Gast Waltzing is composing the music for the upcoming drama Sunset Song. The film is written and directed by Terence Davies (The Deep Blue Sea, The House of Mirth) and stars Agyness Deyn, Peter Mullan and Kevin Guthrie. The movie is based on the classic novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon and follows a farming family struggling to eke out a living in northeast Scotland. Sol Papadopoulos, Roy Boulter, Nicolas Steil are producing the project. Waltzing’s previous film scoring credits include Hysteria starring Maggie Gyllenhaal & Hugh Dancy and JCVD starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Read the rest of this entry »
Gast Waltzing Scoring Terence Davies’ ‘Sunset Song’
Posted: August 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gast Waltzing, Sunset Song, Terence Davies
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Complete ‘Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Desert Fury, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Miklos Rosza, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for Walt Disney Pictures’ 1993 family adventure Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey directed by Duwayne Dunham and starring Robert Hays, Kim Greist, as well as the voices of Michael J. Fox, Don Ameche and Sally Field. The album features the complete original score from the movie composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Miracle on 42nd Street, Rescuers Down Under), including more than half an hour of previously unreleased music. Check out the label’s official website for the full album details and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami to Score Timur Bekmambetov’s ‘Ben-Hur’
Posted: August 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Hur, Marco Beltrami, Timur Bekmambetov
Marco Beltrami has been hired to score the upcoming epic historical drama Ben-Hur. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) and stars Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur, Morgan Freeman as Ilderim, Toby Kebbell as Messala, Nazanin Boniadi as Esther and Rodrigo Santoro and as Jesus Christ. Sofia Black D’Elia, Ayelet Zurer, Moises Arias and Pilou Asbæk are co-starring. The movie is based on Lew Wallace’s epic novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ and follows a falsely accused nobleman who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him. Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Records to Release ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Bear McCreary, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release the first official soundtrack album for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci’s Demons, Outlander). The soundtrack will be released on October 2, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full album details will be posted on this page as they are announced. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen and stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, Adrianne Palicki, Luke Mitchell and Henry Simmons. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Extinction’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Extinction, score, Sergio Moure, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic horror thriller Extinction. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sergio Moure De Oteyza (Cargo, Kidnapped). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 14, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Extinction is directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas and stars Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan, Quinn McColgan, Valeria Vereau and Clara Lago. The movie produced by Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, Unknown) follows two men and a young girl living in a remote village who remain untouched by a worldwide infection that turns survivors into beasts. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 2, 2015)
Posted: August 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian H. Kim, Mr. Robinson, NBC, Ryan Beveridge, Significant Mother, The CW
Premiering on Monday, August 3, is the new comedy Significant Mother created by Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith and starring Josh Zuckerman, Krista Allen, Nathaniel Buzolic, Jonathan Silverman, Emma Fitzpatrick, Jay Ali. The show’s original music is composed by Brian H. Kim (Hello My Name is Doris, Star vs. The Forces of Evil). Significant Mother follows a Portland restaurateur whose world is turned upside down when he comes back from a business trip to find out that his best friend and roommate is now dating his newly single mother. The comedy will air every Monday night on the CW. Visit the official show website for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
‘HitRECord on TV’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: Hitrecord on TV, Pivot, Soundtrack
A new soundtrack album for Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s variety series HitRECord on TV has been released. The album features the songs from the show’s second season. Also included is a cue from the series’ score. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. A soundtrack album featuring music from the first season was released last year. HitRECord on TV created, executive produced and hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt features a series of short films, animation, music, conversation from thousands of contributors from around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Kylie Minogue’s Title Song from ‘Absolutely Anything’ to Be Released
Posted: August 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Absolutely Anything, Kylie Minogue
Firewheel and Menlo Park Music will release the original song Absolutely Anything and Anything At All from the upcoming comedy Absolutely Anything. The track is performed by Kylie Minogue and was also featured in one the film’s trailers, which can be checked out after the jump. The song will be released as a digital single on August 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Absolutely Anything is directed by Terry Jones (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian) and stars Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, several members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Eddie Izzard, Joanna Lumley, Rob Riggle, as well as Robin Williams as the voice of a talking dog named Dennis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Boy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hauschka, score, Soundtrack, The Boy
The details of the soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Boy have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by German modern pianist and composer Hauschka. The soundtrack will be released on September 4, 2015 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Boy is written and directed by Craig Macneill and stars Jared Breeze, Rainn Wilson, David Morse, Mike Vogel, Zuleikha Robinson and Bill Sage. The movie is the first part a planned trilogy tracking the childhood of a future serial killer, with each installment depicting the character at a different wage, and ending with his full transformation to an iconic mass murderer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 31, 2015)
Posted: July 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Lego Brickumentary, Brian Byrne, Danny Elfman, Denis Sanacore, Jenny's Wedding, Joe Kraemer, John Jennings Boyd, Marcus Trumpp, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Northmen - A Viking Saga, The End of the Tour, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, Vacation
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin and Sean Harris. The film’s original music is composed by Joe Kraemer (Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun). Paramount Pictures and La-La Land Records are releasing a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine, NPR and HeyUGuys for interviews with Kraemer about his work on the project.
Already playing nationwide since this past Wednesday is the comedy reboot Vacation written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chris Hemsworth, Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Lindsey Buckingham, The Feud, Seals and Crofts, JD McPherson, Jarina De Marco, Christopher Blue, as well as a track by Mothersbaugh. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
