Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for Aardman Animations’ Shaun the Sheep Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Kick-Ass, Layer Cake, Still Alice, 47 Ronin). Also included is Tim Wheeler’s Feels Like Summer, which has previously been released as a single. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on June 1, 2015 and in the U.S. on August 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to listen to audio clips. Shaun the Sheep written and directed by Mark Burton & Richard Starzak is based on the television series of the same title featuring the sheep character from the Wallace & Gromit short A Close Shave. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ilan Eshkeri, score, Shaun the Sheep, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Soundtrack
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Video Highlights From 2015 BMI Film & TV Awards
Posted: May 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, BMI Film & TV Awards, Chris Montan
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published a number of video clips from the organization’s 2015 BMI Film & TV Awards gala, which was held last week at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out the acceptance speech of this year’s recipient of the BMI Icon Award, Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen, Godzilla), as well as the speech of President of Walt Disney Music, Chris Montan who was honored with the BMI Classic Contribution Award. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Shore to Score Thomas McCarthy’s ‘Spotlight’
Posted: May 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Howard Shore, Spotlight, Thomas McCarthy
Howard Shore has been hired to score the upcoming drama Spotlight. The film is directed by Thomas McCarthy (The Visitor, The Station Agent, Win Win) and stars Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Live Schreiber, Stanley Tucci, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Billy Crudup and Jamey Sheridan. The movie tells the true story of four members of the Boston Globe’s investigative Spotlight team who sacrificed everything to expose the Boston Archdiocese’s systemic cover up of sexual abuse of children by ordained priests. McCarthy also co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Singer (The Fifth Estate, Fringe). Read the rest of this entry »
Composer Jed Kurzel to Direct ‘Ivan Lendl Never Learnt to Volley’
Posted: May 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ivan Lendl Never Learnt to Volley, Jed Kurzel, Justin Kurzel
Composer Jed Kurzel is set to make his directorial debut with the upcoming sports comedy drama Ivan Lendl Never Learnt to Volley. The film will star Denis Menochet as a man whose fanatical desire to see his son become a tennis champion comes at any cost. The composer’s brother Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders) is producing the project with Anna McLeish & Sarah Shaw (Partisan, Shopping). Apart from scoring his brother’s features, Jed Kurzel has also composed the music for such films as The Babadook, Son of a Gun and Slow West, which is currently playing in theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton to Score Danny Boyle’s ‘Steve Jobs’
Posted: May 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Danny Boyle, Steve Jobs
The first teaser trailer for the upcoming biographical drama Steve Jobs reveals that Daniel Pemberton has been tapped to score the movie. The film is directed by Danny Boyle and stars Michael Fassbender in the title role, Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh, Seth Rogen as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Jeff Daniels as former Apple CEO John Sculley. Katherine Waterston, Michael Stuhlbarg, Perla Haney-Jardine, Ripley Sobo, Sarah Snook and Adam Shapiro are co-starring. Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing, The Newsroom, A Few Good Men) wrote the screenplay based on Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography of the Apple founder. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 17, 2015)
Posted: May 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Between, Jonathan Goldsmith, Netflix
Premiering on Thursday, May 21, is the new Netflix original series Between created by Michael McGowan and starring Jenette McCurdy, Jesse Carere, Jack Murray, Justin Kelly, Krystal Nausbaum, Wesley Morgan, Michael Reventar, Brooke Palsson, Jim Watson, Kyle Mac, Ryan Allen and Michael Boisvert. The show’s original music is composed by Jonathan Goldsmith (Away From Her, Take This Waltz, Casino Jack). To learn more about the sci-fi drama, visit our scoring assignment announcement. Between will be available to stream on Netflix.
‘Jurassic World’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jurassic World, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the action adventure Jurassic World have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, Lost, Star Trek, Alias, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 9, 2015 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio samples are embedded below. Jurassic World is directed by Colin Trevorrow, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jake Johnson, Omar Sy, BD Wong and Judy Greer. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Kilian Scoring ABC’s ‘Of Kings and Prophets’
Posted: May 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Mark Kilian, Of Kings and Prophets
Mark Kilian has recently composed the music for the pilot of the upcoming ABC drama Of Kings and Prophets. The show is created by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage (Exodus: Gods and Kings, Accepted, Tower Heist) and stars Ray Winstone, Haaz Sleiman, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Oliver Rix, Simone Kessell, James Floyd, Mohammad Bakri and Tomer Kapon. The biblical drama centers around a battle-weary king, a powerful and resentful prophet, and a resourceful young shepherd who are on a collision course with destiny. Cooper and Collage are also executive producing the ABC Studios production with Jason Reed, Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dawn Patrol’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dawn Patrol, Joe Kraemer, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Dawn Patrol. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joe Kraemer (Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, The Way of the Gun), as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Donovan Frankenreiter, Safety Orange, Guardian Ghost & Up the Anesthetic and the original track Bad Things by Rita Wilson & Matt Nathanson. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 2, 2015 and physically on August 14. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Check out audio samples below. Dawn Patrol is directed by Daniel Petrie Jr. and stars Scott Eastwood, Rita Wilson, Chris Brochu and Jeff Fahey. The movie follows a surfer-turned-Marine held at gunpoint in a distant desert who tells his tragic story of revenge for his brother gone wrong to stall his execution. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Drasnin (1927 – 2015)
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Robert Drasnin
Variety is reporting that Robert Drasnin passed away this past Wednesday at age 87. The composer is best known for scoring numerous TV show episodes between the 1950s and 1980s, including Mission: Impossible, The Twilight Zone, Hawaii Five-0, Lost in Space, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I Spy, The Wild Wild West, Mannix, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, Police Story and CHiPs. His feature film credits include the 1970 thriller The Kremlin Letter directed by John Huston, the 1973 horror thriller The Candy Snatchers and 1966 western Ride in the Whirlwind starring Jack Nicholson. He also composed the music for numerous TV movies and served as a director of music for CBS Television from 1977 to 1991. Read the rest of this entry »
