Composer Fil Eisler (Empire, Outer Banks, UnReal, How to Be Single, Thunder Force, Superintelligence, The Titan) is reteaming with director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger) on the upcoming action thriller Fast Charlie. The film starring Pierce Brosnan, James Caan & Morena Baccarin follows a hitman who sets out to avenge his aging mob boss friend after he is assassinated by a rival mob. Richard Wenk (The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven) wrote the screenplay based on the crime novel Gun Monkeys by Victor Gischler.
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Fil Eisler Scoring CBS’ ‘Fire Country’
Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, UnReal, Thunder Force, The Titan, Superintelligence) is the composer of the new CBS drama Fire Country. The show is created by Max Thieriot, Joan Rater & Tony Phelan (Grey’s Anatomy, Council of Dads) and stars Thieriot himself, Billy Burke, Kevin Alejandro, Stephanie Arcila, Diane Farr, Jordan Calloway and Jules Latimer. The series revolves around a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish wildfires across the region.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 12, 2022)
Premiering today is the AMC original series Dark Winds created by Graham Roland and starring Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Noah Emmerich, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison and Rainn Wilson. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch & Rebels, Narcos: Mexico, CSI: Miami, Making a Murderer, Doom Patrol). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Also premiering today is the Starz original series Becoming Elizabeth created by Anya Reiss and starring Alica von Rittberg, Romola Garai, Tom Cullen, Jessica Raine, Jamie Blackley, John Heffernaan, Alexandra Gilbreath and Jamie Parker. Tim Phillips (Shameless, Shining Vale, Esio Trot, Jericho, Delete, Partners in Crime) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Starz.
Fil Eisler Scoring Netflix’s ‘God’s Favorite Idiot’
Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, UnReal, How to Be Single, The Titan, ChiPs, Proud Mary) is the composer of the new Netflix original series God’s Favorite Idiot. The show is created by Ben Falcone (The Boss, Tammy) and stars Melissa McCarthy, Falcone himself, Leslie Bibb, Usman Ally, Chris Sandiford, Ana Scotney, Kevin Dunn, Yanic Truesdale, Steve Mallory, Leon Ford and Magda Szubanski. The comedy revolves around a mid level tech support employee who finds love with a co-worker at exactly the same time he becomes the unwitting messenger of God.
Fil Eisler Scoring Chris Nelson’s ‘Reunion’
Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, Outer Banks, Thunder Force, UnReal, Superintelligence, The Titan) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming comedy Reunion. The film is directed by Chris Nelson (The Perfect Date, Date and Switch) and stars Lil Rel Howery, Billy Magnussen, Jillian Bell, Nina Dobrev, Jamie Chung, Michael Hitchcock and Chace Crawford. The movie centers on a murder that takes place during a snowstorm at a high school reunion party, which leaves guests trapped in an isolated mansion trying to piece together clues.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 25, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the horror comedy Studio 666 directed by BJ McDonnell and starring Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee, Whitney Cummings, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega, Leslie Grossman and Jeff Garlin. The film’s original score is composed by Roy Mayorga (best known as the drummer of Ministry, Hellyeah and Stone Sour). John Carpenter has written the theme song and Foo Fighters have contributed the original songs for the fictional band Dream Widow. RCA Records has released a first song (click here listen to the track and for more details). Also check out our previous article to learn more about the Open Road Films release.
Also opening wide following an awards-qualifying release in December is the movie musical Cyrano directed by Joe Wright and starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Ben Mendelsohn. The National’s Bryce Dessner (The Two Popes, The Kitchen) & Aaron Dessner (C’mon C’mon, Jockey) have composed the film’s original score and songs. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ songs and score last year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the United Artists release.
‘The Desperate Hour’ Soundtrack Album Details
Gardener Recordings will release the official soundtrack album for the thriller The Desperate Hour. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fil Eisler (Empire, Revenge, How to Be Single, Thunder Force, Superintelligence, Outer Banks, UnReal). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 25 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The Desperate Hour is directed by Phillip Noyce, written by Chris Sparling and stars Naomi Watts as a a recently widowed mother who is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town and finds her town thrown into chaos as a shooting takes place at her son’s school and she desperately races against time to save her son.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 14, 2021)
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the Saw reboot Spiral directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols. The film’s original score is composed by Charlie Clouser (Resident Evil: Extinction, Numbers, Death Sentence) who has written the music for all previous Saw movies. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score next Friday, May 21. Click here for the full album details. Slaughter Gang & Epic Records have released a separate soundtrack EP featuring four songs from the movie, including 21 Savage’s end titles song Spiral. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead directed by Taylor Sheridan and starring Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Finn Little, Medina Senghore, Tyler Perry, Aiden Gillen, Jake Weber and Jon Bernthal. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Yellowstone, Thor: The Dark World) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is now also available to stream on HBO Max.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 11, 2021)
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series The Nevers created by Joss Whedon and starring Laura Donnelly, Ann Skelly, Olivia Williams, Tom Riley, James Norton, Rochelle Neil, Amy Manson, Eleanor Tomlinson, Pip Torrens, Denis O’Hare, Nick Frost and Ben Chaplin. The show’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, A River Runs Through It, Warrior, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Accountant). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the supernatural drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering tonight is the CNN docu-series The People v. The Klan written and directed by Donnie Eichar and executive produced by Cornell William Brooks, Donnie Eichar, Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold & Mary Lisio. Ceiri Torjussen (The Canal, Jack Goes Home, All Creatures Here Below, Test, Big Ass Spider!) and Jongnic Bontemps (United Skates, The Land, My Name is Pauli Murray, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel) have composed the original music for the Blumhouse Television production. The 4-part series, which tells the story of Beulah Mae Donald, a Black mother in Alabama, who took down the Ku Klux Klan following the brutal lynching of her son in 1981, will air this and next Sunday on CNN.
‘Thunder Force’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Thunder Force. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, Superintelligence, The Titan, UnReal, Life of the Party, How to Be Single). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 9 and will be available to stream/download here. The comedy’s end titles song written by Eisler, Scott Ian (Anthrax) & Corey Taylor (Slipknot & Stone Sour) has already been released last week and is available as a digital single now. Thunder Force is directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Jason Bateman, Bobby Cannavale, Melissa Leo, Pom Klementieff, Taylor Mosby, Marcella Lowery and Melissa Ponzio. The comedy revolves around two childhood best friendswho reunite as an unlikely crime-fighting superhero duo when one invents a formula that gives ordinary people superpowers.