Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Feed the Beast created by Clyde Phillips based on the Danish drama Bankerot and starring David Schwimmer, Jim Sturgess, Michael Gladis, Lorenza Izzo and Christine Adams. The show’s original music is composed by Pat Irwin (Nurse Jackie, Bored to Death, But I’m a Cheerleader). To learn more about the series, which centers on two best friends who take one last shot at their dream of opening a restaurant, visit our scoring assignment announcement. The drama will air Sunday nights on AMC.
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Keegan DeWitt to Score HBO’s ‘Divorce’ & Fox’s ‘Making History’
Keegan DeWitt has been hired to score the upcoming HBO original series Divorce. The show is created by Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon, Talia Balsam and Tracy Letts. The comedy follows a woman who suddenly begins to reassess her life and her marriage, and finds that making a clean break and a fresh start is harder than she thought. Horgan is also executive producing the project with Parker, Paul Simms (Girls), Alison Benson and Aaron Kaplan (The Mysteries of Laura, The Neighbors).
‘Seattle Road’ Soundtrack Details
HOT Records Limited will release a soundtrack album for the drama Seattle Road. The album features the film’s original music composed by thenewno2’s Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks (Beautiful Creatures, Learning to Drive, The Divide). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 24, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The release will also be available on vinyl. Click here to order the 2-LP set. Seattle Road is written and directed by Ryan David and stars Julia Voth, Maximillian Roeg and Kelly
Lynch. The movie follows two young artists who use love as a safety net against the fear and pain in their lives in order to propel them deeper into their art.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 3, 2016)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows directed by David Green, produced by Michael Bay and starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Stephen Amell, Tyler Perry, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson, Brian Tee and Stephen “Sheamus” Farrelly. The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, The Island, Pain & Gain). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the romantic drama Me Before You directed by Thea Sherrock and starring Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, Matthew Lewis, Vanessa Kirby, Stephen Peacocke and Brendan Coyle. Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, Love Actually, The Incredible Hulk) has composed the film’s original score. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists including Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Max Jury, HOLYCHILD, Jessie Ware, The 1975 & more. Click here for the full album details.
‘Now You See Me 2’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action adventure sequel Now You See Me 2. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Furious 7, Thor: The Dark World, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) who previously scored the 2013 original film. The soundtrack will be released digitally next week and physically on July 1, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Now You See Me 2 is directed by Jon M. Chu and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. The movie takes place a year after the first installment and follows the four Horsemen as they resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate.
Elle King’s ‘Good Girls’ from ‘Ghostbusters’ Released
RCA Records has released the first song from the soundtrack of the Ghostbusters remake. The track, entitled Good Girls, is performed by Elle King who also co-wrote the song with Dave Bassett. Good Girls is now available to download on iTunes. The label will release a full soundtrack album featuring King’s track, as well as songs by G-Eazy ft. Jeremih, 5 Seconds of Summer, Pentatonix, WALK THE MOON, Fall Out Boy ft. Missy Elliott, Wolf Alice & more on July 15. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The full details of the album will be announced soon. As previously reported, Sony Classical will release a separate soundtrack featuring composer Theodore Shapiro’s original score for the film.
‘Ray Donovan’ Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the first soundtrack for the Showtime original series Ray Donovan have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Affair, The Big C, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said, The Words). Also included are songs by The Chieftains featuring Bon Iver, Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics, Flash Lightnin and Kendra Morris. The soundtrack will be released on June 24, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Ray Donovan is created by Ann Biderman and stars Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Katherine Moennig, Dash Mihok, Kerris Dorsey, Pooch Hall and Steven Bauer.
‘The Keeper of Lost Causes’, ‘The Absent One’ & ‘A Conspiracy of Faith’ Soundtracks Released
MovieScore Media has released soundtrack albums for the Danish thrillers The Keeper of Lost Causes, The Absent One and A Conspiracy of Faith. The albums feature the original music of the first two parts in the Department Q series composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, In a Better World), Uno Helmersson & Patrik Andrén and the score for the third installment composed by Nicklas Schmidt. All three soundtracks are now available digitally. Visit Amazon to download the score for The Keeper of Lost Causes, click here to download the soundtrack for The Absent One and visit Amazon to download the A Conspiracy of Faith score and to check out audio samples. The movie series is directed by Mikkel Norgaard & Hans Petter Moland and star Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fare Fare as detective Carl Mørck and his assistant, Assad.
‘Jesse Stone’ – The Ultimate Collection Soundtrack Details
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the television movie series Jesse Stone have been revealed. The album features selections of the music from the film series composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Pollock, Carnivale, Rome, Monk). Jesse Stone – The Ultimate Collection will be released as a 2-CD set on July 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a limited edition soundtrack featuring music from the first six parts in the series back in 2009. The content of the earlier release is featured on the first disc of the new collection. The Jesse Stone series stars Tom Selleck as the police chief of a small New England town.
Soundtrack for Netflix’s & Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Jessica Jones. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Sean Callery (Homeland, 24, Bones, Medium, Elementary), including the composer’s main titles theme. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Jessica Jones is developed and executive produced by Melissa Rosenberg and stars Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, David Tennant, Rachael Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eka Darville, Erin Moriarty and Wil Traval. The show based on the Marvel Comics character follows the title character following a brief superhero career as she is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.