imageVarese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller The November Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (World War Z, Scream, The Hurt Locker, The Wolverine). The soundtrack will be released physically on September 9, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. November Man is directed by Roger Donaldson and stars Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Eliza Taylor, Caterina Scorsone, Bill Smitrovich and Will Patton. The movie follows an ex-CIA operative who is pitted against his former pupil on a race to find a woman who is hiding from her past and who holds the key to an international conspiracy. Read the rest of this entry »

when-the-game-stands-tallMadison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the sports drama When the Game Stands Tall. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (The Maze RunnerDragons: Riders of BerkCrisis). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Where the Game Stands Tall is directed by Thomas Carter (Save the Last DanceCoach Carter) and stars Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, Alexander Ludwig, Clancy Brown and Laura Dern. The movie tells the story of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport. Read the rest of this entry »

ruth-and-alexDavid Newman is composing the music for the upcoming drama Ruth & Alex. The movie is directed by Richard Loncraine and stars Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton, Michael Cristofer, Cynthia Nixon, Claire Vanderboom, Korey Jackson, Carrie Preston, Sterling Jerins, Josh Pais and Miriam Shor. The film follows a long-married couple during an eventful weekend after they are forced to contemplate selling their beloved Brooklyn apartment. Charlie Peters (Three Men and a Little Lady, My Father the Hero) has written the screenplay based on a novel by Jill Cement. Charlie Peters is also producing the project with Lori McCreary (Invictus, The Magic of Belle Isle), Curtis Burch (Words and Pictures) and Tracy Mercer (Madam Secretary). Read the rest of this entry »

assault-on-arkhamWaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the DC Animated Universe Original Movie Batman: Assault on Arkham. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robert J. Kral (AngelThe Haunting in Connecticut) who previously scored such animated movies as Superman: DoomsdaySuperman vs. The Elite and Green Lantern: First Flight. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. La-La Land Records will release a limited edition CD version featuring four additional tracks on August 26, 2014. Check out audio clips after the jump. Batman: Assault on Arkham is directed by Jay Oliva & Ethan Spaulding and features the voices of Kevin Conroy, Neal McDonough, Hynden Walch, Matthew Gray Gubler, Troy Baker, C.C.H. Pounder, Greg Ellis, Giancarlo Esposito, John DiMaggio and Jennifer Hale. Read the rest of this entry »

good-killChristophe 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 LockerThe 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 »

rear-windowMovieScore 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 »

imageA 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 Assignments
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legendsPremiering 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 AtlasOne Hour PhotoThe InternationalHelix) 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-frightLakeshore 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 AmazonStage 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-williamsDavid 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 »