Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action drama Seal Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Pitch Perfect, Tsotsi, Rendition, Traitor, Killer Women, The Ward). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 29, 2014. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Seal Team 8 is directed by Roel Reine and stars Tom Sizemore, Langley Kirkwood, Tanya van Graan and Lex Shrapnel. The movie takes place in Africa and follows a covert team of U.S. Navy SEALs that is sent to locate a secret mining operation and prevent the sale of weapons-grade uranium to international terrorists. The film is now available on Blu-ray and DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seal Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Kilian, score, Seal Team 8, Soundtrack
‘God Help the Girl’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Belle and Sebastian, God Help the Girl, Soundtrack, Stuart Murdoch
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie musical drama God Help the Girl. The album features three original songs by Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch and performed by the film’s cast. Also included is the original version of Belle and Sebastian’s Dress Up in You, plus dialogue and bits of score from the film. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on August 16, 2014 and in the U.S. on September 2. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. God Help the Girl is written and directed by Murdoch, produced by Barry Mendel and stars Emily Browning, Olly Alexander and Hannah Murray as three friends joined together by music and its possibilities over a summer in Glasgow. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was also screened at the SXSW Film Festival in March. Read the rest of this entry »
Edward Shearmur to Score Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Squirrels to the Nuts’
Posted: July 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Peter Bogdanovich, Squirrels to the Nuts
Edward Shearmur has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming comedy Squirrels to the Nuts. The film is directed by Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) and stars Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Imogen Poots, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans, Lucy Punch, Cybill Shepherd, Ahna O’Reilly and Jake Hoffman. The movie follows a married Broadway director who meets a call girl and tries to convince her to change her life. Bogdanavich has co-written the script with Louise Stratten and Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums) is producing the project with Noah Baumbach (Greenberg, Frances Ha), Holly Wiersma (Bobby), Logan Levy and music supervisor George Drakoulias. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bates Motel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A&E, Bates Motel, Chris Bacon, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the first soundtrack release for the A&E original series Bates Motel. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Smash!). The soundtrack will be released on August 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bates Motel is created by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin & Anthony Cipriano and stars Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz, Nestor Carbonell and Mike Vogel. The first season of the show about Norman Bates’ formative years is now available on Blu-ray and DVD and the second season premiered this spring on A&E. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All Good Things’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All Good Things, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack
Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2010 thriller All Good Things. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, The Way Way Back, Foxcatcher). Also included is an audio commentary with the composer as a bonus track. Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) produced the score. For the full details of the release, visit the label’s official website. All Good Things is directed by Andrew Jarecki and stars Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe, Philip Baker Hall, Nick Offerman and Kristen Wiig. The movie is inspired by the story of Robert Durst, scion of the wealthy Durst family, who was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Kathie who disappeared in 1982 and was never found. Read the rest of this entry »
Carter Burwell to Score Bill Condon’s ‘Mr. Holmes’
Posted: July 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bill Condon, Carter Burwell, Mr. Holmes
Carter Burwell is set to reunite with director Bill Condon on the upcoming drama Mr. Holmes. The film stars Ian McKellan as Sherlock Holmes at age 93, as well as Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Roger Allam, Phil Davis, Frances de la Tour and Milo Parker. The movie is set in 1947, when an ageing Holmes returns from a journey to Japan and faces the end of his days, tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son. Jeffrey Hatcher (The Duchess, Casanova) has written the screenplay based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 13, 2014)
Posted: July 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Lau, El Rey, FX, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Matador, Ramin Djawadi, Seed, Shawn Pierce, The CW, The Divide, The Strain, thenewno2, WE tv, You're the Worst
Premiering tonight is the FX original series The Strain based on the vampire novel trilogy written by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan, executive produced by del Toro & Carlton Cuse and starring Corey Stoll, John Hurt, Kevin Durand, Mía Maestro, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Javier Botet, Miguel Gomez, Natalie Brown, Jack Kesy, Sean Astin, Robert Maillet and Francis Capra. The show’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Person of Interest) who previously collaborated with del Toro on last year’s Pacific Rim. To learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on FX, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Transcenders to Score CBS’ ‘Madam Secretary’
Posted: July 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Black-ish, CBS, Madam Secretary, Transcenders
The music production team Transcenders has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama Madam Secretary. The show is created by Barbara Hall (Homeland, Joan of Arcadia) and stars Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Katherine Herzer and Evan Roe. The series follows the newly appointed Secretary of State who drives international diplomacy, circumvents protocol and battles office politics as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home. Hall is also executive producing the CBS Television Studios production with Morgan Freeman & Lori McCreary (Invictus), Tracy Mercer (Through the Wormhole) and David Semel (Person of Interest) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 11, 2014)
Posted: July 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Long Way Down, Boyhood, Dario Marianelli, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Justin Small, Keegan DeWitt, Land Ho!, Laurent Eyquem, Michael Giacchino, Ohad Benchetrit, Rage, Road to Paloma, Tokarev
Only one new movie is opening nationwide this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi adventure sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes directed by Matt Reeves and starring Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Lost) who previously collaborated with the director on Cloverfield and Let Me In. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full details and click here to listen to audio clips. Also visit Reddit for a recent AMA with Giacchino and Reeves about their work on the film.
Opening in limited release is the indie drama Boyhood written and directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater and Ethan Hawke. The film doesn’t feature an original score. Nonesuch Records has released a soundtrack album including the songs featured in the movie by artists such as Coldplay, Vampire Weekend, Bob Dylan, Arcade Fire, Wilco, The Black Keys, Gnarls Barkley, The Flaming Hips, Jeff Tweedy, The Hives, Cat Power and Paul McCartney & Wings. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘John Wick’ to Feature Music by Tyler Bates & Joel Richard
Posted: July 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joel Richard, John Wick, Marilyn Manson, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates and Joel Richard have composed the music for the upcoming action thriller John Wick. The film marks the directorial debut of stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski & David Leitch and stars Keanu Reeves, Bridget Moynahan, Willem Dafoe, Jason Isaacs, Adrianne Palicki, Alfie Allen, Dean Winters and Michael Nyqvist. The movie follows an ex-hitman who is pursued by an old friend who was contracted by a crime boss to kill him. Derek Kolstad has written the screenplay. Basil Iwanyk (The Town, Clash of the Titans) is producing the project for Thunder Road Pictures, alongside Mike Witherill (Frontera) for MJW Films. The thriller also features songs that Bates wrote with Marilyn Manson and Ciscandra Nostalghia. Read the rest of this entry »
