Christopher Young has composed the score for the upcoming comedy Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas. The film is written and directed by Perry who also stars in the film alongside Chad Michael Murray, Larry the Cable Guy, Eric Lively, Alicia Witt, Anna Maria Horsford, Tika Sumpter, Eric Lively, Lisa Whelchel, JR Lemon and Kathy Najimy. The movie […]
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‘Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas’ and ‘Gods Behaving Badly’ to Feature Music by Christopher Young
Posted: 4th November 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, Gods Behaving Badly, Marc Turtletaub, Single Moms Club, Tyler Perry
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Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘The Sound of Music’ Live Broadcast Announced
Posted: 4th November 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Soundtrack, The Sound of Music
Sony Masterworks has announced a soundtrack release for NBC’s live broadcast of the classic stage musical The Sound of Music. The album features the studio recordings of all the musical numbers performed in the live broadcast, including such songs as The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going on Seventeen and Climb Ev’ry […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 3, 2013)
Posted: 3rd November 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Buddy Miller, Dave Porter, Nashville, NBC, The Blacklist, Trophy Wife, W.G. Snuffy Walden
As no new major scripted TV shows or movies are premiering this week, we are taking a look at a number of shows with new composers this season. W.G. Snuffy Walden (Friday Night Lights, The West Wing, Under the Dome) has taken over scoring duties this season on ABC’s drama Nashville created by Callie Khouri […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 1, 2013)
Posted: 1st November 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Perfect Man, Aaron Dessner, About Time, Big Sur, Bryce Dessner, Chan Kwong Wing, Dallas Buyers Club, David Holmes, Diana, Dominic Lewis, Ender's Game, Free Birds, Jeff Cardoni, Keefus Ciancia, Kubilay Uner, Last Vegas, Man of Tai Chi, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nick Laird, Steve Jablonsky
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel Ender’s Game directed by Gavin Hood and starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers series, Battleship) has composed the film’s […]
Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger & Dave Stewart Join ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Music Team
Posted: 31st October 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Stewart, Hans Zimmer, Johnny Marr, Marc Webb, Michael Einziger, Pharrell Williams, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Sony Pictures announced today that Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger and Dave Stewart have joined the music team for the superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams have previously been announced to score the film directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti, Dane DeHaan, Denis […]
Ennio Morricone Wins European Film Award
Posted: 28th October 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ennio Morricone, European Film Awards, The Good Offer
Ennio Morricone has been named European Cinema Composer 2013 by the European Film Academy for his score to Giuseppe Tornatore’s The Best Offer (La migliore offerta) starring Geoffrey Rush & Jim Sturgess. For the first time in the awards history, a winner in the music category (as well as 5 other categories) has been announced before […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 27, 2013)
Posted: 27th October 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Les revenants, Sundance Channel, The Returned
Making its U.S. premiere on Thursday, October 31 on the Sundance Channel is the French zombie drama The Returned (Les revenants) created by Fabrice Gobert and starring Anne Consigny, Clotilde Hesme and Guillaume Gouix. The show’s original music is composed by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. Sub Pop Music has released an album featuring the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 25, 2013)
Posted: 25th October 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bad Grandpa, Bastards, Blue is the Warmest Color, Daniel Pemberton, Edward Shearmur, Jackass, Koool G Murder, Sam Spiegel, Spinning Plates, The Counselor, Tindersticks
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa directed by Jeff Tremaine and starring Johnny Knoxville who punks strangers while in character as senior citizen Irving Zisman. The film’s original musis is composed by Sam Spiegel whose music has previously been featured in some […]
‘Cuban Fury’ to Feature Music by Daniel Pemberton
Posted: 24th October 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cuban Fury, Daniel Pemberton, Ridley Scott, Showtime, The Counselor, The Vatican
Daniel Pemberton has composed the score for the upcoming British comedy Cuban Fury. The film is directed by James Griffiths and stars Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd, Olivia Colman, Rashida Jones, Ian McShane, Rory Kinnear, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Alexandra Roach. The movie follows a down-on-his-luck man who reignites his long-dormant passion for salsa dancing after falling […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 20, 2013)
Posted: 20th October 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brent Belke, Dracula, Hallmark Channel, Ilan Eshkeri, NBC, Scott Shields, Strike Back: Origins, The Hunters, Trevor Morris
Premiering on Friday, October 25 is the new drama Dracula created by Daniel Knauf (Carnivàle) and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Katie McGrath, Thomas Kretschmann and Nonso Anozie. Trevor Morris (The Borgias, Immortals, Olympus Has Fallen) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about […]
