Firewheel and Menlo Park Music will release the original song Absolutely Anything and Anything At All from the upcoming comedy Absolutely Anything. The track is performed by Kylie Minogue and was also featured in one the film’s trailers, which can be checked out after the jump. The song will be released as a digital single on August 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Absolutely Anything is directed by Terry Jones (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian) and stars Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, several members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Eddie Izzard, Joanna Lumley, Rob Riggle, as well as Robin Williams as the voice of a talking dog named Dennis. Read the rest of this entry »
Kylie Minogue’s Title Song from ‘Absolutely Anything’ to Be Released
Posted: August 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Absolutely Anything, Kylie Minogue
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‘The Boy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hauschka, score, Soundtrack, The Boy
The details of the soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Boy have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by German modern pianist and composer Hauschka. The soundtrack will be released on September 4, 2015 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Boy is written and directed by Craig Macneill and stars Jared Breeze, Rainn Wilson, David Morse, Mike Vogel, Zuleikha Robinson and Bill Sage. The movie is the first part a planned trilogy tracking the childhood of a future serial killer, with each installment depicting the character at a different wage, and ending with his full transformation to an iconic mass murderer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 31, 2015)
Posted: July 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Lego Brickumentary, Brian Byrne, Danny Elfman, Denis Sanacore, Jenny's Wedding, Joe Kraemer, John Jennings Boyd, Marcus Trumpp, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Northmen - A Viking Saga, The End of the Tour, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, Vacation
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin and Sean Harris. The film’s original music is composed by Joe Kraemer (Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun). Paramount Pictures and La-La Land Records are releasing a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine, NPR and HeyUGuys for interviews with Kraemer about his work on the project.
Already playing nationwide since this past Wednesday is the comedy reboot Vacation written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chris Hemsworth, Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Lindsey Buckingham, The Feud, Seals and Crofts, JD McPherson, Jarina De Marco, Christopher Blue, as well as a track by Mothersbaugh. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Music from Season 1 of MTV’s ‘Scream’ to Be Released
Posted: July 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: MTV, Scream, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack album for the MTV original series Scream. The album features a selection of songs from the first season of the show by artists including Phoebe Ryan, LIZ, Wet, MS MR, George Ezra, machineheart & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 14, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Scream is based on Wes Craven’s horror franchise and stars Willa Fitzgerald, Amy Forsyth, John Karna, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Amadeus Serafini, Connor Weil, Tracy Middendorf, Jason Wiles and Bella Thorne. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 31, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gabriel Yared, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, score, Soundtrack
Warner Bros. Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408, Cold Mountain). Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is featured as a soloist. Also included are the original songs Hypnosis and On Children by Damien Rice, as well as On Love by Lisa Hannigan & Glen Hansard. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet is directed by Roger Allers (The Lion King) and features the voices of Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina, John Rhys-Davies and Quvenzhané Wallis. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer to Compose Main Theme for Nat Geo’s ‘Saints & Strangers’
Posted: July 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, National Geographic Channel, Saints & Strangers
Hans Zimmer.
National Geographic Channel announced at a panel yesterday at the Television Critics Association summer tour that Hans Zimmer will be composing the main theme for network’s upcoming event series Saints & Strangers. The score will be composed by Bleeding Fingers Music, a collaboration between Zimmer and Extreme Music. Saints & Strangers is created by Eric Overmyer (Bosch, Treme, The Affair) and tells the story behind the founding of America, chronicling the trials and tribulations of the 101 men, women and children who boarded the Mayflower for a one-way trip to the New World in 1620. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary to Score A&E’s ‘Damien’
Posted: July 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, BearMcCreary, Damien, Glen Mazzara
Bear McCreary has been tapped to score the upcoming A&E original series Damien. The show is created by Glen Mazzaro and stars Bradley James, Barbara Hershey, Omid Abtahi and Meganlyn Echikunwoke. The drama is a follow-up to the classic 1976 feature The Omen and centers on Damien Thorn, the mysterious child from the film who has grown up seemingly unaware of the satanic forces around him and must now come to terms with his true destiny — that he is the Antichrist. Mazzaro is also executive producing the Fox 21 Television Studios production with Ross Fineman (Lights Out) and Pancho Mansfield. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sicario’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Denis Villeneuve, Johann Johannsson, score, Sicario, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the crime thriller Sicario have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Oscar-nominated composer Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything) who previously scored the movie’s director Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners. The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sicario starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber and Jon Bernthal follows an officer from Tucson, Arizona who travels to Mexico with a pair of mercenaries to track down a drug lord. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release ‘The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Soundtrack
Posted: July 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Paesano, score, Soundtrack, The Maze Runner, The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the sequel The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, When the Game Stands Tall, Dreamworks Dragons) who previously scored last year’s first part in the series. The soundtrack will be released on September 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is directed by Wes Ball and stars Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Nathalie Emmanuel, Rosa Salazar, Jacob Lofland, Barry Pepper and Lili Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Z for Zachariah’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Zobel, Heather McIntosh, score, Soundtrack, Z for Zachariah
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Z for Zachariah. The album features the film’s original music composed by Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Faults, Honeymoon). The soundtrack will be released on September 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Z for Zachariah is directed by Craig Zobel and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie and Chris Pine. The movie takes place in the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization and follows a young woman who believes she is the last human on Earth meets a dying scientist searching for survivors. Read the rest of this entry »
