loveLyle Workman is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Love. The show is created by Judd Apatow (TrainwreckGirlsFreaks and Geeks), Paul Rust (Pee-wee’s Big Holiday) and Lesley Arfin and stars Rust himself, Gillian Jacobs, Dave Allen, Steve Bannos, Chris Witaske and singer Chantal Claret. The comedy follows a nice guy and a brazen wild child as they navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, and other things they were hoping to avoid. Apatow, Rust and Arfin are also executive producing the Legendary Television production with Brent Forrester (The Office). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Deadpool’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: January 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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DeadpoolCovThe full details of the soundtrack album for the comic book movie Deadpool have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 300: Rise of an Empire, Black Mass). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by WHAM!, Salt-N-Pepa, Juice Newton, Neil Sedaka, DMX and Teamheadkick. As previously reported, the soundtrack will be released digitally next month and physically on March 4, 2016 by Milan Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Deadpool directed by Tim Miller and starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein and Brianna Hildebrand will be released nationwide on February 12, 2016 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »

suicide-squadSteven Price has signed on to score the upcoming comic book movie Suicide Squad. The film is written and directed by David Ayer (End of Watch, screenwriter of Training Day) and starsJared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Karen Fukuhara, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach and Viola Davis. The movie is based on the DC Comics of the same title and centers on a secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency. Charles Roven (The Dark Knight trilogy, Man of Steel, Twelve Monkeys) is producing the project with Richard Suckle (American Hustle, Scooby-Doo). Read the rest of this entry »

shawn-lemoneASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers today announced that Shawn LeMone has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Membership. He will continue to report directly to ASCAP EVP Membership, John Titta. LeMone has been heading ASCAP’s Film & TV department for more than six years, and attracted and developed such composers as Academy Award nominee Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything, Sicario), David Vanacore (Survivor, The Apprentice), Mark Williams (Who Wants to Be A Millionaire) and Jeff Lippencott (Master Chef, Shark Tank), among many others. Read the rest of this entry »

FX’s ‘Baskets’ to Feature Music by Andrew Bird

Posted: January 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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basketsAndrew Bird is composing the score for the new FX original series Baskets. The show is created by Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis & Jonathan Krisel (Portlandia) and stars Galifianakis himself, alongside Louie Anderson, Martha Kelly, Sabina Sciubba and Ernest Adams. The comedy is set in Bakersfield, California and follows a man who sets out on becoming a professional clown. After failing to get a degree at a prestigious clowning school in Paris, he is stuck with a job at a local rodeo. Louis C.K., Galifianakis & Krisel are also executive producing the project with M. Blair Breard (Louie), Dave Becky (Master of None, Everybody Hates Chris), Marc Gurvitz (According to Jim) and Andrea Pett-Joseph. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Witch’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: January 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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the-witchMilan Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror drama The Witch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Korven. The soundtrack will be released digitally next month and physically on March 4, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Witch is directed by Robert Eggers and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson and Bathsheba Garnett. The movie is set on the edge of a dark forest in 17th-century New England and follows a farmer who leaves his colonial plantation and relocates his family to a remote plot of land, where strange and unsettling occurrences begin happening immediately – animals become vicious, crops wilt and one of the children disappears. Read the rest of this entry »

elvis-and-nixonEdward Shearmur has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming comedy drama Elvis & Nixon. The film is directed by Liza Johnson and stars Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon. Colin Hanks, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Evan Peters, Tracy Letts, Sky Ferreira, Ashley Benson, Tate Donovan, Poppy Delevingne and Dylan Penn are co-starring. The movie tells the story of the infamous meeting between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon in 1970, which was immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.  Read the rest of this entry »

fifty-shades-of-blackIM Global will release a score album for the comedy Fifty Shades of Black. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jim Dooley (Pushing Daisies, Obsessed, When a Stranger Calls, The Last Ship). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 22, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, IM Global will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs, as well as a suite from Dooley’s score. Fifty Shades of Black directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Wayans, Kalli Hawk, Affion Crockett, Fred Willard, Mike Epps, Andrew Bachelor, Jane Seymour and Florence Henderson is set to be released nationwide on January 29, 2016 by Open Road Films. Visit the official movie website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »

tumbledownMilan Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie romantic comedy Tumbledown. The album features a selection of original songs by Seattle-based singer/songwriter Damien Jurado. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Comet). The soundtrack will be released on February 12, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Tumbledown is directed by Sean Mewshaw and stars Jason Sudeikis, Rebecca Hall, Dianna Agron and Joe Manganiello. The movie centers on the widow of a recently deceased folk-singer who is approached by a charming New York writer intent on penning a biography of her late husband’s life. Read the rest of this entry »

queen-of-katweAlex Heffes has been hired to score the upcoming drama Queen of Katwe. The film is directed by Mira Nair (Vanity FairThe NamesakeAmeliaMonsoon Wedding) and stars Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo. The  movie is based on Tim Crothers’ 2011 ESPN The Magazine article and book The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster and tells the story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutes who became a Woman Candidate Master after her performance at the World Chess Olympiad. Read the rest of this entry »