WaterTower Music will release a score album for the sports drama Creed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ludwig Goransson (Community, Fruitvale Station, We’re the Millers, 30 Minutes or Less, New Girl). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 20, 2015 and physically on December 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film will be announced later. Creed is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Anthony Bellews. The movie centers on the son of Rocky’s rival-turned-friend, Apollo Creed who has decided to follow his father’s footsteps into the ring. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Creed’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Creed, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, score, Soundtrack
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‘Stonewall’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rob Simonsen, Roland Emmerich, score, Soundtrack, Stonewall
The details of the soundtrack album for Roland Emmerich’s drama Stonewall have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, (500) Days of Summer, The Age of Adaline, The Way, Way Back). Also included are songs by The Staples Singers, M.C. 2, The Fabulous Originals, Procol Harum and The Silver Stars. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 27, 2015 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Stonewall stars Jeremy Irvine, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Joey King, Ron Perlman and Jonny Beauchamp. The movie centers on a fictional young man caught up during the 1969 Stonewall riots. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Urata Scoring Amazon’s ‘Highston’
Posted: November 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Bob Nelson, Highston, Jonathan Dayton, Nick Urata, Valerie Davis
Nick Urata has composed the music for the Amazon Studios pilot Highston. The show is created by Bob Nelson (Nebraska) and stars Lewis Pullman, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Chris Parnell, Curtis Armstrong, as well as guest stars Shaquille O’Neal and Flea. The comedy follows a 19-year-old with a wide circle of celebrity friends – whom only he can see. Nelson is also executive producing the project with Sacha Baron Cohen & Todd Schulman (Bruno, The Dictator) and Todd Hoffman (Love Stinks, Labor Pains). Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Shane Black’s Amazon Pilot ‘Edge’ Features Music by Brian Tyler
Posted: November 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Brian Tyler, Edge, Shane Black
Brian Tyler has scored the Amazon Studios pilot Edge. The show is created by Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Long Kiss Goodnight) & Fred Dekker (Tales from the Crypt, Star Trek: Enterprise) and stars Max Martini, Ryan Kwanten and Yvonne Strahovski. The drama is based on George G. Gilman’s best-selling book series of the same title and is set in 1868 where a Union officer turned cowboy who prowls the post-Civil War West is doling out his own savage brand of justice. Black & Dekker are also executive producing the project with Barry Josephson (Bones, Turn: Washington Spies) and David Greenblatt (Battle Los Angeles). Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring Amazon’s ‘One Mississippi’ and ‘Z’
Posted: November 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Diablo Cody, Marcelo Zarvos, Nicole Holofcener, One Mississippi, Tig Notaro, Z
Marcelo Zarvos has composed the music for the Amazon Studios pilot One Mississippi. The show is created by Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult, The United States of Tara) and comedian Tig Notaro who also stars in the film alongside Noah Harpster, John Rothman and Casey Wilson. The comedy is loosely based on Nataro’s life and follows her as she deals with the complex reentry into her childhood hometown of Bay Saint Lucille, Miss., to deal with the unexpected death of her mother. Notaro is also executive producing the project with Cody, Louis C.K., Blair Breard (Louie) and Dave Becky (Everybody Hates Chris). Nicole Holofcener who previously collaborated with Zarvos on the features Enough Said and Please Give has directed the pilot episode and also serves as an executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Thunderbirds Are Go!’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ben Foster, ITV, Nick Foster, score, Soundtrack, Thunderbirds Are Go!
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the British animated series Thunderbirds Are Go!. The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Ben Foster (Torchwood, Hidden Kingdoms, Scott & Bailey) and Nick Foster (The Cube) and performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released overseas on December 11, 2015. Thunderbirds Are Go! based on characters by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson is a remake of the classic 1960s adventure series and features the voices of Rosamund Pike, Thomas Sangster, Rasmus Hardiker, David Menkin, Kayvan Novak and David Graham. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Mansell to Score Duncan Jones’ ‘Mute’
Posted: November 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clint Mansell, Duncan Jones, Mute
Producer Stuart Fenegan announced in a press release that Clint Mansell is set to reteam with Duncan Jones on the director’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Mute. The film will star Paul Rudd, Alexander Skarsgard and Sam Rockwell. The movie is set in in Berlin, forty years from today and follows a mute bartender whose search for a woman takes him deeper into the city’s underbelly, where he encounters an odd pair of American surgeons. Jones (Source Code, Warcraft) has also co-written the screenplay with Mike Johnson. Fenegan (Moon, Warcraft) is producing the project for Liberty Films. Mansell has previously scored Jones’ first feature Moon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love the Coopers’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Love the Coopers, Nick Urata, Soundtrack
Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the holiday comedy Love the Coopers. The album features the songs from the film, including Robert Plant’s and Alison Krauss’ The Light of Christmas Day, Otis Redding’s Merry Christmas Baby, Sixpence None the Richer’s Carol of the Bells, as well as seasonal classics from Bob Dylan, Nina Simone & more. Also included is a track from the movie’s original score composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lakeshore Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring Urata’s full original score (click here to pre-order the CD). Read the rest of this entry »
Edward Shearmur to Score BBC’s ‘Reg’
Posted: November 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Edward Shearmur, Reg
Edward Shearmur has been hired to compose the music for the upcoming BBC original movie Reg. The film is directed by David Blair (Common, Best Laid Plans, The Street), written by Jimmy McGovern (Banished, Accused) and stars Tim Roth and Anna Maxwell Martin. The drama tells the true story of Reg Keys who lost his son in the Iraq War and then went on to contest British prime minister Tony Blair’s seat at Sedgefield in the 2005 General Election. Polly Hill (The Honorable Woman, Wolf Hall, The White Queen) is executive producing the project for BBC, alongside McGovern for LA Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Final Girls’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gregory James Jenkins, score, Soundtrack, The Final Girls
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the horror comedy The Final Girls. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregory James Jenkins. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 6, 2015 and physically on December 4. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Final Girls is directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and stars Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Alexander Ludwig, Nina Dobrev, Alia Shawkat, Thomas Middleditch, Adam Devine, Angela Trimbur, Chloe Bridges and Tory N. Thompson. The movie follows a girl who is grieving the loss of her horror movie star mother and gets mysteriously sucked into the world of her mother’s most famous horror movie. Read the rest of this entry »
