Reinhold Heil is composing the music for the upcoming SundanceTV event series Deutschland 83. The show is set in the 1980s and follows a 24-year-old East Germany native who is sent to the west as an undercover spy for the Stasi foreign service to gather the secrets of NATO military strategy. The 8-part series is written and created by American journalist and author Anna Winger (This Must Be the Place) and Joerg Winger and stars Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Noethen, Sylvester Groth, Errol T. Harwood and Sonja Gerhardt. Edward Berger & Samira Radsi are directing the 8-parter and Joerg Winger & Nico Hofmann serve as the executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Reinhold Heil Scoring ‘Deutschland 83’
Posted: May 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deutschland 83, Reinhold Heil, SundanceTV
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‘Echoes of War’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Echoes of War, Hanan Townshend, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the western thriller Echoes of War. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hanan Townshend (To the Wonder, Knight of Cups, The Better Angels). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 15, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio samples are embedded after the jump. Echoes of War is directed by Kane Senes and stars James Badge Dale, Ethan Embry, William Forsythe, Maika Monroe, Rhys Wakefield, Beth Broderick, Ryan O’Nan and Owen Teague. The movie is set in post-Civil War Texas where two neighboring farm families are grieving their losses while they struggle to survive. Read the rest of this entry »
‘San Andreas’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Lockington, San Andreas, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure San Andreas. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Lockington (Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters). Also included is a cover version of California Dreamin’ performed by Sia. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 12, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. San Andreas is directed by Brad Peyton and stars Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson and Paul Giamatti. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs of ‘Defiance’ – Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Defiance, Soundtrack, Syfy
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the new soundtrack album for the Syfy original series Defiance. The album features the songs from the show’s second season performed by Brendan McCreary, Young Beautiful in a Hurry, Raya Yarborough and Trace Adkins. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 26. A physical version is also in the works and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sparks & Shadows has previously released a soundtrack album featuring composer Bear McCreary’s music for the series. Defiance created by Rockne S. O’Bannon and starring Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Jaime Murray, Tony Curran, Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner and Fionnula Flanagan will return for a third season on June 12, 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Woman in Gold’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Martin Phipps, score, Soundtrack, Woman in Gold
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the drama Woman in Gold. The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Phipps (Brighton Rock, Harry Brown) and Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator, Interstellar). The soundtrack will be released overseas on May 29, 2015. No word yet on a domestic release date. Woman in Gold is directed by Simon Curtis and stars Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl, Katie Holmes, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern and Frances Fisher. The movie follows an elderly Jewish woman who fled Vienna during World War II and, sixty years later, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hemlock Grove’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Eli Roth, Hemlock Grove, Nathan Barr, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has released a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Hemlock Grove. The album features selections from the original score from the show’s second season composed by Nathan Barr (Hostel, True Blood, The Americans, Cabin Fever). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring music from the series’ first season. Hemlock Grove is executive produced by Eli Roth based on the novel by Brian McGreevey and stars Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Landon Liboiron and Bill Skarsgard. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 3, 2015)
Posted: May 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cleveland Abduction, Grace and Frankie, Lifetime, Michael Skloff, Netflix, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Sam KS, Stockholm Pennsylvania, Tony Morales
Premiering on Friday, May 8 is the Netflix original series Grace and Frankie and created by Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris and starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, Baron Vaughn and June Diane Raphael. Michael Skloff (Friends, Dream On, Jessie) and Sam KS are composing the show’s original music. To learn more about the comedy, visit our scoring assignment announcement. The full first season of Grace and Frankie will be available this Friday on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Elliot Goldenthal’s ‘Symphony in G-Sharp Minor’ to Be Released
Posted: May 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Elliot Goldenthal, Symphony in G Minor
Zarathustra Music will release an EP featuring Elliot Goldenthal‘s concert work Symphony in G-Sharp Minor. The Academy Award-winning composer whose film scores include Frida, Interview with the Vampire, Heat, Batman Forever, Alien 3 and Public Enemies composed the piece, which was commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and marks his second collaboration with the orchestra following the oratorio Fire Water Paper. The symphony premiered last year at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, CA. The EP featuring the symphony’s two movements Moderato con moto and Rondo agitato will be released on May 12, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies to Score ‘The Great Getaway’
Posted: May 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Peter Maxwell Davies, The Great Getaway
The Telegraph is reporting that Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is set to compose the score for the upcoming historical drama The Great Getaway. The film is directed by Robbie Moffat and will star Peter Mullan and Brendan Gleeson. The movie tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charles aka Charles Edward Stuart, grandson of deposed James II who flew to the Islas after crushing defeat at Culloden. Muffat is also writing the screenplay and Mairi Sutherland is producing the Palm Tree Universal production. The drama will mark Davies’ first film score since 1971’s The Devils directed by Ken Russell and starring Oliver Reed & Vanessa Redgrave. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Grace and Frankie’ to Feature Music by Michael Skloff & Sam KS
Posted: May 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Grace and Frankie, Michael Skloff, Netflix, Sam KS
Michael Skloff and Sam KS have composed the music for the new Netflix original series Grace and Frankie. The show is created by Marta Kauffman (Friends) & Howard J. Morris (According to Jim) and stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, Baron Vaughn and June Diane Raphael. The comedy follows two women whose lives are suddenly turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other. Read the rest of this entry »
