Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the musical comedy drama Ricki and the Flash. The album features the songs from the film by the fictional band from the film led by Meryl Streep, including the original song Cold One written by Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice. Also included are songs by Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Henry Wolfe and the Feelies. The soundtrack will be released on August 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Ricki and the Flash is directed by Jonathan Demme, written by Diablo Cody and stars Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Audra McDonald, Sebastian Stan and Rick Springfield. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ricki and the Flash’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Demme, Ricki and the Flash, Soundtrack
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Varese Sarabande to Release Johann Johannsson’s ‘Sicario’ Score
Posted: July 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Denis Villeneuve, Johann Johannsson, score, Sicario, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for Denis Villeneuve’s thriller Sicario. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything) who previously collaborated with the director on Prisoners. The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Sicario stars Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber and Jon Bernthal. The movie follows an officer from Tucson, Arizona who travels to Mexico with a pair of mercenaries to track down a drug lord. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maggie’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Wingo, Maggie, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the zombie thriller Maggie. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (Mud, Take Shelter, All the Real Girls, The Sitter). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Maggie is directed by Henry Hobson and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. The movie follows a father who has to save his infected daughter when a deadly zombie virus sweeps the nation. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri Scoring ‘Autobahn’
Posted: July 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Autobahn, Eran Creevy, Ilan Eshkeri
Ilan Eshkeri is composing the original score for the upcoming thriller Autobahn. The film is directed by Eran Creevy (Welcome to the Punch) and stars Nicholas Hoult, Anthony Hopkins, Felicity Jones and Ben Kingsley. The movie follows a young US couple who are plunged into a game of cat-and-mouse across Germany when they find themselves caught between two ruthless criminals. F. Scott Frazier (The Numbers Station) has written the screenplay. Joel Silver (The Matrix, Die Hard, Sherlock Holmes) is producing the project with Ben Pugh & Rory Aitken (Monsters: Dark Continent), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special) and Daniel Hetzer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gift’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Bensi, Joel Edgerton, Saunder Jurriaans, score, Soundtrack, The Gift
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Gift. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans (Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene, The One I Love). The soundtrack will be released on August 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Gift is directed by Joel Edgerton who also stars in the film alongside Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall. The movie follows a couple who seek to reinvigorate their relationship with a fresh beginning in a new town, only to be have their life disrupted by an acquaintance from the husband’s past. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release Dario Marianelli’s ‘Everest’ Soundtrack
Posted: July 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dario Marianelli, Everest, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Everest. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina, V for Vendetta). The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full albums details. Everest is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for FX’s ‘Tyrant’ Released
Posted: July 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: FX, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack, Tyrant
20th Century Fox Television Records has released a soundtrack album for the FX original series Tyrant. The album features selections from the film’s Emmy Award-nominated original score composed by Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote) and Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Silent Hill), including the Emmy-nominated main titles theme. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Tyrant is created by Gideon Raff and stars Adam Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan, Ashraf Barhom, Noah Silver, Moran Atias, Anne Winters, Salim Daw, Justin Kirk, Fares Fares, Jordana Spiro, Mehdi Dehbi and Alice Krige. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Trask to Create ‘The King of Comedy’ Musical
Posted: July 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Stephen Trask, The King of Comedy
Composer Stephen Trask is teaming up with writer Chris D’Arienzo (Rock of Ages) to create a musical based on Martin Scorsese’s 1982 feature The King of Comedy starring Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Tony Randall, Diahnne Abbott and Sandra Bernhard about an aspiring comedian who kidnaps a talk show host in the hopes of forcing his way onto television. New Regency is backing the project, which is being eyed to premiere on Broadway. Trask is best known for composing the music for the stage musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch and its film version. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mistress America’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Britta Phillips, Dean Wareham, Mistress America, Noah Baumbach, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Noah Baumbach’s indie comedy Mistress America. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips who previously scored the director’s The Squid and the Whale. Also included are songs by Paul McCartney, Suicide, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and Hot Chocolate. The soundtrack will be released on August 14, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mistress America is co-written by Baumbach & Greta Gerwig who also stars in the film as Lola Kirke, a lonely college freshman in New York who is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Low Down’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Low Down, Ohad Talmor, score, Soundtrack
Cinewax will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Low Down. The album features compositions by the film’s subject, jazz pianist Joe Albany, as well as tracks by Coleman Hawkins, Max Roach and Thelonious Monk. Also included are selections from the film’s original score composed by Ohad Talmor. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 28, 2015 and physically on August 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD or Vinyl and check out audio samples after the jump. Low Down is directed by Jeff Preiss and stars John Hawkes, Elle Fanning, Lena Headey, Flea, Caleb Landry Jones, Peter Dinklage and Glenn Close. The movie centers on the relationship between a teenage girl and her father, a man torn between his musical ambition, his devotion to his daughter, and his suffocating heroin addiction. Read the rest of this entry »
