Skydance Animation has announced today that Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) will be composing the score for the upcoming animated feature Spellbound. He will also be writing original songs with lyricist and frequent collaborated Glenn Slater (Tangled). Former President of Walt Disney Music Chris Montan will serve as executive music producer. […]
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Alan Menken to Compose Music for Skydance Animation’s ‘Spellbound’
Posted: 20th May 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Chris Montan, Glenn Slater, Skydance Animation, Spellbound, Vicky Jenson
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 17, 2020)
Posted: 17th May 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, Dave Porter, DC Universe, Emile Mosseri, Hightown, Homecoming, Michael Andrews, Netflix, Pinar Toprak, Snowpiercer, Stargirl, Starz, The CW, The Lovebirds, TNT
Premiering tonight is the TNT original series Snowpiercer based on the graphic novel series and the filmstarring Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, Susan Park, Iddo Goldberg, Katie McGuinness, Lena Hall, Annalise Basso, Sam Otto, Roberto Urbina, Sheila Vand and Jaylin Fletcher. The show’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 15, 2020)
Posted: 15th May 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Capone, El-P, Jermaine Stegall, Proximity, Scoob!, Tom Holkenborg
Opening on VOD today is the animated feature Scoob! directed by Tony Cervone and starring Zac Efron, Frank Welker, Gina Rodriguez, Amanda Seyfried, Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Kiersey Clemons and Jason Isaacs. The film’s original score is composed by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel). […]
Mikael Åkerfeldt to Compose Music for Netflix’s ‘Clark’
Posted: 11th May 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clark, Jonas Akerlund, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Netflix
Netflix has announced today that songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt, lead vocalist and guitarist of the metal band Opeth, is set to compose the music for the upcoming Netflix original series Clark. The show is co-written and directed by Jonas Åkerlund (Lords of Chaos, Polar) and stars Bill Skarsgård as Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson who has been […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2020)
Posted: 8th May 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blue Story, Christophe Beck, Driveways, How to Build a Girl, Jake Monaco, Jay Wadley, Jonathon Deering, Oli Julian, Owen Pallett, Roger Neill, Spaceship Earth, Valley Girl, Walkaway Joe
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the movie musical Valley Girl directed by Rachel Goldenberg and starring Jessica Rothe, Chloe Bennet, Ashleigh Murray, Joshua Whitehouse, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Judy Greer, Alicia Silverstone and Camila Morrone. The film’s original score is composed by Roger Neill (King of the Hill, Beginners, 20th Century […]
HBO’s ‘I Know This Much Is True’ to Feature Original Music by Harold Budd
Posted: 5th May 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Derek Cianfrance, Harold Budd, HBO, I Know This Much Is True
Composer/pianist Harold Budd has made his television scoring debut on the new HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True. The show is written and directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) and stars Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Philip Ettinger, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 3, 2020)
Posted: 3rd May 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aska Matsumiya, Becoming, Betty, Chris Westlake, Glen Ballard, HBO, Hulu, Kamasi Washington, Randy Kerber, Solar Opposites, The Eddy
Premiering on Wednesday, May 6, is the Netflix documentary Becoming directed by Nadia Hallgren and produced by Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness & Lauren Cioffi about the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama as she embarks on a 34-city tour. The film’s original music is composed by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Check out our previous news […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 1, 2020)
Posted: 1st May 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billy Jupp, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Devin Burrows, Endings Beginnings, JB Dunckel, Philip Ekstrom, The Flood, The Infiltrators, The Wretched, tomandandy
Opening in virtual theaters today is the documentary Capital in the Twenty-First Century directed by Justin Pemberton and based on the international bestseller by French economist Thomas Piketty. The film’s original music composed by AIR’s JB Dunckel (K.O., The Summer of Sangaile, Cyprien). Prototype Recording has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in March. Check out […]
Daft Punk to Compose Music for Dario Argento’s ‘Black Glasses’ (‘Occhiali Neri’)
Posted: 27th April 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Glasses, Daft Punk, Dario Argento, Occhiali Neri
Director Dario Argento (Suspiria, Inferno, Opera, Trauma) revealed in a recent interview with Repubblica (via The Film Stage) that the French electronic music duo Daft Punk are set to compose the music for his upcoming feature Black Glasses (Occhiali Neri). The movie will star Asia Argento and is being described as his return to crime […]
