L’R Du Tresor will release a soundtrack album for the French drama Cowboys (Les Cowboys). The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Raphaël (aka Raphaël Haroche). Also included are songs by Connie Francis and Patsy Cline. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on November 20, 2015. Visit Amazon for the full album details and audio samples. Cowboys is co-written and directed by Thomas Bidegain (screenwriter of A Prophet & Rust and Bone) and stars Francois Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield, Agathe Dronne, Ellora Torchia, John C. Reilly, Antonia Campbell-Hughes. The movie follows a French Wild West enthusiast who sets off on a journey to find his estranged daughter, who has run away and converted to Islam. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cowboys’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cowboys, Les Cowboys, Raphaël, Raphaël Haroche, score, Soundtrack
Mick Giacchino Scoring Lifetime’s ‘Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow’
Posted: November 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow, Lifetime, Mick Giacchino
Mick Giacchino, son of Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Star Trek, Inside Out), has composed the music for the Lifetime original movie Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow. The film is directed by Kirk Thatcher (It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie) and stars Mary Steenburgen, Jay Harrington, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Graham Verchere and Genevieve Buechner. The movie follows a family who goes on a hunt for a Bigfoot-like creature called the Howling Hoodoo during a visit to the house of their kooky aunt. Christopher Baldi and Tim Burns (An American Werewolf in Paris) wrote the script based on a story by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Thatcher. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cop Car’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cop Car, Jon Watts, Phil Mossman, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the thriller Cop Car. The album features the film’s original music composed by Phil Mossman (Another Earth, Lola Versus, I Origins). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Cop Car is directed by Jon Watts (Marvel Studios’ upcoming Spider-Man reboot) and stars Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim, James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford. The movie follows two 10-year-old boys attempting to navigate the back roads behind the wheel of a seemingly abandoned police car that they have no clue how to operate. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 13, 2015)
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: By the Sea, Dickon Hinchliffe, Entertainment, Gabriel Yared, Heist, Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words, James Edward Barker, James Horner, James Lavelle, James White, Jim Copperthwaite, John Paesano, Love the Coopers, Man Up!, Michael Nyman, My All American, Nick Urata, Robert Donne, Scott Mescudi, Shelter, Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, The 33, Tim Despic
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the holiday comedy Love the Coopers directed by Jessie Nelson and starring Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane Keaton, Jake Lacy, Anthony Mackie, Amanda Seyfried, June Squibb, Marisa Tomei and Olivia Wilde. The film’s original score is composed by Nick Urata (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Paddington). Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Otis Redding, Sixpence None the Richer, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, as well as track from the score. Click here for the full album details. Lakeshore Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring Urata’s music. Check back on this page for more information on the score release.
Also opening wide is the drama The 33 directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bob Gunton and Gabriel Byrne. James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man) has composed the film’s original music. The movie is also dedicated to the late composer. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Horner’s score, as well as two songs by Cote de Pablo and Los Bunkers last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Burnt’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Burnt, John Wells, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Burnt. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, The Spectacular Now, (500) Days of Summer, The Age of Adaline). Also included are the songs from the film by Barnes Courtney, Autograf, RY X, The Avener & John Lee Hooker, as well as the original track Ode to a Sous Vide performed by the film’s star Bradley Cooper. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 4, 2015 and physically on December 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Burnt is directed by John Wells (August: Osage County) and stars Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Omar Sy, Daniel Brühl, Matthew Rhys, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson, Alicia Vikander and Lily James. The movie follows a chef in Paris who is trying to obtain the Michelin three-star rating. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe to Score Michael Bay’s ’13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Michael Bay
Lorne Balfe has been hired to score Michael Bay’s upcoming action drama 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The film stars James Badge Dale, John Krasinski and Max Martini. The movie centers on the six members of a security team who fought to defend the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi from an attack of Islamist militants on September 11, 2012 – the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.. Chuck Hogan (The Strain) has written the screenplay based on the book of the same title by Mitchell Zukoff. Bay is also producing the drama with Erwin Stoff (Edge of Tomorrow, Unbroken, Constantine). Hans Zimmer will serve as the executive music producer on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chi-Raq’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chi-Raq, Soundtrack, Spike Lee
RCA Records will release a soundtrack album for Spike Lee’s comedy drama Chi-Raq. The album features the songs from the Amazon Studios release by such artists as Nick Cannon, R. Kelly feat. Tunk, Jennifer Hudson, Sam Dew, The Bruce Hornsby Band, Mali Music, Kymm Lewis, Treasure Davis feat. Kid Ink & more. The soundtrack will be released on December 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Chi-Raq starring Teyohonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, La La Anthony, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix and Steve Harris is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »
Giorgio Moroder to Score USA’s ‘Queen of the South’
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Giorgio Moroder, Queen of the South, USA
Giorgio Moroder revealed in a recent interview with Celluloid Tunes that he will be composing the music for the upcoming USA original series Queen of the South. The show is created by M.A. Fortin & Joshua John Miller (The Final Girls) and stars Alice Braga, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Justina Machado and Joaquim de Almeida.. The drama centers on a woman whose drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico and is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America, where she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Point Break’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Point Break, Soundtrack, Tom Holkenborg
Sleeping Giant Music will release a soundtrack album for the Point Break reboot. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Andrew Watt, Headhunterz, MRKTS, Justin Young, Sempe, Gareth Thomas, Genevieve, Dig the Kid, Art Department & more. Also included is a track from the film’s original score composed by Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire, Black Mass). The soundtrack will be released on December 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Point Break is directed by Ericson Core, written by Kurt Wimmer and stars Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer and Delroy Lindo. The movie follows a young FBI agent who infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Good Dinosaur’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Pixar, score, Soundtrack, The Good Dinosaur
The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar Animation’s The Good Dinosaur have been revealed. The album feature stye film’s original music composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Tyrant, Silent Hill). The soundtrack will be released on November 20, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Good Dinosaur is directed by Peter Sohn and features the voice talent of features the voices of Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, Marcus Scribner, A.J. Buckley and Steve Zahn. The movie follows an Apatosaurus named Arlo who makes an unlikely human friend and learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of. Read the rest of this entry »
