Trevor Rabin is reuniting with director Boaz Yakin on the upcoming family adventure Max. The movie starring Josh Wiggins, Thomas Haden Church, Lauren Graham and Robbie Amell follows a wayward teen who befriends the military dog that was partnered to his older brother, a US Marine killed in action in Afghanistan. Yakin (Now You See Me, Safe, Fresh) has also written the screenplay with Sheldon Lettich (Lionheart, Bloodsport). Karen Rosenfelt (The Twilight Saga, Marley & Me, Percy Jackson series) and Ken Blancato are producing the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Rabin Scoring Boaz Yakin’s ‘Max’
Posted: February 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Boaz Yakin, Max, Trevor Rabin
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Soundtrack for Fox’s ‘Empire’ Announced
Posted: February 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Empire, Fox, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack album for the Fox hit drama Empire. The album features songs from the show by cast members including Jussie Smollett (Jamal Lyon) and Bryshere Gray a.k.a. Yazz (Hakeem Lyon), alongside Terrence Howard (Lucious Lyon) and guest stars Courtney Love, Juicy J, Jennifer Hudson, Estelle, Mary J. Blige and Rita Ora. The soundtrack will be released on March 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version featuring seven additional tracks will also be released on the same date and is available for pre-order on iTunes. Empire created by Lee Daniels & Danny Strong follows the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Andrews Scoring ‘The Adderall Diaries’
Posted: February 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Andrews, The Adderall Diaries
Michael Andrews is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama The Adderall Diaries. The film is directed by Pamela Romanowsky and stars James Franco, Amber Heard, Ed Harris, Christian Slater, Cynthia Nixon and Jim Parrack. The movie centers on the gripping account of a young man navigating the unstable terrain of truth and identity. Romanowsky has also written the screenplay based on the memoir by Stephen Elliott (About Cherry). Franco & Vince Jolivette (Palo Alto, Child of God) are producing the project for Rabbit Bandini Productions, alongside James Reach & Joseph McKelheer for Windowseat Films. Robert Redford serves as an executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The DUFF’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The DUFF
Island Records has released a soundtrack album for the teen comedy The DUFF. The album features the songs from the movie by such artists as Nova Rockafeller, Fall Out Boy, Nick Jonas, Icona Pop, Tegan and Sara, The Vamps, Jessie J, Kari Kimmel, Junkie XL & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The DUFF is directed by Ari Sandel and stars Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos, Skyler Samuels, Nick Eversman and Ken Jeong. The movie is based on the novel by Kody Keplinger and follows a high school senior whose world is turned upside down when she learns that her group of friends has labeled her the DUFF (designated ugly fat friend). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Furious 7’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fast & Furious, Furious 7, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the action sequel Furious 7 have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG, Rich Homie Quan, Wiz Khalifa & Iggy Azalea, Skylar Grey, Flo Rida, David Guetta & Kaz James, DJ Shadow, T.I. & Young Thug, DJ Shadow (feat. Mos Def), Dillon Francis & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on March 17, 2015 by Atlantic Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Furious 7 is directed by James Wan, written by Chris Morgan and stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Russell. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Merchants of Doubt’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Adler, Merchants of Doubt, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Merchants of Doubt. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Adler (Food, Inc, Nobel Son, Bottle Shock). Also included is the original song You Fooled Me by Eg White. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 3, 2015 and physically on April 7. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Click here to listen to audio clips. Merchants of Doubt directed by Robert Kenner and inspired by the book of the same title by Naomi Oreskes & Erik Conway and explores a secretive group of pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities – yet have the contrary aim of spreading confusion about toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dragonheart, Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse, Mark McKenzie, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark McKenzie (Durango, Blizzard, The Greatest Miracle) who previously scored the franchise’s first sequel Dragonheart: A New Beginning. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 24, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Varese Sarabande will release a CD version later this year. Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse is directed by Colin Teague and stars Julian Morris, Tamzin Merchant, Jassa Ahluwalia, Jonjo O’Neill and Dominic Mafham, as well as the voice of Ben Kingsley. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro Scoring Karyn Kusama’s ‘The Invitation’
Posted: February 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Karyn Kusama, The Invitation, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is reteaming with director Karyn Kusama on the upcoming thriller The Invitation. The movie stars Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lindsay Burdge, John Carroll Lynch, Mike Doyle, Michelle Krusiec, Marieh Delfino and Jay Larson. The film follows a haunted man attending a dinner party who becomes gripped with paranoia that his ex-wife and her new husband are harboring an insidious agenda. Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi (Ride Along, Clash of the Titans, R.I.P.D.) have written the screenplay and are also producing the project with Martha Griffin (Aeon Flux). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 15, 2015)
Posted: February 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BET, Bruce Miller, CBS, Jason T. Miller, Philip Miller, The Book of Negroes, The Odd Couple
Premiering tomorrow, February 16, is the BET mini-series The Book of Negroes directed by Clement Virgo and starring Aunjanue Ellis, Cuba Gooding Jr., Louis Gossett Jr., Lyriq Bent, Jane Alexander, Ben Chaplin, Allan Hawco and Greg Bryk. Philip Miller (Catch a Fire, The Girl, Mary and Martha) has composed the project’s original music. The 3-parter is based on the novel by Lawrence Hill and tells the story of Aminata Diallo after her capture and the pain she endured as part of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The mini-series will air on three consecutive nights from Monday to Wednesday on BET. To learn more about the project, visit the official series website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Birdman’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: February 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The team behind the sound mixing of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Birdman has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at last night’s 51st annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Scoring mixer Gustavo Borner, along with production mixer Thomas Varga, re-recording mixers Jon Taylor & Frank A. Montaño, ADR mixer Jason Oliver and foley mixer John Sanacore received the award for the comedy drama starring Michael Keaton and scored by Antonio Sanchez. The other contenders in the category were American Sniper, Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar and Unbroken. In the the Motion Pictures – Animated category, scoring mixer Alan Meyerson received the award as part of the sound mixing team of Disney’s Big Hero 6 (scored by Henry Jackman). Read the rest of this entry »
