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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 10, 2021)

January 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series All Creatures Great and Small written by Ben Vanstone based on the classic BBC programme, directed by Brian Percival and starring Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Callum Woodhouse and Rachel Shenton The show’s original music is composed by Alexandra Harwood (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Escape, Growing Up Wild). All3Media & Playground Television have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score when the drama premiered in the UK last year. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which will air in the U.S. on PBS.

Also premiering today is the HBO documentary Tiger directed by Matthew Heineman & Matthew Hamachek about the rise, fall, and epic comeback of global icon Tiger Woods. H. Scott Salinas (The Banker, The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Warrior, Birth of the Dragon, Sea of Shadows) has composed the original music for the 2-parter. Check out our previous news article for more information about the documentary, which is premiering on HBO today and next Sunday, January 17 and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 20, 2020)

November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide today is the Chinese action adventure Vanguard co-written and directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Miya Muqi, Lun Ai, Ruohan Xu and Zhengting Zhu. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, Playing with Fire, You Again, Chinese Zodiac). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which centers on a covert security company that is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world’s deadliest mercenary organization, opened in Chinese theaters earlier this year and is being distributed in the U.S. by Gravitas Ventures.

Also opening in theaters nationwide is the drama The Last Vermeer directed by Dan Friedkin and starring Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, August Diehl, Roland Møller, Olivia Grant, Adrian Scarborough and Andrew Havill. Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, The Bridge, Things We Lost in the Fire, After the Wedding) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the TriStar Pictures release.

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Christophe Beck Scoring Chris Columbus’ ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’

October 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Chris Columbus, Christophe Beck, Netflix, The Christmas Chronicles, The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film The Christmas Chronicles 2. The film is written and directed by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) and stars Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Jahzir Bruno, Julian Dennison, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Tyrese Gibson. The family fantasy adventure comedy follows Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, as she is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas.

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‘Once Upon a Snowman’ Soundtrack Released

October 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Christophe Beck, Disney Plus, Jeff Morrow, Once Upon a Snowman, score, Soundtrack

Walt Disney Records has released the original music from the new Disney+ animated short Once Upon a Snowman. The film’s full score composed Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Jeff Morrow (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Science Fair, Ibiza, Trolls Holiday) is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon and other digital music stores. Once Upon a Snowman is directed by Trent Correy & Dan Abraham and stars Josh Gad who reprises his role as Olaf from the Frozen franchise and follows the character’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 18, 2020)

October 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Alan Silvestri, Ali N. Askin, Barbarians, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Christophe Beck, Danny Bensi, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Helstrom, Hulu, Jeff Morrow, Maurus Ronner, Netflix, Once Upon a Snowman, Over the Moon, Saunder Jurriaans, Steven Price, The Queen's Gambit, The Witches

Premiering on Thursday, October 22 is the fantasy adventure comedy The Witches directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth, Chris Rock and Jahzir Kadeen Bruno. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump. Marvel’s The Avengers, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced this coming week. Check out our previous article to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which was originally set to open in theaters (and is still being released theatrically in several foreign markets next week) and will debut in the U.S. exclusively on HBO Max.

Premiering on Friday, October 23 (following a very limited theatrical release on October 9 we missed in our film music roundup that week) is the Netflix animated film Over the Moon directed by Glen Keane and starring Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Margaret Cho, Kimiko Glenn, Robert G. Chiu, Ruthie Ann Miles, Artt Butler and Sandra Oh. Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Suicide Squad) has composed the film’s original score and Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield & Helen Park have written the original songs. Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring both score and all songs this coming Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie.

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Christophe Beck & Jeff Morrow Scoring Disney+ Short ‘Once Upon a Snowman’

September 9, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Christophe Beck, Dan Abraham, Disney Plus, Frozen, Jeff Morrow, Once Upon a Snowman, Trent Correy

Christophe Beck & Jeff Morrow have teamed up to score the upcoming Disney+ animated short Once Upon a Snowman. The film is directed by Trent Correy & Dan Abraham and stars Josh Gad as Olaf from the Frozen franchise. The movie follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle. Nicole Hearon and Peter Del Vecho (The Princess and the Frog, Winnie the Pooh) are producing the Walt Disney Animation Studios production.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2020)

May 8, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: Blue Story, Christophe Beck, Driveways, How to Build a Girl, Jake Monaco, Jay Wadley, Jonathon Deering, Oli Julian, Owen Pallett, Roger Neill, Spaceship Earth, Valley Girl, Walkaway Joe

Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the movie musical Valley Girl directed by Rachel Goldenberg and starring Jessica Rothe, Chloe Bennet, Ashleigh Murray, Joshua Whitehouse, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Judy Greer, Alicia Silverstone and Camila Morrone. The film’s original score is composed by Roger Neill (King of the Hill, Beginners, 20th Century Women, Like Father). Harvey Mason Jr. serves as the project’s music producer. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Orion Pictures release.

Opening in select (drive-in and virtual) theaters and other pop-up venues is the documentary Spaceship Earth directed by Matt Wolf about a group of countercultural visionaries who built an enormous replica of earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2 in 1991. Owen Pallett (Her, The Box, Life) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Neon.

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Christophe Beck & Jake Monaco Scoring Tom Wright’s ‘Walkaway Joe’

April 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Christophe Beck, Jake Monaco, Tom Wright, Walkaway Joe

Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie) have composed the original score for the upcoming drama Walkaway Joe. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Tom Wright and stars David Strathairn, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Julie Ann Emery and Julian Feder. The movie tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a young boy searching for his father, and a wandering loner hiding from his past.

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Christophe Beck to Score Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘WandaVision’

January 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: Christophe Beck, Disney, Marvel Studios, WandaVision

Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has revealed in a recent interview with SESAC that he will be scoring Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ original series WandaVision. The show is developed by Jac Schaeffer (The Hustle) based on the Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Vision and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kat Dennings and Randall Park who are reprising their roles from the Marvel feature films.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 10, 2020)

January 10, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: Andrew Kawczynski, Brandon Roberts, Christophe Beck, Inherit the Viper, Jake Monaco, Jeff Russo, Les Miserables, Like a Boss, Marco Beltrami, Patrick Kirst, Pink Noise, The Corrupted, Three Christs, Underwater

Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy Like a Boss directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Billy Porter, Jennifer Coolidge, Ari Graynor, Natasha Rothwell, Jessica St. Clair and Karan Soni. The film’s original score is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow) & Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the sci-fi horror movie Underwater directed by William Eubank and starring Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel, John Gallagher Jr., Jessica Henwick, Mamoudou Athie and Gunner Wright. Marco Beltrami (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, A Quiet Place, Scream) and Brandon Roberts (Free Solo, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) have composed the film’s original music. Fox Music & Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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