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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 5, 2022)

August 5, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Bullet Train directed by David Leitch and starring Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sandra Bullock, Andrew Koji, Brian Tyree Henry and Michael Shannon. The film’s original score is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Peter Rabbit, Money Monster, The King’s Man) who also co-wrote and produced several of the songs from the movie. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details) and Arista Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the Sony Pictures production (click here for more information).

Also opening wide is the comedy Easter Sunday directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and starring Jo Koy, Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Eva Noblezada, Brandon Wardell, Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips. Dan the Automator (Booksmart, Control, Holidate) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

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’13: The Musical’ Soundtrack Album Details

July 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: 13: The Musical, Jason Robert Brown, Netflix, Soundtrack

Sh-K-Boom Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film 13: The Musical. The album features the songs from the movie written by Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison Country, Honeymoon in Vegas) and performed by cast members including Eli Golden, Gabriella Uhl, JD McCrary, Lindsey Blackwell, Frankie McNellis, Jonathan Lengel, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Nolen Dubuc, Ramon Reed, Kayleigh Cerezo, Luke Islam & others. Also included is a new version of Tell Her performed by Alec Benjamin. The soundtrack will be released on August 12, 2022 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first song (13) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below.

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Jason Robert Brown to Write New Music for Netflix’s ’13’ Movie Adaptation

February 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 13, Jason Robert Brown, Netflix, Tamra Davis

Netflix has announced today that Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison County, Honeymoon in Vegas) will compose new music for an upcoming film adaptation of the Broadyway musical 13. Tamra Davis (High School Musical: The Musical, Crossroads) will direct the movie based on the stage musical by Robert Horn & Dan Elish about a young man who grapples with his parents’ divorce following a move from New York City to small-town Indiana as he prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the complicated social circles of a new school.

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Jason Robert Brown to Compose New Music for ’13: The Musical’ Film Adaptation

September 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 13: The Musical, Jason Robert Brown

Netflix has announced today that Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison Country, Honeymoon in Vegas) is set to compose new music for a movie adaptation of the stage musical 13: The Musical. Tamra Davis (Billy Madison, Crossroads) is attached to direct the film and Robert Horn (Teen Beach Movie, Good Advice) will adapt the script based on the book he co-wrote with Dan Elis. The movie follows a teenage boy as he grapples with his parents’ divorce, prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the complicated social circles of a new school.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 13, 2015)

February 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Bruce Hornsby, Clyde Lawrence, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades of Grey, Girlhouse, Henry Jackman, Jason Robert Brown, Kazimir Boyle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Matthew Margeson, Old Fashioned, The Last Five Years, The Rewrite, tomandandy

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of E.L. James’ bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden, Luke Grimes, Max Martini, Dylan Neal, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora and Victor Rasuk. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from and inspired by the film by such artists as Annie Lennox, Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding, AWOLNATION, Sia & more. Check out our previous article for more information. The film’s original score is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman). The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the spy action comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong and Jack Davenport. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph) and Matthew Margeson (Kick-Ass 2, Skyline). La-La Land Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with both composers about their work on the film, as well as We Are Movie Geeks, Go See Talk, and Film Music Media for interviews with Margeson.

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‘The Last Five Years’ Movie Soundtrack Details

January 19, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Jason Robert Brown, Richard LaGravenese, Soundtrack, The Last Five Years

Sh-K-Boom Records will release a soundtrack album for the The Last Five Years. The album features the songs from the film written by Jason Robert Brown and performed by Anna Kendrick & Jeremy Jordan. The soundtrack will be released on February 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Last Five Years directed by Richard LaGravenese is based on Jason Robert Brown’s off-Broadway musical centers on the demise of a marriage from the perspectives of the successful writer husband and his struggling actress wife. The musical premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on February 13 by TWC-Radius.

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