Reza Safinia is composing the music for the upcoming dramatic comedy The Trust. The film is directed by Ben & Alex Brewer and stars Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, Jerry Lewis and Sky Ferreira. The movie revolves around two corrupt cops of the Las Vegas Police Department who discover a high bail receipt in connection to a drug bust and set in motion a plan to find the source of the money. Ben Brewer has also written the screenplay with Adam Hirsch. Molly Hassell (Edmond, Jackie & Ryan, Vamps) and Braxton Pope (The Canyons, Shrink) are producing the project.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 7, 2016)
Premiering tomorrow, February 8, is the HBO documentary Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma directed by Greg Barker based on the book United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists. The film’s original score is composed by electronic musician and percussionist Ricardo Donoso. Homegrown is produced by Barker, John Battsek & Julie Goldman and offers an insider’s account from the perspectives of those who helped construct America’s counter-terrorism machine, as well as those who are its targets. Visit the official HBO website to learn more about the documentary.
Ray Colcord (1949 – 2016)
Ray Colcord has passed away at age 66 in Los Angeles, CA. The composer has been scoring numerous movies and TV shows over the last three decades. He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1991 for his main titles theme for NBC’s Singer & Sons. Colcord also composed the music for all seasons of Disney/ABC’s Dinosaurs and Boy Meets World and the CBS drama Promised Land. His other scoring credits include the classic Simpsons episode Dead Putting Society, episodes of The Facts of Life and Melissa & Joey and movies such as Heartwood, The King’s Guard and Wish Upon A Star. His last credit was the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, which he has been scoring since 2014.
Michael Giacchino Wins Annie Award for ‘Inside Out’
Composer Michael Giacchino was honored with an Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music from Pixar’s hit movie Inside Out. The composer accepted his award in person at the awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Carter Burwell for Anomalisa, Kevin Riepl for Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem, Ruben Feffer, Gustavo Kurlat, GEM Grupo Experimental de Música & Emicida for Boy and the World and Mychael & Jeff Danna for Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur. Giacchino has previously won three Annie Awards for Pixar’s The Incredibles, Ratatouille, as well as the Disney TV special Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice.
‘They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile’ Soundtrack Details
Knitting Factory will release a soundtrack album for the They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile. The album features the film’s original score by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as the other music from the movie. The soundtrack will be reeled on March 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. They Will Have to Kill Us First is directed by Johanna Schwartz and centers on Malian music group Songhoy Blues and musicians Khaira Arby, Fadimata “Disco” Walet Oumar and Moussa Siditakes who were forced into hiding or exile in the aftermath of Islamic jihadists taking control of northern Mali in 2012.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 5, 2016)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies directed by Burr Steers and starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Crimson Peak, Hercules). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Screen Gems release.
Also opening wide is the comedy Hail, Caesar! written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen and starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Alden Ehrenreich and Channing Tatum. Carter Burwell who regularly works the directors has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as the musical performances featured in the movie, including No Dames written by Henry Krieger & Willie Reale and performed by Tatum. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Vince Pope Scoring BBC’s ‘Undercover’
Vince Pope is currently scoring the upcoming BBC mini-series Undercover. The 6-parter is created by Peter Moffat (Silk, Criminal Justice) and stars Sophie Okonedo, Adrian Lester and Dennis Haysbert. The political thriller follows a woman who is about to become the first black woman to hold the highest ranking public prosecutor role in England. Hilary Salmon (Silent Witness, London Spy) is executive producing the project and James Hawes (The Challenger Disaster, Enid) is directing the show. Pope has previously composed the music for Moffat’s Channel 4 series No Offence.
‘Touched with Fire’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie drama Touched with Fire. The album features the film’s original score composed and produced by Paul Dalio who also directed the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 26, 2016 and physically on March 18. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Touched with Fire is written and directed by Dalio and stars Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby, Griffin Dunne, Christine Lahti and Bruce Altman. The movie executive produced by Spike Lee centers on two bipolar poets whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. The drama premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival under the title Mania Days and will be released in select theaters on February 12 by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions.
Walt Disney Records to Release Soundtrack Album for Jon Favreau’s ‘The Jungle Book’
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for Disney’s live action adaptation of The Jungle Book. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove). The soundtrack album will be released on April 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Jungle Book is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyongo’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Neel Sethi and Christopher Walken.
‘The Letters’ Soundtrack Released
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama The Letters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ciarán Hope. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Letters is written and directed by William Riead and stars Juliet Stevenson, Max von Sydow, Rutger Hauer, Priya Darshini, Kranti Redkar and Aapo Pukk. The movie is told through personal letters Mother Teresa wrote over the last forty years of her life.