James Newton Howard has been hired to score the upcoming Jumanji sequel. The film is directed by Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher, Orange County) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillian, Jack Black and Nick Jonas. No plot details have been announced yet. Scott Rosenberg (High Fidelity, Con Air) and Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The 5th Wave) have written the screenplay […]
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James Newton Howard to Score Jake Kasdan’s ‘Jumanji’ Sequel
Posted: October 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jake Kasdan, James Newton Howard, Jumanji
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WaterTower Music to Release ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Maleficent, Signs, The Fugitive). UPDATE (October 3): The soundtrack will be released on November 18, 2016 in various formats. A vinyl version featuring […]
Expanded ‘Primal Fear’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: August 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, Primal Fear, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1996 thriller Primal Fear directed by Gregory Hoblit and starring Richard Gere, Edward Norton and Laura Linney. The album features the expanded and remastered original music from the film composed and produced by James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Maleficent, The Fugitive), including more than 30 minutes of previously unreleased […]
Soundtrack for HBO’s ‘All the Way’ to Be Released
Posted: June 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: All the Way, HBO, James Newton Howard, Jay Roach, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original movie All the Way. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Hunger Games, Maleficent, The Fugitive, Signs). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 15, 2016)
Posted: May 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: All the Way, Amazon, David Schwartz, Doctor Thorne, HBO, Ilan Eshkeri, James Newton Howard, Lady Dynamite, Netflix
Premiering on Friday, May 20 is the Netflix original series Lady Dynamite created by Mitchell Hurwitz & Maria Bamford and stars Bramford, Fred Melamed Dean Cain and Ana Gasteyer, as well as guest stars including Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Mira Sorvino, Patton Oswalt, Jon Cryer, Brandon Routh,Tig Notaro & more. The show’s original music is composed by David […]
Video Highlights from the 2016 BMI Film/TV Awards
Posted: May 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film & TV Awards, David Newman, James Newton Howard
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published a number of video clips from the organization’s 2016 BMI Film/TV Awards gala, which was held this past Wednesday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out the acceptance speech of this year’s recipient of the BMI Icon Award, James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, Signs, Pretty Woman), as […]
James Newton Howard’s ‘Collateral’ Score to Be Released
Posted: May 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Collateral, James Newton Howard, Michael Mann, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the first release of the complete score for the 2004 thriller Collateral directed by Michael Mann and starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith and Mark Ruffalo. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, The Hunger Games, The Fugitive, King Kong), including […]
