The full details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Muppets, The Hangover, Bring It On). Also included are four tracks by Camilo Azuquita, Commodores, HLM and Roy Ayers. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 17, 2015 and physically on August 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check out our previous article to listen to Beck’s main title theme. Ant-Man is directed by Peyton Reed and stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Judy Greer, Tip “TI” Harris, Wood Harris, Jordi Mollà and Michael Douglas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ant-Man’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ant-Man, Christophe Beck, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
Soundtrack Details for Syfy’s ‘Helix’ Announced
Posted: July 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Helix, Reinhold Heil, score, Soundtrack, Syfy
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Syfy original series Helix. The album features selections from the original score from the show’s two seasons composed by Reinhold Heil (One Hour Photo, Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, Legends, The International). The label will release the album as a 2 CD-set, which is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Also visit La-La Land’s website to check out audio clips. Madison Gate Records will release the album digitally. Helix is created by Cameron Porsandeh and stars Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Jordan Hayes, Catherine Lemieux, Neil Napier and Mark Ghanime. The show about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak premiered last year on Syfy and a second season aired earlier this year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Blacklist’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, Soundtrack, The Blacklist
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the NBC hit series The Blacklist. The album features songs from the show by such artists as Alice Russell, Radical Face, Dolly Parton, Timbre Timbre, Emika, Peter Schilling, Bobby Darin, Matt Corby, Hozier and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 21, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio samples after the jump. The Blacklist is created by Jon Blokenkamp and stars James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix and Parminder Nagra. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The End of the Tour’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, score, Soundtrack, The End of the Tour
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama The End of the Tour. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Good Will Hunting, Silver Linings Playbook). Also included are the songs from the film by artists including R.E.M, Felt, Tracey Ullman, Fun Boy Three and Brian Eno. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 24, 2015 and physically on August 28. Check out audio clips below and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The End of the Tour is directed by James Ponsoldt and stars Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Joan Cusack and Ron Livingston. The movie tells the true story of Infinite Jest author David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide in 2008, during a book tour at the start of his fame and his rivalry with Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky, who accompanied Wallace on the tour. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Be Named Disney Legend at D23 Expo
Posted: July 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, Disney Legends
Disney announced today that Danny Elfman is among this year’s Disney Legends honorees, which will be named and honored during D23 Expo 2015 at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 14, in Hall D23 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The event will be hosted by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, and will include special musical performances. Elfman’s work for Disney include the musical The Nightmare Before Christmas, for which he composed the score and songs an provided the singing voice of Jack Skellington, as well as such features as Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Dick Tracy, Good Will Hunting, Frankenweenie and Oz the Great and Powerful. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Learning to Drive’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dhani Harrison, Learning to Drive, Paul Hicks, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama Learning to Drive. The album features the film’s original music composed by thenewno2’s Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks (Beautiful Creatures, The Divide). The soundtrack will be released on August 21, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Learning to Drive is directed by Isabel Coixet and stars Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Grace Gummer, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury, Avi Nash, Daniela Lavender, Harpeet Singh Toor, Samanatha Bee and John Hodgman. The movie’s follows a Manhattan writer who finds solace in her biweekly lessons with a Sikh driving instructor after her husband leaves her. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Guy Ritchie, score, Soundtrack, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The full details of the soundtrack album for Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Counselor, The Awakening). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by artists including Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Peppino Gagliardi, Louis Prima & more. The soundtrack will be released on August 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is based on the 1960s television series of the same title and stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and Hugh Grant. The movie follows CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin who team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Warbeck to Score BBC’s ‘The Dresser’
Posted: July 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Stephen Warbeck, The Dresser
Stephen Warbeck is scoring the upcoming BBC drama The Dresser. The film id directed by Richard Eyre (Iris, Notes on a Scandal) and stars Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen, Emily Watson, Sarah Lancashire, Edward Fox, Vanessa Kirby, Tom Brooke, John Ashton, Ian Conningham, Annalisa Rossi, Helen Bradbury, Carl Sanderson, Matthew Cottle and Martin Chamberlain. The movie is based on Ronald Harwood’s play and tells the story of one fateful night in a small regional theatre during World War II as a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck’s ‘Ant-Man’ Score Preview
Posted: July 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ant-Man, Christophe Beck, Marvel Studios
Marvel and composer Christophe Beck have released the composer’s main title theme for the studios’ latest superhero movie Ant-Man. Check out the full track after the jump. A soundtrack album featuring Beck’s music from the film will be released digitally this Friday, July 17 by Hollywood Records and physically on August 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check back on this page for the full album details later this week. Ant-Man directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Pena, Judy Greer, Tip Harris, David Oastmalchian, Wood Harris, Jordi Molla and Michael Douglas will be released July 17, 2015 by Walt Disney Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mr. Holmes’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bill Condon, Carter Burwell, Mr. Holmes, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Bill Condon’s drama Mr. Holmes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Twilight, True Grit, Being John Malkovich) who previously scored the director’s Gods and Monsters, Kinsey, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and The Fifth Estate. The soundtrack will be released digitally within the next week. A CD version will be released on August 28, 2015 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. Mr. Holmes starring Ian McKellen, Laura Linney and Milo Parker is set in 1947, when an ageing Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan and faces the end of his days, tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son. Read the rest of this entry »