Last night, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Emmy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the music-related categories at the Montage hotel in Beverly Hills. SCL president Ashley Irwin, as well as Television Academy music peer group governors Rickey Minor and Michael A. Levine introduced the nominees who briefly spoke to the audience. Among the composers in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category present at the event were previous Emmy winners Jeff Beal who received his fourth Emmy nomination this year for his music for Netflix’s House of Cards and his fifteenth nomination overall, as Bear McCreary who received his first nomination for Starz’s Outlander and his fourth nomination within the past six years. Read the rest of this entry »
SCL Hosts Reception for Emmy-Nominated Composers & Songwriters
Posted: September 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Emmy Awards, SCL
Creating the Musical Themes for ‘Black Mass’
Posted: September 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Mass, Junkie XL, Tom Holkenborg
WaterTower Music has published a video featurette about the music for Scott Cooper’s thriller Black Mass. The video features composer Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Divergent) discussing the character themes he composed for the movie starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Rory Cochrane, Sienna Miller and Adam Scott. Also featured in the video is footage from the recording sessions of the score at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. Check out the full video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 11, 2015)
Posted: September 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 90 Minutes of Heaven, A Brilliant Young Mind, Andrew Feltenstein, Atli Orvarsson, Dave Fleming, Goodnight Mommy, James Horner, John Nau, Martin Phipps, Michael W. Smith, Olga Neuwirth, Paul Cantelon, Sleeping with Other People, The Perfect Guy, The Visit, Time Out of Mind, Wolf Totem
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller The Visit written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, produced by Jason Blum and starring Kathryn Hahn, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Ed Oxenbould and Olivia DeJonge. The movie doesn’t feature an original score except for short piano track for the movie’s epilogue scene written by Paul Cantelon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, W.). No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Universal Pictures release, check out our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Perfect Guy directed by David M. Rosenthal and starring Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, Charles S. Dutton, Tess Harper, Kathryn Morris, Rutina Wesley and Holt McCallany. Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Chicago Fire) and Dave Fleming have composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Record has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to find out more about the Screen Gems/Sony Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bill’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Hewitt, Bill, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the British comedy Bill. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Hewitt (The Double, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Submarine). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bill is directed by Richard Bracewell and stars Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond. The movie tells the story of what really happened during Shakespeare’s ‘Lost Years’ and how hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his family and home to follow his dream. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mississippi Grind’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: September 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna Boden, Mississippi Grind, Ryan Fleck, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release two soundtrack albums for the indie drama Mississippi Grind. Both albums feature a collection of blues tracks inspired by the movie by artists including Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Joe Callicott, John Lee Hooker, Leo Welch, Memphis Slim, Odetta, Junior Kimbrough & more. Both albums will be released digitally on September 18 and physically on October 2. To pre-order the Vol. 1: Gerry’s Road Mix soundtrack, visit Amazon and click here to pre-order the Vol. 2: Curtis Road Mix album. Mississippi Grind is directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden (Half Nelson, It’s Kind of a Funny Story) and stars Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Analeigh Tipton, Robin Weigert and Alfre Woodard. The movie follows a charismatic drifter who sets off with a down-on-his-luck poker player on a road trip through the South, where they plan to win back what they’ve already lost. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Ultra’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: American Ultra, Marcelo Zarvos, Paul Hartnoll, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the action comedy American Ultra have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Affair, Remember Me, Enough Said, Ray Donovan), as well as additional music by Paul Hartnoll (former member of the electronic music group Orbital). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2015 by Varese Sarabande. American Ultra is directed by Nima Nourizadeh and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Tony Hale, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman and Walton Goggins. The movie follows a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend is suddenly turned upside down when he finds out that he is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo & Zoe Keating to Score WGN America’s ‘Manhattan’ Season 2
Posted: September 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Manhattan, WGN America, Zoe Keating
Jeff Russo and Zoe Keating have taken over scoring duties on the WGN America original series Manhattan. The show is created by Sam Shaw and stars John Benjamin Hickey, Olivia Williams, William Petersen, Ashley Zukerman, Rachel Brosnahan, Harry Lloyd, Katja Herbers, Christopher Denham, Michael Chernus, Harry Lloyd, Mamie Gummer and Griffin Dunne. The drama is set Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II and follows the brilliant but flawed scientists who built the first atomic bomb and their families. Read the rest of this entry »
‘R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls, Ryan Shore, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Universal Pictures’ R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls. The album features the film’s original score composed by Grammy Award nominee Ryan Shore (Prime, Harvard Man, The Shrine, Penn Zero: Part Time Hero), as well as the original title pop song Stay True written by the composer and performed by Katherine McNamara. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: is directed by Peter Deluise and stars Dove Cameron, Katherine McNamara, Ryan McCarten and Tiffany Espensen. The movie from the imagination of author R.L. Stine (Goosebumps) follows a group of teenage friends who must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town. Read the rest of this entry »
World Soundtrack Awards 2015 Discovery of the Year Nominations Announced
Posted: September 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the five nominees for this year’s Discovery of the Year Award, via which the organization rewards up-and-coming talent from the previous year. The winner will be announced at the 15th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert on October 24, 2015 in Ghent, Belgium and will get the opportunity to perform at the 16th World Soundtrack Awards next year. The organization has also announced the nominees for the Public Choice Award. Check out the five nominees of both categories after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lamb’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chassol, Lamb, score, Soundtrack
Tricatel will release a soundtrack album for the Ethiopian drama Lamb. The album features the film’s original music composed by Chassol (Dark Touch). The soundtrack will be released overseas on August 25, 2015. Lamb is written and directed by Yared Zeleke and stars Rediat Amare, Kidist Siyum, Welela Assefa, Surafel Teka, Rahel Teshome and Indris Mohamed. The movie follows a 9-year-old Ethiopian boy who risks all to save his only friend — his mother’s pet lamb – after her death. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will have its North American premiere this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
