Composer David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Sherlock, Tomorrow Never Dies, Shaft, Die Another Day, Godzilla) is reuniting with director Greg Mottola on the upcoming comedy Confess, Fletch. The movie is based on the second novel of Gregory Mcdonald’s 1970s mystery novel series (which has previously been adapted into the Harold-Faltermeyer-scored 80s features Fletch & Fletch Lives) and stars Jon Hamm, Marcia Gay Harden, Kyle MacLachlan, Roy Wood Jr., John Slattery, Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri and Lorenza Izzo. The movie follows an investigative journalist who finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation, in which he is pinned as the prime suspect. Read the rest of this entry »
David Arnold to Score Greg Mottola’s ‘Confess, Fletch’
Posted: February 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Confess Fletch, David Arnold, Greg Mottola
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Soundtrack Album for David Moreau’s ‘King’ Released
Posted: February 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Moreau, Guillaume Roussel, King, score, Soundtrack
Pathé Films has released a soundtrack album for the French family adventure King. The album features the film’s original music composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Black Beauty, The Spy, BAC Nord, Happy!, The Man with the Iron Heart). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. King is co-written and directed by David Moreau and stars Gérard Darmon, Lou Lambrecht, Léo Lorleac’h, Thibault de Montalembert, Clémentine Baert and Artus. The movie revolves around a trafficked lion cub who escapes from the airport in mid-transit and finds shelter in the home of two siblings who decide to bring him back to Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
Maria Marcus’ Original Song ‘Hollow Heart’ from ‘The Requin’ Released
Posted: February 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Le-Van Kiet, Maria Marcus, Ollie Olson, The Requin
Big Boy Records has released the original song Hollow Heart from the shark thriller The Requin. The track co-written (with Ollie Olson) and performed by Maria Marcus is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The Requin is written and directed by Le-Van Kiet and stars Alicia Silverstone and James Tupper. The movie follows a young couple on a romantic getaway in Vietnam when a violent storm sweeps them out to sea, where a school of great white sharks awaits. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Violent Man’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Violent Man, Austin Wintory, Ross McCall, score, Soundtrack
T-65b Records has released a soundtrack album for the British prison drama A Violent Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Austin Wintory (Journey, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Captain Abu Raed, Grace, Abzu, The Banner Saga, The Last Movie Star). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. A Violent Man is written and directed by Ross McCall and stars Craig Fairbrass, Stephen Odubola, Jason Flemyng, Zoe Tapper, Ulrich Thomsen and Rosie Sheehy. The movie centers on a violent and dangerous prisoner, incarcerated for double murder in a maximum security prison, whose routine life is disrupted when his estranged daughter asks to meet him and a 19 year old serving his first sentence in a maximum security prison is placed inside as his cell mate. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Peter Atencio’s ‘The Machine’
Posted: February 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Peter Atencio, The Machine
Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Witcher, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp, Arctic, Only the Brave) has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy The Machine. The film is directed by Peter Atencio (Keanu) and stars Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jess Gabor, Stephanie Kurtzuba and Jimmy Tatro. The movie is inspired by Kreischer’s real-life adventures and subsequent breakout stand-up routine, in which his past catches up with him when he and his father are kidnapped by those he wronged 20 years ago while drunk on a college semester abroad in Russia. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ted K’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blanck Mass, score, Soundtrack, Ted K, Tony Stone
Sacred Bones Records will release a soundtrack album for the crime drama Ted K. The album features the film’s original score composed by Blanck Mass (Calm with Horses). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 18, 2022 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Montana (Main Theme)) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. A vinyl edition is also expected. Ted K is co-written and directed by Tony Stone and stars Sharlto Copley, Drew Powell, Amber Rose Mason, Tahmus Rounds, Travis Bruyer and Christian Calloway. The movie is based on Ted Kaczynski’s own diaries and writings and recalls the years that the Unabomber spent living in isolation in the Montana wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Ekstrand to Score Lasse Hallström’s ‘Hilma’
Posted: February 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hilma, Jon Ekstrand, Lasse Hallstrom
Jon Ekstrand has signed on to score the upcoming biographical drama Hilma. The film is written and directed by Hallström (The Cider House Rules, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape) and stars Lena Olin, Tora Hallström, Lily Cole, Rebecca Calder, Maeve Dermody and Catherine Chalk. The movie explores the life of Swedish artist and feminist pioneer Hilma af Klint who navigated through a male-dominated artistic scene to eventually become one of the Western world’s first abstract artists. Helena Danielsson (The Childhood of a Leader, Beyond) is producing the NENT Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hollywood Bowl 2022 Season Schedule Announced’
Posted: February 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl has announced this summer’s season schedule, which includes a number of film music concerts. On June 30, CineConcerts will present Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 in Concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic performing Alexandre Desplat’s score live-to-picture (click here for more details). On August 5 & 6, David Newman will conduct the LA Philharmonic for two live-to-picture concerts of Alan Silvestri’s score for Back to the Future (click here for more information). On July 24, Craig Robinson will host Black Movie Soundtrack IV with Orchestra, the fourth installation of the concert series curated by Reginald Hudlin and Marcus Miller (visit the Bowl’s website for more details). John Williams will also return to the Bowl on September 2, 3 & 4 for the concert Maestro of the Movies – Celebrating John Williams at 90. The composer himself, as well as David Newman will conduct some of Williams’ greatest hits performed by the LA Philharmonic. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tess’ & ‘The Bear’ Digital Soundtrack Albums Released
Posted: February 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jean-Jacques Annaud, Philippe Sarde, Roman Polanski, score, Soundtrack, Tess, The Bear
Pathé Films has released released new soundtrack albums for two classic French films featuring music by Philippe Sarde (The Tenant, Barocco, Quest for Fire, Lord of the Flies, Ghost Story, Pirates, Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud). Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the composer’s Academy Award-nominated score for Roman Polanski’s 1979 drama Tess based on Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles and starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin, Martin, Carolyn Pickles and Richard Pearson, as well his music for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 1988 adventure drama The Bear (L’ours) based on James Oliver Curwood’s novel The Grizzly King and starring Bart the Bear, Youk the Bear, Tcheky, Karyo, Jack Wallace and Andre Lacombe. Click here to stream/download the Tess album and click here for The Bear soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Sinner’ Seasons 2-4 Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ronit Kirchman, score, Soundtrack, The Sinner, USA
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the USA original series The Sinner. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second, third and fourth seasons composed by Ronit Kirchman (Eagle Eye, Limetown). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Spiral) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 back in 2018. The Sinner is developed by Derek Simonds based on the 1999 novel of the same title by Petra Hammesfahr and stars Bill Pullman as Det. Harry Ambrose. Read the rest of this entry »
