The title song for the 24th Bond movie Spectre was released today. The song entitled Writing’s on the Wall is performed by Sam Smith and is now available to download as a single on iTunes. Listen to the full track after the jump. The Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter co-wrote the song with Jimmy Napes. Spectre directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, David Bautista and Andrew Scott will be released nationwide on November 6 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Sam Smith’s ‘Spectre’ Song ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ Released
Posted: September 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Bond, Sam Smith, Spectre
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Federico Jusid to Score ‘Hunter’s Prayer’ and ‘Beyond Deceit’
Posted: September 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beyond Deceit, Federico Jusid, Hunter's Prayer, Jonathan Mostow
Federico Jusid has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Hunter’s Prayer. The film is directed by Jonathan Mostow (U-571, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Breakdown) and stars Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush, Martin Compston, Amy Landecker and Verónica Echegui. The movie follows an assassin hired to kill a young girl. When he can’t bring himself to carry out the task, both are marked for death and hunted across Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
Complete ‘The Amityville Horror’ and ‘Cool World’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: September 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cool World, Lalo Schifrin, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack, The Amityville Horror
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete score for the 1979 horror thriller The Amityville Horror directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring James Bronlin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Bullit, Enter the Dragon, Rush Hour). The soundtrack features the complete score from the MGM production in mono on one disc and the surviving stereo tracks, as well as a number of bonus tracks on the second disc. The limited edition CD is now available for pre-order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Trumbo’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jay Roach, score, Soundtrack, Theodore Shapiro, Trumbo
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Trumbo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Marley & Me, St. Vincent). Also included are classic tracks by Big Jay McNeely and Billie Holiday. The soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Trumbo is directed by Jay Roach and stars Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, Louis C.K., John Goodman, Elle Fanning, Michael Stuhlbarg, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Tudyk and David James Elliott. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot
Posted: September 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ghostbusters, Paul Feig, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is set to compose the music for the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot. The film is directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) and stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Andy Garcia, Matt Walsh, Michael K. Williams and Chris Hemsworth. Stars of the original Ghostbusters, Bill Murray,Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson will also be appearing in the new version. Feig has also written the screenplay with Katie Dippold (The Heat). Amy Pascal is producing the supernatural comedy with Ivan Reitman (Stripes, Kindergarten Cop, Dave) who helmed the original film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Captive’ Score Album Details
Posted: September 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Captive, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
14th Street Music will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Captive. The album features the film’s original score composed by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, Penguins of Madagascar, The Dilemma, Megamind). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 25, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring songs inspired by the film is also available. Captive is directed by Jerry Jameson and stars Kate Mara, David Oyelowo, Leonor Varela, Jessica Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers and Michael K. Williams. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tomorrow We Disappear’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Romer, score, Soundtrack, Tomorrow We Disappear
Drawing Number One has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Tomorrow We Disappear. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Digging for Fire). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Tomorrow We Disappear directed by Jimmy Goldblum & Adam Weber centers on the Kathputli, a hand-built artist colony hidden away in the alleyways of New Delhi and follows a community of magicians, acrobats and puppeteers over three years as they approach their looming eviction to make way for a modern skyscraper. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring ABC’s ‘Blood & Oil’
Posted: September 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Blood & Oil, Mark Isham
Mark Isham has taken over scoring duties on the the new ABC drama Blood & Oil. The drama is created by Josh Pate (Aquarius) & Rodes Fishburne and stars Don Johnson, Chace Crawford, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Delroy Lindo, Scott Michael Foster, India de Beaufort, Amber Valletta, Adan Canto, Yani Gellman and Caitlin Carver. The show follows a couple who dream of a new life and move to “The Bakken” in North Dakota, booming after the biggest oil discovery in American history, where they are pitted against a ruthless tycoon who forces them to put everything on the line, including their marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Brooklyn’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooklyn, John Crowley, Michael Brook, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the drama Brooklyn have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Brook (Into the Wild, The Fighter, Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Vow). The soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2015 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Brooklyn is directed by John Crowley, written by Nick Hornby based on the novel by Colm Toibin and stars Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters. The movie follows a young Irish immigrant who is navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn and must confront a terrible dilemma – a choice between two men and two countries, between duty and true love. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ice and the Sky’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cyrille Aufort, Ice and the Sky, Luc Jacquet, score, Soundtrack
Cristal Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Ice and the Sky (La Glace et le Ciel). The album features the film’s original music composed by Cyrille Aufort (Splice, A Royal Affair, Ombline). The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 16, 2015. Ice and the Sky is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins) and centers on glaciologist Claude Lorius who in 1957 began his study of Antarctic ice and in the 60s was the first to be concerned by global warming and its consequences for the planet. The documentary premiered as the closing night film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in several European markets this fall. Read the rest of this entry »
