Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure Northmen – A Viking Saga. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcus Trumpp (Mesrine: Killer Instinct & Public Enemy #1, Grizzly, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death). Also included is the song Warriors of the North by Amon Amarth, as well as Monster’s Blood (Gunnar’s Song) performed by actor Darrell D’Silva. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Northmen is directed by Claudio Fäh and stars Ryan Kwanten, Tom Hopper, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy, James Norton, Ed Skrein, Anatole Taubman and Johann Hegg. The film follows a gang of predatory Vikings whose escape to Scotland ends in death and destruction. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Northmen – A Viking Saga’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcus Trumpp, Northmen - A Viking Saga, score, Soundtrack
Antonio Pinto & Dudu Aram Scoring Tarsem Singh’s ‘Selfless’
Posted: September 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, Dudu Aram, Selfless, Tarsem Singh
Antonio Pinto and Dudu Aram have been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi thriller Selfless. The film is directed by Tarsem Singh and stars Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode, Natalie Martinez, Victor Garber and Derek Luke. The movie stars a terminally ill billionaire who buys a chance for eternal life through an experimental underground medical procedure, which transfers his consciousness into the cadaver of a younger man. Alex and David Pastor (Carriers, The Last Days) have written the screenplay. Ram Bergman (Looper, Don Jon, Brick) is producing the project with Endgame Entertainment’s James D. Stern and Peter Schlessel. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathaniel Mechaly to Return for ‘Taken 3’
Posted: September 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathaniel Mechaly, Olivier Megaton, Taken, Taken 3
Nathaniel Mechaly is reteaming with director Olivier Megaton to score the action thriller sequel Taken 3. The film stars Liam Neeson as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered and is framed for the crime. Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Dogray Scott, Sam Spruell and Leland Orser are co-starring. Luc Besson (Lucy, The Professional, The Fifth Element) has once again written the screenplay with Robert Mark Kamen and is also producing the EuropaCorp and M6 Films production. Mechaly has previously scored the first two installments in the Taken series and also collaborated with Megaton on the 2011 feature Colombiana starring Zoe Saldana. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nightcrawler’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Gilroy, James Nwton Howard, Nightcrawler, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Nightcrawler. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, King Kong). The soundtrack will be released on October 28, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the cover art and audio clips. Nightcrawler is written and directed by Dan Gilroy and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed. The movi follows a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Fatih Akin’s ‘The Cut’ Announced
Posted: September 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Hacke, Fatih Akin, score, Soundtrack, The Cut
Bureau B will release a soundtrack album for Fatih Akin’s historical drama The Cut. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexander Hacke. Also included is an Armenian version of the song Everything To Get You Back by Hindi Zahra. The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 17, 2014. No word yet on a domestic release date. The Cut is co-written and directed by Akin (Head-On, Soul Kitchen) and stars Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram J. Khoury, Hindi Zahra, Kevork Malikyan, Bartu Kucukcaglayan, Trine Dyrholm and Moritz Bleibtreu. The movie follows a man who survives the 1915 Armenian genocide during the First World War, but loses his family, speech and faith. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Disneynature’s ‘Monkey Kingdom’
Posted: September 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disneynature, Harry Gregson-Williams, Monkey Kingdom
Harry Gregson-Williams mentioned in a recent interview with Music Times that he is currently scoring Disneynature’s upcoming documentary Monkey Kingdom. The film is directed by Mark Linfield (Chimpanzee, Earth) and co-directed by Alastair Fothergill (African Cats, Bears, Deep Blue) and spotlights the reality of a newborn monkey and its mother, struggling to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the jungles of South Asia. Linfield and Fothergill are also producing the project. Monkey Kingdom is set to be released on Earth Day, April 17, 2015 by Walt Disney Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorde’s ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’ from ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorde, Soundtrack, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Republic Records has released the original song Yellow Flicker Beat performed by Lorde from the soundtrack for the upcoming sequel The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. The song is now available to download as a single on iTunes. Check out the full track after the jump. As reported this summer, Lorde has been selected to curate the soundtrack album for the third part in The Hunger Games series. Check back on this page for more information about the soundtrack. Mockingjay: Part 1 directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson will be released nationwide on November 21, 2014 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Camp X-Ray’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Camp X-Ray, Jess Stroup, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Camp X-Ray. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jess Stroup. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to be released on November 11. Audio clips are available below. Camp X-Ray is written and directed by Peter Sattle and stars Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, John Carroll Lynch, Lane Garrison, Joseph Julian Soria and Cory Michael Smith. The movie executive produced by David Gordon Green follows a young woman who joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots but ends up as a rookie guard at Guantanamo Bay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 28, 2014)
Posted: September 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A to Z, ABC, Alec Puro, CBS, Craig Wedren, Fox, Gracepoint, How to Get Away with Murder, Jared Faber, John Frizzell, Ludwig Göransson, Manhattan Love Story, Martin Phipps, Marty Beller, Mearl, NBC, Netflix, Peaky Blinders, Selfie, Stalker, Starz, Survivor's Remorse
Premiering on Tuesday, September 30, on ABC is the new comedy Manhattan Love Story created by Jeff Lowell (John Tucker Must Die) and starring Analeigh Tipton, Jake McDorman, Nicolas Wright, Jade Catta-Preta, Chloe Wepper and Kurt Fuller. The show’s original music is composed by Alec Puro (The Fosters, The Art of Getting By, The First Time). To learn more about the series, which follows a young couple embarking on a new relationship, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Manhattan Love Story will air every Tuesday night on ABC.
Also premiering on Tuesday on ABC is the new comedy Selfie created by Emily Kapnek and starring Karen Gillan, John Cho, Tim Peper, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Allyn Rachel and David Harewood. Jared Faber (Suborgatory, As Told by Ginger) is composing the show’s original music. Selfie follows a self-obsessed twentysomething who is more concerned with “likes” than being liked. The comedy will air every Tuesday night on ABC. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Score Justin Chadwick’s ‘Tulip Fever’
Posted: September 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, James Ponsoldt, Justin Chadwick, The End of the Tour, Tulip Fever
Danny Elfman revealed in a recent interview with LIVE105 that he will be composing the music for the upcoming period drama Tulip Fever. The film is directed by Justin Chadwick (The Other Boyleyn Girl) and stars Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O’Connell, Christoph Waltz, Holliday Grainger, Zach Galifianakis, Judi Dench, Matthew Morrison, Tom Hollander, Cara Delevingne and Cressida Bonas. The movie is set in 17th century Amsterdam and follows a married woman who begins a passionate affair with an artist hired to paint her portrait. Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Empire of the Sun, Brazil) has written the screenplay based on the romance novel by Deborah Moggach. Alison Owen (Saving Mr. Banks, Jane Eyre, Elizabeth) is producing the project for Ruby Films. Read the rest of this entry »
