Craig Wedren has been hired to score the new NBC comedy A to Z. The show is created by Ben Queen (Drive, Cars 2) and stars Ben Feldman, Cristin Milioti, Henry Zebrowski, Lenora Crichlow, Christina Kirk and Hong Chau. Katey Sagal is narrating the series, which follows the relationship between a male employee at an internet dating site and a female no-nonsense lawyer, from meeting to breakup. Queen is also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television and Le Train Train production with Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation), Will McCormack (Celeste & Jesse Forever), Bill Callahan (Psych) and Michael Patrick Jann (Reno 911!). A to Z is set to premiere on October 2, 2014 and will air every Thursday night on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
NBC’s ‘A to Z’ to Feature Music by Craig Wedren
Posted: August 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A to Z, Craig Wedren, NBC
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‘Love Is Strange’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ira Sachs, Love Is Strange, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie drama Love Is Strange. The album features the classical pieces featured in the film composed by Frédéric Chopin, Arnold Schoenberg and Henryk Wieniawski. Also included is Nina Simone’s song That’s Him Over There. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Love Is Strange is directed by Ira Sachs and stars John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Darren Burrows, Charlie Tahan and Cheyenne Jackson. The movie follows a longtime couple who lose their New York home shortly after getting married. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select theaters this Friday, August 22 by Sony Pictures Classics. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cantinflas’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cantinflas, Roque Banos, Soundtrack
Movic Records will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Cantinflas. The album features three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Roque Banos (Evil Dead, Oldboy, The Machinist, Sexy Beast). Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Denise Gutiérrez, Aleks Syntek, Mauricio Sánchez, Enrique Bunbury & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Cantinflas is directed by Sebastian del Amo and stars Oscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Gabriela de la Garza, Adal Ramones and Ana Layevska. The Spanish-language film tells the story of the Mexican comedic actor who is best known for co-starring with David Niven in 1956’s Around the Word in 80 Days. Read the rest of this entry »
Frederik Wiedmann to Score Paul Schrader’s ‘Dying of the Light’
Posted: August 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dying of the Light, Frederik Wiedmann, Paul Schrader
Frederik Wiedmann is composing the music for the upcoming thriller Dying of the Light. The film is written and directed by Paul Schrader and stars Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin and Irene Jacob. The movie follows a former CIA agent embarking on a global manhunt for his long-standing nemesis, while simultaneously battling an aggressive form of Alzheimer’s Disease. Todd Williams, Scott Clayton and Gary Hirsch are producing the Over Under Media and Red Granite Pictures production. Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives) and Steve Schwartz (The Road, The Counselor) are executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo & Ben Decter to Score ‘CSI: Cyber’
Posted: August 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Decter, CBS, CSI, CSI: Cyber, Jeff Russo
Jeff Russo and Ben Decter have been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama CSI: Cyber. The show is created by Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn & Ann Donahue (CSI: Miami, CSI: NY) and stars Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Charley Koontz and Peter MacNicol. The series centers around Special Agent Avery Ryan who heads the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, a unit at the forefront of solving illegal activities that start in the mind, live online and play out in the real world. The character was introduced earlier this year on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Frank’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frank, Soundtrack, Stephen Rennicks
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Frank. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen Rennicks, as well as the songs performed by the film’s cast. The label has previously released the original song I Love You All performed by The Soronprfbs, which is also included on the soundtrack, as a single. Frank – Music and Songs from the Film will be released overseas on September 15, 2014. No domestic release date has been announced yet. Frank is directed by Lenny Abrahamson and stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Scoot McNairy. The movie follows a wannabe musician who joins an avant-garde pop band led by a musical genius who hides himself inside a large fake head. The comedy premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released in limited release last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Baytown Outlaws’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, Kostas Christides, score, Soundtrack, The Baytown Outlaws
Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack release for last year’s action comedy The Baytown Outlaws. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, The Shipping News, Sinister, Hellraiser) and Kostas Christides. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Baytown Outlaws is directed by Barry Battles and stars Eva Longoria, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Wesley, Daniel Cudmore, Andre Braugher, Clayne Crawford and Travis Fimmel. The movie is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Maze Runner’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Paesano, score, Soundtrack, The Maze Runner
The details of the soundtrack album for the film adaptation of The Maze Runner have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Dragons: Riders of Berk, When the Game Stands Tall, Crisis). The soundtrack will be released on September 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Maze Runner is directed by Wes Ball and stars Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The movie based on the novel by James Dashner is set in a post-apocalyptic era where a group of teenage boys trapped in an enormous maze seek their freedom. The sci-fi mystery drama will be released nationwide on September 19 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Rael Jones Scoring Saul Dibb’s ‘Suite Francaise’
Posted: August 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rael Jones, Saul Dibb, Suite Française
Rael Jones has recently composed the music for the upcoming drama Suite Francaise. The film is directed by Saul Dibb (The Duchess) and stars Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Margot Robbie, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson, Alexandra Maria Lara, Tom Schilling and Lambert Wilson. The movie based on the works of Irène Némirovsky follows a young woman in Nazi-occupied France who ends up falling in love with a German officer. Dibb and Matt Charman have co-written the screenplay and Xavier Marchand, Romain Brémond, Nichael Kuhn and Andrea Cornwell are producing the project. Harvey Weinstein is executive producing for The Weinstein Company. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 17, 2014)
Posted: August 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Ben Foster, BoJack Horseman, Happy Valley, Intruders, Jesse Novak, Netflix, Syfy
Premiering on Wednesday, August 20, on Netflix in the U.S. is the BBC mini-series Happy Valley created by Sally Wainwright (Last Tango in Halifax) and starring Sarah Lancashire, Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan and Joe Armstrong. The show’s original music is composed by Ben Foster (Torchwood, Hidding Kingdoms). Happy Valley centers around the personal and professional life of hardworking, dedicated policewoman in a small town where alcoholics, drug addicts and pregnant teens are a way of life. The crime drama premiered this spring in the UK and all six episodes will be available to stream on Netflix starting Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
