Christophe Beck announced on Twitter that he is currently co-scoring the upcoming thriller An Ordinary Man with his brother Chilly Gonzales. The film is written and directed by Brad Silberling (Casper, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Land of the Lost) and stars Ben Kingsley, Peter Serafinowicz and Hera Hilmar. The movie follows a war criminal in hiding who begins to form a relationship with his only connection to the outside world, his maid. Silberling and Kingsley are also producing the Enderby Entertainment, Lavender Pictures and Reveal Entertainment production with Rick Dugtale (Dawn Patrol). Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck & Chilly Gonzales Scoring Brad Silberling’s ‘An Ordinary Man’
Posted: June 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: An Ordinary Man, Brad Silberling, Chilly Gonzales, Christophe Beck
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Go90’s ‘Pulse’ to Feature Music by Duncan Sheik
Posted: June 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Duncan Sheik, Go90, Pulse
Duncan Sheik has composed the score for the upcoming Go90 short-form musical series Pulse. The show created by Kyle Jarrow will be directed by Anna Mastro (Walter) and stars Katie Findlay, Craig Stickland, Calum Worthy, Melissa O’Neil, Alexandre Landry, Meg DeAngelis and Harley Morenstein. The 12-parter follows a group of American expatriates living in Berlin who find themselves immersed in the city’s vibrant, kinetic dance scene. Each episode will feature an original song performed by the show’s cast. The series is produced by New Form Digital. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer, Jasha Klebe & Jacob Shea of Bleeding Fingers Music Scoring BBC’s ‘Planet Earth II’
Posted: June 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, BBC America, Bleeding Fingers Music, Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe, Planet Earth, Planet Earth II
BBC Earth has announced that Hans Zimmer is composing the music for the upcoming docu-series Planet Earth II. He is composing the show’s theme and main titles. Jasha Klebe who previously scored last year’s Oscar-nominated documentary Winter on Fire and Jacob Shea who is known for his music for the Morgan Freeman-hosted series Through the Wormhole are also involved in scoring the show courtesy of the music production house Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (Saints & Strangers, Sons of Liberty). The series is narrated by David Attenborough, executive produced by Michael Gunton (Hidden Kingdoms, Life, Africa) and produced by Tom Hugh-Jones (Planet Life). The 6-parter explores the unique characteristics of Earth’s most iconic habitats and the extraordinary ways animals survive within them. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean Callery to Return for ’24: Legacy’
Posted: June 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 24, 24: Legacy, Fox, Sean Callery
Sean Callery is set to compose the music for the upcoming Fox drama 24: Legacy. The composer has already scored the pilot episode for the 24 spin-off starring Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto and Jimmy Smits. The series chronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil. Howard Gordon (Homeland, Tyrant), Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Empire), Manny Coto (Dexter), Evan Katz, Stephen Hopkins (The Ghost and the Darkness, Predator 2) and Kiefer Sutherland return as the drama’s executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff & Mychael Danna to Score ‘Storks’
Posted: June 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Doug Sweetland, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Nichols Stoller
Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna have been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Storks. The film is directed by Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) & Doug Sweetland (Presto) and features the voices of Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Katie Crown, Ty Burrell and Jennifer Aniston. The movie takes place in a world where storks have gone from from delivering babies to packages and follows a stork named Junior who accidentally produces an unauthorized baby and must fix the situation before anyone finds out. Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Soundtrack
Posted: June 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Game of Thrones, HBO, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s sixth season composed by Ramin Djawadi (Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, Warcraft). The soundtrack will be released digitally within the next few weeks and physically on July 29, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Check back on this page for the full album details. The label has previously released a soundtrack album for the third, fourth and fifth season, while Varese Sarabande released the official soundtrack albums for Season 1 and Season 2. Read the rest of this entry »
Crackle’s ‘StartUp’ to Feature Music by Chris Hajian
Posted: May 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Ketai, Chris Hajian, Crackle, StartUp
Chris Hajian is scoring the upcoming Crackle original series StartUp. The show is created by Ben Ketai (The Forest) and stars Martin Freeman, Adam Brody, Edi Gathegi and Otmara Marrero. The drama is set in Miami and tells the story of a brilliant, yet controversial tech idea that gets incubated on the wrong side of the tracks by three strangers who don’t necessarily fit the mold of tech entrepreneurs. Ketai is also executive producing the Critical Content production with Andrew Marcus & Tom Forman (Limitless), Ray Ricord, Gianni Nunnari (The Departed, 300) and Shannon Gaulding. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Lewis to Score ‘Fist Fight’
Posted: May 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominic Lewis, Fist Fight
Dominic Lewis is set to score the upcoming comedy Fist Fight. The film is directed by Richie Keen and stars Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Christina Hendricks, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Chanel Celaya, Tracy Morgan, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Dennis Haysbert and Dean Norris. The movie follows two teachers who work in a broken-down school system and wind up in a fist fight with each other. Evan Susser and Van Robichaux have written the screenplay. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Real Steel, Date Night) is producing the New Line Cinema and 21 Laps Entertainment production with actor Max Greenfield (New Girl) and John Rickard (Horrible Bosses 2, How to Be Single). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pelé: Birth of a Legend’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, Pele: Birth of a Legend, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Pelé: Birth of a Legend. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Couples Retreat, A Hundred-Foot Journey, Million Dollar Arm). The soundtrack will be released on June 24, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pele: Birth of a Legend is written and directed by Jeff and Michael Zimbalist and stars Kevin de Paula, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta and Colm Meaney. The movie chronicles football star Pelé’s challenging childhood in the slums of São Paulo state, his rapid rise to prominence with the Brazil soccer squad and culminating in his team’s victory at the 1958 World Cup. Read the rest of this entry »
Alec Puro to Score Judy Greer’s ‘A Happening of Monumental Proportions’
Posted: May 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Happening of Monumental Proportions, Alec Puro, Judy Greer
Alec Puro has signed on to score the upcoming indie comedy drama A Happening of Monumental Proportions. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Judy Greer and stars Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Katie Holmes, Anders Holm and Common. The movie takes place at a small school in Los Angeles and follows a group of students who find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies and dead bodies. Gary Lundy has written the screenplay. Chris & Paul Weitz (About a Boy, American Pie), Andrew Miano (A Single Man, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) and David Gardner are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
