Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Kid Who Would Be King written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart. The film’s original music is composed by Electric Wave Bureau (Broken). Milan […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 25, 2019)
Posted: 25th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, David Hirschfelder, Dead Ant, Edwin Wendler, Electric Wave Bureau, In Like Flynn, King of Thieves, Max Richter, Never Look Away, Serenity, The Kid Who Would Be King
Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’ to Feature Music by Joe Wong
Posted: 23rd January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joe Wong, Netflix, Russian Doll
Joe Wong (Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Russian Doll. The show is created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Sleeping with Other People) & Amy Poehler and stars Lyonne herself, alongside Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley, Charlie Barnett, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 20, 2019)
Posted: 20th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Earth Rising, Black Monday, Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, Deadmau5, Justin Melland, Kris Bowers, Martin Phipps, Netflix, Polar, Showtime
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series Black Monday created by David Caspe & Jordan Cahan and starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, Yassir Lester, Michael James Scott and Eugene Cordero. The show’s original music is composed by Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Of Monsters and Men). Check out our previous news article to learn […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 18, 2019)
Posted: 18th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All These Small Moments, An Acceptable Loss, Dan Lipton, Don't Come Back from the Moon, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Egg, Glass, Johnny Jewel, Norihito Sumitomo, Valgeir Sigurdsson, WAZ-Jackson, West Dylan Thordson
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the mystery thriller Glass written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard. The film’s original music is composed by West Dylan Thordson (Split, Joy, 3 Generations). Back Lot Music has […]
Mark Mothersbaugh to Develop Stage Musical ‘SLAM’ with Tony Hawk
Posted: 16th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, SLAM
Producers Anita Greenspan and pro-skater Tony Hawk with executive producer Adam Zotovich announced today that a new musical adaptation of the 2007 Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) novel, SLAM, is in development. Film composer Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums) is writing the music and lyrics for the project, which will feature […]
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz to Write Music for ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Live Action Movie
Posted: 16th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Deadline is reporting that Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, The Prince of Egypt) are set to write the music for a new live action adaptation of the 1996 Disney animated classic and Victor Hugo novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Tarzan) is writing the screenplay. David Hoberman […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 13, 2019)
Posted: 13th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Discovery of Witches, Alex Belcher, BBC America, Benji Merrison, Brexit, Butterfly, Close, Daniel Pemberton, Deadly Class, Dennis Smith, Dynasties, Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story, Fox, HBO, Henry Jackman, Hulu, IO, Jeff Russo, Jordan Gagne, Kyle Dixon, Lifetime, Marc Canham, Mario Grigorov, Michael Stein, Mike Suby, Nathan Matthew David, National Geographic, Netflix, Rob Lane, Roswell New Mexico, Steven Argila, Sundance Now, Syfy, The CW, The Passage, Valley of the Boom, Wayne, Will Slater, YouTube Premium
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom created by Matthew Carnahan and starring Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro and Oliver Cooper. The show’s original music is composed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things, Butterfly, Native Son). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the project […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 11, 2019)
Posted: 11th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dog's Way Home, Against the Clock, Ashes in the Snow, Bruno Coulais, Hauschka, Jose "Pepe" Ojeda, Mark Kilian, Michael Andrews, Mychael Danna, Perfect Strangers, Replicas, Rob Simonsen, Tall Tales, The Upside, Victor Reyes, Volker Bertelmann
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide: Opening in most theaters is the family drama A Dog’s Way Home directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Wes Studi, Alexandra Shipp, Jonah Hauer-King and Edward James Olmos. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine, On the Basis […]
Unreleased Music from Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ to Be Released
Posted: 10th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: ., Luca Guadagnino, score, Soundtrack, Suspiria, Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke has announced a new limited edition vinyl featuring unreleased material from his score to Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria. The EP features seven previously unreleased tracks from the composer’s score performed by The London Contemporary Orchestra and choir. Click here to order the soundtrack. The original soundtrack album for the movie, which also features Yorke’s song […]
9th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: 10th January 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The Guild of Music Supervisors announced the nominations for its 9th annual awards ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for some of the major categories. […]