Carl Thiel is composing the score for From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. The show based on Robert Rodriguez’s 1996 cult film of the same title starring George Clooney & Quentin Tarantino stars D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Jesse Garcia, Don Johnson, Robert Patrick, Madison Davenport, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake Busey and Wilmer Valderrama. The 10-episode series follows a bank robber, Seth Gecko and his violent, unpredictable brother, Richard “Richie” Gecko, who are wanted by the FBI and two Texas Rangers after a bank heist left several people dead. Rodriguez is also executive producing the project and has directed the pilot and the second and the fourth episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Carl Thiel Scoring ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The TV Series’
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carl Thiel, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Robert Rodriguez
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‘The Bag Man’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Rogers, score, Soundtrack, The Bag Man, Tony Morales
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Bag Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tony Morales (Hatfields & McCoys, Enemies Closer) & Edward Rogers (Warehouse 13, NYPD Blue). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Bag Man is directed by David Grovic and stars John Cusack, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Da Costa and Crispin Glover. The movie follows a tough guy who has been summoned by a legendary crime boss to a remote location for unknown reasons along with a host of shady characters. The thriller will be released in select theaters and on VOD this Friday, February 28 by Cinedigm. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Hustle’ and ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Win Guild of Music Supervisors Honors
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
This evening, the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out at the Mack Sennett Studios in Hollywood. Susan Jacobs received the honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 35M category for her work as music supervisor on David O. Russell’s American Hustle. In the Motion Picture Over 35M category, T Bone Burnett received the award for his music supervision on the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis. In the Independent Motion Pictures Under 10M category, Gabe Hilfer took home the prize for his work on Derek Cianfrance’s indie drama The Place Beyond the Pines. Read the rest of this entry »
’50 to 1′ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 50 to 1, score, Soundtrack, William Ross
Momentum RLP Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama 50 to 1. The album features the film’s original music composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ladder 49, Tin Cup). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. 50 to 1 is directed by Jim Wilson (Head Above Waters) and stars Skeet Ulrich, Christian Kane, William Devane, Todd Lowe, Madelyn Deutch and Calvin Borel. The movie tells the true story of a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys who find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. The drama will be released in theaters on March 21, 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rio 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Rio 2, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the animated sequel Rio 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Trilogy, Shrek, Chicken Run) who collaborated with Brazilian singer/songwriter and guitarist Milton Nascimento, the instrumental group UAKTI and the body percussion group Barbatuques on the project. The soundtrack will be released on April 8, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Atlantic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘The Prince’ and Mike Flanagan’s ‘Somnia’
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mike Flanagan, Somnia, The Newton Brothers, The Prince
The Newton Brothers have been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller The Prince. The film is directed by Brian A Miller (House of the Rising Sun, Officer Down) and stars Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Jason Patric, Rain, Curtis “5o Cent” Jackson and Jonathan Schoech. The movie follows a man who confronts a retired Las Vegas mob enforcer forced to return to the city when his daughter goes missing. Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore (Red Dawn, Special) have written the screenplay. Randall Emmett & George Furla (Lone Survivor, 2 Guns, End of Watch) are producing the project for Emmett/Furla Films, alongside Adam Goldworm for Aperture Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Superchondriac’ (‘Supercondriaque’) Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Klaus Badelt, score, Soundtrack, Superchondriac, Supercondriaque
Label Zero has announced a soundtrack album for the French comedy Superchondriac (Supercondriaque). The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean, Rescue Dawn, Constantine, The Time Machine) who recorded the score with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios. The soundtrack is now available for the price of your choice on the composer’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full album details. Superchondriac is directed by Dany Boon who also stars in the film alongside Kad Merad and Alice Pol. The movie follows a hypochondriac who asks his doctor friend to treat his condition so he can find a wife. The comedy opening in French theaters today. Read the rest of this entry »
Rihanna to Perform Original Songs for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’
Posted: February 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Home, Rihanna
Jeffrey Katzenberg announced today in a call to investors that Rihanna will be performing new original songs for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Home. She will also be creating a concept album based on the movie. The singer and actress also is also among the voice talent of the film directed by Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge). The animated feature’s voice cast also includes Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Jim Parsons. The movie is based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex and centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet. Read the rest of this entry »
‘HairBrained’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: HairBrained, score, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers
Legacy Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy HairBrained. The album features the songs from the film by artists including The Vaccines, Craig Richey, Oregon Bike Trails, The Front Bottoms, Sam Means, Jessie Woods and The Feelies. Also included are four tracks from the film’s original score composed by The Newton Brothers (Life of Crime, Detachment). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. HairBrained is directed by Billy Kent and stars Alex Wolff and Brendan Fraser. The movie follows a 14-year old genius and outcast finds himself at Whittman College, an Ivy League wannabe, after getting rejected from Harvard, and meets a 41-year-old freshman whose world has imploded and has dropped out of life to enroll in college. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘The Matrix Revolutions’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don Davis, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, The Blue Max, The Matrix, The Matrix Revolutions
La-La Land Records has released a remastered and expanded re-issue of the score for the Wachowski’s 2003 Warner Bros. Pictures sci-fi action film The Matrix Revolutions starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss. The album features over two hours of the film’s original music composed and conducted by Don Davis (Jurassic Park 3, Bound), including cues that were not used in the final film, as well as bonus alternate cues. The 2CD-set is limited to 3000 copies and is now available to order on the La-La Land’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full album details. The label has previously released an expanded release for the first sequel in the trilogy. Read the rest of this entry »
