Joel J. Richard has signed on to score the upcoming ABC drama Quantico. The show is created by Joshua Safran (Endless Love, Gossip Girl, Smash) and stars Priyanka Chopra, Jake McLaughlin, Aunjanue Ellis, Yasmine Al Massri, Johanna Braddy, Tate Ellington and Graham Rogers. The series follows a group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, who battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. Safran is also executive producing the ABC Studios production with Mark Gordon (Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Speed) and Nick Pepper. Read the rest of this entry »
Joel J. Richard to Score ABC’s ‘Quantico’
Posted: July 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Joel J. Richard, Joshua Safran, Quantico
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Matthew Margeson to Score ‘Eddie the Eagle’
Posted: July 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dexter Fletcher, Eddie the Eagle, Matthew Margeson, Matthew Vaughn
Matthew Margeson is set to score the upcoming biographical drama Eddie the Eagle. The film is directed by Dexter Fletcher (Sunshine on Leith, Wild Bill) and stars Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Jo Hartley, Tim McInnerny and Ania Sowinski. The movie tells the story of ski jumper Michael Edwards who rose to fame as the very-last-place finisher in two events at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, but left as a scene-stealing poster boy for never-say-die underdogs everywhere. Simon Kelton and Sean Macauley have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Slap’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jason Derlatka, Jon Ehrlich, NBC, score, Soundtrack, The Slap
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the NBC event series The Slap. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Jon Ehrlich and Jason Derlatka (Parenthood, House, M.D., About a Boy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 24, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. A CD version is planned for later this year. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The Slap is directed by Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) and stars Peter Saarsgard, Thandie Newton, Uma Thurman, Zachary Quinto, Melissa George, Thomas Sadoski and Brian Cox. The series is based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas and centers on a once happy family that suddenly begins to fall apart following a seemingly minor incident in which a man slaps another couple’s misbehaving child. Read the rest of this entry »
David Buckley to Score PBS’ ‘Mercy Street’
Posted: July 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Buckley, Mercy Street, PBS
David Buckley is set to compose the music for the upcoming PBS original mini-series Mercy Street. The 6-parter is created by Lisa Q. Wolfinger & David Zabel (ER) and stars Josh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Norbert Leo Butz, AnnaSophia Robb and Cherry Jones. The series follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War – New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green. Wolfinger and Zabel are also executive producing the project with Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Thelma & Louise, Alien) and David W. Zucker (The Pillars of the Earth, Numb3rs) of Scott Free Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
Madison Gate Records and Sony Classical to Release ‘Goosebumps’ Soundtrack
Posted: July 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Goosebumps, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records and Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the upcoming adventure horror comedy Goosebumps. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Edward Scissorhands). The soundtrack will be released digitally by Madison Gate Records and physically by Sony Classical. Check back on this page for the full album details. Goosebumps is directed by Rob Letterman and stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Ryan Lee and Ken Marino. Read the rest of this entry »
Anton Sanko to Score ‘Border Crossing’
Posted: July 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anton Sanko, Bette Gordon, Border Crossing
Anton Sanko has been tapped to score the upcoming psychological thriller Border Crossing. The film is directed by Bette Gordon and stars Josh Charles, Julia Stiles, Avan Jogia, Tracie Thoms, Leo Fitzpatrick and John C McGinley. The movie is based on the novel by Pat Barker and follows a psychologist who reopens old wounds and an old case after he rescues a drowning person whom he helped convict twelve years earlier. Stephen Molton and Frank Pugliese have adapted the screenplay. Jamin O’Brien and Daniel L Blanc are producing the project with Radium Cheun. Read the rest of this entry »
John Powell’s ‘Agent Cody Banks’ Score to Be Released
Posted: July 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Agent Cody Banks, Jerry Goldsmith, John Powell, score, Soundtrack, The Trouble with Angels
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete original score for the 2003 action comedy Agent Cody Banks directed by Harald Zwart and starring Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Happy Feet, Rio, Shrek). Hip-O Records has previously released a soundtrack album for the movie, which featured the songs from the comedy, as well as two cues from Powell’s score. Visit Intrada’s online store for the full album details and to listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘We Are Still Here’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, We Are Still Here, Wojciech Golczewski
Screamworks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller We Are Still Here. The album features the film’s original music composed by Wojciech Golczewski (Late Phases, Dark Souls). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 7, 2015. We Are Still Here is written and directed by Ted Geoghegan and stars Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig, Larry Fessenden, Lisa Marie, Monte Markham, Susan Gibeny, Michael Patrick and Kelsea Dakota. The movie follows a couple who move to the quiet New England countryside to try to start a new life after their teenage son is killed in a car crash and soon iscover that the seemingly peaceful town is hiding a dark, terrifying dark secret. Read the rest of this entry »
Fernando Velazquez Scoring ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’
Posted: July 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Monster Calls, Burr Steers, Fernando Velazquez, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Fernando Velazquez is composing the music for the upcoming horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The film is directed by Burr Steers (17 Again, Charlie St. Cloud, Igby Goes Down) and stars Lily James, Bella Heathcote, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey. The movie is based on the 2009 novel by Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark Shadows) and is a new take on Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England, which is faced with a new challenge -an army of undead zombies. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 5, 2015)
Posted: July 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Feltenstein, Bill Brown, CBS, Chris Tilton, Dominion, IFC, John Nau, Syfy, The Spoils Before Dying, Zoo
Premiering on Wednesday, July 8, is the mini-series The Spoils Before Dying created by Matt Piedmont & Andrew Steele and starring Will Ferrell. Michael Kenneth Williams, Kristen Wiig, Haley Joel Osment, Maya Rudolph, Michael Sheen, Val Kilmer, Andy Daly, Tim Meadows, Chris Parnell and Marc Evan Jackson. Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Casa de mi Padre) who previously scored last year’s original The Spoils of Babylon have composed the 6-parter’s original music. The Spoils Before Dying follows a 1950s jazz pianist-turned-private eye who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation and will air Thursday nights on IFC. Visit the official show website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
