Thomas Newman is composing the music for the upcoming documentary He Named Me Malala. The film is directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) and tells the story of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The movie also examines how Malala, her father, Zia, and her family are now committed to fighting for education for all girls. Guggenheim is also producing the project with Walter Parkes & Laurie MacDonald (Men in Black, The Ring, Catch Me If You Can, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events). Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman Scoring Davis Guggenheim’s ‘He Named Me Malala’
Posted: June 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Davis Guggenheim, He Named Me Malala, Thomas Newman
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‘Fighting Shadows’ from ‘Terminator Genisys’ Released
Posted: June 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Big Sean, Jane Zhang, Terminator: Genisys
Def Jam Recordings has released the original song Fighting Shadows from the sci-fi action movie Terminator Genisys. The song is performed by Jane Zhang feat. Big Sean and plays over the film’s end credits. The track is now available to download on Amazon. A soundtrack album for the movie feat. the original score by Lorne Balfe is now also available. Terminator Genisys is directed by Alan Taylor and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, Matt Smith, Byung-Hun Lee and JK Simmons. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score Netflix’s ‘The Ridiculous 6’
Posted: June 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Ridiculous 6
Rupert Gregson-Williams has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original movie The Ridiculous 6. The film is directed by Frank Coraci (Click, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer) and stars Adam Sandler, Taylor Lautner, Nick Nolte, Will Forte, Rob Schneider, Blake Shelton, Whitney Cummings, Steve Buscemi, Luke Wilson, Steve Zahn, Danny Trejo, Chris Parnell, Lavell Crawford, Dan Aykroyd, Nick Swardson, Terry Crews, Jon Lovitz and Vanilla Ice. No plot details have been announced yet, but the movie is said to be a comedic take on westerns. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean Callery to Score Fox’s ‘Minority Report’
Posted: June 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Minority Report, Sean Callery
Sean Callery is set to score the upcoming Fox drama Minority Report. The show is based on Steven Spielberg’s 2002 feature starring Tom Cruise of the same title and stars Stark Sands, Meagan Good, Wilmer Valderrama, Daniel London, Laura Regan, Li Jun Li and Zhane Hall. The series follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 28, 2015)
Posted: June 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Ben Decter, CBS, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Extant, Humans, Jeff Russo, Jeremy Zuckerman, MTV, Scream
Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Humans created by Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent based on the Swedish TV series Real Humans and starring Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, William Hurt, Will Tudor, Rebecca Front and Colin Morgan. The show’s original music is composed by Cristobal Tapia De Veer (Utopia). Humans is set in a parallel present in London where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synth – a highly developed, artificially intelligent servant eerily similar to its living counterpart. The drama will air every Sunday night on AMC. For updates on the series, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Tuesday, June 30 is the MTV original series Scream executive produced by Wes Craven and starring Bella Thorne, Willa Fitzgerald, Amy Forsyth, John Karna, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Amadeus Serafini, Connor Weil, Tracy Middendorf and Jason Wiles. Jeremy Zuckerman (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legend of Korra) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series based on Craven’s hit movie franchise. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pixels’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Columbus, Henry Jackman, Pixels, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the sci-fi action comedy Pixels have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It-Ralph). The soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2015 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pixels is directed by Chris Columbus and stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad and Brian Cox. The movie follows a former arcade gaming champ who is tasked with saving Earth from an invasion of aliens portrayed as giant versions of classic videogame characters, such as Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Southpaw’ Music from and Inspired by the Film Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, James Horner, Soundtrack, Southpaw
Shady Records and Interscope Records have announced the details of the soundtrack album for Antoine Fuqua’s boxing drama Southpaw. The album features the songs from and inspired by the film by artists including Eminem, 50 Cent, The Weeknd, The Notorious B.I.G., Slaughterhouse, Denaun, Bad Meets Evil & more. Also included are two tracks from the film’s original score composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar). A separate soundtrack album featuring Horner’s full score will be released on Sony Classical. The Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Southpaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Beau Knapp, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Naomie Harris, Oona Laurence, Rita Ora & Victor Ortiz will be released on July 24 by the Weinstein Company. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 26, 2015)
Posted: June 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Little Chaos, Batkid Begins, Big Game, Dave Tweedie, Escobar: Paradise Lost, Into the Grizzly Maze, Juri Seppa, L.A. Slasher, Mac Quayle, Marcus Trumpp, Max, Max Richter, Michael Yezerski, Miska Seppa, Peter Gregson, Ted 2, The Little Death, Trevor Rabin, Walter Murphy
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Ted 2 directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Morgan Freeman, Jessica Barth and Giovanni Ribisi. The film’s original music is composed by Walter Murphy (American Dad, Family Guy) who also scored 2012’s original movie. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Mean Ol’ Moon performed by Amanda Seyfriend and Norah Jones in two different version and tracks by Ray Charles, Bone Symphony and John Wilson, Maida Vale Singers & Curtis Stigers. To check out the full soundtrack album and to learn more about the comedy, visit our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the family adventure Max directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Josh Wiggins, Lauren Graham, Thomas Haden Church, Robbie Amell, Luke Kleintank and Jay Hernandez. Trevor Rabin (Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds, National Treasure) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also visit Variety for an article about the composer’s work on the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition’ Panel at Comic-Con Announced
Posted: June 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Charles Bernstein, Comic-Con, Harry Manfredini, Laura Karpman, Maurizio Guarini, Richard Band, Tyler Bates
The line-up for the annual The Character of Music panel at Comic-Con in San Diego has been announced. This year’s Classic Horror Special Edition will feature a number of composers discussing the power of music in horror films with a Q&A to follow. Panelists include composers Charles Bernstein (Nightmare on Elm Street), Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th), Laura Karpman (Carrie), Richard Band (Re-Animator), Tyler Bates (Dawn of the Dead), Maurizio Guarini of Goblin (Suspiria), as well as special guest actor Douglas Tait (Freddy vs. Jason). Read the rest of this entry »
Johann Johannsson, Trent Reznor, Jonny Greenwood, Tyler Bates, Christopher Lennertz & More Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alex Heffes, Atticus Ross, Christopher Lennertz, Dave Grusin, Gary Yershon, Johann Johannsson, Jonny Greenwood, Laura Karpman, Marc Streifenfeld, Trent Reznor, Tyler Bates
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 322 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year a number of film composers, including Johann Johannsson (Prisoners, Sicario) who received his first Academy Award nomination earlier this year for his music for The Theory of Everything, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross who received the Oscar in 2011 for their work on David Fincher’s The Social Network and recently reunited with the director on Gone Girl, Tyler Bates whose film scoring credits include last year’s hit film Guardians of the Galaxy, Jonny Greenwood whose film music work include Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, The Master and Inherent Vice and Christopher Lennertz whose recent feature credits include Ride Along, Horrible Bosses 2 and The Wedding Ringer. Read the rest of this entry »
