Nicholas Hooper has signed on to score the upcoming BBC three part drama The Escape Artist. The legal thriller is created and written by David Wolstencroft (Spooks, Shooting Dogs) and stars David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo and Ashley Jensen. The mini-series follows a talented junior barrister who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. When his talents acquit the prime suspect in a horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected results. Brian Welsh (Black Mirror, In Our Name) is directing the show and Hilary Bevan Jones (State Of Play, Pirate Radio) and Paul Frift (Restless) are producing the project. David Wolstencroft and Matthew Read are executive producing for BBC. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Hooper to Score BBC’s ‘The Escape Artist’
Posted: August 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Nicholas Hooper, The Escape Artist
‘Dexter’ Season 7 Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, Rolfe Kent, Showtime
Milan Records will release a new soundtrack for the Showtime hit series Dexter. The album features selections from the seventh season’s original score composed by Daniel Licht. Also included is Rolfe Kent’s main title theme, as well as a selection of Latin tracks from season 7 by artists including The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Patato, Latin Soul Syndicate, Kluba and Joao Gilberto. The soundtrack will be released on August 20, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The seventh season of Dexter starring Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Lauren Velez, David Zayas and James Remar has been released on Blu-Ray and DVD this past May and the eighth and final season currently airs every Sunday night on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
Manuel Riveiro Scoring Eli Roth’s ‘The Green Inferno’
Posted: August 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eli Roth, Manuel Riveiro, The Green Inferno
Last week, Manuel Riveiro has recorded his score for the upcoming horror thriller The Green Inferno. The film is directed by Eli Roth and stars Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Aaron Burns, Magda Apanowicz and Sky Ferreria. The movie is said to be a homage to the Italian cannibal movies of the late 70s and early 80s and follows a naive group of student activists from New York City who travel to the remote jungles of Peru, where they plan to stage a protest, but instead encounter a tribe of cannibals. Roth has co-written the screenplay with Guillermo Amoedo and is also producing the project with Christopher Woodrow & Molly Conners (The Immigrant, Devil’s Knot) for Worldview Entertainment, as well as Miguel Asensio Llamas & Nicolás Lopez for Sobras International. Riveiro’s music is being recorded . Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Daniel Hart, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the indie drama Ain’t Them Bodies Saints have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music score composed by Daniel Hart. Also included are songs by Curtis Heath, Andrew Tinker, Annell Brodeur, Greg Schroeder & Mara Lee Miller and Aaron Kyle. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 13, 2013 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Ain’t Them Bodies Saints is directed by David Lowery and stars Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster and Keith Carradine. The movie is set against the backdrop of 1970’s Texas Hill Country and follows an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on August 16 by IFC Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 4, 2013)
Posted: August 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Broadchurch, Clear History, HBO, John Lunn, Ludvic Bource, Ólafur Arnalds, Starz, The White Queen
Premiering on Wednesday, August 7 in the US is the British mini-series Broadchurch created by Chris Chibnall (United, Torchwood) and starring David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Vicky McClure, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Will Mellor and Arthur Darvill. Ólafur Arnald (Another Happy Day) has composed the original score for the series. Mercury Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full details and audio clips. Broadchurch will air in the US on BBC America. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Clear History’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Clear History, HBO, Ludovic Bource, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original movie Clear History. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Ludovic Bource (The Artist). Also included are five songs by the rock band Chicago. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 13, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Clear History is directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) and stars Larry David, Jon Hamm, Bill Hader, Philip Baker Hall, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton, Danny McBride, Eva Mendes, Amy Ryan and J.B. Smoove. The movie about a former marketing executive who plots revenge against his former boss who made millions from the electric car company he once owned will premiere on August 10 on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyler Bates Scoring Ti West’s ‘The Sacrament’
Posted: August 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: The Sacrament, Ti West, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates is composing the music for the upcoming horror thriller The Sacrament. The film is written and directed by Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers) and stars Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Kentucker Audley, Amy Seimetz and Gene Jones. The movie follows two Vice media correspondents as they set out to document their friend’s search to find his missing sister. Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever) is producing the Worldview Entertainment and Arcade Pictures production with Jacob Jaffke (Sleepwalk with Me), Peter Phok (Stake Land), Christopher Woodrow & Molly Conners (The Immigrant, Blood Ties). Bates has previously scored Worldview’s Killer Joe directed by William Friedkin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘CBGB’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: CBGB, Randall Miller, Soundtrack
Omnivore Recordings will release the official soundtrack album for CBGB. The album features the songs featured in the film by artists including Talking Heads, New York Dolls, The Velvet Underground, Television, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, The Dictators, Blondie and The Police. The soundtrack will be released on October 8, 2013. The label will also release a double LP version and a deluxe digital release featuring additional tracks will be released by Rhino Records. CBGB is directed by Randall Miller (Bottle Shock) and stars Alan Rickman, Malin Akerman, Ashley Greene, Johnny Galecki, Rupert Grint, Justin Bartha, Joel David Moore, Freddy Rodriguez, Donal Logue, Stana Katic and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters. The movie tells the true story of the legendary New York City club that launched dozens of top bands and is known globally as the home of American Punk Rock music. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 2, 2013)
Posted: August 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 2 Guns, Bear McCreary, Brendan Canning, Clinton Shorter, Drift, Europa Report, Heitor Pereira, Michael Yezerski, Rob Simonsen, The Canyons, The Smurfs 2, The Spectacular Now
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy 2 Guns directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden and Edward James Olmos. The film’s original score is composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband). Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music digitally next Tuesday, August 6. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Already in theaters since Wednesday is the hybrid live action/animated family movie The Smurfs 2 directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, Hank Azaria and Brendan Gleeson. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from and inspired by the film, including Britney Spears’ new single Ooh La La, as well as songs by Owl City, Nelly Furtado (feat. Ace Primo)and Right Said Fred. Check out out previous article for the full details. A separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me) is now available on Varese Sarabande (click here for more information and audio clips). Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers Scoring ‘Life of Crime’
Posted: August 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Life of Crime, Oculus, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers are scoring the upcoming crime thriller Life of Crime. The film is directed by Daniel Schechter (Supporting Characters) and stars Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Isla Fisher, Will Forte, Mark Boone Junior and Tim Robbins. The film based on the novel The Switch by Elmore Leonard (Out of Sight, Get Shorty) serves as a prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown with Hawkes and Bey playing younger versions of Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson’s characters Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie. The comedy follows the duo as they plan to kidnap a corrupt real estate developer’s wife. Leonard is producing the project with Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and Lee Stollman (Abduction), Liz Destro & Jordan Kessler (About Cherry) and Michael Siegel. Read the rest of this entry »
