It was announced this evening at Comic-Con that Bear McCreary is scoring the upcoming NBC drama Constantine. The show is developed by Daniel Cerone (The Mentalist, Dexter) & David S. Goyer (Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises) and stars Matt Ryan, Harold Perrineau and Charles Halford. The drama is based on the comic book series Hellblazer from DC Comics and follows seasoned demon hunter and master of the occult John Constantine who is armed with a ferocious knowledge of the dark arts and a wickedly naughty wit. Cerone and Goyer are also producing the project for Bonanza Productions and Warner Bros. Television. McCreary has previously collaborated with Goyer on the Starz original series Da Vinci’s Demons. Neil Marshall (The Descent, Centurion) has directed the pilot episode. Constantine is set to premiere on October 24, 2014 and will air every Friday night on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary to Score NBC’s ‘Constantine’
Posted: July 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Constantine, David Goyer, Everly, NBC
‘Penny Dreadful’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Penny Dreadful, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the first soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Penny Dreadful. The album features selections from the original score of the first season of the show composed, orchestrated and conducted by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Romeo & Juliet, W.E.). The soundtrack will be released on August 19, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Penny Dreadful is created by John Logan and stars Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Rory Kinnear, Reeve Carney, Harry Treadaway, Billie Piper and Danny Sapani. The series recently ended its first season run and will return for a second season in 2015 on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 25, 2014)
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Most Wanted Man, And So It Goes, Andreas Weidender, Eric Serra, Fernando Velazquez, Happy Christmas, Herbert Grönemeyer, Hercules, Ironclad: Battle for Blood, Jenny Lewis, Lucy, Magic in the Moonlight, Marc Shaiman, Very Good Girls
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Hercules directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and John Hurt. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Devil). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music digitally earlier this week. A CD release is set for next month. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Also visit MTV.com to stream the entire album.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller Lucy directed by Luc Besson and starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman and Analeigh Tipton. Besson’s regular musical collaborator Eric Serra (The Professional, The Fifth Element) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. A different soundtrack, which also features the original song Sister Rust performed by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and tracks by The Crystal Method and Raury will be released overseas next month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Westlake to Score Chris Evans’ ‘Before We Go’
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Before We Go, Chris Evans, Chris Westlake
Chris Westlake has been hired to score the upcoming romance Before We Go. The film marks the directorial debut of Chris Evans who also stars in the film alongside Alice Eve. The movie, which was originally entitled 1:30 Train, is set in Manhattan and follows two strangers after their serendipitous meeting in Grand Central who form an unlikely bond and the conflicts in their own lives become the basis for exploration into each other and themselves. Ron Bass (Rain Man, Entrapment), Jen Smolka, Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair have written the screenplay. Evans is also producing the project with McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator: Salvation), Mary Viola, Mark Kassen (Puncture), William J. Immerman, Karen & Howard Baldwin (Ray, Sahara). Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer to Return for ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Hans Zimmer, Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 3
According to Hans-Zimmer.com, Hans Zimmer will return to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming sequel Kung Fu Panda 3. The film is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson who previously helmed the second part in the series and features the voice talent of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, Mads Mikkelsen and Rebel Wilson. The movie continues the journey of Po as he is mastering the art of Kung Fu and faces two threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to home. Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger (Monsters vs. Aliens) who penned the previous two movies have written the screenplay. Melissa Cobb is producing the project and Guillermo del Toro serves as an as executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘If I Stay’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: If I Stay, R.J. Cutler, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama If I Stay. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Beck, The Orwells, Sonic Youth, Odessa, Willamette Stone, Ben Howard, Lucius, Tom Odell, Ane Brun & Linnéa Olsson and Tanlines . The soundtrack will be released on August 19, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. If I Stay is directed by R.J. Cutler and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley, Joshua Leonard, Liana Liberato, Aisha Hinds and Stacy Keach. The movie scored by Heitor Pereira and based on the novel by Gayle Forman will be released nationwide on August 22, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Learning to Drive’ to Feature Music by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks
Posted: July 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dhani Harrison, Isabel Coixet, Learning to Drive, Paul Hicks
Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks are composing the score for the upcoming indie drama Learning to Drive. The film directed by Isabel Coixet (Elegy, The Secret Life of Words) and stars Ben Kingsley & Patricia Clarkson. The movie follows a Manhattan writer who finds solace in her biweekly lessons with a Sikh driving instructor after her husband leaves her. Sarah Kernochan (Sommersby, Nine 1/2 Weeks) has written the screenplay based on Katha Pollitt’s 2002 essay for The New Yorker. Dana Friedman and Daniel Hammond are producing the Broad Green Pictures production. Academy Award winner Thelma Schoonmaker (The Departed, The Aviator, Raging Bull) serves as the film’s editor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Step Up All In’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, Step Up, Step Up: All In
Ultra Records will release a soundtrack album for the dance movie Step Up All In. The album features the songs from the film by such artists as Diplo (feat. Faustix & Imanos & Kai), Pitbull, OK Go, Lil Wayne, Bobby Brown, Steve Aoki, N.E.R.D., B.o.B. & more. The soundtrack will be released on August 5, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. As previously reported, Milan Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s score composed by Jeff Cardoni. Step Up All In directed by Trish Sie and starring Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Misha Gabriel, Izabella Miko, Alyson Stoner and Adam Sevani features all-stars from the previous five movies in the Step Up series who come together in Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Lockington to Score ‘San Andreas’
Posted: July 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Lockington, Brad Peyton, San Andreas
Andrew Lockington is set to reunite with director Brad Peyton on the upcoming action adventure distaster movie San Andreas. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Carla Gugino, Colton Haynes, Art Parkinson, Archie Panjabi, Todd Williams, Ioan Gruffudd, Will Yun Lee and Kylie Minogue. The movie follows a rescue-helicopter pilot and his ex-wife who attempt to leave Los Angeles and head to San Francisco to find and rescue their estranged daughter after an earthquake hits California. Allan Loeb (21, Just Go With It), Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel), Carey Hayes & Chad Hayes (The Conjuring) have written the screenplay based on the original script by Jeremy Passmore & Andre Fabrizio. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Red Sky’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Red Sky, score, Soundtrack, Timothy Williams
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Red Sky. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Sym-Bionic Titan, Walking with the Enemy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 5, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Red Sky is directed by Mario Van Peebles and stars Cam Gigandet, Shane West, Rachael Leigh Cook, Bill Pullman, JC Chasez and Maria Guzeeva. The movie follows a disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot who leads a rogue squad in recovery of a cataclysmic WMD. Red Sky is now available in the U.S. on VOD and has been released in a number of international territories on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
