The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the romantic drama The Longest Ride directed by George Tillman, Jr., based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks and starring Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin and Alan Alda. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Seafret, Ryan Adams, Ben […]
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Asif Kapadia’s ‘Amy’ to Feature Music by Antonio Pinto
Posted: 7th April 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amy, Antonio Pinto, Asif Kapadia
Antonio Pinto has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Amy. The film is directed by Asif Kapadia (The Warrior, Far North, The Return) and chronicles British singer Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame with such hits like Rehab and Valerie before her untimely death at age 27 of alcohol poisoning. The movie features unseen archival footage and […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 5, 2015)
Posted: 5th April 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.D., American Odyssey, Daredevil, Debbie Wiseman, Douglas Pipes, Hans Zimmer, If There Be Thorns, John Debney, John Nordstrom, John Paesano, Lifetime, Lorne Balfe, NBC, Netflix, PBS, TBS, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, Tree Adams, Wolf Hall, Your Family or Mine
Premiering tonight is the NBC event series A.D. executive produced by Mark Burnett & Roma Downey and starring Juan Pablo di Pace, Vincent Regan, Greta Scacchi, Aniss Elkohen, Richard Coyle, Babou Ceesay, Chipo Chung, Cesare Taurasi and Adam Levy. Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King) and Lorne Balfe (Home, Penguins of Madagascar) […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 3, 2015)
Posted: 3rd April 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 5 to 7, Boychoir, Brian Byrne, Brian Tyler, Cut Bank, Danny Bensi, Effie Gray, Furious 7, Hal Hartley, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Last Knights, Martin Phipps, Martin Tillman, Ned Rifle, Paul Cantelon, Satnam Ramgotra, Saunder Jurriaans, Woman in Gold
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the action sequel Furious 7 directed by James Wan and starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Kurt Russell. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Wiz Khalifa & […]
‘Sausage Party’ to Feature Music by Alan Menken
Posted: 29th March 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Sausage Party
Alan Menken is writing original songs for the upcoming animated comedy Sausage Party. The film is directed by Greg Tiernan & Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted) and features the voices of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Edward Norton, James Franco, Nick Kroll, Bill Hader, Danny […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 29, 2015)
Posted: 29th March 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Chris Alan Lee, Fox, Jeff Beal, Justin Warfield, Killing Jesus, Lyle Workman, National Geographic Channel, Olympus, Rich Walters, Sin City Saints, Syfy, The Dovekeepers, Trevor Morris, TV Land, Weird Loners, Yahoo, Younger
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic Channel original movie Killing Jesus directed by Christopher Menaul and stars Kelsey Grammer, Stephen Moyer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, John Rhys Davies, Rufus Sewell, Eoin Macken, Aneurin Barnard, Vernon Dobtcheff, Tamsin Egerton and John Lynch. The film’s original music is composed by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (The Tudors, The Borgias, Vikings, Immortals, Olympus Has Fallen). The 3-hour TV […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 27, 2015)
Posted: 27th March 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Girl Like Her, Bobby Johnston, Christophe Beck, David Bateman, Get Hard, Home, James Murphy, Johan Söderqvist, Kaspar Winding, Laurent Petitgand, Lorne Balfe, Marfa Girl, Serena, The Riot Club, The Salt of the Earth, While We're Young
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is DreamWorks Animation’s Home directed by Tim Johnson and featuring the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. Roc Nation Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Coffee, Kiesza, Charli XCX and Jacob Plant. Check out […]
‘Tumbledown’ to Feature Music by Daniel Hart & Damien Jurado
Posted: 22nd March 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Damien Jurado, Daniel Hart, Tumbledown
Daniel Hart and Damien Jurado have composed the music for the upcoming indie drama Tumbledown. The film is directed by Sean Mewshaw and stars Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Dianna Agron, Blythe Danner, Griffin Dunne, Joe Manganiello and Richard Masur. The movie centers on the widow of a recently deceased folk-singer who is approached by a charming New York writer intent on […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 22, 2015)
Posted: 22nd March 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Big Time in Hollywood FL, Comedy Central, Craig Marks, DirecTV, Full Circle, John Adair, Leo Birenberg, NBC, One Big Happy, Steve Hampton
Premiering on Wednesday night is the new comedy Big Time in Hollywood, FL created by Dan Schmipf & Alex Anfanger and starring Lenny Jacobson and Anfanger, as well as Cuba Gooding, Jr., Michael Madsen, Kathy Baker, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jon Bass, Keith David and Marcus Giamatti. The show’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg (Red Army). Big Time in Hollywood, FL […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 20, 2015)
Posted: 20th March 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Accidental Love, Al Kaplan, Backcountry, Danny Collins, Do You Believe?, Fil Eisler, Frères Lumières, Growing Up & Other Lies, Insurgent, Jimmy LaValle, John Swihart, Jon Kaplan, Joseph Trapanese, Kumiko the Treasure Hunter, Lucas Vidal, Marco Beltrami, Philip Klein, Ryan Adams, Spring, The Gunman, The Octopus Project, Theodore Shapiro, Tracers, Will Musser, Zombeavers
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the second part in the Divergent series, Insurgent directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Naomi Watts and Kate Winslet. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Earth […]
