Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the dramatic thriller The Girl on the Train directed by Tate Taylor and starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Edgar Ramirez, Lisa Kudrow and Laura Prepon. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 7, 2016)
Posted: 7th October 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Hung, Blue Jay, Bryan Senti, Danny Elfman, Hanan Townshend, Henry Jackman, Jeff Cardoni, Joseph Trapanese, Julian Wass, London Town, Mark Isham, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Simon Franglen, The Birth of a Nation, The Girl on the Train, The Greasy Strangler, The Great Gilly Hopkins, The Late Bloomer, The Siege of Jadotville, Voyage of Time, Walter Murphy
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Lifetime’s ‘The 10th Date’ to Feature Music by Laura Karpman & Raphael Saadiq
Posted: 5th October 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Insecure, Laura Karpman, Lifetime, Raphael Saadiq, The 10th Date
Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq are set to compose the music for the upcoming Lifetime original movie The 10th Date. The film is written and directed by Nzingha Stewart (With This Ring) and stars Kelly Rowland, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Cat Deeley, Keri Hilson, Kellee Stewart, Brandon T. Jackson and Meagan Good. The romantic comedy follows a group of women who embark on a journey to successfully get […]
Jeff Beal, John Debney, Jeff Russo & More to Create New Scores for Silent Films Live Concert
Posted: 2nd October 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Jeff Beal, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Russo, John Debney, Kevin Kiner, Laura Karpman, Silent Films Live
On November 3, 2016, a number of film, television and visual media composers will reimagine and create new scores for classic silent films at the concert, Silent Films Live. The event presented by Education Through Music–Los Angeles member Angel Velez will take place at 7pm at the Malibu Screening Room and will be preceded by with a pre-concert interview and […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 2, 2016)
Posted: 2nd October 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Conviction, Frequency, HBO, John Frizzell, Lisa Coleman, NBC, No Tomorrow, Ramin Djawadi, Robert Duncan, The CW, Timeless, Toby Chu, Wendy Melvoin, Westworld
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series Westworld created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film and starring Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. The show’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Person of Interest, The Strain). […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2016)
Posted: 30th September 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amanda Knox, American Honey, Benjamin Wallfisch, Danny Bensi, Deepwater Horizon, Denial, Flock of Dudes, Geoff Zanelli, Howard Shore, Jonathan Zalben, Masterminds, Matthew Margeson, Michael Brook, Mike Higham, Milton's Secret, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Saunder Jurriaans, Steve Jablonsky, Within
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children directed by Tim Burton and starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Higham & Matthew Margeson (Eddie the Eagle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass […]
The CW’s ‘No Tomorrow’ to Feature Music by Wendy & Lisa
Posted: 30th September 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Corinne Brinkerhoff, Lisa Coleman, No Tomorrow, The CW, Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman have been tapped to score the new CW comedy drama No Tomorrow. The show is created by Corinne Brinkerhoff (American Gothic, Jane The Virgin, The Good Wife) and stars Tori Anderson, Joshua Sasse, Jesse Rath, Amy Pietz, Sarayu Blue and Jonathan Langdon. The series follows a risk-averse procurement manager who falls for a handsome guy who has no job because his mathematical […]
ABC’s ‘Imaginary Mary’ to Feature Music by Michael Wandmacher
Posted: 28th September 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Imaginary Mary, Michael Wandmacher
Michael Wandmacher is scoring the upcoming ABC comedy Imaginary Mary. The show is created by Adam F. Goldberg & David Guarascio and stars Jenna Elfman, Stephen Schneider, Rachel Dratch, Nicholas Coombe, Matreya Scarrwener and Erica Trembay. The series follows a a fiercely independent career woman who meets the love of her life, which triggers the imaginary friend she […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 25, 2016)
Posted: 25th September 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Younge, Aftermath, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Amazon, Andrew Lockington, Bull, CBS, Crisis in Six Scenes, Eduardo Noya, Jeff Russo, Luke Cage, Netflix, Ovation, Syfy, Versailles
Premiering on Tuesday, September 27, is the new Syfy original series Aftermath created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis and starring Anne Heche, Julia Sarah Stone, Taylor Hickson, Levi Meaden and James Tupper. The show’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Percy Jackson: Sea of […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2016)
Posted: 23rd September 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, David Hirschfelder, Goat, I.T., Ian Hultquist, James Horner, Jeff Danna, My Blind Brother, Mychael Danna, Nathan Halpern, Queen of Katwe, Simon Franglen, Storks, The Dressmaker, The Free World, The Lovers & the Despot, The Magnificent Seven, Tim Hecker, Timothy Williams
Expected to top the weekend box office is the western The Magnificent Seven directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard. The film’s original music is composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart) and Simon Franglen. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the […]
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Soundtrack
Posted: 22nd September 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Maleficent, Signs, The Fugitive). UPDATE (October 3): The soundtrack will be released on November 18, 2016 in various formats. A vinyl version featuring […]
