Premiering on Tuesday, April 29, is the new comedy Playing House created by Jessica St. Clair & Lennon Parham who also star in the series alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Jane Kaczmarek, Brad Morris, Zach Woods and Gerry Bednob. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Beth Urdang and Kerri Drootin are the music supervisors. Playing House follows a mother […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 25, 2014)
Posted: 25th April 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Andres Goldstein, Blue Ruin, Brick Mansions, Brooke Blair, Daniel Tarrab, Dickon Hinchliffe, For No Good Reason, From the Rough, Gambit, Last Passenger, Liam Bates, Locke, Lucas Vidal, Mateo Messina, Philippe Rombi, Rolfe Kent, Sacha Skarbek, The German Doctor, The Machine, The Other Woman, The Quiet Ones, Timothy Williams, Tom Raybould, Trevor Morris, Walking with the Enemy, Will Blair, Young & Beautiful
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy The Other Woman directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kate Upton, Taylor Kinney and Nicki Minaj. Aaron Zigman (Bridge to Tarabithia, The Proposal) who previously collaborated with the directors on such movies as John Q, The Notebook and My Sister’s Keeper has composed […]
John Powell to Take Break from Film Music to Compose Concert Music
Posted: 23rd April 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Powell
Variety is reporting that John Powell will be taking another sabbatical from film music following the completion of his score for this summer’s animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2. Instead, he will be writing a 45-minute oratorio to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of World War I. The piece, entitled Moltke will feature a […]
‘Creating Music for the Action Film’ Panel at Newport Beach Film Festival Announced
Posted: 21st April 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Newport Beach Film Festival
On Sunday, April 27, the Newport Beach Film Festival Seminar Series will present the composer panel Lights, Camera, Action – Creating Music for the Action Film (and other genres). The participating composers include John Ottman (X2, Superman Returns, The Fantastic Four) who recently completed his score for X-Men: Days of Future Past, Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover) who most recently finished work on […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 20, 2014)
Posted: 20th April 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Day Late and a Dollar Short, Bad Teacher, Black Box, CBS, Clare Manchon, In My Dreams, Jeff Beal, Lifetime, Lyle Workman, Olivier Manchon, Salem, Tyler Bates, WGN America, William Ross
Premiering tonight on ABC is the Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie In My Dreams directed by Kenny Leon and starring Katherine McPhee, Mike Vogel and JoBeth Williams. The film’s original music is composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, My Dog Skip, Ladder 49). The composer recorded his score at Abbey Road Studios in London. A […]
Back Lot Music to Release ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ Soundtrack
Posted: 16th April 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Million Ways to Die in the West, Joel McNeely, score, Seth MacFarlane, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Seth MacFarlane’s western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joel McNeely (Holes, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Soldier). The composer recently recorded his orchestral music in Los Angeles and collaborated with the bluegrass band Punch Brothers on a […]
‘Let’s Be Cops’ to Feature Music by Christophe Beck & Jake Monaco
Posted: 15th April 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Jake Monaco, Let's Be Cops, Luke Greenfield, Simon Kinberg
Christophe Beck and Jake Monaco have composed the score for the upcoming action comedy Let’s Be Cops. The film is directed by Luke Greenfield (The Girl Next Door, Something Borrowed) and stars Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev, James D’Arcy and Andy Garcia. The movie follows two struggling pals who dress as police officers for a […]
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 4 Soundtrack
Posted: 15th April 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: Game of Thrones, HBO, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the fourth soundtrack album for the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. The album features selections from the score of the fourth season composed by Ramin Djawadi (Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. […]
