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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 1, 2017)

December 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 24 Hours to Live, Alexandre Desplat, Dave Porter, The Disaster Artist, The Shape of Water, Tyler Bates, Wonder Wheel

No movies are opening nationwide this week.

Opening in New York before being released in Los Angeles next week and in other markets later this month is the fantasy drama The Shape of Water co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones and Octavia Spencer. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as tracks by Andy Williams, Carmen Miranda & more. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening in limited release is the comedy drama The Disaster Artist directed by James Franco who also stars in the movie alongside Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Zax Efron, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver and Alison Brie. Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Preacher, The Blacklist) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score within the next couple of weeks. Visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with the composer about his work on the film and check out the official movie website to learn more about the A24 release.

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Score Album for NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’ to Be Released

September 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Dave Porter, NBC, score, Soundtrack, The Blacklist

Madison Gate Records will release a score album for the NBC drama The Blacklist. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Preacher, The Disaster Artist). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, September 22, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring a number of songs from the show’s first two season back in 2015. The Blacklist is created by Jon Blokenkamp and stars James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix, Parminder Nagra, Amir Arison, Mozhan Marnò and Hisham Tawfiq.

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‘Better Call Saul’ Score Album to Be Released

March 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: AMC, Better Call Saul, Dave Porter, score, Soundtrack

Sony Classical will release the first score album for the AMC hit series Better Call Saul. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, The Blacklist, The Disaster Artist, Preacher, Flesh and Bone). The soundtrack will be released within the next couple of weeks and is now available as an import CD on Amazon. The digital version will be available to stream/download here. Madison Gate Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring a selection of songs from the drama’s first season. Better Call Saul created by Vince Gilligan & Peter Gould and starring Bob Odenkirk will return for a third season on April 10, 2017.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 19, 2017)

February 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Amazon, Big Little Lies, CBS, CMT, Crashing, Dave Porter, David Buckley, Doubt, HBO, Lyle Workman, NBC, Patriot, Sean Callery, Sun Records, The Blacklist: Redemption, The Good Fight

Premiering tonight is the HBO original mini-series Big Little Lies directed by Jean-Marc Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club, Wild), executive produced by David E. Kelley and starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz, Alexander Skårsgard, Adam Scott, James Tupper and Jeffrey Nordling. The show doesn’t feature any original score. Susan Jacobs serves as the project’s music supervisor. To learn more about the drama, which is based on the book of the same name by Liane Moriarty, visit the official show website.

Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Crashing executive produced by Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes who also stars in the show alongside Lauren Lapkus, George Basil, T.J. Miller, Artie Lange, Dave Attell, Hannibal Burress, Sarah Silverman, Gina Gershon. The comedy’s original music is composed by Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Love, Forgetting Sarah Marshall). To learn more about the series, which follows a comedian who, when his wife leaves him, has nowhere to stay but on the couches of New York’s finest comics, visit the official show website.

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Dave Porter to Score NBC’s ‘The Blacklist: Redemption’

December 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: Dave Porter, NBC, The Blacklist, The Blacklist: Redemption

Dave Porter has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC drama The Blacklist: Redemption. The show is created by Jon Bokenkamp (Taking Lives) & John Eisendrath (Joy), Lukas Reiter and J.R. Orci and stars Ryan Eggold, Famke Janssen, Edi Gathegi, Tawny Cypress and Adrian Martinez. The series is a spin-off of the network’s The Blacklist, which Porter is also scoring, and revolves around the world’s most elusive criminals from Red’s infamous list who come together to form an elite mercenary team as they try to regain their self-worth after a lifetime of inflicting damage on the world.

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Dave Porter to Score James Franco’s ‘The Masterpiece’

August 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Dave Porter, James Franco, The Disaster Artist, The Masterpiece

Dave Porter has signed on to score the upcoming drama The Masterpiece (aka The Disaster Artist). The film is directed by James Franco who also stars in the film with Dave Franco, Zac Efron, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress, Ari Graynor, Sharon Stone, Alison Brie, Kate Upton, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch and Andrew Santino. The movie takes an in-depth look at the making of the 2003 cult classic The Room – hailed by many as one of the worst movies ever made. Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer, The Fault in Our Stars) have written the screenplay based on the book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 22, 2016)

May 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Dave Porter, Netflix, Preacher, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Do Over

Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Preacher developed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen & Sam Catlin based on the comic book franchise of the same name and starring Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Lucy Griffiths, Anatol Yusef, Tom Brooke, W. Earl Brown, Ian Colletti and Derek Wilson. The show’s original music is composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Flesh and Bone). To learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on AMC, check out our scoring assignment announcement.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2016)

April 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the ensemble romantic comedy Mother’s Day directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts and Jason Sudeikis. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2) who previously scored Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve and The Princess Diaries movies for the director. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the movie, which is being released by Open Road Films, visit the official movie website.

Also opening wide is the comedy Keanu directed by Peter Atencio and starring Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man, Jason Mitchell, Luis Guzman, Nia Long and Will Forte. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, Desperate Housewives) and Nathan Whitehead (The Purge series, Delirium) have composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a soundtrack album. For more information about the comedy, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures, check out the official movie website..

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Dave Porter Scoring AMC’s ‘Preacher’

March 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Dave Porter, Evan Goldberg, Preacher, Seth Rogen

Dave Porter is composing the music for the new AMC original series Preacher. The show is developed by Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen (This Is the End, The Interview) and show runner Sam Catlin based on the comic book franchise of the same title and stars Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Lucy Griffiths, Anatol Yusef, Tom Brooke, W. Earl Brown, Ian Colletti and Derek Wilson. The drama follows a West Texas preacher who is inhabited by a mysterious entity which causes him to develop a highly unusual power. Goldberg, Rogen & Catlin are also executive producing the Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios production with Neal Moritz (Fast & Furious series, 21/22 Jump Street), James Weaver (Neighbors, The Night Before), Vivian Cannon (The Big C), Ori Marmur (Battle Los Angeles, Jack the Giant Slayer), Jason Netter (Wanted) and Ken Levin.

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Starz’s ‘Flesh and Bone’ Soundtrack Details

November 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Dave Porter, Flesh and Bone, score, Soundtrack, Starz

Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series Flesh and Bone. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, The Blacklist, Better Call Saul). The soundtrack will be released on January 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Flesh and Bone is created by Moira Walley-Beckett and stars Sarah Hay, Irina Dvorovenko, Sascha Radetsky, Raychel Diane Weiner, Emily Tyra and Damon Herriman. The series follows a talented but emotionally troubled dancer, joins a company in New York City and soon finds herself immersed in the tough and often cutthroat world of professional ballet.

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