John Carpenter (Halloween, Assault on Precint 13, Christine, The Fog), Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies have teamed up to score the upcoming horror thriller Firestarter. The film is directed by Keith Thomas (The Vigil) and stars Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, John Beasley, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Greyeyes and Gloria Reuben. The movie based on Stephen King’s novel of the same title centers on a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers who fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her. Read the rest of this entry »
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies Scoring Keith Thomas’ ‘Firestarter’
Posted: February 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Firestarter, John Carpenter, Keith Thomas
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Paramount+’s ‘Three Months’ to Feature Original Songs by Troye Sivan and Score by Roger Neill
Posted: February 9, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paramount+, Roger Neill, Three Months, Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan has written two original songs for the new Paramount+ original movie Three Months. Roger Neill (20th Century Women, Beginners, King of the Hill, Mozart in the Jungle, Unpregnant) has composed the original score for the film written and directed by Jared Frieder and starring Sivan himself, Viveik Kalra, Brianne Tju, Ellen Burstyn, Judy Greer, Javier Munoz, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Amy Landecker. The coming-of-age comedy drama tells the story of a South Florida teen who gets exposed to HIV on the eve of his high school graduation and finds love in the most unlikely of places as he is waiting for his results. Read the rest of this entry »
Jarvis Cocker Scoring BBC’s ‘This Is Going to Hurt’
Posted: February 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Kay, AMC, BBC, Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, This Is Going to Hurt
Jarvis Cocker (of the rock band Pulp) has composed the original music for the new BBC drama This Is Going to Hurt. The show is created by Adam Kay based on his best-selling book of the same title and stars Ben Whishaw, Ambika Mod, Michele Austin, Hannah Onslow, Rosie Akerman and Andreea Paduraru. The series follows a doctor who is juggling his personal life with a hectic job on the labor ward, where he is faced with a racist mother-to-be and an irritating frequent flyer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Deer King’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harumi Fuuki, Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miyaji, score, Soundtrack, The Deer King
A soundtrack album has been released for the Japanese animated feature The Deer King (Shika no Ou). The album features the original film’s original music composed by Harumi Fuuki (Chronicle of My Mother, The Emperor in August, Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and check out audio samples. A CD version is available to order as an import on Amazon. The Deer King directed by Masashi Ando & Masayuki Miyaji is based on the book series by author Nahoko Uehashi is set in the years following a destructive war, with the Empire of Zol controlling the land and citizens of rival Aquafa. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury Scoring Alex Garland’s ‘Men’
Posted: February 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Garland, Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow, Men
Composers Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury are reuniting with director Alex Garland on the upcoming horror drama Men. The film is written and directed by Garland and stars Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. The movie revolves around a young woman who goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband. DNA’s Andrew Macdonald (28 Days Later.., Trainspotting) and Allon Reich (Dredd, Never Let Me Go) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fireheart’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Egan, Fireheart, Laurent Zeitoun, score, Soundtrack, Ted Ty
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Fireheart (Vaillante). The album features the film’s original music composed by Chris Egan (The Spanish Princess, Tiny World, Man Down). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Fireheart is directed by Theodore Ty & Laurent Zeitoun and stars Olivia Cooke, Kenneth Branagh, William Shatner, Laurie Holden, Mara Junot, Wilex Ly and Ryan W. Garcia. The movie is set in New York during the roaring twenties and tells the story of a 16-year old young girl who dreams of being the world’s first-ever firefighter and disguises herself as an awkward young man to join a team of improvised firemen in charge of stopping an arsonist. Read the rest of this entry »
94th Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: February 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Jacob Mühlrad Scoring Björn Runge’s ‘Burn All My Letters’
Posted: February 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Björn Runge, Burn All My Letters, Jacob Mühlrad
Art music composer Jacob Mühlrad is making his film scoring debut on the upcoming Swedish drama Burn All My Letters (Bränn alla mina brev). The film is directed by Björn Runge (The Wife, Daybreak) and stars Bill Skarsgård, Asta Kamma August, Sverrir Gudnason, Gustav Lindh and Sonja Richter. The movie based on Alex Schulman’s best-selling novel of the same title is set in three different timelines and centers on woman’s love affair that starts in the 1930s and leads to unexpected consequences for the future generations to come. Veronica Zacco (Top Dog) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Anastacia’s ‘American Night’ Title Song Released
Posted: February 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alessio Jim Della Valle, American Night, Anastacia
Hi-Tea Records has released the title song from the neo-noir thriller American Night. The track co-written (with Ryan Louder & Anders Grahn) and performed by Anastacia is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music platforms. Also check out the official music video after the jump. As previously reported, MovieScore Media has released a full soundtrack album featuring the film’s original score by Marco Beltrami & Ceiri Torjussen last December. American Night is written and directed by Alessio Jim Della Valle and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Paz Vega, Jeremy Piven and Michael Madsen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Death on the Nile’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Death on the Nile, Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the murder mystery Death on the Nile. The album features the film’s original music composed and produced by Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Thor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Cinderella, Brave, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Henry V, Gosford Park) who has previously scored 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon or any other major digital music services. Death on the Nile is directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars himself, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Tom Bateman, Emma Mackey, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Rose Leslie, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders and Letitia Wright. Read the rest of this entry »
