Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe are scoring the upcoming NBC event mini-series A.D.. The 12-parter is the sequel to last year’s History series The Bible and starts with the Crucifixion and The Resurrection and chronicles the events that follow. The show’s cast includes Juan Pablo di Pace, Vincent Regan, Greta Scacchi, Aniss Elkohen, Richard Coyle, Babou Ceesay, Chipo Chung, Cesare Taurasi and Adam Levy. Simon Block (Inspector Lewis) has written the scripts. Mark Burnett (Survivor, Shark Tank) and Roma Downey are executive producing the project with Richard Bedser. Zimmer and Balfe have previously scored last year’s History original The Bible for the producers, as well as the theatrical version Son of God. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe Scoring NBC’s ‘A.D.’
Posted: December 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.D., Claude-Michel Schonberg, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
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Jon Brion to Score Judd Apatow’s ‘Trainwreck’
Posted: December 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Brion, Judd Apatow, Trainwreck
Jon Brion is reuniting with director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up) on the upcoming comedy Trainwreck. The film is written by comedian Amy Schumer who also stars in the film alongside Bill Hader, LeBron James, Brie Larson, Tilda Swinton, John Cena and Ezra Miller. The movie follows a commitment-averse woman who is trying to get past her self-sabotaging ways. Apatow is also producing the project with Barry Mendel (The Sixth Sense, Bridesmaids, The Royal Tenenbaums). Brion has previously scored Apatow’s last feature This is 40 and appeared on screen in the director’s 2009 film Funny People. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Price of Fame’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: La rançon de la gloire, Michel Legrand, score, Soundtrack, The Price of Fame
Playtime will release a soundtrack album for the comedy The Price of Fame (La rançon de la gloire). The album features the film’s original music written and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer Michel Legrand (The Thomas Crown Affair, Yentl, Never Say Never Again). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 5, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Price of Fame is written and directed by Xavier Beauvois and stars Benoit Poelvoorde, Roschdy Zem, Seli Gmach, Chiara Mastroianni, Nadine Labaki, Peter Coyote, Xavier Maly, Arthur Beauvois and Dolores & Eugene Chaplin. The movie tells the true story about two marginalized immigrants who dug up Charlie Chaplin’s coffin for ransom money in the 1970s. Read the rest of this entry »
Clinton Shorter Takes Over Scoring Duties on Showtime’s ‘House of Lies’
Posted: December 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clinton Shorter, House of Lies, Showtime
Clinton Shorter revealed in an interview with The Film Yap that he is the new composer of the Showtime original series House of Lies. The show is created and executive produced by Matthew Carnahan, Jessika Borsiczky & David Walpert and stars Kristen Bell, Don Cheadle, Ben Schwartz and Josh Lawson. The series follows a group of management consultants who stop at nothing to get business deals done. Demetri Martin and Valorie Curry are guest starring in the new season. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Lewis Scoring ‘The DUFF’
Posted: December 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ari Sandel, Dominic Lewis, The DUFF
Dominic Lewis has been tapped to score the upcoming teen comedy The DUFF. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Ari Sandel who received an Ocar for his short West Bank Story and stars Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Allison Janney and Ken Jeong. The movie based on the novel by Kody Keplinger follows a high school senior whose world is turned upside down when she learns that her group of friends has labeled her the DUFF (designated ugly fat friend). Josh A. Kagan (Bandslam) has written the screenplay. McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator: Salvation), Susan Cartsonis (What Women Want, Beastly) and Mary Viola (Before We Go, Playing It Cool) are producing the project for Wonderland Sound and Vision. Read the rest of this entry »
Golden Globes Nominations Announced
Posted: December 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes
The nominations for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations:
Best Original Score:
The Imitiation Game – Alexandre Desplat
The Theory of Everything – Johann Johannsson
Gone Girl – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Birdman – Antonio Sanchez
Interstellar – Hans Zimmer Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer to Score ‘The Little Prince’
Posted: December 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Mark Osborne, The Little Prince
Hans Zimmer is set to score the upcoming animated feature The Little Prince (Le petit prince). The film is directed by Mark Osborne and features the voice talent of James Franco, Rachel McAdams, Jeff Bridges, Benicio Del Toro, Marion Cotillard, Albert Brooks, Mackenzie Foy and Paul Giamatti. The movie based on the novel of the same title by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry follows a pilot who crashes in the desert and meets a little boy from a distant planet who regales him with stories about his home and the inhabitants of nearby asteroids. Aton Soumache and Dimitri Rassam (Upside Down, Escobar: Paradise Lost) are producing the project for Onyx Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sons of Anarchy’ Volume 4 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: FX, Sons of Anarchy, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release a new soundtrack album for the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Sons of Anarchy: Vol. 4 features Ed Sheeran’s song Make It Rain, as well as collaborations between the show’s house band The Forest Rangers and artists including Billy Valentine, Amos Lee, The White Buffalo, Franky Perez, Joshua James, Audra Mae & more. The soundtrack will be released on February 24, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released three different soundtracks for the hit series: Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3. Sons of Anarchy created by Kurt Sutter and starring Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal just finished its run with the final episode of the seventh season last night. Read the rest of this entry »
Tony Morales & Edward Rogers Scoring Netflix’s ‘Bloodline’
Posted: December 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bloodline, Edward Rogers, Netflix, Tony Morales
Tony Morales and Edward Rogers are composing the music for the upcoming Netflix original series Bloodline. The show is created by Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman & Glenn Kessler (Damages) and stars Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Sam Shepard, Sissy Spacek, Norbert Leo Butz, Jamie McShane, Jacinda Barrett and Enrique Murcian. The dramatic thriller follows a close-knit family of four adult siblings whose secrets and scars are revealed when their black sheep brother returns home. The Kessler brothers and Zelman are also producing the Sony Pictures Television. Read the rest of this entry »
First Song from ABC’s ‘Galavant’ Released
Posted: December 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Alan Menken, Dan Fogelman, Galavant, Glenn Slater
Hollywood Records has released the first song from the upcoming ABC musical comedy Galavant. The track is written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (The Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and Glenn Slater and performed by the show’s cast. Visit Amazon to download the song and check out the lyrics music video after the jump. Galavant is created by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Bolt) and stars Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The show follows a dashing hero who is determined to restore his “Happily Ever After” by going after the evil King Richard, who ruined it the moment he stole the love of his life. Read the rest of this entry »
