Martin Phipps is composing the music for the upcoming mini-series The Honourable Woman. The eight-part drama is created by Hugo Blick (The Shadow Line, Up in Town) and stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed her father’s assassination. Stephen Rea, Lindsay Duncan, Janet McTeer, Andrew Buchan, Katherine Parkinson, Lubna Azbal, Tobias Menzies, Igal Naor, Eve Best and Genevieve O’Reilly are co-starring. Blick is also executive producing the Sundance and BBC Worldwide North America production with Greg Brenman (Billy Elliot) and Abi Bach (Small Island). Read the rest of this entry »
Martin Phipps Scoring ‘The Honourable Woman’ and ‘X Plus Y’
Posted: April 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Martin Phipps, SundanceTV, The Honourable Woman, X Plus Y
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 6, 2014)
Posted: April 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Deadbeat, HBO, Hulu, James Iha, Jeff Cardoni, Marco Beltrami, Silicon Valley, Turn
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Turn created by Craig Silverstein and starring Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild and Samuel Roukin. The show’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine). The period drama follows a farmer and his childhood friends who form an unlikely group of spies and eventually turn the tide during the American Revolutionary War. For more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on AMC, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates Scoring WGN’s ‘Salem’
Posted: April 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Salem, Tyler Bates, WGN
Tyler Bates is composing the score for the new supernatural period drama Salem. The show is created by Adam Simon (The Haunting in Connecticut) & Brannan Braga (Star Trek: Voyager, Flash Forward, Terra Nova) and stars Janet Montgomery, Shane West, Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Tamzin Merchant, Elise Eberle, Xander Berkeley and Iddo Goldberg. The series is set in 17th century Massachusetts and explores what really fueled the town of Salem’s infamous witch trials and uncovers the supernatural truth hiding behind the veil of this infamous period in American history. Simon and Braga are also executive producing the Fox21 production with Josh Barry and Jeff Kwatinetzis (Wilfred, Royal Pains). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Human Race’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marinho Nobre, score, Soundtrack, The Human Race
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi horror thriller The Human Race. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marinho Nobre. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 8, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Human Race is written and directed by Paul Hough and stars Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Eddie McGee, Trista Robinson, T.Arthur Cottam and Celine Tien . The movie follows eighty people who are abducted from a city street and forced to engage in a brutal race to the death. John Hough (Escape to Witch Mountain) is executive producing the project. The thriller has already been released in several international territories. XLrator has picked up domestic distribution rights and is planning a U.S. release this summer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2014)
Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Afflicted, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Andrew Lockington, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Danny Elfman, Dom Hemingway, Edo Van Breemen, Eric D. Johnson, Frankie & Alice, Goodbye World, Henry Jackman, Hot Guys with Guns, Ilan Eshkeri, In the Blood, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, Jinn, Kyle Newmaster, Laura Karpman, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mervyn Warren, Mica Levi, Noah Sorota, Paul Haslinger, Rolfe Kent, Something Wicked, The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden, The Unknown Known, Under the Skin
Only one new movie is opening this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Captain America: The Winter Soldier directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit ET Online for a video featurette about the movie’s music and check out recent interviews with Jackman on Collider, Comicbook.com, Comic Book Therapy and The Movie Bit.
Opening in limited release is the Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer, based on a novel by Michael Faber and starring Scarlett Johansson. Mica Levi from the experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shape has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Levi’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Also visit Pitchfork, Indiewire and Variety for recent interviews with Levi about her work on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘African Safari 3D’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: African Safari 3D, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
Studiocanal will release a soundtrack album for the documentary African Safari 3D. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. African Safari 3D is directed by Ben Stassen who previously collaborated with Djawadi on such films as Fly Me to the Moon 3D and the two A Turtle’s Tale features. The documentary follows an expedition from the “Skeleton” coast in Namibia all the way to the top of Kiliminjaro. The movie has already been released in several international territories and will open in France on April 16. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Score Fox’s ‘Hieroglyph’
Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Fox, Hieroglyph
Brian Tyler has been hired to score the pilot of the upcoming Fox series Hieroglyph. The show is created by Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans) and stars Max Brown, Reece Ritchie, John Rhys-Davis, Condola Rashad, Antony Bunsee, Kelsey Chow and Caroline Ford. The adventure drama is set in ancient Egypt and follows a notorious thief who is plucked from prison to serve the Pharaoh when a dangerous scroll is stolen from Egypt’s most secure vault. Beacham is also executive producing the Chernin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television production with Peter Chernin (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Oblivion), Katherine Pope (New Girl, Touch) and Anna Fricke (Being Human). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Proxy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Proxy, score, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers
ScreamWorks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Proxy. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Life of Crime, Detachment). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Proxy is co-written and directed by Zack Parker and stars Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Alexia Rasmussen. The film follows a pregnant young woman who seeks consolation in a support group after she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant and comes to realize that nothing and no one in her life is as it appears. The movie premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in theaters and on VOD on April 18 by IFC Midnight. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laura Karpman, score, Soundtrack, The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
Art Farm West Records has announced a soundtrack release for the documentary The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden. The album features the film’s original music written by Emmy Award-winning composer Laura Karpman (Taken miniseries, Black Nativity). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips. The Galapagos Affair is directed by Dayna Goldfine & Dan Geller and features voice performances of Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Connie Nielsen, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Gustaf Skarsgård and Josh Radnor. The movie explores an unsolved 1930s murder and follows a Berlin doctor and his mistress start who a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Score Album Details
Posted: April 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Muppets Most Wanted, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records and Intrada Records will release a score album for Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted. The album features the film’s original score composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover, Red) who previously scored 2011’s The Muppets reboot. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is expected to be released by Intrada Records on the same date. A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film and a suite from Beck’s score has previously been released. Muppets Most Wanted directed by James Bobin and stars Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey, as well as the Muppets characters including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and The Great Gonzo. The sequel opened last month and is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
