Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Battlestar Galactica, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Happy Death Day, Colossal) is the composer of the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Foundation. The show is developed by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Blade) based on the novels by Isaac Asimov and stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn, Terrence Mann, Cassian Bilton and Alfred Enoch. The sci-fi drama chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Foundation’
Posted: August 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Bear McCreary, David S. Goyer, Foundation
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‘Candyman’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Candyman, Nia DaCosta, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Candyman reboot have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 27 by Waxwork Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl and CD version will be available to order on the label’s website on the same day. A first track from the score (Rows and Towers) has previously been released last week and a second track (The Sweet) is now available to stream/download here. Candyman is co-written and directed by Nia DaCosta and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Colman Domingo. The movie co-written and produced by Jordan Peele is set a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down and follows a visual artist who moves into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition, where a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer exposes him to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Read the rest of this entry »
Arthur Sharpe Scoring Will Sharpe’s ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’
Posted: August 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arthur Sharpe, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Will Sharpe
Arthur Sharpe (Guilt, Ghosts) has composed the original score for the upcoming British biographical drama The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. The film is directed by Will Sharpe and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough and Toby Jones. The movie is set in Victorian London and tells the story of the titular 19th Century artist as he rises to prominence for his surreal cat paintings. Sharpe also co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Stephenson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Stylist’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jill Gevargizian, Nicholas Elert, score, Soundtrack, The Stylist
Burning Witches Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Stylist. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nicholas Elert (Dead Weights, Gag the Clown). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music platforms). A vinyl edition is available to order on the label’s official website. The Stylist is directed by Jill Gevargizian and stars Brea Grant and Najarra Townsend. The movie based on short of the same title follows a hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night whose lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel Scoring Michael Pearce’s ‘Encounter’
Posted: August 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Encounter, Jed Kurzel, Michael Pearce
Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, Macbeth, The Babadook, The Snowtown Murders, Overlord, The Mustang, Son of a Gun) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Encounter. The film is directed by Michael Pearce (Beast) and stars Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer and Rory Cochrane. The movie follows a decorated Marine who goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an inhuman threat. Pearce also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Barton (The Ritual, Giri/Haji). Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Melfi’s ‘The Starling’ to Feature Original Songs by The Lumineers, Judah & the Lion, Nate Ruess and Brandi Carlile
Posted: August 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brandi Carlile, Judah and the Lion, Nate Ruess, Netflix, The Lumineers, The Starling, Theodore Melfi
The Lumineers, Judah & the Lion, Nate Ruess (of the indie pop band Fun) and Brandi Carlile have contributed original songs to the upcoming Netflix original film The Starling. The movie is directed by Theodore Melfi, written by Matt Harris and stars Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Kevin Kline, Timothy Olyphant, Daveed Diggs, Skyler Gisondo, Laura Harrier, Rosalind Chao, Kimberly Quinn, Loretta Devine and Ravi Kapoor. The comedy drama (scored by Benjamin Wallfisch) centers on woman’s battle with a territorial bird over dominion of her garden. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Romer & Justin Paul Scoring Stephen Chbosky’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
Posted: August 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Romer, Dear Evan Hansen, Justin Paul, Stephen Chbosky
Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, Beasts of No Nation, Wendy) has teamed up with Justin Paul to compose the underscore for the film adaptation of the stage musical Dear Evan Hansen. The film is directed by Stephen Chbosky (Wonder, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) and stars Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Julianne Moore, Amy Adams, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan and Danny Pino. The movie is based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same title written by Steven Levenson (with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Paul) and revolves around an isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chick Fight’ Score Album Released
Posted: August 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benson Taylor, Chick Fight, Paul Leyden, score, Soundtrack
Luco Music Limited has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Chick Fight. The album features the film’s original score composed by Benson Taylor (London Fields, The Perfect Dictatorship). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A separate soundtrack featuring the original songs from the movie by Final Child was released earlier this year. Chick Fight is directed by Paul Leyden and stars Malin Akerman, Bella Thorne, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Nash, Fortune Feimster, Dulcé Sloan and Dominique Jackson. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring E. Chai Vasarhelyi’s & Jimmy Chin’s ‘The Rescue’
Posted: August 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, E. Chai Vasarhely, Jimmy Chin, The Rescue
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,Steve Jobs, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey, Enola Holmes) has been tapped to score the upcoming documentary The Rescue. The film is directed by Academy Award winners E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin (Free Solo, Meru) and details the headline-making rescue of a Thai soccer team trapped in a cave for 16 days. The movie centers on the key figures who put their lives at risk for what appeared to be a lost cause. Va Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Island’ (‘Schwarze Insel’) Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: August 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Island, Jonas Hofer, Miguel Alexandre, Netflix, Paul Eisenach, Schwarze Insel, score, Soundtrack
Tiger Tune Records will release a soundtrack album for the German thriller Black Island (Schwarze Insel). The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Eisenach (Lost Ones, Summer Rebels, Berlin Bouncer) & Jonas Hofer (Spy City). Also included is the song Fever written by the composers & Ryan Robinson and performed by Ben Wuyts, Deep Blau, Luke Hawkins & Iz Poales (listen to the full track below). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Black Island is co-written and directed by Miguel Alexandre and stars Philip Froissant, Alice Dwyer, Hanns Zischler, Mercedes Müller, Sammy Scheuritzel and Katharina Schütz. Read the rest of this entry »
