The full details of the soundtrack album for Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Wander & Harald Kloser (2012, White House Down, The Day After Tomorrow, 10’000 BC). Also included are the songs Electric U by Kid Bloom and Annie Trousseau’s cover version of Cher’s Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) as featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2016 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Independence Day: Resurgence starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward will be released nationwide on June 24 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harald Kloser, Independence Day, Independence Day: Resurgence, Roland Emmerich, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Wander
‘Dark Horse’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Nikitin, Dark Horse, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Dark Horse. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (The Imposter, Journey to the Edge of the Universe, This Beautiful Fantastic). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Dark Horse is directed by Louise Osmond and tells the true story of a group of friends from a working men’s club who decide to take on the elite ‘sport of kings’ and breed themselves a racehorse. The documentary premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released earlier this month in select theaters by Sony Pictures Classics. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Finding Dory’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Stanton, Finding Dory, Pixar, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar’s animated feature Finding Dory have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall) who previously scored the original Finding Nemo film, as well as Wall-E for Pixar and director Andrew Stanton. Also included is the end titles song Unforgettable performed by Sia. The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Finding Dory starring the voice talent of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton follows Dory and her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. Read the rest of this entry »
Aaron Zigman Scoring ‘The Shack’
Posted: May 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, The Shack
Aaron Zigman is composing the music for the upcoming drama The Shack. The film is directed by Stuart Hazeldine (Exam) and stars Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Radha Mitchell, Graham Greene and Aviv Alush. The movie is based on the bestselling novel by William Paul Young and follows a grieving man whose youngest daughter was abducted during a family vacation and receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called “The Shack.” John Fusco (Hidalgo, Young Guns, The Forbidden Kingdom) has written the screenplay. Gil Netter (Life of Pi, The Blind Side, Phone Booth) is producing the project with Brad Cummings. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Confirmation’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bob Nelson, Jeff Cardoni, score, Soundtrack, The Confirmation
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie drama The Confirmation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (CSI: Miami, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Just Friends, The League). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Confirmation is written and directed by Bob Nelson and stars Clive Owen, Maria Bello, Patton Oswalt, Jaeden Lieberher, Matthew Modine, Robert Forster, Stephen Tobolowsky and Tim Blake Nelson. The movie follows an 8-year-old boy and his estranged father who are two days together for the first time in forever. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Conjuring 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Wan, Joseph Bishara, score, Soundtrack, The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the horror sequel The Conjuring 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (Insidious series, Annabelle, Dark Skies) who previously scored the 2013 original film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 3, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Conjuring 2 is directed by James Wan and stars Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Lauren Esposito, Patrick McAuley, Benjamin Haigh, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Delane and Franka Potente. The movie follows Lorraine and Ed Warren as they travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran & Adam Wiltzie Scoring Jalil Lespert’s ‘The Shadow of Iris’
Posted: May 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Wiltzie, Dustin O'Halloran, Iris, The Shadow of Iris
Dustin O’Halloran & Adam Wiltzie are currently scoring the upcoming French thriller The Shadow of Iris. The film is directed by Jalil Lespert (Yves Saint Laurent) who also stars in the film alongside Romain Duris, Charlotte Le Bon, Camille Cottin, Sophie Verbeeck and Adel Bencherif. The movie follows a mechanic caught up in a deadly false kidnapping plot. Wassim Béji (A Perfect Man, Headwin) is producing the project for WY Productions. The Shadow of Iris is set to be released in France on November 2, 2016. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bloodline’ Season 2 to Feature Music by James Levine
Posted: May 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bloodline, James Levine, Netflix
Composer James Levine with actor Kyle Chandler at ‘Bloodline’ Season 2 LA Premiere (Photo credit: CW3PR)
James Levine has composed the music for the second season of the Netflix original series Bloodline. The show is created and executive produced by Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman & Glenn Kessler and stars Kyle Chandler, Linda Cardellini, Ben Mendelsohn, Sissy Spacek, Norbert Leo Butz, Jamie McShane and Jacinda Barrett. The second season of the drama continues the story centering around the Rayburn family, which owns and runs an oceanfront hotel in the Florida Keys. Levine has previously scored all seasons of the FX series Damages for the producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira to Score ‘The Nut Job 2’
Posted: May 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carl Brunker, Heitor Pereira, The Nut Job, The Nut Job 2
Heitor Pereira has been hired to score the upcoming animated feature The Nut Job 2. The film is directed by Cal Brunker (Escape From Planet Earth) and features the voices of Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Gabriel Iglesias and Jeff Dunham who reprise their characters from the original movie. The sequel follows Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends band as they come together to defeat the evil mayor of Oaktown who decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place. Brunker has also written the screenplay with Bob Barlen and Scott Bindley (Madison). Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano Scoring ‘Almost Christmas’
Posted: May 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Almost Christmas, David E. Talbert, John Paesano
John Paesano has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming comedy Almost Christmas. The film is written and directed by David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim, First Sunday) and stars Gabrielle Union, Danny Glover, Mo’Nique, Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Romany Malco and Jessie T. Usher. The movie follows an estranged family forced to come together for their first Christmas since the death of the family matriarch. Will Packer (Ride Along, Obsessed, Think Like a Man) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
