WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the sequel Magic Mike XXL. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Nick Waterhouse, Ginuwine, Backstreet Boys, Donald Glover, Matt Bomer, Glass Animals, Jodeci, Jacquees & more. The soundtrack will be released on June 30, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Magic Mike XXL is directed by Gregory Jacobs and stars Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard, Donald Glover, Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Michael Strahan. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Magic Mike XXL’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Magic Mike XXL, Soundtrack
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 21, 2015)
Posted: June 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Ballers, David Lawrence, David Robbins, Disney Channel, HBO, Justin R. Durban, Lifetime, Mac Quayle, Mr. Robot, PBS, Perfect High, Poldark, Rob Lane, Teen Beach 2, The Brink, The Crimson Field, USA
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Brink created by Kim & Roberto Benabib and starring Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson. David Robbins (Dead Man Walking, Welcome to Me, Bob Roberts) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO comedy Ballers created by Stephen Levinson, executive produced by Mark Wahlberg & Peter Berg and starring Dwayne Johnson, John David Washington, Omar Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, Rob Corddry, London Brown and Jazmyn Simon. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Scott Vener (Entourage) serves as the project’s music supervisor. Ballers follows a former football superstar who gets his life on track in retirement, while mentoring other current and former players on the business of football. For more information about the series, which will air Sunday nights on HBO, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC America, Benoit Charest, Benoit Groulx, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, score, Soundtrack
The details for the soundtrack album for British fantasy drama Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell have been revealed. The album features the music from the mini-series composed by Benoit Charest (The Triplets of Belleville, Upside Down) and Benoit Groulx. The soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2015 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is based on Susanna Clarke’s bestselling novel and stars Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Alice Englert, Marc Warren, Samuel West, Charlotte Riley, Enzo Cilenti, Paul Kaye and Claudia Jessi. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates to Score Syfy’s ‘The Magicians’
Posted: June 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Syfy, The Magicians, Will Bates
Will Bates has signed on to score the upcoming Syfy original series The Magicians. The show is Lev Grossman’s best-selling fantasy book trilogy of the same title and stars Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta and Summer Bishil. The series follows a brilliant grad student who enrolls in Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, a secret upstate New York university specializing in magic and soon discover that the magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Zanelli Scoring Jared Hess’ ‘Masterminds’
Posted: June 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Jared Hess, Masterminds
Geoff Zanelli is composing the score for the upcoming heist comedy Masterminds. The film is directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and stars Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon, Jon Daley and Ken Marino. The movie follows a disgruntled armored car driver who teams up with a pretty co-worker and a group of inexperienced criminals to steal nearly $20 million from a bank vault. Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer wrote the screenplay based on an original script by Emily Spivey. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cartel Land’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cartel Land, H. Scott Salinas, Jackson Greenberg, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Cartel Land. The album features the film’s original music composed by H. Scott Salinas (The Square, Allegiance, Murder in the First) and Jackson Greenberg. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 30, 2015 and physically on September 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Cartel Land is directed by Matthew Heineman and centers on the battle between border vigilante groups and murderous Mexican drug cartels, with the vigilantes able to accomplish things law enforcement cannot. Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) serves as an executive producer on the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Federico Jusid Scoring ‘Kidnap’
Posted: June 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Federico Jusid, Kidnap
Federico Jusid is composing the music for the upcoming thriller Kidnap. The film is directed by Luis Prieto (Pusher) and stars Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Lew Temple and Chris McGinn. The movie follows a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her kidnapped son. Knate Gwaltneys wrote the screenplay. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers series, G.I. Joe, RED, Salt, Constantine) is producing the project with Erik Howsam, alongside Gold Star Films’ Joey Tufaro (Maggie) and Gregory Chou of Rumble Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Lifetime’s ‘A Deadly Adoption’ to Feature Music by MJ Mynarski
Posted: June 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Deadly Adoption, Lifetime, MJ Mynarski
MJ Mynarski has composed the original music for the Lifetime original movie A Deadly Adoption. The film is directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg (Escape from Polygamy, Love at the Christmas Table) and stars Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig and Jessica Lowndes. The movie follows a successful couple who house and care for a pregnant woman during the final months of her pregnancy with the hopes of adopting her unborn child. Andrew Steele (Casa De Mi Padre, The Spoils of Babylon) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Am Big Bird’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I Am Big Bird, Joshua Johnson, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joshua Johnson. The soundtrack will be released on July 31, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. I Am Big Bird is directed and produced by Dave LaMattina & Chad Walker and chronicles the life of Caroll Spinney, the man who has been Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. The movie features footage of Spinney’s earliest collaborations with Jim Henson as it traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon. Read the rest of this entry »

