Writer/producer Cheo Hodari Coker revealed in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly that Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad are scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Luke Cage. The show is based on the Marvel Comics character and stars Mike Colter in the title role, alongside Mahershala Ali, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley and Sônia Braga. The drama follows Cage as he becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City after a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin. Colter who serves as a showrunner on the Marvel Entertainment production is executive producing the project with Jeph Loeb (Daredevil, Jessica Jones).
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‘The Family Fang’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama The Family Fang. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, True Grit, Twilight, Carol, No Country for Old Men). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 29, 2016 and physically on May 13. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Family Fang is directed by Jason Bateman who also stars in the movie alongside Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken, Maryann Plunkett, Kathryn Hahn, Jason Butler Harner. The movie is based on a novel by Kevin Wilso and follows two siblings who grew up in a performance artist family and learn the hard way about the differences between real life and art when their parents inexplicably disappear.
‘Up for Love’ Soundtrack Announced
Gaumont will release a soundtrack album for the French romantic comedy Up for Love (Un homme à la hauteur). The album features the songs from the film by artists including Emilie Gassin, Donna Summer, Antony and the Johnsons, George Fitzgerald, Shake Shake Go and Rebecca Ferguson. Also included are two tracks from the movie’s original score composed by Eric Neveux (Intimacy, The Attack, Hideaways, Nicholas on Holiday). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 29, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Up for Love is directed by Laurent Tirard and stars Jean Dujardin and Virginie Efira. The movie follows a newly single lawyer who gets a call from a charming architect she’s never met who happened to find her lost phone.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2016)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is Disney’s new film adaptation of The Jungle Book directed by Jon Favreau and starring Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyongo’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Neel Sethi and Christopher Walken. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details. Also visit Variety and YouTube for interviews with Debney about his work on the project. Also click here for footage from the score’s recording sessions.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Criminal directed by Ariel Vromen and starring Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Alice Eve, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot. Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Furious 7) and Keith Power (Hawaii Five-0) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the original song Drift and Fall Again performed by Madsonik featuring Lola Marsh. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent audio interview with both composers about their work on the film.
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Niki Caro’s ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’
Harry Gregson-Williams is set to compose the music for the upcoming drama The Zookeeper’s Wife. The film is directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider, North Country, McFarland, USA) and stars Jessica Chastain, Daniel Bruhl, Johan Heldenbergh, Michael McElhatton and Anna Rust. The movie is based on Diane Ackerman’s novel of the same title and tells the true story of Antonina Żabińska and her husband Dr. Jan Zabinski, the director of the Warsaw Zoo, who together used the zoo to help about 300 Jewish people escape from the Warsaw Ghetto after the Germans invaded Poland in September 1939. Angela Workman (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) has written the screenplay. Jeff Abberley, Jamie Patricof (The Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine) and Kim Zubick are producing the project.
‘Maggie’s Plan’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Maggie’s Plan. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Rohatyn (The Private Eyes of Pippa Lee, The Ballad of Jack and Rose). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including Bruce Springsteen, The Skatalites, Don Drummond, Dandy Livingstone, Peaking Lights & more. The soundtrack will be released on May 20, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Maggie’s Plan is written and directed by Rebecca Miller and stars Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph and Travis Fimmel. The movie follows a thirty-something New York woman whose determination to have a child involves her in a love triangle with an unhappy academic and his eccentric critical-theorist wife.
‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’ Score Album Details
Sony Classical will release a score album for the comedy sequel Barbershop: The Next Cut. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stanley Clarke (Passenger 57, The Transporter, Boyz n the Hood, The Best Man Holiday, Undercover Brother). The soundtrack will be released on May 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Atlantic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Barbershop: The Next Cut is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and stars Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Eve, Nicki Minaj, Common and JB Smoove. The third part in the Barbershop series, which follows Eddie and his longtime crew whose once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed, is being released nationwide today by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Vinyl’ – Best of Season 1 Soundtrack Announced
Atlantic Records will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Vinyl. The album features musical highlights from the show’s first season, including songs by Elvis Costello, Charlie Wilson, Charli XCX, Iggy Pop, Trey Songz, Chris Cornell, The Arcs, Ty Taylor & more. The Essentials: Best of Season 1 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring more songs from the drama. Vinyl is created by Terence Winter and stars Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Juno Temple, Ato Essandoh, P. J. Byrne, J. C. MacKenzie, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Paul Ben-Victor. The drama executive produced by Martin Scorsese is set in 1970s New York and tells the story of a record executive trying to resurrect his label and find the next new sound.
Aaron Zigman to Score ‘Almost Christmas’
Aaron Zigman is reuniting with director David E. Talbert on the upcoming comedy Almost Christmas. The film is written and directed by Talbert and stars Gabrielle Union, Danny Glover, Mo’Nique, Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Romany Malco and Jessie T. Usher. The movie follows an estranged family forced to come together for their first Christmas since the death of the family matriarch. Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like a Man, The Wedding Ringer, Obsessed) is producing the project through his production company. Zigman has previously scored Talbert’s last feature Baggage Claim starring Paula Patton.
The CW’s ‘The 100’ Season 3 Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music will release the first official soundtrack album for the CW series The 100. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Tree Adams (Californication, Perception). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The 100 based on the book by Kass Morgan stars Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Thomas McDonell, Eli Goree, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Kelly Hu, Christopher Larkin, Devon Bostick, Isaiah Washington, Henry Ian Cusick and Lindsey Morgan. The drama follows a group of teens who become the first humans to return to Earth after a devastating nuclear apocalypse.