Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the new soundtrack album for the Syfy original series Defiance. The album features the songs from the show’s second season performed by Brendan McCreary, Young Beautiful in a Hurry, Raya Yarborough and Trace Adkins. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 26. A physical version is also in the works and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sparks & Shadows has previously released a soundtrack album featuring composer Bear McCreary’s music for the series. Defiance created by Rockne S. O’Bannon and starring Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Jaime Murray, Tony Curran, Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner and Fionnula Flanagan will return for a third season on June 12, 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs of ‘Defiance’ – Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Defiance, Soundtrack, Syfy
‘Woman in Gold’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Martin Phipps, score, Soundtrack, Woman in Gold
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the drama Woman in Gold. The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Phipps (Brighton Rock, Harry Brown) and Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator, Interstellar). The soundtrack will be released overseas on May 29, 2015. No word yet on a domestic release date. Woman in Gold is directed by Simon Curtis and stars Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl, Katie Holmes, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern and Frances Fisher. The movie follows an elderly Jewish woman who fled Vienna during World War II and, sixty years later, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hemlock Grove’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Eli Roth, Hemlock Grove, Nathan Barr, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has released a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Hemlock Grove. The album features selections from the original score from the show’s second season composed by Nathan Barr (Hostel, True Blood, The Americans, Cabin Fever). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring music from the series’ first season. Hemlock Grove is executive produced by Eli Roth based on the novel by Brian McGreevey and stars Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Landon Liboiron and Bill Skarsgard. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 3, 2015)
Posted: May 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cleveland Abduction, Grace and Frankie, Lifetime, Michael Skloff, Netflix, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Sam KS, Stockholm Pennsylvania, Tony Morales
Premiering on Friday, May 8 is the Netflix original series Grace and Frankie and created by Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris and starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, Baron Vaughn and June Diane Raphael. Michael Skloff (Friends, Dream On, Jessie) and Sam KS are composing the show’s original music. To learn more about the comedy, visit our scoring assignment announcement. The full first season of Grace and Frankie will be available this Friday on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Elliot Goldenthal’s ‘Symphony in G-Sharp Minor’ to Be Released
Posted: May 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Elliot Goldenthal, Symphony in G Minor
Zarathustra Music will release an EP featuring Elliot Goldenthal‘s concert work Symphony in G-Sharp Minor. The Academy Award-winning composer whose film scores include Frida, Interview with the Vampire, Heat, Batman Forever, Alien 3 and Public Enemies composed the piece, which was commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and marks his second collaboration with the orchestra following the oratorio Fire Water Paper. The symphony premiered last year at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, CA. The EP featuring the symphony’s two movements Moderato con moto and Rondo agitato will be released on May 12, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies to Score ‘The Great Getaway’
Posted: May 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Peter Maxwell Davies, The Great Getaway
The Telegraph is reporting that Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is set to compose the score for the upcoming historical drama The Great Getaway. The film is directed by Robbie Moffat and will star Peter Mullan and Brendan Gleeson. The movie tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charles aka Charles Edward Stuart, grandson of deposed James II who flew to the Islas after crushing defeat at Culloden. Muffat is also writing the screenplay and Mairi Sutherland is producing the Palm Tree Universal production. The drama will mark Davies’ first film score since 1971’s The Devils directed by Ken Russell and starring Oliver Reed & Vanessa Redgrave. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Grace and Frankie’ to Feature Music by Michael Skloff & Sam KS
Posted: May 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Grace and Frankie, Michael Skloff, Netflix, Sam KS
Michael Skloff and Sam KS have composed the music for the new Netflix original series Grace and Frankie. The show is created by Marta Kauffman (Friends) & Howard J. Morris (According to Jim) and stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, Baron Vaughn and June Diane Raphael. The comedy follows two women whose lives are suddenly turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 1, 2015)
Posted: May 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Any Day, Atticus Ross, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Brian Tyler, Cas & Dylan, Claudia Sarne, Danny Elfman, David Robbins, Days of Grace, Elia Cmiral, Far from Men, Far from the Madding Crowd, Julian Wass, Leopold Ross, Michael Brook, Nick Cave, Ride, Shigeru Umebayashi, Warren Ellis, Welcome to Me
The only wide release this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Jeremy Renner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Cobie Smulders. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Furious 7) and Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine and Philharmonia’s Soundcloud channel for audio interviews with Tyler about his work on the project.
Opening in limited release is the period drama Far from the Madding Crowd directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge and Michael Sheen. Craig Armstrong (Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, Love Actually) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn about the Fox Searchlight release and click here to listen to audio samples from the score. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Remixes Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fifty Shades of Grey, Soundtrack
Republic Records will release a new soundtrack album for the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. The album features remixes of the songs from the best-selling soundtrack by The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding, Sia, Laura Welsh, Jessie Ware, AWOLNATION, Skylar Grey, Vaults by artists including Kaskade, CANVAS, Praia, SOHN, Gazzo, Marian Hill & more. Also included is a remix of Danny Elfman’s score track Ana and Christian by Heavy Mellow. Fifty Shades of Grey Remixed will be released on May 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs, as well as Elfman’s score. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael Danna to Score Pixar’s ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’
Posted: April 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mychael Danna, Pixar, Sanjay's Super Team
Mychael Danna has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming Pixar animated short Sanjay’s Super Team. The film is directed by animator Sanjay Patel who makes his directorial debut and follows a young Indian boy who is watching cartoons on TV and begins “daydreaming a kind of ancient, Hindu version of “The Avengers,” with the gods appearing like superheroes.” Nicole Paradis Grindle is producing the short, which marks Danna’s first project for Pixar Animation and his second animated film following 2007’s Surf’s Up. Read the rest of this entry »
