Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Bird’

Loma Vista Recordings has released the original song Need Someone from the sixth episode (entitled 12:00 P.M.) of the second season of the HBO Max original series The Pitt. The track written and performed by Andrew Bird & the show’s composer Gavin Brivik is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including […]

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes directed by Wes Ball and starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy and Peter Macon. The film’s original music is composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Cheaper by the Dozen, Invincible, Diary […]

Andrew Bird (Norman, Baskets, Outside In, The Bubble) has composed the original score for the upcoming noir comedy Poolman. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Chris Pine and stars Pine himself, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh and DeWanda Wise. The movie follows an anxious pool cleaner who uncovers a curious conspiracy […]

Composer Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Neighbors, Daddy’s Home, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Bad Teacher, Instant Family) is reuniting with director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Trainwreck) on the upcoming Netflix original film The Bubble. The movie’s ensemble cast includes Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bakalova, Keegan-Michael Key, David Duchovny, […]

Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Already in theaters since Thursday is the movie adaptation of Ready Player One directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tye Sheridan, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance and Olivia Cooke. The film’s original music is composed  by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). WaterTower Music […]

Singer/songwriter Andrew Bird has composed the original music for the upcoming indie drama Outside In. The film is directed by Lynn Shelton (Your Sister’s Sister, Laggies) and stars Jay Duplass, Edie Falco, Kaitlyn Dever and Ben Schwartz. The movie follows an ex-con who is struggling to readjust to life in his small town and forms an intense bond with his former […]

Premiering tonight is the revival mini-series of The X-Files created by Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, as well as guest stars including Joel McHale, Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose. Mark Snow (Millennium, Smallville, Blue Bloods, Ghost Whisperer) who previously scored all episodes of the original series, as well as the two movie adaptations, returns as the […]

FX’s ‘Baskets’ to Feature Music by Andrew Bird

Posted: January 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Andrew Bird is composing the score for the new FX original series Baskets. The show is created by Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis & Jonathan Krisel (Portlandia) and stars Galifianakis himself, alongside Louie Anderson, Martha Kelly, Sabina Sciubba and Ernest Adams. The comedy is set in Bakersfield, California and follows a man who sets out on […]

Mercury Records will release the original song A Lyke Wake Dirge from the AMC original series Turn. The track is written by Andrew Bird and Matt Berninger and was featured in the first season finale that premiered earlier this month. Bird has previously composed songs for such films as The Muppets and also scored the […]

Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend. Apart from Paranormal Activity 3, which is expected to top the weekend box office and doesn’t feature any original music, the following three movies are receiving a wide release: The Three Musketeers directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, […]