Clinton Shorter is composing the music for the upcoming CBS medical drama Code Black. The show is created by Michael Seitzman (North Country, Here On Earth) and stars Marcia Gay Harden, Bonnie Somerville, Raza Jaffrey, Luis Guzmán, Melanie Chandra, Harry M. Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth and William Allen Young. The series is based on Ryan McGarry’s feature documentary about an understaffed emergency room team at Los Angeles County Hospital. Read the rest of this entry »
CBS’ ‘Code Black’ to Feature Music by Clinton Shorter
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Clinton Shorter, Code Black, Michael Seitzman
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Mark Orton to Score ‘Unleashed’
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Finn Taylor, Mark Orton, Unleashed
Mark Orton has signed on to score the upcoming indie comedy Unleashed. The film is written and directed by Finn Taylor (Dream With the Fishes, The Darwin Awards) and stars Kate Micucci, Steve Howey, Justin Chatwin, Sean Astin, Illeana Douglas, Hana Mae Lee and Josh Brener. The movie follows a 30-something app designer who moves to San Francisco after she’s betrayed by her boyfriend and changes her outlook on dating when a cosmic event turns her dog and cat into two perfect guys. Susan Johnson (Mean Creek) is producing the Braveart Films production with Debbie Brubaker. Read the rest of this entry »
‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: House of Cards, Jeff Beal, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
The details of the third soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards have been announced. The album features selections from the show’s original music of the third season composed by Jeff Beal (Rome, Monk, Carnivale, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty) who has earned a total of four Emmy Award nominations for his work on the project to date. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 11, 2015 and physically as a 2-CD set on October 2 by Varese Sarabande. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CDs. The label has previously released soundtracks for the first and second season. House of Cards is developed by Beau Willimon, executive produced by David Fincher and stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Everest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dario Marianelli, Everest, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the adventure drama Everest have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice, The Brothers Grimm, V for Vendetta). The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Everest is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Sam Worthington, Michael Kelly, Robin Wright, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal. The movie is based on the 1996 disaster on Everest that left eight climbers dead. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Walk in the Woods’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Walk in the Woods, Ken Kwapis, Nathan Larson, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the comedy adventure A Walk in the Woods. The album features two score suites composed by Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry, Show Me a Hero, Margin Call, The Skeleton Twins). Also included are previously unreleased tracks from Lurd Huron & Blake Mills, as well as four tracks from Lord Huron’s 2012 debut, Lonesome Dreams and songs by Dwight Yoakum, Great Lake Swimmers and Shovels & Rope. The soundtrack will be released on September 25, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Walk in the Woods is directed by Ken Kwapis and stars Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal, Mary Steenburgen and Emma Thompson. The film follows two old friends who make the improbable decision to hike the 2,200–mile Appalachian Trail. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Umrika’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, score, Soundtrack, Umrika
Splinter Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Umrika. The album features the film’s original music written by Emmy Award-nominated composer Dustin O’Halloran (Transparent, Like Crazy, Breathe In, Equals). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Umrika is written and directed by Prashant Nai and stars Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Smita Tambe, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang and Prateik Babbar. The movie follows a young village boy who discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing, and begins to invent letters on his behalf to save their mother from heartbreak. Read the rest of this entry »
Laura Karpman to Score WGN America’s ‘Underground’
Posted: August 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Laura Karpman, Underground, WGN America
Laura Karpman has been tapped to score the upcoming WGN America original series Underground. The show is created and written by Misha Green & Joe Pokaski and stars Christopher Meloni, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Jessica de Gouw, Alano Miller, Adina Porter, Amirah Vann, Marc Blucas, Mykelti Williamson, Reed Diamond and Johnny Ray Gill. The drama follows a group of slaves who aim to travel 600 miles to escape from a Georgia plantation. Green and Pokaski are also executive producing the project with Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend), Tory Tunnell & Joby Harold (Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur), as well as Anthony Hemingway (The Wire, Treme) who is also directing the first two episodes. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Kamen’s ‘The Last Boy Scout’ Score Released
Posted: August 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Kamen, score, Soundtrack, The Last Boy Scout, Tony Scott
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for Warner Bros. Pictures’ 1991 action thriller The Last Boy Scout directed by Tony Scott, produced by Joel Silver and starring Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans and Danielle Harris. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, X-Men, The Iron Giant, Brazil) who previously scored the Silver-produced first installments of the Die Hard and Lethal Weapon franchises. The album, which also features a couple of unused, extended and alternate cues, is limited to 3000 copies. For the full soundtrack details and to listen to audio clips, visit the label’s official website, where you can also pre-order the CD.
‘He Named Me Malala’ to Feature Original Song by Alica Keys
Posted: August 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alicia Keys, Davis Guggenheim, He Named Me Malala
Alica Keys has recorded an original song for Davis Guggenheim’s upcoming documentary He Named Me Malala. The song is entitled Story to Tell and is performed by the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and produced by Rick Rubin. The track will be included on the official soundtrack album for the film, which also features the movie’s original score by Thomas Newman and will be released on October 2, 2015 by Sony Classical. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Keys has previously contributed original songs for the features The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and 12 Years a Slave, as well as The Inevitable Defeat of Mister Pete, which she also co-scored. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pay the Ghost’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph LoDuca, Pay the Ghost, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Pay the Ghost. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph LoDuca (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Leverage). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 18, 2015 and physically later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Pay the Ghost is directed by Uli Edel and stars Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Veronica Ferres, Jack Fulton and Elizabeth Jeanne le Roux. The movie follows a hard-working NYU English professor bucking for tenure when his 8-year-old son mysteriously vanishes from a Halloween day parade. Read the rest of this entry »
