Singer/songwriter Patrick Watson has composed the music for the upcoming supernatural thriller The 9th Life of Louis Drax. The film is directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D, High Tension) and stars Jamie Dornan, Aaron Paul, Sarah Gadon, Oliver Platt, Molly Parker, Barbara Hershey and Aiden Longworth. The movie follows a psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall and finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality. Actor Max Minghella has written the screenplay based on Liz Jensen’s novel of the same title. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Watson Scoring Alexandre Aja’s ‘The 9th Life of Louis Drax’
Posted: November 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Aja, Patrick Watson, The 9th Life of Louis Drax
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David Schwartz to Score Netflix’s ‘Lady Dynamite’
Posted: November 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Schwartz, Lady Dynamite, Mitchell Hurwitz, Netflix
David Schwartz is set to reunite with Mitchell Hurwitz on the upcoming Netflix original series Lady Dynamite. The show is created by Hurwitz & comedian Maria Bamford and stars herself, as well as Dean Cain and Ana Gasteyer. Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Mira Sorvino, Patton Oswalt, Jon Cryer, Brandon Routh, June Diane Raphael, Adam Pally and Tig Notaro have been announced as guest stars. The comedy is inspired by multiple periods of Bamford’s life and tell the story of a woman who loses – and then finds – herself. Hurwitz & Bamford are also executive producing the project with Pam Brady (South Park, Neighbors from Hell). Read the rest of this entry »
Max Richter to Score Luke Scott’s ‘Morgan’
Posted: November 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Luke Scott, Max Richter, Morgan, Ridley Scott
Max Richter has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi thriller Morgan. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Ridley Scott’s son Luke and stars Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Paul Giamatti, Toby Jones and Boyd Holbrook. The movie follows a corporate risk-management consultant who is summoned to a remote research lab to determine whether or not to terminate a genetically-engineered being. Seth W. Owen has written the Black List-honored screenplay for the Fox production. Ridley Scott is producing the project with Michael Schaefer (The Martian, Exodus: Gods and Kings) and Elishia Holmes. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release ‘Concussion’ Soundtrack
Posted: November 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Concussion, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Concussion. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Maleficent). The soundtrack will be released on December 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Concussion is written and directed by Peter Landesman and stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Arliss Howard and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Christmas Eve’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christian Davis, Christmas Eve, score, Soundtrack
Bad Haircut has released a soundtrack album for the holiday comedy Christmas Eve. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christian Davis (Just Let Go, Murder in Mexico). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Christmas Eve is written and directed by Mitch Davis and stars Patrick Stewart, Jon Heder, James Roday, Cheryl Hines, Max Casella, Julianna Guill, Shawn King and Gary Cole. The movie follows six characters as they become trapped in six different elevators on Christmas Eve. The family comedy will be released in select theaters and on VOD on December 4, 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
AMC’s ‘Into the Badlands’ to Feature Music by David Shephard
Posted: November 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alfred Gough, AMC, David Shephard, Into the Badlands, Miles Millar
David Shephard has composed the score for the first season of the new AMC original series Into the Badlands. The show is created by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville, Shanghai Knights) and stars Daniel Wu, Marton Csokas, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Sarah Bolger and Orla Brady. The drama is loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West and tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained warrior and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. Gough and Millar are also executive producing the project with David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Knights), Stacey Sher & Michael Shamberg (Pulp Fiction, Contagion), and Stephen Fung & Wu. Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda (The Raid: Redemption) has written the show’s title theme. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 8, 2015)
Posted: November 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Agent X, Dave Porter, Donny!, Esquire Network, Flesh and Bone, Matt McLarty, Neil Davidge, Paul Linford, Spotless, Starz, TNT, Trevor Rabin, USA
Premiering tonight is the new TNT original series Agent X created by William Blake Herron and starring Sharon Stone, Jeff Hephner, Gerald McRaney, Jamey Sheridan, John Shea, Mike Colter and James Earl Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Trevor Rabin (Remember the Titans, Con Air, National Treasure, Armageddon) and Paul Linford (12 Monkeys). Agent X takes place in a world where America’s Founding Fathers created a secret position for a skilled government agent to protect the country from dangerous threats. To learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on TNT, visit the official show website.
Also premiering tonight is the Starz original series Flesh and Bone created by Moira Walley-Beckett and starring Sarah Hay, Irina Dvorovenko, Sascha Radetsky, Raychel Diane Weiner, Emily Tyra and Damon Herriman. Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, The Blacklist) is composing the show’s original music. Flesh and Bone follows a young ballet dancer with a distinctly troubled past, as she joins a prestigious ballet company in New York. The series will air Sunday nights on Starz. Visit the official show website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks Scoring Amazon’s ‘Good Girls Revolt’
Posted: November 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Dhani Harrison, Good Girls Revolt, Paul Hicks
Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks have composed the music for the Amazon Studios pilot Good Girls Revolt. The show is created by Dana Calvo (Made in Jersey) and stars Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, Erin Darke, Chris Diamantopoulos, Hunter Parrish, Jim Belushi, Joy Bryant and Grace Gummer as journalist Nora Ephron. The drama based on Lynn Povich’s book of the same title set in 1969 and follows a group of young female researchers at “News of the Week,” who simply ask to be treated fairly. Calvo is also executive producing the TriStar Television with Lynda Obst (Interstellar), Darlene Hunt (The Big C), Don Kurt (Justified) and Jeff Okin (Dark Skies). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 6, 2015)
Posted: November 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brooklyn, Christophe Beck, Daniel Hart, Harry Gregson-Williams, Howard Shore, Jerry Lane, Lost in the Sun, Michael Brook, Miss You Already, Spectre, Spotlight, The Peanuts Movie, Theeb, Theodore Shapiro, Thomas Newman, Trumbo
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the James Bond movie Spectre directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, David Bautista and Andrew Scott. Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Skyfall, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo) has composed the film’s original music. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an instrumental version of the movie’s title song, Writing’s on the Wall by Sam Smith. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. The song is available separately as a single. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the animated feature The Peanuts Movie directed by Steve Martino and based on the comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, The Hangover, Edge of Tomorrow). Epic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song performed by Meghan Trainor, a track by Flo Rida feat. Fitz and new recordings of Vince Guaraldi classics. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also check out an interview with Beck about his work on the project with Here & Now. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
Posted: November 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh has recently composed the score for the upcoming sequel Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. The film is directed by Walt Becker (Wild Hogs, Old Dogs) and stars Jason Lee, Tony Hale, Kimberly Williamss-Paisley, Josh Green, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate. The family movie follows Alvin, Simon and Theodore as they try to stop Dave from proposing to his new girlfriend in Miami. Randi Mayem Singer (Mrs. Doubtfire, Tooth Fairy) has written the screenplay. Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
