Premiering tonight is the new AMC drama Low Winter Sun created by Chris Mundy and starring Mark Strong, Lennie James, Erika Alexander, James Ransone, David Costabile, Sprague Grayden, Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Athena Karkanis. The show’s original score is composed by Tyler Bates (Dawn of the Dead, 300, Californication). The composer has also co-written the main […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 11, 2013)
Posted: 11th August 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Low Winter Sun, Tyler Bates
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More Music from ‘The Spectacular Now’ to Be Released
Posted: 10th August 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Ponsol, Soundtrack, The Spectacular Now
Lakeshore Records has announced a second soundtrack album for the indie coming-of-age drama The Spectacular Now. The album features the songs featured in the film by artists including Faron Young, Kutt the Check, Snake! Snake! Snakes!, Washed Out, Tennessee River Crooks, Just Water, Saturday Looks Good To Me and Norma Jenkins. The soundtrack will be […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 9, 2013)
Posted: 9th August 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Lockington, Blood, Daniel Pemberton, David Wingo, Elysium, Explosions in the Sky, I Give It a Year, Ilan Eshkeri, In a World..., Lovelace, Ludwig Göransson, Mark Mancina, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Planes, Prince Avalanche, Ryan Amon, Ryan Miller, Stephen Trask, Theodore Shapiro, We're the Millers
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Planes directed by Klay Hall and featuring a voice cast including Dane Cook, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Cedric the Entertainer, Val Kilmer, John Cleese, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett and Teri Hatcher. The film’s original music is composed by Mark […]
Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’ to Feature Music by Arcade Fire
Posted: 7th August 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arcade Fire, Her, Spike Jonze
The Grammy-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire is writing the music for Spike Jonze’s upcoming sci-fi romance Her. The film written and directed by Jonze stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt and Scarlett Johansson. The movie is set in future Los Angeles and follows a complex, soulful man who makes […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 4, 2013)
Posted: 4th August 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Broadchurch, Clear History, HBO, John Lunn, Ludvic Bource, Ólafur Arnalds, Starz, The White Queen
Premiering on Wednesday, August 7 in the US is the British mini-series Broadchurch created by Chris Chibnall (United, Torchwood) and starring David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Vicky McClure, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Will Mellor and Arthur Darvill. Ólafur Arnald (Another Happy Day) has composed the original score for the series. Mercury Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 2, 2013)
Posted: 2nd August 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 2 Guns, Bear McCreary, Brendan Canning, Clinton Shorter, Drift, Europa Report, Heitor Pereira, Michael Yezerski, Rob Simonsen, The Canyons, The Smurfs 2, The Spectacular Now
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy 2 Guns directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden and Edward James Olmos. The film’s original score is composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband). […]
WaterTower Music to Release Hans Zimmer’s ‘Rush’ Soundtrack
Posted: 1st August 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Ron Howard, Rush, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Ron Howard’s upcoming racing drama Rush. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer who has previously collaborated with the director on such films as The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons and Frost/Nixon. The soundtrack will be released on September 24, 2013 […]
‘Tim’s Vermeer’ to Feature Music by Conrad Pope
Posted: 30th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Conrad Pope, Teller, Tim's Vermeer
Conrad Pope is the composer of the upcoming documentary Tim’s Vermeer. The film is directed by Teller of Penn & Teller fame and follows Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, as he attempts to solve the mystery of how 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer (Girl with a Pearl Earring) managed to paint so photo-realistically,150 years before the invention […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 28, 2013)
Posted: 28th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, Michael Tavera, The Awesomes
Premiering this Thursday, August 1 on Hulu is the new animated series The Awesomes created by Seth Meyers (Saturday Night Live) and Mike Shoemaker (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) and featuring the voice talent of Ike Barinholtz, Rachel Dratch, Bill Hader, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Bobby Lee, Taran Killam, Paula Pell and Emily Spivey. The […]
‘Pioneer’ to Feature Music by Air
Posted: 28th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Air, Erik Skjoldbjærg, Pioneer
The French electronic music duo Air is currently scoring the upcoming Norwegian conspiracy thriller Pioneer (Pionér). The film is directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg (1997’s original Insomnia, Prozac Nation) and stars Aksel Hennie, Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Stephanie Sigman, André Eriksen and Jonathan LaPaglia. The movie is set in the early 80s and centers on the […]
