Branford Marsalis has recently composed the original score for the new HBO original movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The film is directed by George C. Wolfe (Nights in Rodanthe, Lackawanna Blues) and stars Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Rocky Carroll, Courtney B. Vance, Reg E. Cathey, Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Leslie Uggams. The movie is based on the book by Rebecca Skloot […]
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HBO’s ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ to Feature Music by Branford Marsalis
Posted: April 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Branford Marsalis, George C. Wolfe, HBO, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Julian Wass Scoring HBO’s ‘Room 104’
Posted: April 5, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Jay Duplass, Julian Wass, Mark Duplass, Room 104
Julian Wass has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO original series Room 104. The show is created by Mark & Jay Duplass (Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home). The anthology series tells a different story of a group of assorted characters who pass through the room of an average American hotel in each episode. The Duplass brothers are […]
Soundtrack for HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ Announced
Posted: March 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Big Little Lies, HBO, Soundtrack
ABKCO Records has announced a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Big Little Lies. The album features songs from the show, including the opening title track Cold Little Heart by Michael Kiwanuka, as well as tracks by Charles Bradley, Alabama Shakes, Leon Bridges, cast member Zoë Kravitz & more. The soundtrack will be released […]
Adrian Johnston Scoring BBC’s ‘Cormoran Strike’
Posted: March 21, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, BBC, Cormoran Strike, HBO
Adrian Johnston has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC limited series Cormoran Strike. The show is based J.K. Rowling’s bestselling crime novels, which she wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, and stars Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger. The drama centers on a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. The […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 12, 2017)
Posted: March 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christian Lundberg, Crackle, Cries from Syria, Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, HBO, Iron Fist, John Swihart, Julie's Greenroom, Mark Orton, Martin Tillman, NBC, Netflix, Ryan Shore, Snatch, Trevor Morris, Trial & Error
Premiering tomorrow, March 13, is the documentary Cries from Syria directed by Evgeny Afineevsky. The film’s original music is composed by Martin Tillman (The Ring Two, Last Knights). Diane Warren contributed the original song Prayers for this World, which is performed by Cher and The West Los Angeles Children’s Choir. The movie explores the humanitarian crisis in Syria […]
David Holmes to Score Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’
Posted: March 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, HBO, Logan Lucky, Mosaic, Steven Soderbergh
David Holmes is reteaming with director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich) on the upcoming comedy Logan Lucky. The film stars Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Hilary Swank, Katherine Heigl, Adam Driver, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, David Denman, Jack Quaid and Seth MacFarlane. The movie follows two brothers as they set out to perform an elaborate robbery during a widely watched NASCAR race. Rebecca […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 19, 2017)
Posted: February 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 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 […]
‘The Young Pope’ Score Album Relased
Posted: January 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Lele Marchitelli, Paolo Sorrentino, score, Soundtrack, The Young Pope
WM Italy has released a score album for the HBO mini-series The Young Pope. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Great Beauty). Also included is The Dream performed by opera singer Sumi Jo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 1, 2017)
Posted: January 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beyond, Bright Lights: Starring Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, CBS, Emerald City, Fox, Freeform, Guillaume Roussel, HBO, Jonathan Sadoff, NBC, Ransom, The Mick, Toby Chu, Trevor Morris, Will Bates
Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy The Mick created by John & Dave Chernin (It’s Always Funny in Philadelphia) and starring Kaitlin Olson, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Thomas Barbusca, Jack Stanton, Carla Jimenez and Susan Park. The show’s original music is composed by Jonathan Sadoff (The Meddler, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Beautiful Creatures). The series revolves around a rash, […]
