Available now to stream on Yahoo! is the new comedy Other Space created by Paul Feig and starring Karan Soni, Bess Rous, Eugene Cordero, Milana Vayntrub, Neil Casey, Joel Hodgson, Conor Leslie and Trace Beaulieu. The show’s original music is composed by Orr Rebhun & Erica Weis (The Crazy Ones, 1600 Penn, Enlisted, Ass Backwards). Other Space follows a misfit group of space adventurers who stumble upon an alternate universe. The comedy premiered this past Tuesday, April 14 on Yahoo! Screen and is now available to stream. Click here for more information.
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‘Orphan Black’ Score Album Details
The details of the first score album for the BBC America original series Orphan Black. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Trevor Yuile (Being Erica, King). Also included is the drama’s main titles theme by Two Fingers. The soundtrack will be released on May 19, 2015 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Orphan Black is co-created by Graeme Manson (Flashpoint) and John Fawcett (Spartacus) and stars Tatiana Maslan, Jordan Gavaris, Dylan Bruce, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Michael Mando, Kevin Hanchard (Republic of Doyle) and Skyler Wexler.
‘Orphan Black’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the BBC America original series Orphan Black. The album features the songs from the show by artists including Young Empires, The Ettes, Matthew Dear, Humans, Tears for Fears, Elliott Brood, Foxygen, Meredith Brooks & more, as well as the series’ theme by Two Fingers. The soundtrack will be released on May 19, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Orphan Black created by Graeme Manson & John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany centers on an orphan outsider who witnesses the suicide of a stranger who looks just like her and assumes her identity hoping that cleaning out the dead woman’s bank account will solve all of her problems.
‘Manny’ Soundtrack Details
14th Street Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Manny. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Home, Terminator Genisys, Penguins of Madagascar, Megamind). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 24, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Manny is directed by Ryan Moore & Leon Gast, narrated by Liam Neeson and features appearances by Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, Mark Wahlberg, Jeremy Piven, Bert Sugar, Alex Ariza, Jinkee Pacquiao, Larry Merchant and Jimmy Kimmel. The movietells the story of 10-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao.
‘We’ll Never Have Paris’ Soundtrack Announced
A soundtrack album will be released for the romantic comedy We’ll Never Have Paris. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexis & Sam (Lila & Eve). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 1, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. We’ll Never Have Paris directed by Simon Helberg & Jocelyn Towne and stars Helberg himself, as well as Melanie Lynskey, Maggie Grace, Jason Ritter, Alfred Molina and Zachary Quinto. The movie follows a neurotic man who follows his ex-girlfriend to Paris to win her back.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 17, 2015)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 directed by Andy Fickman and starring Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough and Shirley Knight. The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Click, Blended, Veep). No soundtrack album has been announced. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 follows the security guard as he travels to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter and inadvertently discovers a heist. The comedy is being released by Sony Pictures. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is Disneynature’s documentary Monkey Kingdom directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill. Walt Disney Records has released the original song It’s Our World performed by Jacquie Lee from the film earlier this week. Click here to download the track. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire, The Equalizer) has composed the film’s original score. No word yet on a release of the composer’s music. For more information about the documentary, check out our scoring assignment announcement from last year.
George Fenton Scoring Nicholas Hytner’s ‘The Lady in the Van’
George Fenton revealed in an interview with Celluloid Tunes that he has recently recorded his score for the upcoming British drama The Lady in the Van. The film is directed by Nicholas Hytner and stars Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent, Frances De La Tour and Roger Allam. The movie is based on Alan Bennett’s West End stage play and follows an eccentric woman of uncertain origins who “temporarily” parked her broken down van in Bennett’s London driveway
and proceeded to live there for the next fifteen years. Hytner is also producing the BBC Films and TriStar production with Damian Jones (The Iron Lady, Millions, Belle) and Kevin Loader (Venus, Nowhere Boy, In the Loop).
Cameron Crowe’s ‘Aloha’ to Feature New Compositions by Jónsi & Alex
Jónsi & Alex have written two new compositions for Cameron Crowe’s upcoming romantic comedy Aloha. The movie also features music by Hawaiian music legends Genoa Keawe and The Royal Hawaiian Serenaders, as well as slack-key guitar players Cyril Pahinui, Bobby Ingano and Ledward Kaapana. The film’s soundtrack album will also feature songs by Beck, David Crosby, Fleetwood Mac, The Blue Nile, Kurt Vile, Josh Ritter, The Tallest Man on Earth, Radical Face, Evening Hymns and Vancouver Sleep Clinic. The soundtrack will be released on May 26, 2015 by Sony Legacy and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details.
World Soundtrack Awards 2015 Young Composers Contest Announced
As in previous years, the World Soundtrack Academy will give out the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer to young international film music talent during this year’s World Soundtrack Awards (WSA) during the 42nd Film Fest Gent in Belgium. Three finalists will be invited for a three-day visit in Ghent where they will have their compositions performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by Dirk Brossé during the 15th World Soundtrack Awards, which takes place on October 25, 2015 and will also honor composers Alan Silvestri and Daniel Pemberton. They will also have the opportunity to meet with film music professionals and compete for a €2,500 prize.
Henry Jackman to Score ‘The 5th Wave’
Henry Jackman is set to score the upcoming action adventure The 5th Wave. The film is directed by J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed) and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maika Monroe, Zackary Arthur and Live Schreiber. The movie based on the young adult novel by Rick Yancey is set in the present day after four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated and follows a 16-year-old girl who is on the run and desperately trying to save her younger brother. Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, Charlotte’s Web, 28 Days) has written the screenplay.