Rickey Minor has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming NBC comedy Mr. Robinson. The show is created by Robb & Mark Cullen (Back in the Game, Cop Out) and stars Craig Robinson, Ben Koldyke, Amandla Stenberg, Brandon T. Jackson, Peri Gilpin, Spencer Grammer and Tim Bagley. The series follows a man who jams in a rock band called Nasty Delicious that has been unsuccessfully trying to break out for a decade at night and also has a gig as a substitute music teacher with the Chicago School District by day. Robb and Mark Cullen are also executive producing the Universal Television and 3 Arts Entertainment production with Howard Klein (The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project), Mark Schulman and Andy Ackerman (Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘Mr. Robinson’ to Feature Music by Rickey Minor
Posted: April 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mr. Robinson, NBC, Rickey Minor
David Robbins Scoring HBO’s ‘The Brink’
Posted: April 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Robbins, HBO, The Brink
David Robbins is scoring the upcoming HBO original series The Brink. The show is created by Kim and Roberto Benabib and stars Jack Black, the composer’s brother Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson. The comedy follows the U.S. Secretary of State, a lowly Foreign Service officer and an ace Navy fighter pilot who must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War III. Jerry Weintraub (Ocean’s Eleven, The Karate Kid, Behind the Candelabra) is producing the project with Roberto Benabib (Weeds) and Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers, Game Change). Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami’s ‘Red Eye’ Score to Be Released
Posted: April 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Shire, Marco Beltrami, Old Boyfriends, Red Eye, score, Soundtrack, Wes Craven
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Paramount Pictures’ 2005 thriller Red Eye directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, The Hurt Locker, World War Z) who collaborated with the director on the Scream movies among other projects. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details, to listen to audio clips and to order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano Scoring ‘Same Kind of Different as Me’
Posted: April 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Pae, John Paesano, Michael Carney, Same Kind of Different As Me
John Paesano is scoring the upcoming drama Same Kind of Different as Me. The film is directed by Michael Carney and stars Renee Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, Olivia Holt and Jon Voight. The movie based on the book of the same title by Ron Hall, Denver Moore & Lynn Vincent (Heaven Is for Real) follows an international art dealer who must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife. Carney has also written the screenplay with Hall and Alexander Foard. Mary Parent (Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Noah) and Cale Boyter are producing the project for Disruption Entertainment, alongside Hall, Darren Moorman and Stephen Johnson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Not Alone’ from ‘Broadchurch’ to Be Released
Posted: April 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC America, Broadchurch, Ólafur Arnalds
Mercury Records will release a new single for the British hit crime series Broadchurch. The track entitled Not Alone composed by Olafur Arnalds is from the show’s second season, which premiered in the UK earlier this year and currently airs in the U.S. on BBC America. The single will be released digitally on April 21, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out an audio sample after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring music from the series’ first two seasons. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 12, 2015)
Posted: April 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, AMC, Brandon Roberts, Douglas Pipes, Lifetime, Lorne Balfe, Marco Beltrami, Paul Haslinger, Seeds of Yesterday, The CW, The Driver, The Messengers
Premiering tonight is the Lifetime original movie Seeds of Yesterday directed by Shawn Ku (Beautiful Boy) and starring Rachael Carpani, James Maslow, Jason Lewis, Sammi Hanratty, Anthony Konechny, Leah Gibson and Nikohl Boosheri. The film’s original movie is composed by Douglas Pipes (Monster House, Trick ‘r’ Treat). Seeds of Yesterday is the final installment in the Dollananger series based on V.C. Andrews’ best- selling book series following Flowers in the Attic and Petals of the Wind, which were both scored by Mario Grigorov, and If There Be Thorns, which was scored by Pipes and premiered on Lifetime last Sunday. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Premiering tomorrow, April 13, is the second season of AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies created by Craig Silverstein and starring Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild, Samuel Roukin and Ian Kahn. Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, The Wolverine, The Hurt Locker) who previously scored last year’s first season returns and is now sharing co-composer credit with Brandon Roberts who wrote additional music for the first season. For updates on the series, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beyond the Mask’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beyond the Mask, Jurgen Beck, score, Soundtrack
Tiny Room Music has released a soundtrack album for the family adventure Beyond the Mask. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jurgen Beck. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Beyond the Mask is directed by Chad Burns and stars John Rhys-Davies, Kara Kilmer and Andrew Cheney. The movie follows the leading mercenary for the British East India Company who has just been double-crossed and now is on the run in the American colonies. The action adventure opened as a theater-on-demand release this past Monday and was just picked up by Freestyle Releasing for a regular theatrical release on June 5, 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Reconstruction of William Zero’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Lovett, score, Soundtrack, The Reconstruction of William Zero
Lovers Music has released a soundtrack album for the indie sci-fi thriller The Reconstruction of William Zero. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Lovett (Black Rock, The Signal, Don Peyote). The soundtrack is now available on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Reconstruction of William Zero is directed by Dan Bush and stars Conal Byrne, Amy Seimetz, Tim Habeger, Adam Fristoe, Scott Poythress, Lake Roberts, Melissa McBride and Jeff Rose. The movie follows a top genetic researcher who awakens after a catastrophic accident with no memory or motor skills. As he begins to relearn his past and identity, the memories that return are not his own. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Man With the Iron Fists 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Drossin, RZA, score, Soundtrack, The Man With the Iron Fists 2
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the martial arts action sequel The Man With the Iron Fists 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by RZA and Howard Drossin who previously scored the original film. Also included are tracks by The Delfonics, Zack Hemsey and Thea Van Seijen. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 14, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Man With the Iron Fists 2 is directed by Roel Reiné and stars RZA, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Pim Bubear, Ocean Hou, Grace Huang, Andrew Lin and Khiri Steven Lowenstein. The Man With the Iron Fists 2 is the sequel to the 2012 film starring Russell Crowe and follows Thaddeus as he is found badly wounded near a 19th-century Chinese town and becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying Lord Pi. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 9, 2015)
Posted: April 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ben Salisbury, Benjamin Wallfisch, Broken Horses, Clouds of Sils Maria, Desert Dancer, Ex Machina, Geoff Barrow, James Horner, John Debney, Johnny Jewel, Johnny Klimek, Kill Me Three Times, Living in the Age of Airplanes, Lost River, Mark Isham, The Longest Ride
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the romantic drama The Longest Ride directed by George Tillman, Jr., based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks and starring Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin and Alan Alda. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Seafret, Ryan Adams, Ben & Ellen Harper, Middle Brother, Adanowsky & more. Check out our previous article for the full details. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, Miracle). Milan has also released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the film.
Opening in limited release is the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina written and directed by Alex Garland and stars Oscaar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander. Ben Salisbury and Portishead’s Geoff Barrow have composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as the song Bunsen Burner by The Cuts. For the full album details, to listen to audio clips and for more information about the A24 Films release, visit our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
