Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Fathers & Daughters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paolo Buonvino (The Last Kiss, Remember Me, My Love). Also included are two original songs performed by Michael Bolton. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 23, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Fathers & Daughters is directed by Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness) and stars Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Jane Fonda, Octavia Spencer, Bruce Greenwood, Quvenzhane Wallis, Diane Kruger and Janet McTeer. The movie follows a woman dealing with a crumbling relationship in the present and looking back on the relationship she had with her Pulitzer Prize-winning father, 25 years earlier. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fathers & Daughters’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fathers & Daughters, Gabriele Muccino, Michael Bolton, Paolo Buonvino, score, Soundtrack
‘Arrow’ – Season 3 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Arrow, Blake Neely, score, Soundtrack, The CW
La-La Land Records will release a new soundtrack album for The CW superhero drama Arrow. The album features selections from original music from the show’s third season composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Supergirl, Blindspot, No Ordinary Family, Life As We Know It). Also included is music from the crossover episode The Flash vs. Arrow. The soundtrack will be released on October 20 on the label’s official website and a week later in other music stores. Visit Amazon to pre-order the 2-CD set. The label has previously released a soundtrack for the show’s second season and an album featuring music from the first season is available on WaterTower Music. Arrow based on the DC Comics series stars Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey and Willa Holland. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Flash’ – Season 1 Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, score, Soundtrack, The CW, The Flash
The details of the first soundtrack album for The CW series The Flash have been announced. The album features selections from the original music of the hit show’s first season composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Supergirl, Blindspot, Everwood, The Mentalist, The Pacific). Also included is music from the The Flash vs. Arrow crossover episodes. The soundtrack will be released on October 20, 2015 on La-La Land Records’ website and other stores on October 27. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. The Flash is based on the DC Comics character and stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Tom Kavanagh, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett, Jesse L. Martin and Carlos Valdes. The show follows scientist Barry Allen who is given the power of super speed that transforms him into the Fastest Man Alive, known as The Flash. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Young to Return for ‘The Monkey King 2’
Posted: October 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, The Monkey King, The Monkey King 2
Christopher Young has composed the music for the upcoming 3D fantasy action adventure sequel The Monkey King 2. The film is directed by Cheang Pou-soi who previously helmed the first installment and stars Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, Feng Shaofeng, Xiaoshenyang and Him Law. The movie is based on the famed 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West and tells the story of how the Monkey King protected the monk Xuanzang from being eaten by a shapeshifting demoness three times on a journey to collect the Buddhist sutras from India. Robert Morris and Michael Wehrhahn are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Frederik Wiedmann to Score ‘Batman: Bad Blood’
Posted: October 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Batman: Bad Blood, Frederik Wiedmann
Frederik Wiedmann has been tapped to score the upcoming DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation film Batman: Bad Blood. The film is directed by Jay Oliva and features the voices of Jason O’Mara as Batman, Jay Oliva Stuart Allan as Robin, Sean Maher as Nightwing, James Garrett as Alfred Pennyworth, Morena Baccarin as Talia al Ghul, Yvonne Strahovski as Batwoman, Gaius Charles as Batwing and Ernie Hudson as Lucius Fox. James Tucker is producing the project. The movie serves as a sequel to this year’s Batman vs. Robin, which Wiedmann also scored. Read the rest of this entry »
‘En mai, fais ce qu’il te plait’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: En mai fais ce qu'il te plaît, Ennio Morricone, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack will be released for the French historical drama En mai, fais ce qu’il te plaît. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, The Intouchables, The Hateful Eight). The soundtrack will be released on October 30, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. En mai, fais ce qu’il te plaît is directed by Christian Carion (Joyeux Noel) and stars August Diehl, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner and Alice Isaaz. The movie is set during World War II and follows a German who has fled Nazism and is looking for his boy who has been taken away by a village schoolteacher. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spectre’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Bond, score, Soundtrack, Spectre, Thomas Newman
The full details of the soundtrack album for the 24th James Bond movie Spectre have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Wall-E) who previously scored Skyfall. Also included is an instrumental version of the movie’s title song Writing’s on the Wall. The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 23, 2015 and in the U.S. on November 6. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Spectre is directed by Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, David Bautista and Andrew Scott. Read the rest of this entry »
Rick Alverson’s ‘Entertainment’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Entertainment, Rick Alvarez, Soundtrack
Numero Group will release a soundtrack album for Rick Alverson’s indie comedy Entertainment. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Pompeo Stillo & The Companions, Bill Moss, The Extensions, Frank Sinatra, Jr, Insight Out, Nun-Plus, Bob Desper, as well as dialogue clips from the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Entertainment is co-written and directed by Alverson and stars Gregg Turkington, Tye Sheridan, Michael Cera, John C. Reilly, Lotte Verbeek, Amy Seimetz and Dean Stockwell. The movie follows a broken, aging comedian who tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘Unforgotten’ Announced
Posted: October 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Michael Price, Unforgotten
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV mini-series Unforgotten. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Michael Price (Sherlock, The Inbetweeners 2, Horrid Henry: The Movie, Jekyll & Hyde). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 6, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Unforgotten is created by Chris Lang and stars Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Trevor Eve, Bernard Hill, Ruth Sheen and Tom Courtenay. The 6-part thriller 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. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Pinto to Score ‘Shot Caller’
Posted: October 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, Ric Roman Waugh, Shot Caller
Antonio Pinto is reteaming with director Ric Roman Waugh on the upcoming thriller Shot Caller. The film stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Benjamin Bratt and Holt McCallany. The movie follows a gangster recently released from prison who is forced to orchestrate a major crime on the streets of Southern California. Waugh has also written the screenplay and is producing the project with Michel Litvak (Whiplash, Nightcrawler, Drive) and Matthew Rhodes (Dark Places, Southland Tales) for Bold Films and Jonathan King (Snitch, The Good Doctor) for Participant Media. Read the rest of this entry »
