Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Dawn Patrol. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joe Kraemer (Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, The Way of the Gun), as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Donovan Frankenreiter, Safety Orange, Guardian Ghost & Up the Anesthetic and the original track Bad Things by Rita Wilson & Matt Nathanson. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 2, 2015 and physically on August 14. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Check out audio samples below. Dawn Patrol is directed by Daniel Petrie Jr. and stars Scott Eastwood, Rita Wilson, Chris Brochu and Jeff Fahey. The movie follows a surfer-turned-Marine held at gunpoint in a distant desert who tells his tragic story of revenge for his brother gone wrong to stall his execution. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dawn Patrol’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dawn Patrol, Joe Kraemer, score, Soundtrack
Robert Drasnin (1927 – 2015)
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Robert Drasnin
Variety is reporting that Robert Drasnin passed away this past Wednesday at age 87. The composer is best known for scoring numerous TV show episodes between the 1950s and 1980s, including Mission: Impossible, The Twilight Zone, Hawaii Five-0, Lost in Space, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I Spy, The Wild Wild West, Mannix, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, Police Story and CHiPs. His feature film credits include the 1970 thriller The Kremlin Letter directed by John Huston, the 1973 horror thriller The Candy Snatchers and 1966 western Ride in the Whirlwind starring Jack Nicholson. He also composed the music for numerous TV movies and served as a director of music for CBS Television from 1977 to 1991. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 3, James Wan, Joseph Bishara, Leigh Whannell, score, Soundtrack
Void Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 3. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Annabelle) who previously scored the first two parts in the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 5, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio samples after the jump. Insidious: Chapter 3 is directed by Leigh Whannell who makes his directorial debut and stars Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Steve Coulter, Angus Sampson, Hayley Kiyoko, Ashton Moio, as well as Whannell himself. The film produced by James Wan, Jason Blum and Oren Peli is set before the haunting of the Lambert family and reveals how Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 15, 2015)
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Animals, Christophe Beck, Echoes of War, Every Secret Thing, Good Kill, Hanan Townshend, I'll See You in My Dreams, Ian Hultquist, Jed Kurzel, Junkie XL, Keegan DeWitt, Kyle Newmaster, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Mothersbaugh, Pitch Perfect 2, Rob, Robin Coudert, Slow West, Tom Holkenborg, Where Hope Grows
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action movie Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller and starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Abbey Lee and Courtney Eaton. Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. For recent interviews with Holkenborg about his work on the film, visit Film Music Magazine, Hitfix, Entertainment Weekly and Film.Music.Media.
Also opening wide is the musical comedy sequel Pitch Perfect 2 directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine and Hailee Steinfeld. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The Lego Movie, Hotel Transylvania, 21 Jump Street). Universal Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film, including the original track Flashlight written by Jessie J, as well as a track from Mothersbaugh’s score this past Tuesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Armstrong to Score Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’
Posted: May 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Armstrong, Oliver Stone, Snowden
Craig Armstrong revealed in a recent interview with DIY that he will be reuniting with Oliver Stone on the upcoming biographical drama Snowden. The film directed by Stone (Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, Wall Street, Platoon) stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Melissa Leo, Nicolas Cage, Timothy Olyphant, Zachary Quinto and Tom Wilkinson. The movie is based on the books The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena, which chronicles Edward Snowden’s time in Russia hoping to get asylum while the United States was demanding his extradition. Stone also co-wrote the screenplay with Kieran Fitzgerald (The Homesman). Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Honored at BMI Film & TV Awards
Posted: May 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, BMI, BMI Film & TV Awards, BMI Icon Award, Chris Montan
Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), held its annual Film & TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Alexandre Desplat was honored with the Icon Award, which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. The composer who received his first Academy Award earlier this year for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and whose other scoring credits include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, The Girl with the Pearl Earring, Zero Dark Thirty and The Tree of Life was presented the award by the night’s hosts, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross and BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill. Several of Desplat’s regular collaborators congratulated him via a tribute video, including Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen, Tamara Drewe), Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech), Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) and Wes Anderson (Moonrise Kingdom, The Fantastic Mr. Fox). Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) Scoring ‘Kill Your Friends’
Posted: May 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Junkie XL, Kill Your Friends, Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL has composed the original score for the upcoming British indie thriller Kill Your Friends. The film is directed by Owen Harris and stars Nicholas Hoult, James Corden, Craig Roberts, Rosanna Arquette, Tom Riley and Ed Skrein. The movie follows a 27-year-old A&R man who is slashing and burning his way through London’s music industry and goes to extremes in search of the next megahit. John Niven (Cat Run) wrote the screenplay based on his 2008 novel of the same title. Gregor Cameron, Will Clarke and Len Blavatnik are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo and Ben Decter to Score CBS’ ‘Extant’ Season 2
Posted: May 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Decter, CBS, Extant, Jeff Russo
Jeff Russo and Ben Decter are the new composers of the CBS series Extant. The show is created by Mickey Fisher and stars Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Pierce Gagnon, Camryn Manheim and Grace Gummer. Jeffrey Dean Morgan has also joined the cast of season 2. The show follows a female astronaut who discovers she has unwittingly put the human race on a path to destruction, and that she and a mysterious stranger may be the only hope for survival. The first season of the Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios production was scored by Marcelo Zarvos. Read the rest of this entry »
Lucien Nicolet (Luciano) Scoring Barbet Schroeder’s ‘Amnesia’
Posted: May 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amnesia, Barbet Schroeder, Luciano, Lucien Nicolet
Lucien Nicolet has recently scored the upcoming drama Amnesia. The film is directed by Barbet Schroeder and stars Marthe Keller, Max Riemelt, Bruno Ganz, Joel Basman and Corinna Kirchhoff. The movie is set in Ibiza and follows a 25 year-old music composer who wants to be part of the nascent electronic music revolution, ideally by getting a job first as a DJ in the new nightclub on the island, Amnesia. Schroeder also co-wrote the screenplay with Emilie Bickerton, Peter Steinbach and Susan Hoffman. Margaret Menegoz (Amour, The White Ribbon) is producing the project with Ruth Waldburger (The Turin Horse). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ripper Street’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dominik Scherrer, Ripper Street, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC series Ripper Street. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Dominik Scherrer (Primeval, The Missing). The soundtrack will be released overseas on June 15 and is now available as an import on Amazon. Ripper Street is created by Richard Warlow (Mistress) and stars Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, Myanna Buring and David Dawson.The series is set in and around Whitechapel in London’s East End in 1889 during the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper murders and centers on the notorious H Division, which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic East London streets. Read the rest of this entry »
