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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 18, 2016)

September 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering tomorrow, September 19, is the new NBC comedy The Good Place created by Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation) and starring Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto and D’Arcy Carden. The show’s original music is composed by David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Northern Exposure, Reaper, Lady Dynamite). To learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC, check out our scoring assignment announcement.

Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS comedy Kevin Can Wait created by Bruce Helford, Rock Reuben & Kevin James and starring James himself, Erinn Hayes, Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Jones, James DiGiacomo, Leonard Earl Howze, Gary Valentine and Lenny Venito. Raney Shockne (The To Do List, Anger Management, Queen of the South) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Monday nights on CBS.

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ABC’s ‘Speechless’ to Feature Music by Jeff Cardoni

August 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: ABC, Jeff Cardoni, Speechless

Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC comedy Speechless. The show is created by Joey Silveri (Friends, Joey) and stars Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Mason Cook, Micah Fowler, Kyla Kennedy and Cedric Yarbrough. The series centers on a family with a special-needs child that is good with dealing with the challenges it faces and even better at creating new ones. Silveri is also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios production with Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher, New Girl, Orange County) and Melvin Mar (Fresh Off the Boat).

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‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ Score Album Released

July 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Jeff Cardoni, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has released a score album for the comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami, Just Friends, The Grinder, Step Up All In). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a suite from Cardoni’s score. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is directed by Jake Szymanski and stars Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Lyn Sugar Beard and Stephen Root.

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Jeff Cardoni to Score ‘Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life’

July 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: Jeff Cardoni, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Steve Carr

Jeff Cardoni has been hired to score the upcoming family comedy Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. The film is directed by Steve Carr (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Daddy Day Care, Dr. Dolittle 2) and stars Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly, Jacob Hopkins and Adam Pally. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller of the same title by James Patterson (Zoo, Kiss the Girls) and chronicles the trials and triumphs of Rafe Khatchadorian as he uses his wits to battle bullies, hormones and the tyrannical, test-obsessed Principal Dwight.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 8, 2016)

July 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alex Somers, Alexandre Desplat, Captain Fantastic, Cell, Fathers and Daughters, Jamie Christopherson, Jeff Cardoni, Marcelo Zarvos, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Paolo Buonvino, The Dog Lover, The Secret Life of Pets, Will Bates, Zero Days

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature The Secret Life of Pets directed by Chris Renaud & Yarrow Cheney and starring Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates directed by Jake Szymanski and starring Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Lyn Sugar Beard and Stephen Root. Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Just Friends, CSI: Miami) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring a score suite by the composer, as well as the songs from the movie by Outasight, Mase, The Beatards, The Darkness, Think Lizzy & more. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the 20th Century Fox release.

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‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ Soundtrack Released

July 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Jeff Cardoni, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Outasight, Mase, The Beatards, The Darkness, Think Lizzy, The Rough Riders, as well as two songs performed by actors Zac Efron & Adam Devine. Also include suite of the movie’s original score composed by Jeff Cardoni (CSI: Miami, Silicon Valley, Just Friends, The Grinder). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version will be released in August and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is directed by Jake Szymanski and stars Efron, Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Lyn Sugar Beard and Stephen Root.

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Jeff Cardoni to Score CBS’ ‘Training Day’ TV Series

June 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: CBS, Jeff Cardoni, Training Day

Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama Training Day. The show is created by Will Beall (Gangster Squad) and stars Drew Van Acker, Bill Paxton, Katrina Law, Lex Scott Davis, Julie Benz, Justin Cornwell and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. The series is inspired by the 2001 feature starring Denzel Washington & Ethan Hawke and follows a young, idealistic police officer who goes undercover in the elite Special Investigation Section of the LAPD and is tasked with spying on his new partner, a seasoned detective who engages in questionable methods.

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‘The Confirmation’ Soundtrack Released

May 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Bob Nelson, Jeff Cardoni, score, Soundtrack, The Confirmation

A soundtrack album has been released for the indie drama The Confirmation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (CSI: Miami, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Just Friends, The League). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Confirmation is written and directed by Bob Nelson and stars Clive Owen, Maria Bello, Patton Oswalt, Jaeden Lieberher, Matthew Modine, Robert Forster, Stephen Tobolowsky and Tim Blake Nelson. The movie follows an 8-year-old boy and his estranged father who are two days together for the first time in forever.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 18, 2016)

March 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alex Heffes, Allegiant, Andrew Feltenstein, Brian McOmber, Carlo Siliotto, David Wingo, Gregoire Hetzel, Jeff Cardoni, John Nau, Joseph Trapanese, Krisha, Midnight Special, Miracles from Heaven, My Golden Days, The Bronze, The Confirmation, The Program

Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi adventure The Divergent Series: Allegiant directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort and Maggie Q. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton) who previously scored last year’s Insurgent. Island Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original end credits song Scars by Tove Lo. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Already in theaters since this past Wednesday is the drama Miracles From Heaven directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Jennifer Garner, Queen Latifah, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Kylie Rogers and Eugenio Derbez. Carlo Siliotto (The Punisher, Fluke, Nomad: The Warrior) who previously collaborated with the director on Under the Same Moon has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures/Tristar release.

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Jeff Cardoni to Score ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’

February 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Jeff Cardoni, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Jeff Cardoni has signed on to score the upcoming comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. The film is directed by Jake Szymanski and stars Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Adam Devine, Aubrey Plaza and Stephen Root. The movie follows two hard-partying brothers who place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister’s Hawaiian wedding and find themselves out-hustled by the uncontrollable duo. Andrew Jay Cohen & Brendan O’Brien (Neighbors) have written the screenplay. Peter Chernin (Rise/Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Oblivion), Jenno Topping (Spy, The Heat, St. Vincent)) and Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies, 50/50, The Night Before) are producing the project.

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