Varese Sarabande has announced the latest releases in their CD Club series. Among the titles is a deluxe edition soundtrack for the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch directed by Joe Dante and starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates. The album features the expanded original score from the movie composed by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, Chinatown, Planet of the Apes, The Omen), including previously unreleased music. The release coincides with the 25th anniversary of the film and is limited to 3000 copies. For the full album details and to check out audio clips, visit the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gremlins 2’ and ‘Outbreak’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Posted: June 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gremlins 2: The New Batch, James Newton Howard, Jerry Goldsmith, Outbreak, score, Soundtrack
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Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘Aquarius’ Released
Posted: June 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aquarius, NBC, Soundtrack, W.G. Snuffy Walden
Universal Music has released a soundtrack album for the NBC drama Aquarius. The album features the songs from the show by artists including The Who, Charles Manson, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Wayne Newton, Dyke and the Blazers & more. Also included is a track from the series’ original score composed by W.G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, Under the Dome). The soundtrack is now available on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Aquarius is created by John McNamara and stars David Duchovny, Gethin Anthony, Grey Damon, Emma Dumont and Claire Holt. The event series takes place in the 1960s and follows a cop who goes undercover to track Charles Manson and the Manson Family before their infamous murder spree. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Magic Mike XXL’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Magic Mike XXL, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the sequel Magic Mike XXL. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Nick Waterhouse, Ginuwine, Backstreet Boys, Donald Glover, Matt Bomer, Glass Animals, Jodeci, Jacquees & more. The soundtrack will be released on June 30, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Magic Mike XXL is directed by Gregory Jacobs and stars Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard, Donald Glover, Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Michael Strahan. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 21, 2015)
Posted: June 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Ballers, David Lawrence, David Robbins, Disney Channel, HBO, Justin R. Durban, Lifetime, Mac Quayle, Mr. Robot, PBS, Perfect High, Poldark, Rob Lane, Teen Beach 2, The Brink, The Crimson Field, USA
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Brink created by Kim & Roberto Benabib and starring Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson. David Robbins (Dead Man Walking, Welcome to Me, Bob Roberts) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO comedy Ballers created by Stephen Levinson, executive produced by Mark Wahlberg & Peter Berg and starring Dwayne Johnson, John David Washington, Omar Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, Rob Corddry, London Brown and Jazmyn Simon. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Scott Vener (Entourage) serves as the project’s music supervisor. Ballers follows a former football superstar who gets his life on track in retirement, while mentoring other current and former players on the business of football. For more information about the series, which will air Sunday nights on HBO, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC America, Benoit Charest, Benoit Groulx, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, score, Soundtrack
The details for the soundtrack album for British fantasy drama Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell have been revealed. The album features the music from the mini-series composed by Benoit Charest (The Triplets of Belleville, Upside Down) and Benoit Groulx. The soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2015 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is based on Susanna Clarke’s bestselling novel and stars Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Alice Englert, Marc Warren, Samuel West, Charlotte Riley, Enzo Cilenti, Paul Kaye and Claudia Jessi. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates to Score Syfy’s ‘The Magicians’
Posted: June 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Syfy, The Magicians, Will Bates
Will Bates has signed on to score the upcoming Syfy original series The Magicians. The show is Lev Grossman’s best-selling fantasy book trilogy of the same title and stars Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta and Summer Bishil. The series follows a brilliant grad student who enrolls in Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, a secret upstate New York university specializing in magic and soon discover that the magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 19, 2015)
Posted: June 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Burying the Ex, David Wingo, Dope, Eden, Explosions in the Sky, Germaine Franco, Harry Escott, Infinitely Polar Bear, Inside Out, Joseph LoDuca, Julian Wass, Manglehorn, Michael Giacchino, Pharrell Williams, The Face of an Angel, The Overnight, Theodore Shapiro
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Inside Out directed by Pete Docter and featuring the voices of Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Jurassic World, Star Trek). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Also visit Screenrant and Trailer Addict for interviews with Giacchino about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama Dope written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa and starring Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Kimberly Elise, A$AP Rocky, Blake Anderson, Keith Stanfield, Chanel Iman, Quincy Brown and Zoë Kravitz. Pharrell Williams has written the movie’s original songs performed by the fictional band Awreeoh. Also included and Germaine Franco has composed the film’s original score. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Awreeoh, Digital Underground, Naughty By Nature, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Public Enemy & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Zanelli Scoring Jared Hess’ ‘Masterminds’
Posted: June 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Jared Hess, Masterminds
Geoff Zanelli is composing the score for the upcoming heist comedy Masterminds. The film is directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and stars Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon, Jon Daley and Ken Marino. The movie follows a disgruntled armored car driver who teams up with a pretty co-worker and a group of inexperienced criminals to steal nearly $20 million from a bank vault. Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer wrote the screenplay based on an original script by Emily Spivey. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cartel Land’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cartel Land, H. Scott Salinas, Jackson Greenberg, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Cartel Land. The album features the film’s original music composed by H. Scott Salinas (The Square, Allegiance, Murder in the First) and Jackson Greenberg. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 30, 2015 and physically on September 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Cartel Land is directed by Matthew Heineman and centers on the battle between border vigilante groups and murderous Mexican drug cartels, with the vigilantes able to accomplish things law enforcement cannot. Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) serves as an executive producer on the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Federico Jusid Scoring ‘Kidnap’
Posted: June 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Federico Jusid, Kidnap
Federico Jusid is composing the music for the upcoming thriller Kidnap. The film is directed by Luis Prieto (Pusher) and stars Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Lew Temple and Chris McGinn. The movie follows a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her kidnapped son. Knate Gwaltneys wrote the screenplay. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers series, G.I. Joe, RED, Salt, Constantine) is producing the project with Erik Howsam, alongside Gold Star Films’ Joey Tufaro (Maggie) and Gregory Chou of Rumble Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
