Chris Bacon has composed the music for the pilot of the upcoming Amazon original series The Tick. The show is created by Ben Edlund (Supernatural, Titan A.E.) based on his own comic book series and stars Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, Jackie Earle Haley, Valorie Curry, Yara Martinez and Brendan Hine. The superhero comedy follows an underdog accountant with zero powers in a city owned by a global villain who was thought to be dead. Edlund is also executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production with Barry Josephson (Enchanted, Bones, The Ladykillers) and Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty). Read the rest of this entry »
Amazon’s ‘The Tick’ to Feature Music by Chris Bacon
Posted: August 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Ben Edlund, Chris Bacon, The Tick
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‘Godzilla Resurgence’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Akira Ifukube, Godzilla Resurgence, score, Shin Godzilla, Shiro Sagisu, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Japanese monster movie Godzilla Resurgence (aka Shin Godzilla). The album features the film’s original music composed by Shiro Sagisu (Attack on Titan, Bleach, Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Akira Ifukube. The soundtrack is now available in Japan and will be released in the U.S. on October 11, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. No word yet on a domestic release. Godzilla Resurgence is co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi and stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Satomi Ishihara and Yutaka Takenouchi. The 29th Godzilla film produced by Toho is set in Japan as it is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of the giant monster. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Lockington to Score Netflix’s ‘Frontier’
Posted: August 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Lockington, Brad Peyton, Discovery, Frontier, Netflix
Andrew Lockington is composing the music for the upcoming Canadian action adventure series Frontier. The show is created by Rob Blackie and Peter Blackie and stars Jason Momoa, Alun Armstrong, Landon Liboiron, Zoe Boyle, Allan Hawco and Jessica Matten. The 6-parter follows the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade of the late 18th century. Edwina Follows is executive producing the Discovery, Take The Shot Productions and Factory Backwards production with Alex Patrick, John Vatcher, Rob Blackie, Peter Blackie, Allan Hawco, Perry Chafe, Michael Levine, Jeff Fierson, as well as Brad Peyton who also directed the first two episodes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the teen comedy musical A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits. The album features the songs from the film performed by the movie’ cast including Sofia Carson, Thomas Law, as well as Chick Norris, Love Kelli, LeoSoul, CJ Ryan & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits is directed by Michelle Johnson and also stars Amy Loiuse Wilson, Jazzara Jaslyn and Jennifer Tilly. The fourth installment in Warner Bros.’ film series series is a modern take on the Cinderella story and follows the servant step daughter as she hopes to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Mozart in the Jungle, Roger Neill, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services will release a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle. The album features the show’s main title theme Lisztomania arranged by the show’s composer Roger Neill (Beginners, Don’t Think Twice), as well as a selection of the classical pieces used in the series’ first two seasons by Rachmaninoff, Berlioz, Mozart, Mendelssohn & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 12, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Mozart in the Jungle is created by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman & Alex Timbers and stars Gael García Bernal, Lola Kirke Saffron Burrows, Hannah Dunne, Malcolm McDowell and Peters. The Golden Globe-winning show will return for a third season later this year or in 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live’ Concert Details Announced
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live
Grand Performances and the Alliance for Women Film Composers have teamed up to celebrate the music of women composers in film, television, video games and interactive media at The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live, a free concert that will take place in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, August 19. A 55-piece orchestra will perform scores written by some of the world’s most prolific and popular female composers including selections by Academy Award-winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules), Emmy Award winners Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Nurse Jackie, Dangerous Minds), Shirley Walker (Batman: The Animated Series, Final Destination), Laura Karpman (Underground), BAFTA Award-winner Jessica Curry (Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture) & more. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Furst Scoring Scott Waugh’s ‘6 Below’
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 6 Below, Nathan Furst, Scott Waugh
Nathan Furst is reteaming with director Scott Waugh on the upcoming thriller 6 Below. The film starring Josh Harnett, Sarah Dumont, Mira Sorvino and Nathan Stevens. The movie tells the true story of former Olympic hockey player Eric LeMarque who survived eight days following a snowboarding accident – and came to terms with his drug addiction and destructive behavior. Madison Turner has written the screenplay. Tucker Tooley (Limitless, A Man Apart) is producing the project with Simon Swart and Brad Pilz. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Porter to Score James Franco’s ‘The Masterpiece’
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Porter, James Franco, The Disaster Artist, The Masterpiece
Dave Porter has signed on to score the upcoming drama The Masterpiece (aka The Disaster Artist). The film is directed by James Franco who also stars in the film with Dave Franco, Zac Efron, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress, Ari Graynor, Sharon Stone, Alison Brie, Kate Upton, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch and Andrew Santino. The movie takes an in-depth look at the making of the 2003 cult classic The Room – hailed by many as one of the worst movies ever made. Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer, The Fault in Our Stars) have written the screenplay based on the book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Light Between Oceans’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Derek Cianfrance, score, Soundtrack, The Light Between Oceans
The details of the soundtrack album for the drama The Light Between Oceans have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Godzilla, The Imitation Game, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). The soundtrack will be released in the U.S. on September 2, 2016 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sony Classical is handling the release overseas. The Light Between Oceans is written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson. The movie is based on the M.L. Stedman novel of the same title and follows a lighthouse keeper and his wife who are faced with a moral dilemma when a boat washes ashore with a dead man and a 2-month-old infant. Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg to Score Fox’s ‘Son of Zorn’
Posted: August 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Leo Birenberg, Son of Zorn
Leo Birenberg has been hired to score the upcoming Fox comedy Son of Zorn. The show is created by Reed Agnew & Eli Jorne (Wilfred) and starring Johnny Pemberton, Cheryl Hines, Tim Meadows, as well as Jason Sudeikis as the voice of Zorn. The live-action/animated hybrid series follows a legendary warrior who finds that reconnecting with his son and ex-wife, while suffering through a mundane office job and the banality of suburban life, is harder than waging actual war in his distant, mystical homeland of Zephyria. Agnew and Jorne are also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television production with Phil Lord & Chris Miller (21/22 Jump Street, The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) and Seth Cohen (The Last Man on Earth). Read the rest of this entry »
