Premiering on Friday, May 20 is the Netflix original series Lady Dynamite created by Mitchell Hurwitz & Maria Bamford and stars Bramford, Fred Melamed Dean Cain and Ana Gasteyer, as well as guest stars including Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Mira Sorvino, Patton Oswalt, Jon Cryer, Brandon Routh,Tig Notaro & more. The show’s original music is composed by David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Reaper, Northern Expose). The comedy’s full first season will be available to stream this Friday on Netflix.
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Video Highlights from the 2016 BMI Film/TV Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published a number of video clips from the organization’s 2016 BMI Film/TV Awards gala, which was held this past Wednesday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out the acceptance speech of this year’s recipient of the BMI Icon Award, James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, Signs, Pretty Woman), as well as the speech of David Newman (Anastasia, Ice Age, Serenity, The War of the Roses, Hoffa) who was honored with the BMI Classic Contribution Award, after the jump.
‘Like Crazy’ (‘La pazza gioia’) Soundtrack Released
Lotus Production has released a soundtrack album for the Italian comedy drama Like Crazy (La pazza gioia). The album features the film’s original music composed by Carlo Virzi (Human Capital, The First Beautiful Thing, My Name is Tanino). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Like Crazy is directed by Paolo Virzi (Human Capital, Hardboiled Egg) and stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Carnelutti, Tommaso Ragno, Bob Messini, Sergio Albelli, Anna Galiena, Maria Borini and Marco Messeri. The movie follows two patients with psychiatric issues who meet at a community hospital and flee the hospital to embark on a road trip from Tuscany to Rome.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 13, 2016)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the dramatic thriller Money Monster directed by Jodie Foster and starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito and Caitriona Balfe. The film’s original score is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Free Birds) and produced by Henry Jackman. Sony Classical and Madison Gate Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Click here for the full album details. Madison Gate Records has also released the original song What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!) by Dan the Automator. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller The Darkness directed by Greg McLean and starring Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Matt Walsh and Jennifer Morrison. Johnny Klimek (One Hour Photo, Sense8, Cloud Atlas, The International) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The Darkness (previously entitled 6 Miranda Drive) follows two families who return from a summer camping trip in the Grand Canyon with a supernatural presence in tow. The thriller is being released by BH Tilt. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Jun Miyake Scoring Joseph Cedar’s ‘Oppenheimer Strategies’
Jun Miyake has recently composed the music for the upcoming drama Oppenheimer Strategies. The film is written and directed by Joseph Cedar (Footnote, Beaufort) and stars Richard Gere, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Josh Charles, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dan Stevens, Isaach De Bankole and Lior Ashkenazi. The movie follows a man whose life dramatically changes after the young politician he befriended during a dark period in his life becomes an influential world leader. Gideon Tadmor is producing the project with Miranda Bailey (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), David Mandil, Lawrence Inglee & Eyal Rimmon (Swiss Army Men) and Oren Moverman (The Messenger, Rampart).
Songs from ‘Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising’ Released
Back Lot Music has released two original songs from the comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, including the track Black Skinhead by Jacques Slade, THURZ & El Prez, as well as Party in My Pants by Kill the Giant. Both songs are now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is directed by Nicholas Stoller and stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gallo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiersey Clemons and Beanie Feldstein. The movie follows Mac and Kelly who have a second baby on the way and learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than the frat boys from the original movie. The comedy will be released nationwide on May 20, 2016 by Universal Pictures.
‘The Curse of Sleeping Beauty’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the fantasy thriller The Curse of Sleeping Beauty. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott Glasgow (The Gene Generation, Chasing Ghosts, Hatchet III, Taking Chances). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty is co-written and directed by Pearry Teo and stars Ethan Peck, Natalie Hall, India Eisley and Bruce Davison. The movie is a new vision of the classic Brothers Grimm tale and follows a man who inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations – only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades.
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Ottman (The Usual Suspects, Superman Returns, The Fantastic Four) who previously scored Singer’s X2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past and also serves as the editor and co-producer on the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 20, 2016 and physically next month. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. X-Men: Apocalypse is co-written and directed by Singer and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor and Ben Hardy.
‘Kindergarten Cop 2’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel Kindergarten Cop 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Playing It Cool, Struck by Lightning). Also included are the songs from the film by Sonny Cleveland, The Merced Blue Notes & The Phantom Blues Band. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Kindergarten Cop 2 is directed by Don Michael Paul and stars Dolph Lundgren, Bill Bellamy, Sarah Strange and Aleks Paunovic. The movie follows an FBI agent who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to find a missing flash drive from the Federal Witness Protection Program.
BT to Score ‘The Possibility of Fireflies’
BT is set to compose the score for the upcoming drama The Possibility of Fireflies. The film is directed by Deborah Chow (The High Cost of Living, Flowers in the Atticus) and stars Courtney Love & Joey King. The movie is based on Dominique Paul’s YA novel of the same title and follows a teen who dreams of becoming a writer and finds herself caught in the alluring undertow of a reckless rock ‘n’ roll freedom when she falls in love with an aspiring singer. Paul is also writing the screenplay. Amy Green is producing the project with Canadian musicians Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida who are also collaborating with BT on the film’s soundtrack.