Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for Danny Boyle’s biographical drama Steve Jobs starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Katherine Waterston and Michael Stuhlbarg. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Pemberton (The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Counselor, The Awakening), as well as other music from the film. The soundtrack will be released on October 9, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label will also release a soundtrack album for the British drama Suffragette directed by Sarah Gavron and starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw and Meryl Streep. Read the rest of this entry »
Back Lot Music to Release ‘Steve Jobs’ and ‘Suffragette’ Soundtracks
Posted: August 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Daniel Pemberton, score, Soundtrack, Steve Jobs, Suffragette
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 30, 2015)
Posted: August 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Hand of God, Marc Streitenfeld
Premiering on Friday, September 4, is the Amazon Studios original series Hand of God created by Ben Watkins (Burn Notice), executive produced by Marc Forster (World War Z) and starring Ron Perlman, Dana Delany, Garret Dillahunt, Andre Royo, Alona Tal, Julian Morris, Elizabeth McLaughlin and Hunter Parrish. The show’s original music is composed by Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood, Prometheus, American Gangster, The Grey, Poltergeist). Hand of God follows a hard-living judge who suffers a mental breakdown and launches a quest to seek revenge against the rapist who tore his family apart. The full first season of the drama will be available to stream on Amazon.
Hans Zimmer to Score Gore Verbinski’s ‘A Cure for Wellness’
Posted: August 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Cure for Wellness, Gore Verbinski, Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer is set to reunite with director Gore Verbinski on the upcoming supernatural horror project A Cure for Wellness. The film stars Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth and Celia Imrie. The movie follows a worker who is sent to rescue his boss from a European “wellness spa soon” and realizes that he’s trapped and discovers that the facility has a more sinister purpose than just serving the healthy needs of it patients. Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road, Snitch) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Queen of Earth’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Ross Perry, Keegan DeWitt, Queen of Earth, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for Alex Perry Ross’ psychological thriller Queen of Earth. The album features the film’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (I’ll See You in My Dreams, Land Ho!, Unexpected) who previously collaborated with the director on last year’s Listen Up Philip. The soundtrack is now available on iTunes, where you can also check out audio samples. Queen of Earth is written and directed by Perry and stars Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit and Kate Lyn Sheil. The movie follows a woman who is dealing with the death of her father and being dumped by her boyfriend while attempting to relax at the lake house of her best friend. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 28, 2015)
Posted: August 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Reason, Buck Sanders, H. Scott Salinas, Heather McIntosh, Keegan DeWitt, Kim Planert, Marco Beltrami, Matthew Simpson, Mikkel Hess, No Escape, Paul Mills, Queen of Earth, Segal, War Room, We Are Your Friends, When Animals Dream, Z for Zachariah, Zipper
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already in theaters since Wednesday is the action thriller No Escape directed by John Erick Dowdle and starring Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan and Lake Bell. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, I, Robot, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, Hellboy) and Buck Sanders (Warm Bodies, The Hurt Locker). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the song Take Care of You by Jim James. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Weinstein Company release.
Also opening wide this week is the drama We Are Your Friends directed by Max Joseph and starring Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Wes Bentley, Shiloh Fernandez, Alex Shaffer, Jonny Weston and Jon Bernthal. Segal aka Matthew Simpson (Skins) has composed the film’s original score. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring tracks by EDM artists including Justice, Tchami, Will Sparks, Dom Dolla, Hayden James, The Magician, Years & Years, The Americanos & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Digging for Fire’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Romer, Digging for Fire, Joe Swanberg, score, Soundtrack
Drawing Number One has released a soundtrack album for Joe Swanberg’s indie comedy drama Digging for Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Digging for Fire is written and directed by Swanberg and stars Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick and Mike Birbiglia. The movie centers around the discovery of a bone and a gun, which sends a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score Antonio Campos’ ‘Christine’
Posted: August 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Campos, Christine, Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are reteaming with director Antonio Campos on the upcoming indie drama Christine. The film stars Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Timothy Simons, J. Smith Cameron and Maria Dizzia. The movie chronicles the true story of the final months of Christine Chubbuck, a depressed news broadcaster who infamously committed suicide on live television. Craig Shilowich has written the screenplay and is also producing the project with Melody C. Roscher (James White). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Summertime’ (‘La Belle Saison’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gregoire Hetzel, La belle saison, score, Soundtrack, Summertime
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French-Belgian drama Summertime (La belle saison). The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregoire Hetzel (Incendies, A Christmas Tale, The Tree). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the French Amazon store to listen to audio samples. Summertime is directed by Catherine Corsini and stars Cécile De France, Izia Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky and Kévin Azaïs. The movie is set in 1971 France and follows a young girl from a rural family who moves to Paris and begins a life-changing affair with a feminist activist. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira to Score ‘Angry Birds’ Movie
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angry Birds, Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira is set to compose the music for the upcoming animated feature Angry Birds. The film is directed by Fergal Reilly & Clay Kaytis and features the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Peter Dinklage, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Danielle Brooks, singer Romeo Santos and YouTube stars Smosh. The movie is based on Rokio Entertainment’s video game series of the same title. No plot details have been announced. Jon Vitti (Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Simpsons) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Zwick, James Newton Howard, Pawn Sacrifice, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for Edward Zwick’s biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Fugitive) who previously collaborated with the director on Blood Diamond, Defiance and Love and Other Drugs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 11, 2015 and physically later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Pawn Sacrifice starring Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe and Robin Weigert chronicles chess prodigy Bobby Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
