A soundtrack album has been released for the drama Return to Zero. The album features the film’s original music composed by James T. Sale. Also included is the song Forget the Fall performed by cast members Minnie Driver & Paul Adelstein, as well as songs by Mika Ben Yami and Thunerdikk. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. Return to Zero is written and directed by Sean Hanish and stars Minnie Driver, Paul Adelstein, Alfred Molina, Kathy Baker, Connie Nielsen, Andrea Anders and Sarah Jones. The movie is based on a true story and follows a couple who are devastated and break up after enduring a stillbirth but wind up reuniting when the wife becomes pregnant again. The drama will premiere this Saturday, May 17, on Lifetime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Return to Zero’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: James T. Sale, Lifetime, Return to Zero, score, Soundtrack
‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Da Vinci's Demons, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Sparks & Shadows will release a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Da Vinci’s Demons. The album features almost 2 hour of music from the original score of the show’s second season composed by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) who received his first Emmy Award for the series’ main titles theme last year. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A 2-CD collector’s edition will coming out later this year. Audio clips are available after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring highlights from the music of the first season. Da Vinci’s Demons is created by David S. Goyer and stars Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Elliot Cowan, Blake Ritson and Lara Pulver. The final episodes of the fantasy drama’s second season currently air Saturday nights on Starz with the season finale scheduled to premiere on May 31. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘Siberia’ Announced
Posted: May 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Corey Wallace, Corey Wallaxe, NBC, score, Siberia, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the scripted reality series Siberia. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Corey Wallace. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Siberia is created by Matthew Arnold and follows sixteen reality-show contestants who arrive in a Siberian forest and quickly discover the adventure is not what they signed up for. The series’ first season premiered last summer on NBC and is now available on DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh to Score Cameron Crowe’s Untitled Hawaii-Based Comedy Drama
Posted: May 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cameron Crowe, Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh revealed in an interview at last night’s BMI Film & Television Awards in Beverly Hills that he is currently scoring Cameron Crowe’s currently untitled romantic comedy drama starring Bradley Cooper, Emmy Stone, Rachel McAdams, Alec Baldwin, Jay Baruchel, Michael Chernus and Ilvana Milicevic. The movie follows a Hawaii-based defense contractor who has to work with an Air Force pilot to stop the launch of a weapons satellite. In the process, the pair begin to fall for one another. Crowe has also written the screenplay and is producing the with Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Social Network, Captain Phillips). Crowe previously collaborated with Jónsi on his last feature We Bought a Zoo and his wife Nancy Wilson who composed music for films including Vanilla Sky, Elizabethtown and Almost Famous. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael Danna Honored at BMI Film & TV Awards
Posted: May 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, Mychael Danna, Richard Kirk Award
Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), held its annual Film & TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Mychael Danna was honored with the Richard Kirk Award, which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. The composer whose film scoring credits include last year’s Life of Pi, for which he received his first Academy Award, as well as Moneyball, Girl Interrupted, Little Miss Sunshine, (500) Days of Summer and The Sweet Hereafter was presented the award by the night’s hosts, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross. Several of Danna’s regular collaborators congratulated him via a tribute video, including Ang Lee (The Ice Storm, Ride with the Devil), Atom Egoyan (Exotica, Chloe), Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair) and Bennett Miller (Capote). Check out the composer’s acceptance speech after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Signal’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nima Fakhrara, score, Soundtrack, The Signal
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller The Signal. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nima Fakhrara (Exists, The Courier). Also included is the original song 2.3.5.41, which the composer wrote with hip hop producer Free the Robots. The soundtrack will be released on June 10, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Signal is directed by William Eubank and stars Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp, Laurence Fishburne, Lin Shaye, Robert Longstreet and Jeffrey Grover. The movie follows three college students who become the targets of a rival computer hacker and are being lured to an abandoned shack in the middle of the desert. The thriller premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival will be released on June 13 by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ Volume 4 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Fox, score, Soundtrack
The details of the fourth and final soundtrack release for the Fox docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey have been revealed. The album features 40 more minutes from the show’s original music composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 28, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Cosmos Studios has previously released Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 soundtrack albums for the show. The final episodes of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold & Brannon Braga and hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson currently air every Sunday night on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Television Academy to Present SCORE! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Mark Snow
The Television Academy has revealed more details about their first TV music concert, which was originally announced earlier this year. SCORE! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television will take place on Wednesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The event will be hosted by Jon Burlingame and will feature original scores from over 50 television series performed by a 67 piece orchestra and the 40 voice LA Chorus directed by Steve Lively. 15-times Emmy Award nominee Mark Snow (The X-Files, Millennium) will be honored with a Career Achievement Award presented by the Television Academy’s Music Peer Group. Among the composers who will be conducting their own scores at the concert will be Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome), Sean Callery (24, Homeland, Elementary), Alf Clausen (The Simpsons), Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones), James S. Levine Glee, American Horror Story), John Lunn (Downton Abbey), Bear McCreary (Da Vinci’s Demons, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Walking Dead), Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Nurse Jackie), Trevor Morris (Vikings, The Borgias, The Tudors), Walter Murphy (Family Guy) and career achievement honoree Mark Snow. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The White Queen’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: John Lunn, score, Soundtrack, Starz, The White Queen
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the British mini-series The White Queen. The album features selections from the series written by Emmy Award-winning composer John Lunn (Downton Abbey). The soundtrack will be released on June 30, 2014. The White Queen is based on Philippa Gregory’s historical novel series The Cousins’ War and stars Rebecca Ferguson, Max Irons, Janet McTeer, James Frain, Amanda Hale and David Oakes. The show about three women in their quest for power in the 15th Century premiered in the U.S. last year on Starz and was honored with three nominations at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. The drama’s first season is now available on Blu-ray and DVD and a second season is currently under consideration. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Delicious’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Delicious, Michael Price, score, Soundtrack
The Control Room will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Delicious. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Michael Price (Sherlock, Horrid Henry: The Movie) who also serves as a producer on the movie. The score was recorded with the Budapest Cafe Orchestra. Also included are songs by Cicero Buck, Selah Corbin and Polly Paulusma. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Delicious is written and directed by Tammy Riley-Smith and stars Nico Rogner, Louise Brealey, Adrian Scarborough, Sheila Hancock and Nicholas Rowe. The movie tells the story of a chef who falls in love with an obsessive dieter. Read the rest of this entry »
