Fil Eisler (aka iZler) has signed on to score the upcoming horror comedy Kitchen Sink. The movie is directed by Robbie Pickering and stars Vanessa Hudgens, Mackenzie Davis, Nicholas Braun, Ed Westwick, Josh Fadem, Joan Cusack, Keegan-Michael Key, Denis Leary, Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk and Ian Roberts. The film follows a pair of teen who form an unlikely alliance with vampires and zombies in order to take on an alien arm. Oren Uziel (22 Jump Street) has written the Black List-honored screenplay and Matt Tolmach (The Amazing Spider-Man, Coldblooded) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Fil Eisler to Score ‘Kitchen Sink’
Posted: January 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fil Eisler, iZLER, Kitchen Sink, Robbie Pickering
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‘Superman: The Animated Series’ Soundtrack Set Released
Posted: January 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Harvey R. Cohen, Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, score, Shirley Walker, Soundtrack, Superman: The Animated Series
La-La Land Records has announced a 4-CD soundtrack set for the Warner Bros. Television animated show Superman: The Animated Series. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Kristopher Carter, Harvey R. Cohen, Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis, as well as Shirley Walker who composed the series’ main titles theme. The 4-CD set is limited to 3000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio clips. The 54 episodes of Superman: The Animated Series originally aired on The WB network and reruns currently air on Hub Network. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Neil Doyle to Score ‘The Legend of Longwood’
Posted: January 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Patrick Neil Doyle, The Legend of Longwood
Patrick Neil Doyle is set to score the upcoming 3D fantasy adventure The Legend of Longwood. The film is directed by Lisa Mulcahy (The Clinic) and stars Lucy Morton, Lorcan Bonner, Lorcan Cranitch, Thekla Reuten, Fiona Glascott, Sean Mahon and Miriam Margolyes. The movie follows a 12-year-old girl who is destined to break a 300 year-old spell cast on a small Irish town and its inhabitants and must redeem a mysterious Black Knight and save a precious herd of horses from a ruthless woman with evil plans. The Dutch-Irish-German co-production is produced by Holland Harbour, Grand Pictures (Death of a Superhero) and Longwood Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy Rescinds Original Song Nomination for ‘Alone Yet Not Alone’
Posted: January 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alone Yet Not Alone
On Tuesday night, the Academy’s Board of Governors voted to rescind the Original Song nomination for Alone Yet Not Alone, featuring music by Bruce Broughton and lyric by Dennis Spiegel. The decision was prompted by the discovery that Broughton, a former Governor and current Music Branch executive committee member, had emailed members of the branch to make them aware of his submission during the nominations voting period. An additional nominee in the Original Song category will not be named. Check out our previous article for the full list of nominees in the category. Read the rest of this entry »
Showtime’s ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ to Feature Music by Thomas Newman and Richard Marvin
Posted: January 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Richard Marvin, Showtime, Thomas Newman, Years of Living Dangerously
Thomas Newman is composing the theme for the upcoming Showtime original documentary series Years of Living Dangerously. Richard Marvin is providing the score for the show, which will explore the effects of climate change in different parts of the world. The environmental docu-series will feature appearances by Matt Damon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Jessica Alba, Don Cheadle, America Ferrera, Michael C. Hall, Olivia Munn, Chris Hayes, Dr. M. Sanjayan and Ian Somerhalder. James Cameron is executive producing the project with Jerry Weintraub, Schwarzenegger, Emmy-winning producers Joel Bach & David Gelber (60 Minutes) and climate expert Daniel Abbasi. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cuban Fury’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cuban Fury, Daniel Pemberton, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the British romantic comedy Cuban Fury. The album features the Latin jazz and salsa music from the film by artists including Tito Puente, Sunlightsquare, Marc Anthony, Oscar D’Leon and more. Also included are two tracks from the movie’s original score composed by Daniel Pemberton (The Counselor, The Awakening). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on February 17, 2014. Cuban Fury is directed by James Griffiths and stars Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd, Olivia Colman, Rashida Jones, Ian McShane, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rory Kinnear, and Alexandra Roach. The movie about a man who reignites his long-dormant passion for salsa dancing after falling for his gorgeous American boss will be released overseas on February 14. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac Quayle Scoring ‘Frank & Cindy’
Posted: January 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Frank & Cindy, Mac Quayle
Mac Quayle is composing the score for the upcoming indie comedy Frank & Cindy. The film is directed by G.J. Echternkamp and stars Oliver Platt, Rene Russo, Jane Levy, Marc Maron and Johnny Simmons. The movie is based on Echternkamp’s 2007 documentary of the same title and tells the true story of Frank Garcia, bassist of early 1980s one-hit wonder band OXO, and his wife Cindy Brown. The director has also written the screenplay with Alex Holdridge (In Search of a Midnight Kiss). Actor Scoot McNairy (Argo, Killing Them Softly) is producing the project with John Pierce (Straight A’s), Bill Perkins (Unthinkable, After.Life) and Bic Tran. Frank & Cindy is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Metal Hurlant Chronicles’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jesper Kyd, Metal Hurlant Chronicles, score, Soundtrack
Sumthing Else Music Works has announced a soundtrack album for the sci-fi action series Metal Hurlant Chronicles. The album features selections from the score of the first season of the show composed by Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed, Hitman, Borderlands). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Metal Hurlant Chronicles is a live-action adaptation of stories from the popular comics anthology Métal Hurlant, the magazine that gave birth in the United States to Heavy Metal. The first season of the show, which premiered in Europe in 2012, stars Rutger Hauer, James Marsters, Joe Flanigan, Michael Jai White, Darren Shahlavi, Scott Adkins and Kelly Brook. Read the rest of this entry »
John Cacavas (1930 – 2014)
Posted: January 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Cacavas
John Cacavas has passed away at age 83. The composer has scored numerous TV shows/movies and feature films throughout his career, including episodes of such classic shows as Colombo, Kojak, Hawaii Five-O, Murder, She Wrote, The Bionic Woman, Matlock, Quincy and The Equalizer. He was honored with two Emmy nominations for an episode of Kojak in 1976, as well as an episode of Eischied in 1979. His best known feature credits include two films in the Airport series: Airport 1975 starring Charlton Heston and Airport ’77 starring Jack Lemmon & James Stewart, as well as the 1972 horror film Horror Express starring Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing. Cacavas was also active as a guest conductor and has appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Orchestra of London, The Atlanta Symphony and Radio City Music Hall Orchestra among other orchestras. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Endless Love’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Endless Love, Soundtrack
Warner Bros. Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Endless Love. The album features the songs from the film, including the original track Don’t Find Another Love performed by Tegan and Sara. Other artists featured on the soundtrack include NONONO, The Bird and The Bee featuring Matt Berninger, Echosmith, Franz Ferdinand and Tanlines. Also featured is a suite from the movie’s original score composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The soundtrack will be released on February 11, 2014. Endless Love is directed by Shana Feste and stars Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Bruce Greenwood, Rhys Wakefield, Dayo Okeniyi, Robert Patrick, Emma Rigby and Joely Richardson. Read the rest of this entry »
