Lorne Balfe has been hired to score Michael Bay’s upcoming action drama 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The film stars James Badge Dale, John Krasinski and Max Martini. The movie centers on the six members of a security team who fought to defend the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi from an attack of Islamist militants on September 11, 2012 – the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.. Chuck Hogan (The Strain) has written the screenplay based on the book of the same title by Mitchell Zukoff. Bay is also producing the drama with Erwin Stoff (Edge of Tomorrow, Unbroken, Constantine). Hans Zimmer will serve as the executive music producer on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe to Score Michael Bay’s ’13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Michael Bay
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‘Chi-Raq’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chi-Raq, Soundtrack, Spike Lee
RCA Records will release a soundtrack album for Spike Lee’s comedy drama Chi-Raq. The album features the songs from the Amazon Studios release by such artists as Nick Cannon, R. Kelly feat. Tunk, Jennifer Hudson, Sam Dew, The Bruce Hornsby Band, Mali Music, Kymm Lewis, Treasure Davis feat. Kid Ink & more. The soundtrack will be released on December 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Chi-Raq starring Teyohonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, La La Anthony, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix and Steve Harris is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »
Giorgio Moroder to Score USA’s ‘Queen of the South’
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Giorgio Moroder, Queen of the South, USA
Giorgio Moroder revealed in a recent interview with Celluloid Tunes that he will be composing the music for the upcoming USA original series Queen of the South. The show is created by M.A. Fortin & Joshua John Miller (The Final Girls) and stars Alice Braga, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Justina Machado and Joaquim de Almeida.. The drama centers on a woman whose drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico and is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America, where she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Point Break’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Point Break, Soundtrack, Tom Holkenborg
Sleeping Giant Music will release a soundtrack album for the Point Break reboot. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Andrew Watt, Headhunterz, MRKTS, Justin Young, Sempe, Gareth Thomas, Genevieve, Dig the Kid, Art Department & more. Also included is a track from the film’s original score composed by Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire, Black Mass). The soundtrack will be released on December 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Point Break is directed by Ericson Core, written by Kurt Wimmer and stars Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer and Delroy Lindo. The movie follows a young FBI agent who infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Good Dinosaur’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Pixar, score, Soundtrack, The Good Dinosaur
The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar Animation’s The Good Dinosaur have been revealed. The album feature stye film’s original music composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Tyrant, Silent Hill). The soundtrack will be released on November 20, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Good Dinosaur is directed by Peter Sohn and features the voice talent of features the voices of Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, Marcus Scribner, A.J. Buckley and Steve Zahn. The movie follows an Apatosaurus named Arlo who makes an unlikely human friend and learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of. Read the rest of this entry »
Erran Baron Cohen Scoring ‘The Brothers Grimsby’
Posted: November 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Erran Baron Cohen, Louis Leterrier, The Brothers Grimsby
Erran Baron Cohen is currently recording his score for the upcoming comedy The Brothers Grimsby. The film is directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me) and stars the composer’s brother Sacha Baron Cohen, alongside Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Gabourey Sidibe and Penélope Cruz. The movie follows a British black ops spy who is forced to team up with his idiotic English football hooligan brother. Sacha Baron Cohen also co-wrote the screenplay with Phil Johnston (Wreck-It-Ralph) & Peter Baynham (Hotel Transylvania) and is producing the project with Nira Park (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Paul). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Comet’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Comet, Daniel Hart, Sam Esmail, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Comet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Lost in the Sun, Return to Sender). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 27, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Comet is written and directed by Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot) and stars Emmy Rossum, Justin Long and Eric Winter. The movie is set in a parallel universe and bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple’s six-year relationship. The romance premiered at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and was released last fall by IFC Films and is now available on VOD and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Romer, Christophe Beck & Tom Holkenborg Win Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Posted: November 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Austin Wintory, Christophe Beck, Dan Romer, Diane Warren, HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Jeff Beal, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Tom Holkenborg
Last night, the 6th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMAA) were handed out at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Dan Romer was awarded for his score for Cary Fukunaga’s critically acclaimed Netflix original movie Beasts of No Nation in the Best Original Score – Feature Film category. Tom Holkenborg was honored for his music for George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road in the Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film and thanked fellow nominees Christophe Beck and Harry Gregson-Williams for giving him his first jobs in the industry during his acceptance speech. Christophe Beck received his second HMMA for his work for The Peanuts Movie in the Best Score – Animated Film category. In addition, Miriam Cutler won the prize for her music for The Hunting Ground in the Original Score – Documentary category. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Victor Frankenstein’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Armstrong, Paul McGuigan, score, Soundtrack, Victor Frankenstein
The full details of the soundtrack album for the horror thriller Victor Frankenstein have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, Love Actually, The Incredible Hulk). The soundtrack will be released on November 20, 2015 by La-La Land Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Victor Frankenstein is directed by Paul McGuigan and stars Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott and Freddie Fox. The movie follows Frankenstein and his faithful assistant, Igor, as the two romp through Victorian England stealing body parts and trading banter as they try to unlock the secret to immortality. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi to Score ‘Robinson Crusoe’
Posted: November 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Stassen, Ramin Djawadi, Robinson Crusoe, Vincent Kesteloot
Ramin Djawadi has signed on to score the upcoming 3D animated feature Robinson Crusoe. The film is directed by Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot and tells Crusoe’s story from the point of view of his quirky companions, including his parrot Tuesday, who dreams of exploring the world. Stassen is also producing the project for nWave Pictures. Djawadi has previously scored a number of features for nWave and Stassen, including Fly Me to the Moon, the Sammy’s Adventures movies, African Safari and House of Magic. Studiocanal will release Robinson Crusoe in early 2016 in Europe. Lionsgate has recently picked up domestic distribution rights and is planning a theatrical release in mid-September through Summit Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
