. The show’s original music is composed by Bob Thiele who previously scored FX’s Sons of Anarchy for Sutter. The series centers on a 14th century warrior, whose life is changed when a divine messenger orders him to lay down his sword and lead the life of a journeyman executioner. For updates on the drama, which will air every Tuesday night on FX, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ma Ma’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Ma ma, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced soundtrack album for the Spanish drama Ma Ma. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Iglesias (The Constant Gardener, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Kite Runner, Exodus: Gods and Kings). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio clips. Ma ma is directed by Julio Medem (Sex & Lucia) and stars Penélope Cruz, Luis Tosar and Asier Etxeandia. The movie follows a woman who was recently diagnosed with cancer and forms an unexpected bond with a soccer scout whose wife has been gravely injured in a car accident. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran, Jeff Beal & Rachel Portman Win Emmy Awards
Posted: September 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, Emmy Awards, Jeff Beal, Rachel Portman
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out this afternoon at the Microsoft Theatre LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. Dustin O’Halloran won his first Emmy Award for both his main titles theme from Amazon Studios’ Transparent. Jeff Beal was honored with his first Emmy for his work on Netflix’s House of Cards in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category after being nominated three times before for his score and theme for the series in the previous two years. The composer previously received three Emmys for Monk, Nightmares & Dreamscapes and The Company. Rachel Portman took home her first Emmy Award for her music for the HBO original movie Bessie. Read the rest of this entry »
