David Bowie has written and recorded a new song for the opening credits of the upcoming TV series The Last Panthers. The song marks Bowie’s first project for film/TV in over 20 years. The Last Panthers is created by French journalist Jerome Pierrat & Jack Thorne (Skins, A Long Way Down) and stars Samantha Morton, John Hurt and Tahar Ramin. The six-parter follows a British loss adjustor charged with recovering stolen diamonds after a heist whatever the cost. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Panthers’ to Feature Main Titles Song by David Bowie
Posted: September 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: David Bowie, The Last Panthers
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‘He Named Me Malala’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Davis Guggenheim, He Named Me Malala, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
The full details of the soundtrack album for the documentary He Named Me Malala have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, The Road to Perdition). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2015 and physically on October 2. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. He Named Me Malala is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) and tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who survived a Taliban assassination attempt to become an outspoken, globally recognized advocate for girl’s rights. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Some Kind of Hate’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Robert Allaire, score, Some Kind of Hate, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the supernatural horror thriller Some Kind of Hate. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robert Allaire. The soundtrack will be released on iTunes later this week and is now also available to download on CD Baby, where you can check out audio samples. Some Kind of Hate is directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer and stars Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, Maestro Harrell, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Noah Segan, Brando Eaton, Spencer Breslin and Michael Polish. The movie follows a troubled teen who’s subjected to severe bullying and accidentally resurrects a girl who committed suicide and unleashes gory retribution on her former tormentors. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seventh Son’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Beltrami, score, Seventh Son, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Seventh Son. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (World War Z, Scream, The Wolverine, 3:10 to Yuma, Live Free or Die Hard). The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited edition on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. Seventh Son is directed by Sergei Bodrov and stars Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou and Julianne Moore. The movie follows a teen who is the seventh son of a seventh son, and who learns about wizardry from a forbidding spook. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lovers’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dirk Brosse, Roland Joffé, score, Soundtrack, The Lovers
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the romantic adventure drama The Lovers. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Dirk Brosse (Paradise’s End). The soundtrack is now available to order on Varese’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Lovers is directed by Roland Joffe and stars Josh Hartnett, Tamsin Egerton, Alice Englert and Claire van der Boom. The movie follows a marine archaeologist who is left brain dead after a dangerous dive to save his wife while exploring an 18th century merchant ship wreckage. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Virunga’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Patrick Jonsson, score, Soundtrack, Virunga
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nominated documentary Virunga. The album features the film’s original music composed by Patrick Jonsson. The soundtrack is now available as a limited edition of 1000 copies on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to several tracks from the score. The album will also be available as a digital release and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Virunga is directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and follows a team of embattled park rangers as they work to fend off encroaching forces of industry, poaching, corruption and war. The documentary premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and was released in select theates and on Netflix last year. Read the rest of this entry »
Mateo Messina Scoring Hulu’s ‘Casual’ and NBC’s ‘Truth Be Told’ & ‘Superstore’
Posted: September 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Casual, DJ Nash, Hulu, Jason Reitman, Mateo Messina, NBC, Superstore, Truth Be Told
Mateo Messina is composing the music for the new Hulu original series Casual. The show is created by Zander Lehmann and stars Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins and Tara Lynn Barr. The series centers on a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister who coach each other through the world of dating while living under the same roof again and raising a teenager. Jason Reitman has directed the first episodes and is also executive producing the Lionsgate Television production with Lehmann, Helen Estabrook (Whiplash, Men, Women & Children) and Liz Tigelaar. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Captive’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Captive, Soundtrack
Special Markets has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Captive. The album features songs inspired by the film by artists including Big Daddy Weave, Fransceca Battistelli, Everfound, Dara Maclean, Sidewalk Prophets, Blanca, Love & The Outcome, Jason Castro & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Captive is directed by Jerry Jameson and stars David Oyelowo, Kate Mara, Leonor Varela, Jessica Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers and Michael K. Williams. The movie tells the true story of Brian Nichols who broke out of a courthouse jail in 2005 and shot dead the judge assigned to his case as well as a court reporter, sheriff’s deputy and FBI officer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Murder in Mexico’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Christian Davis, Murder in Mexico, score, Soundtrack
Bad Haircut will release a soundtrack album for the drama Murder in Mexico. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christian Davis (Just Let Go, Christmas Eve). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Murder in Mexico is directed by Marc Gantt and stars Colin Egglesfield and Leonor Varela. The movie tells the true story of Bruce Beresford-Redman, a producer for the hit reality show Survivor who took his wife Monica and their children on vacation to Mexico in an effort to salvage his crumbling marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 20, 2015)
Posted: September 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Blake Neely, Blindspot, Brent Belke, CBS, Christian Davis, Dominic Lewis, Ed Mitchell, Fox, Gabriel Mann, Heroes Reborn, Life in Pieces, Lifetime, Limitless, Lisa Coleman, Love on the Air, Mac Quayle, Minority Report, Murder in Mexico, NBC, Paul Leonard Morgan, Rob Simonsen, Rosewood, Scream Queens, Sean Callery, Steve Morrell, The Muppets, The Player, Wendy & Lisa, Wendy Melvoin
Premiering on Monday, September 21, is the new NBC drama Blindspot created by Martin Gero, executive produced by Greg Berlanti and starring Jaimie Alexander, Sullivan Stapleton, Audrey Esparza, Rob Brown, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Ukweli Roach and Ashley Johnson. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, The Mentalist, Everwood, Brothers & Sisters). To learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC, visit our previous news article.
Also premiering on Monday is the new Fox drama Minority Report executive produced by Max Borenstein, Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Mark Mylod & Kevin Falls and starring Stark Sands, Meagan Good, Wilmer Valderrama, Daniel London, Laura Regan, Li Jun Li and Zhane Hall. Sean Callery (24, Homeland, Bones, Jessica Jones) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
