Edward Shearmur is reteaming with director Iain Softley on the upcoming Curve. The film stars Julianne Hough & Teddy Sears and follows a young bride-to-be who is trapped in her overturned car off a deserted highway after deliberately crashing it in an attempt to escape a predatory hitchhiker. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Sinister) is producing the project through his Blumhouse Productions company, alongside Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop), Julie Yorn (Unstoppable, We Bought a Zoo) and Juan Sola (Anna). Read the rest of this entry »
Edward Shearmur Scoring Iain Softley’s ‘Curve’
Posted: November 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Curve, Edward Shearmur, Iain Sofley
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Jeff Russo to Score USA’s ‘Complications’
Posted: November 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Complications, Jeff Russo, Matt Nix, USA
Jeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming USA drama Complications. The show is created by Matt Nix (Burn Notice) and stars Jason O’Mara, Jessica Szohr, Beth Riesgraf and Lauren Stamile. The series follows a disillusioned suburban ER doctor who finds his existence transformed when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, saving a young boy’s life and killing one of his attackers. Nix has also directed the pilot episode and is executive producing the Fox Television Studios production with Michael Horowitz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wishin’ and Hopin” Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Lifetime, Matthew Llewellyn, score, Soundtrack, Wishin' and Hopin'
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Lifetime original movie Wishin’ and Hopin’. The album features the film’s original music composed and orchestrated by Matthew Llewellyn (Deep in the Darkness, Dead Souls). The score was recorded with the Slovakia National Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Wishin’ and Hopin’ is directed by Colin Theys and stars Molly Ringwald, Wyatt Ralff, Danny Nucci, Krysta Rodriguez, Meat Loaf, Annabella Sciorra, Cheri Oteri, Conchata Ferrell and Camila Banus. The drama based on the New York Times best-selling Christmas novel by Wally Lamb is set in the 1960s and tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who is doing his best to navigate fifth grade at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School. Read the rest of this entry »
Mica Levi to Conduct ‘Under the Skin’ Score Live to Picture
Posted: November 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Mica Levi, Under the Skin
On January 6, 2015, Mica Levi will be conducting her score for Jonathan Glazer’s sci-fi thriller Under the Skin live to picture with a 25-piece orchestra. The live performance will take place at the newly opened Regent Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. The first concert is set to start at 7:30pm and is followed by a second performance at 11:00pm Wordless Music and Spaceland Productions are co-presenting the event. Tickets go on sale November 19th. Visit the Regent Theater’s official website to buy tickets for the event. The soundtrack for Under the Skin starring Scarlett Johansson is available on Milan Records. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano to Score Angelo Pizzo’s ‘My All American’
Posted: November 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angelo Pizzo, John Paesano, My All American
John Paesano has been tapped to score the upcoming sports drama My All American. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Angelo Pizzo (Rudy, Hoosiers, The Game of Their Lives) and stars Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock, Robin Tunney and Sarah Bolger. The movie tells the true story of 1960s University of Texas football star Freddie Steinmark and his relationship with legendary Texas coach Darrell Royal. Steinmark was a player on the national-title-winning 1969 team, before his career was cut short when he went to the hospital for a bone bruise and learned that he had a cancerous tumor that took his leg. Pizzo has also written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Son of a Gun’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jed Kurzel, score, Son of a Gun, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Australian crime thriller Son of a Gun. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (The Snowtown Murders, The Babadook, Macbeth). The soundtrack is already available in Australia and will be released in several European territories later this month. The album will be released digitally in the U.S. on December 9, 2014 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. To pre-order a CD version, which will be coming out in early 2015, click here. Son of a Gun is directed by Julius Avery and stars Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander and Brenton Thwaites. The movie centers around the relationship between between Australia’s highest profile criminal and his young protege. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 16, 2014)
Posted: November 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Royal Christmas, Chris Hajian, Hallmark Channel, NBC, State of Affairs, Toby Chu
Premiering tomorrow, November 17, on NBC is the new drama State of Affairs created by Alexi Hawley and starring Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Sheila Vand, Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and David Harbour. The show’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return). To learn more about the series, which follows a top CIA analyst who assembles the president’s Daily Briefing, check out our scoring assignment announcement. State of Affairs will air every Monday night on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh to Score Fox’s ‘Last Man on Earth’
Posted: November 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Last Man on Earth, Mark Mothersbaugh, Will Forte
Mark Mothersbaugh has been hired the upcoming Fox comedy Last Man on Earth. The show is created by Will Forte (Nebraska, Saturday Night Live, MacGruber) who also stars in the series as the last man on earth in the year 2022, who searches the entire United States for any signs of other living humans after an unknown event wipes out the entire population of Earth. The pilot is directed by Chris Miller & Phil Lord who previously collaborated with Mothersbaugh on such features as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie and 21/22 Jump Street. They are also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television production with Forte and Seth Cohen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Inherent Vice’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Inherent Vice, Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson, score, Soundtrack
Nonesuch Records will release the official soundtrack album for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood who previously scored Anderson’s There Will Be Blood and The Master. Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Neil Young, Can, The Marketts, Minnie Riperton & more. The soundtrack will be released on December 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Inherent Vice is written and directed by Anderson and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, Martin Short, Jena Malone and Joanna Newsom. The movie based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon is set in 1960s Los Angeles and follows the drug-fueled detective Larry “Doc” Sportello as he investigates the case of a kidnapped girl. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 14, 2014)
Posted: November 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Beyond the Lights, Dumb and Dumber To, Empire of the Sun, Foxcatcher, Howard Shore, Jeff Cardoni, Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Miss Meadows, Rob Simonsen, Rosewater, The Homesman
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Dumb and Dumber To directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly and starring Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Kathleen Turner, Laurie Holden, Rob Riggle, Rachel Melvin and Steve Tom. The film’s original music is composed by the electronic music duo Empire of the Sun. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring music from the duo, as well as songs by Eels, Natural Child, Lissie, Firefall, Franz Ferdinand, Jake Bugg, The Dahls and more. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film.
Also opening wide is the drama Beyond the Lights written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Richard Colson Baker (“MGK”) and Danny Glover. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the original song Grateful written by Academy Award-nominated songwriter Dianne Warren and performed by Rita Ora, as well as songs by artists including Mavado feat. Nicki Minaj, Noni feat. Kid Culprit, Birdy and Yuna. Click here for the full album details. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It). No word yet on a score release. Read the rest of this entry »
