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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 31, 2017)

March 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Carrie Pilby, Cezanne et moi, Clint Mansell, Danny Bensi, Despite the Falling Snow, Elvis Perkins, Eric Neveux, Ghost in the Shell, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Lorne Balfe, Michael Penn, Rachel Portman, Saunder Jurriaans, Steve Mazzaro, The Boss Baby, The Discovery, The Zookeeper's Wife

Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby directed by Tom McGrath and featuring the voices of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Miles Bakshi. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight) and Steve Mazzaro (Bullet to the Head). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche and Michael Pitt. Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah) and Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Terminator Genisys) have composed the film’s original music. Paramount Pictures has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from and inspired by the movie (click here for the full details). A separate soundtrack featuring Mansell’s music was originally set for release today by Lakeshore Records, but appears to have been canceled or postponed indefinitely.

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Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe to Score BBC’s ‘Blue Planet II’

March 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 4 comments

Tags: BBC, BBC America, Bleeding Fingers Music, Blue Planet II, Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe

BBC America announced today that Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe are scoring the upcoming BBC docu-series Blue Planet II for Bleeding Fingers Music. The 7-part series is presented and narrated by Sir David Attenborough and will immerse audiences in the world’s oceans, which are still the most expansive but least known parts of our planet. The show is produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, WDR and France Télévisions in partnership with The Open University.

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‘The Boss Baby’ Soundtrack Details

March 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, Steve Mazzaro, The Boss Baby

The full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight) and Steve Mazzaro (Bullet to the Head). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 24, 2017 by Back Lot Music and physically the following week. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Boss Baby is directed by Tom McGrath and features the voice talent of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Miles Bakshi. The movie is based on the book by Marla Frazee and follows a suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby who pairs up with his seven-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.

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Back Lot Music to Release ‘The Boss Baby’ Soundtrack

March 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 2 comments

Tags: Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, Steve Mazzaro, The Boss Baby

Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature The Boss Baby. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator, The Lion King, Interstellar) who previously scored numerous movies for the studio, including The Prince of Egypt, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and the Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda trilogies, and Steve Mazzaro (Bullet to the Head). The soundtrack will be released on March 31, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 12, 2017)

February 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: BBC America, Bleeding Fingers Music, Bobby Tahouri, Britney Ever After, Danny Lux, Girlfriend's Day, Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe, Lifetime, Netflix, Planet Earth II

Premiering on Tuesday, February 14, is the Netflix original movie Girlfriend’s Day directed by Michael Stephenson and starring Bob Odenkirk, Amber Tamblyn, Natasha Lyonne. The film’s original music is composed by Bobby Tahouri (Husk, Across the Hall, Rise of the Tomb Raider video game). Girlfriend’s Day follows an unemployed greeting card writer must who gets caught up in a conspiracy and must create the perfect card for a new holiday to save his skin. The comedy will be available to stream on Netflix on Tuesday.

Premiering in the U.S. on Saturday, February 18, is the BBC Earth documentary series Planet Earth narrated by David Attenborough, executive produced by Michael Gunton and produced by Tom Hugh-Jones. Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception) has composed the show’s main theme. Jacob Shea (Through the Wormhole) and Jasha Klebe (Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom) have written the score for Bleeding Fingers Music. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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‘Rings’ Soundtrack Released

February 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Hans Zimmer, Matthew Margeson, Rings, score, Soundtrack

Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Rings. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Margeson (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle, Kick-Ass 2). Hans Zimmer who scored Gore Verbinski’s original The Ring movie serves as the executive music producer. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Rings is directed by F. Javier Gutierrez and stars Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan and Vincent D’Onofrio. The sequel was released last weekend by Paramount Pictures and is now playing in theaters nationwide.

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Hans Zimmer & Richard Harvey Win Annie Award for ‘The Little Prince’

February 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alexis Harte, Annie Awards, Camille, Hans Zimmer, JJ Wiesler, Pearl, Richard Harvey, Scot Stafford, The Little Prince

Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey and vocalist Camille were honored with an Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music for The Little Prince. Director Mark Osborne accepted the award on the composers’ behalf at the awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Joby Talbot for Sing, Laurent Perez del Mar for The Red Turtle, Alexandre Desplat for The Secret Life of Pets and Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis & Michael McCuistion for Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 30, 2016)

December 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 20th Century Women, Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hidden Figures, Live by Night, Paterson, Pharrell Williams, Roger Neill, SQÜRL, Toni Erdmann

No new movies are opening nationwide this week.

Playing in limited release since this past Sunday before expanding nationwide on January 6 is the drama Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell and Kevin Costner. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator), Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch (Lights Out). Columbia Records has released two soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film, as well as the composers’ score. Also click here to check out a video featurette about the music from the movie.

Also playing in select cities before expanding nationwide on January 13 is the crime drama Live by Night directed by Ben Affleck who also stars in the movie, alongside Sienna Miller, Elle Fanning, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana and Chris Cooper. The film’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek) who previously scored Affleck’s The Town and Gone Baby Gone. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Moonshine by Foy Vance feat. Kacey Musgraves. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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Behind the Music of ‘Hidden Figures’

December 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews 0 comments

Tags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams

20th Century Fox has published a video featurette on the music for Theodore Melfi’s drama Hidden Figures. The 3-minute piece features interviews with composers Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, as well as jazz legend and pianist Herbie Hancock who is featured as a soloist on the score. Also shown is footage from a live performance of Williams’ original songs at the Toronto Film Festival and video from the scoring sessions at the Alfred Newman Scoring Stage on the Fox lot. Check out the video after the jump. Two different soundtrack albums featuring the songs and score from the movie will be released by Columbia Records. Click here for more information.

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‘Hidden Figures’ Score Album Details

November 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 3 comments

Tags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams, score, Soundtrack

Columbia Records will release a score album for the drama Hidden Figures. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, The Lion King), Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch (Lights Out, A Cure for Wellness, The Escapist). The soundtrack is set to be released physically and digitally on January 6, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original songs will be released next week. Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell and Kevin Costner will be released in select theaters on December 25, 2016 by 20th Century Fox before expanding nationwide on January 13, 2017.

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