Mychael Danna, Manjeet Ral and Biggi Hilmars are composing the music for the upcoming drama Beeba Boys. The film is written and directed by Deepa Mehta (Earth, Fire) and stars Randeep Hooda, Ali Momen, Sarah Allen, Waris Ahluwalia, Gulshan Grover, Balinder Johal, Ali Kazmi, Steve Dhillon, Jag Bal, Gabe Grey and Paul Gross. The movie follows a ruthless Sikh mobster who leads his soldiers into a turf war for control of the Vancouver drugs- and arms-trafficking rackets. David Hamilton (Midnight’s Children) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Deepa Mehta’s ‘Beeba Boys’ to Feature Music by Mychael Danna, Manjeet Ral & Biggi Hilmars
Posted: August 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bebba Boys, Biggi Hilmars, Deepa Methta, Manjeet Ral, Mychael Danna
‘Staten Island Summer’ Score Album Details
Posted: August 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Swihart, score, Soundtrack, Staten Island Summer
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Staten Island Summer. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, New in Town). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 21, 2015. Staten Island Summer is directed by Rhys Thomas and stars Graham Phillips, Zack Pearlman, Ashley Greene, Kate Walsh, Jim Gaffigan and Gina Gershon. The movie follows two friends who spend the summer after high school graduation as poolside lifeguard. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gloria’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gloria, Lorne Balfe, score, Sofía Espinosa, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Gloria. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, The Penguins of Madagascar), as well as nine classic Gloria Trevi songs performed by Sofía Espinosa, who stars as Gloria in the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 21, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Gloria is directed by Christian Keller and stars Sofia Espinosa in the title role, as well as Sergio Andrade, her manager and husband. Read the rest of this entry »
Gast Waltzing Scoring Terence Davies’ ‘Sunset Song’
Posted: August 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gast Waltzing, Sunset Song, Terence Davies
Gast Waltzing is composing the music for the upcoming drama Sunset Song. The film is written and directed by Terence Davies (The Deep Blue Sea, The House of Mirth) and stars Agyness Deyn, Peter Mullan and Kevin Guthrie. The movie is based on the classic novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon and follows a farming family struggling to eke out a living in northeast Scotland. Sol Papadopoulos, Roy Boulter, Nicolas Steil are producing the project. Waltzing’s previous film scoring credits include Hysteria starring Maggie Gyllenhaal & Hugh Dancy and JCVD starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Read the rest of this entry »
Complete ‘Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Desert Fury, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Miklos Rosza, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for Walt Disney Pictures’ 1993 family adventure Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey directed by Duwayne Dunham and starring Robert Hays, Kim Greist, as well as the voices of Michael J. Fox, Don Ameche and Sally Field. The album features the complete original score from the movie composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Miracle on 42nd Street, Rescuers Down Under), including more than half an hour of previously unreleased music. Check out the label’s official website for the full album details and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami to Score Timur Bekmambetov’s ‘Ben-Hur’
Posted: August 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Hur, Marco Beltrami, Timur Bekmambetov
Marco Beltrami has been hired to score the upcoming epic historical drama Ben-Hur. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) and stars Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur, Morgan Freeman as Ilderim, Toby Kebbell as Messala, Nazanin Boniadi as Esther and Rodrigo Santoro and as Jesus Christ. Sofia Black D’Elia, Ayelet Zurer, Moises Arias and Pilou Asbæk are co-starring. The movie is based on Lew Wallace’s epic novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ and follows a falsely accused nobleman who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him. Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Records to Release ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Bear McCreary, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release the first official soundtrack album for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci’s Demons, Outlander). The soundtrack will be released on October 2, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full album details will be posted on this page as they are announced. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen and stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, Adrianne Palicki, Luke Mitchell and Henry Simmons. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Extinction’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Extinction, score, Sergio Moure, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic horror thriller Extinction. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sergio Moure De Oteyza (Cargo, Kidnapped). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 14, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Extinction is directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas and stars Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan, Quinn McColgan, Valeria Vereau and Clara Lago. The movie produced by Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, Unknown) follows two men and a young girl living in a remote village who remain untouched by a worldwide infection that turns survivors into beasts. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 2, 2015)
Posted: August 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian H. Kim, Mr. Robinson, NBC, Ryan Beveridge, Significant Mother, The CW
Premiering on Monday, August 3, is the new comedy Significant Mother created by Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith and starring Josh Zuckerman, Krista Allen, Nathaniel Buzolic, Jonathan Silverman, Emma Fitzpatrick, Jay Ali. The show’s original music is composed by Brian H. Kim (Hello My Name is Doris, Star vs. The Forces of Evil). Significant Mother follows a Portland restaurateur whose world is turned upside down when he comes back from a business trip to find out that his best friend and roommate is now dating his newly single mother. The comedy will air every Monday night on the CW. Visit the official show website for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
‘HitRECord on TV’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: Hitrecord on TV, Pivot, Soundtrack
A new soundtrack album for Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s variety series HitRECord on TV has been released. The album features the songs from the show’s second season. Also included is a cue from the series’ score. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. A soundtrack album featuring music from the first season was released last year. HitRECord on TV created, executive produced and hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt features a series of short films, animation, music, conversation from thousands of contributors from around the world. Read the rest of this entry »