Nathan Larson has recently scored the upcoming indie crime drama The Wannabe. The film is written and directed by Nick Sandow and stars Vincent Piazza, Patricia Arquette, Michael Imperioli, David Zayas and Doug E. Doug. The movie is in New York City during the early 1990s and follows a man obsessed with mob culture who attempts to fix the jury in the trial of John Gotti. Lizzie Nastro (Bluebird) is producing the project with Mike Gasparro are producing the Electric Entertainment production. Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Wolf of Wall Street) and Dean Devlin (Independence Day, Stargate) are among the film’s executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Larson Scoring ‘The Wannabe’
Posted: October 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Larson, Nick Sandow, The Wannabe
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Soundtrack Details Announced for Alexandre Aja’s ‘Horns’
Posted: October 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Aja, Horns, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Alexandre Aja’s horror thriller Horns. The album features the songs from the film by artists including David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, The Shivers, The Flaming Lips, Eels, Junip and The Pixies. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 28, 2014 and physically on November 11. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Rob. Horns stars Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Heather Graham, Max Minghella, David Morse, Kelli Garner, Joe Anderson, Kathleen Quinlan and James Remar. The movie based on the best-selling book by Joe Hill follows a small-town guy who, after being blamed for the death of his girlfriend, wakes up one morning to find a pair of horns growing from his head. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dear White People’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dear White People, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the indie comedy Dear White People. The album features the songs from the film by such artists as Hopsin, Kilo Kish, Andy Allo, Starchild & The New Romantic, Caught a Ghost, Sunni Colon, BC Kingdom, Leonard Friend, Kissey & more. The soundtrack will be released within the next couple weeks digitally. A CD version is set to be released in November and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Dear White People is written and directed by Justin Simien and stars Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Kyle Gallner and Dennis Haysbert. The movie follows a group of African American students as they navigate campus life and racial politics at a predominantly white college. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Felony’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryony Marks, Felony, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the indie thriller Felony. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bryony Marks (Noise, Dance Academy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Felony is directed by Matthew Saville and stars Tom Wilkinson, Joel Edgerton, Jai Courtney and Melissa George. The movie follows three male detectives who become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident that leaves a child in a coma. Edgerton has also written the screenplay for the Australian/U.S. co-production. Read the rest of this entry »
Michel Legrand’s Complete ‘Summer of ’42’ Score Released
Posted: October 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: In Like Flint, Jerry Goldsmith, Michael Legrand, Our Man Flint, Summer of '42, The Picasso Summer
Intrada Records has announced a new release featuring two soundtracks composed and conducted by Michel Legrand (The Thomas Crown Affair, Never Say Never Again, Yentl). The album features the world premiere release of the complete score for the 1971 drama Summer of ’42 directed by Richard Mulligan and starring Jennifer O’Neill & Gary Grimes. The composer received one of his three Academy Awards for his work on the film. Also included on the 2-CD set is the complete score for the 1969 adventure The Picasso Summer directed by Robert Sallin and starring Albert Finney & Yvette Mimieux. To listen to audio clips and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the 2-CD set. Read the rest of this entry »
Laurent Eyquem to Score Lifetime’s ‘The Red Tent’
Posted: October 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Laurent Eyquem, Lifetime, Rabid Dogs, The Red Tent
Laurent Eyquem is currently scoring the upcoming Lifetime mini-series The Red Tent. The bible-themed drama is based on the best-selling novel by Anita Diamant and stars Minnie Driver, Morena Baccarin, Rebecca Ferguson, Iain Glen, Will Tudor and Debra Winger. The two-part series tells the story of Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob, who was only referred to in small glimpses in the Old Testament. Roger Young (Lassiter, The Squeze) has directed the series from a script by Elizabeth Chandler (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, A Little Princess). Paula Weinstein (Blood Diamond, The Perfect Storm, Analyze This) is executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Imitation Game’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, score, Soundtrack, The Imitation Game
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Imitation Game. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Queen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Argo). The soundtrack will be released on November 10, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Imitation Game is directed by Morten Tyldum and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Goode and Charles Dance are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
Scott Walker to Score Brady Corbet’s ‘The Childhood of a Leader’
Posted: October 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brady Corbet, Scott Walker, The Childhood of a Leader
Singer/songwriter Scott Walker is set to score the upcoming indie drama The Childhood of a Leader. The project marks the directorial debut of actor Brady Corbet and stars Robert Pattinson, Tim Roth, Berenice Bejo and Stacy Martin. The movie is set in 1918 and tells the story of a young American living in France whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. Corbet has also written the screenplay with Mona Fastvold (The Sleepwalker). Helena Danielsson (Beyond), Chris Coen (Shadow Dancer, Funny Games, A Single Shot) and Antoine de Clermont Tonnerre (Philantropy) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 12, 2014)
Posted: October 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney XD, Gabriel Mann, Gustavo Santaolalla, Jane the Virgin, Kevin Kiner, Marcelo Zarvos, Marry Me, Nathaniel Mechaly, NBC, Showtime, Star Wars Rebels, The Affair, The CW, TNT, Transporter: The Series
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series The Affair created by Hagai Lemi & Sarah Treem and starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson. The show’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Enough Said, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, The Door in the Floor). To learn more about the drama, which explores the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital affair, visit our previous news article. The Affair will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Premiering tomorrow, October 13, is the new CW drama Jane the Virgin created by Jennie Snyder Urman and starring Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Justin Baldoni, Yael Grobglas, Brett Dier, Ivonne Coll and Jaime Camil. Kevin Kiner (Hell on Wheels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, CSI: Miami) is composing the show’s score and Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel) has composed the theme music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Big Hero 6’ Soundtrack
Posted: October 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Big Hero 6, Henry Jackman, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature Big Hero 6. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Wreck-It-Ralph, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: First Class, Puss in Boots), as well as the end title track Immortals performed by Fall Out Boy. The song is featured in the New York Comic-Con Sizzle that was shown to fans earlier this week and is embedded after the jump. The soundtrack will be released physically on November 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital release is expected to be available in early November. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
