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 »
‘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
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‘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 »
Antony Partos to Score Ramin Bahrani’s ’99 Homes’
Posted: July 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 99 Homes, Antony Partos, Ramin Bahrani
Antony Partos is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama 99 Homes. The film is directed by Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo) and stars Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon and Laura Dern. The movie follows an unemployed construction worker who joins an unscrupulous realtor in the dirty business of foreclosing on the disenfranchised in order to save his family home. Bahrani has written the screenplay with Amir Naderi & Bahareh Azimi. The director and Garfield are also producing the Hyde Park Entertainment production with Ashok Amritraj (Walking Tall, Life of Crime, Bandits) and Justin Nappi (Arbitrage, All Is Lost). Partos’ previous film scoring credits include David Michod’s Animal Kingdom and The Rover. He also composed music for Anne Fontaine’s Adore. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hannibal’ Season 1 Soundtracks Details
Posted: July 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brian Reitzell, Bryan Fuller, Hannibal, NBC, score, Soundtrack
The details of the first two soundtrack albums for the psychological thriller series Hannibal have been revealed. The albums feature the music from the first season of the show composed by Brian Reitzell (30 Days of Night, Red Riding Hood, Boss). Since our last update, Lakeshore Records has announced that the albums will be released digitally on August 5, 2014 followed by a physical release. To pre-order the digital Season 1 – Volume 1 album, visit Amazon and click here to pre-order the Season 2 – Volume 2 soundtrack. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The details of the two Season 2 soundtracks, which are set for a digital release on September 2, 2014 will be posted on this page soon. Hannibal created by Bryan Fuller is based on the characters by Thomas Harris and stars Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen and Laurence Fishburne. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Into the Storm’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, Into the Storm, score, Soundtrack, Steven Quale
The details of the soundtrack album for the disaster action adventure Into the Storm have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast Five, Thor: The Dark World). The soundtrack will be released on August 5, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Into the Storm is directed by Steven Quale who previously collaborated with Tyler on Final Destination 5 and stars Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Arlen Escarpeta, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress, Jeremy Sumpter, Kyle Davis and Jon Reep. The movie follows a group of teens and the devastating consequences of a tornado hitting their town and will be released nationwide on August 8 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Dickon Hinchliffe to Score ‘The Reach’
Posted: July 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, The Reach
Dickon Hinchliffe has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller The Reach. The film is directed by Jean-Baptiste Leonetti and stars Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Mangan, Lawrence and Ronny Cox. The movie is based on the 1972 novel Deathwatch by Robb White and follows a businessman and big game hunter in pursuit of his ultimate prize who hires a college student to lead him into the American desert. Stephen Susco (The Grudge, Texas Chainsaw 3D) has written the screenplay and Douglas is also producing the project with Robert Mitas. Hinchliffe’s recent scoring credits include the critically acclaimed drama Locke starring Tom Hardy and last year’s Out of the Furnace starring Christian Bale & Casey Affleck. Read the rest of this entry »
LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy Scoring Noah Baumbach’s ‘While We’re Young’
Posted: July 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Murphy, Noah Baumbach, While We're Young
LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy is composing the music for the upcoming comedy drama While We’re Young. The movie is directed by Noah Baumbach (The Squirrel and the Whale, Frances Ha) and stars Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Driver and Charles Grodin. The film follows a frustrated middle-aged filmmaker and his wife whose career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives. Baumbach is also producing the project with Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Social Network, Captain Phillips), Lila Yacoub (Frances Ha) and Eli Bush. Murphy has previously collaborated with Baumbach on 2010’s Greenberg starring Ben Stiller. Read the rest of this entry »
End Titles Song from ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Released
Posted: July 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, Juicy J, Shell Shocked, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa
Atlantic Records has released the end credits song Shell Shocked from the new film adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The song is written and performed by Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Ty Dolla $ign and features a melody from the film’s score composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron). Listen to track after the jump and visit iTunes to download the track. Check back on this page for more information about the film’s soundtrack. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is directed by Jonathan Liebesman and stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard and Pete Ploszek. The action adventure will be released nationwide on August 8, 2014 by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
