Christophe Beck has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Good Kill. The film is written and directed by Andrew Niccol and stars Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Jake Abel and Bruce Greenwood. The movie follows a troubled Air Force officer who is charged with directing drone strikes and enters a moral minefield as the rationale for targeting purported terrorists becomes ever more murky. Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, The Company You Keep), Zev Foreman and Mark Amin (Filth) are producing the Voltage Pictures production. Beck has previously co-scored the indie drama Charlie Countryman for Voltage. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck to Score Andrew Niccol’s ‘Good Kill’
Posted: August 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Niccol, Christophe Beck, Good Kill
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David Shire’s ‘Rear Window’ Score to Be Released
Posted: August 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: David Shire, Rear Window, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1998 television version of Rear Window directed by Jeff Bleckner and starring Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster and Ritchie Coster. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer David Shire (The Conversation, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, Zodiac, Return to Oz, Short Circuit). The soundtrack will be released on August 26, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. To listen to audio clips and to pre-order the limited edition CD, visit Screen Archives and check out audio clips below. Rear Window is based on the premise of the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie with the same title and premiered in 1998 on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
‘When Animals Dream’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mikkel Hess, score, Soundtrack, When Animals Dream
A soundtrack album will be released for the Danish horror romance When Animals Dream. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mikkel Hess. Also included are tracks by Christian Risgaard, Marie Fisker, MØ & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 19, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. When Animals Dream is directed by Jonas Ambry and stars Sonia Suhl, Lars Mikkelsen, Sonja Richter and Jakob Oftebro. The film follows a 16-year-old girl living in a secluded fishing village who falls in love and discovers she’s a werewolf as she’s hunted down by the village. The movie premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being releaed in a number of markets overseas over the next couple of weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 10, 2014)
Posted: August 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Legends, Reinhold Heil, TNT
Premiering on Wednesday, August 13, is the new TNT original series Legends executive produced by Howard Gordon, Alexander Cary, Jonathan Levin, Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris and starring Sean Bean, Ali Larter, Rob Mayes, Tina Majorino, Steve Harris, Amber Valletta and Lux Haney Jardine. Reinhold Heil (Cloud Atlas, One Hour Photo, The International, Helix) is composing the show’s original music. For more information about the drama, which will air every Wednesday night on TNT, and to watch a trailer, check out our scoring assignment announcement.
‘Stage Fright’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eli Batalion, Jerome Sable, Soundtrack, Stage Fright
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror comedy musical Stage Fright. The album features the original songs and score from the film written by the film’s director Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion. Aram Mandossian serves as the movie’s music producer. The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Stage Fright starring Allie MacDonald, Douglas Smith, Brandon Uranowitz, Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf centers on a teenager with Broadway dreams who sneaks out of the performing arts camp where she works to audition for the summer showcase and lands the lead, only to find herself in the middle of a bloodbath when rehearsals begin. Read the rest of this entry »
David Williams Scoring MTV’s ‘The Dorm’
Posted: August 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Williams, MTV, The Dorm
David Williams has recently composed the score for the upcoming psychological thriller The Dorm. The film is directed by Rachel Talalay (Tank Girl, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare) and stars Alexis Knapp, Cassie Steele and Max Lloyd Jones. The movie follows a student who begins college as a shy, self-consciousness freshman and undergoes a complete transformation into a flawless, seductive beauty at the hands of her new dorm mates. Sean Hood (Halloween: Resurrection, Conan the Barbarian) has written the screenplay and Mike Frisley & Chad Oakes (Fargo) are producing the MTV and Sony Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Still Life’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack, Still Life, Uberto Pasolini
Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the British comedy drama Still Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat). The soundtrack will be released on August 28, 2014. Visit the label’s official website to pre-order the limited edition CD and to check out audio clips. Still Life is directed by the composer’s husband Uberto Pasolini and stars Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury, Andrew Buchan and Brosnon Webb. The movie centers on a case worker who looks for relatives of those found dead alone. The dramedy premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and was released in Italy last December. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 8, 2014)
Posted: August 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, About Alex, AC Newman, Amy Bastow, Brett Aplin, Brian Tyler, Deepsea Challenge 3D, Into the Storm, Jeff Cardoni, Joel P. West, Ricky Edwards, Step Up: All In, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Hundred-Foot Journey, What If
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action adventure Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, as well as the voices of Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard and Pete Ploszek. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Fast Five). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Click here for the full album details. The label has also released the single Shell Shocked written and performed by Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Ty Dolla $ign. Check out our previous article for more information. Also check out a recording session video of Tyler’s Turtles theme on YouTube.
Brian Tyler has also composed the music for the disaster action adventure Into the Storm directed by Steven Quale and starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Arlen Escarpeta, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress, Jeremy Sumpter, Kyle Davis and Jon Reep. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music digitally earlier this week and a CD version will be coming out later this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine and Go See Talk for recent interviews with Tyler about his new projects. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Andrews to Score HBO’s ‘Togetherness’
Posted: August 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Michael Andrews, Togetherness
Michael Andrews is composing the music for the upcoming HBO original series Togetherness. The show is created and executive produced by Mark & Jay Duplass and stars Amanda Peet, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Duplass and Steve Zissis. The comedy follows two couples living under the same Los Angeles roof and who are struggling in their relationships while dealing with their individual problems. Stephanie Langhoff is co-executive producing the project. Andrews has previously collaborated with the Duplass brothers on the features Cyrus and Jeff Who Lives at Home. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dinosaur 13’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dinosaur 13, Matt Morton, score, Soundtrack
Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Dinosaur 13. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matt Morton. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Dinosaur 13 is directed by Todd Miller and follows paleontologist Peter Larson of South Dakota’s Black Hills Institute of Geological Research and his finding of a 65 million year-old tyrannosaurus rex fossil named “Sue.”. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on August 15 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
