Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are attached to compose the score for an original feature musical based on the book Everything Is Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age Of Industrial Musicals. Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig are attached to develop the project, which has sold to Amblin Partners. Steve Levenson (Masters of Sex, Dear Evan Hansen stage musical) is […]
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Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman to Compose Score for ‘Everything Is Coming Up Profits’ Musical Adaptation
Posted: 15th December 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Everything Is Coming Up Profits, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 11, 2016)
Posted: 11th December 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Jones, Fox, James Levine, Junkie XL, Netflix, PBS, Spectral, Star, The Hollow Crown, Tom Holkenborg
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the new season of the BBC series The Hollow Crown, which adapts Shakespeare’s history plays set during the time of the Wars of the Roses: Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part II and Richard III. Dan Jones (Shadow of the Vampire, Lady Macbeth, Max) has composed the season’s […]
NBC’s ‘Trial & Error’ to Feature Music by John Swihart
Posted: 10th December 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Swihart, NBC, Trial & Error
John Swihart is composing the music for the upcoming NBC comedy Trial & Error. The show is created by Jeff Astrof (Ground Floor), Matt Miller (Forever, Chuck, Lethal Weapon) and stars John Lithgow, Nick D’Agosto, Steven Boyer, Sherri Shepherd, Jayma Mays and Krysta Rodriguez. The series follows a bright-eyed New York lawyer who heads to a small Southern town […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 9, 2016)
Posted: 9th December 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abattoir, All We Had, Danny Bensi, Frank & Lola, Harry Benson: Shoot First, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land, Mario Grigorov, Mark Sayfritz, Michael Brook, Office Christmas Party, Reza Safinia, Saunder Jurriaans, The Bounce Back, Theodore Shapiro
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the comedy Office Christmas Party directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck and starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, T.J. Miller, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Karan Soni and Matt Walsh. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears […]
Walt Disney Records to Release Soundtrack for ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Live Action Film Adaptation
Posted: 5th December 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Bill Condon, Howard Ashman, score, Soundtrack, Tim Rice
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the live action feature adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The album features the songs from the film composed by Alan Menken (Aladdin, Enchanted, Tangled, The Little Mermaid) and featuring lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Also included on the release is Menken’s original score, which was arranged by Christopher Benstead. […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 4, 2016)
Posted: 4th December 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Nikitin, Ben Decter, Captive, Hairspray LIVE!, Hulu, NBC, Netflix, Shut Eye
Premiering on Wednesday, December 7, is the NBC television event Hairspray LIVE! based on the Broadway musical and starring Maddie Baillio, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Ariana Grande, Garrett Clayton, Derek Hough, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short, Ephraim Sykes and Shahadi Wright Joseph. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the special’s song written by Marc Shaiman (A Few […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 2, 2016)
Posted: 2nd December 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Lockington, Believe, Clint Mansell, Incarnate, Jackie, Man Down, Mica Levi, Michael Reola, Pet, Run the Tide, Tommy Simpson, Zacarías M. De la Riva
Two movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the supernatural thriller Incarnate directed by Brad Peyton and starring Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno and David Mazouz. The film’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island). No soundtrack album has been announced. […]
Behind the Music of ‘Hidden Figures’
Posted: 2nd December 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams
20th Century Fox has published a video featurette on the music for Theodore Melfi’s drama Hidden Figures. The 3-minute piece features interviews with composers Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, as well as jazz legend and pianist Herbie Hancock who is featured as a soloist on the score. Also shown is footage from a live performance of Williams’ original […]
Behind the Music for Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’
Posted: 29th November 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Damien Chazelle, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Lionsgate has published a video featurette on the music for Damien Chazelle’s movie musical La La Land. The video features interviews with the director and composer Justin Hurwitz who talk about their collaboration and their work on the project, as well as footage from the orchestral score’s recording sessions. Check out the full video after the jump. […]
