Five new movies are opening nationwide this week: Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the action adventure comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, Kong: Skull […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2017)
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benj Pasek, Bright, Christopher Lennertz, Crooked House, David Sardy, Downsizing, Father Figures, Frederik Wiedmann, Hangman, Henry Jackman, Hostiles, Hugo de Chaire, John Debney, John Williams, Joseph Trapanese, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Justin Paul, Max Richter, Pitch Perfect 3, Rob Simonsen, Rolfe Kent, The Greatest Showman, The Post
Joseph Trapanese Co-Scoring ‘The Greatest Showman’
Posted: November 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, Joseph Trapanese, The Greatest Showman
Joseph Trapanese is credited as co-composer of the original score for the upcoming movie musical The Greatest Showman. He joined John Debney who was announced as the score composer earlier this year. Trapanese also produced several of the original songs written for the film by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. As previously reported, a soundtrack album featuring […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 29, 2017)
Posted: October 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alias Grace, CBS, Flint, H. Scott Salinas, Jeff Danna, John Debney, Lifetime, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mychael Danna, NBC, Netflix, Robert Duncan, S.W.A.T., The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special, The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
Premiering on Thursday, November 2, is the new CBS drama S.W.A.T. developed by Aaron Thomas, produced by Shawn Ryan and starring Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson and Peter Onorati. The show’s original music is composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Unit, Timeless). Madison Gate Records has released a digital single featuring […]
Lifetime’s ‘Flint’ to Feature Music by John Debney
Posted: October 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce Beresford, Flint, John Debney, Lifetime
John Debney has composed the music for the Lifetime original movie Flint. The film is directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy) and stars Betsy Brandt, Jill Scott, Marin Ireland and Queen Latifah. The drama is inspired by the Time Magazine cover story The Toxic Tap by Josh Sanburn and tells the true […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 1, 2017)
Posted: October 1, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 9JKL, ABC, Big Mouth, Blake Neely, CBS, Dan Romer, Fox, Gabriel Mann, Ghosted, Jeff Russo, John Debney, Jonathan Snipes, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Mark Rivers, Netflix, Ovation, Patrick Rose, Rillington Place, Samuel Sim, SEAL Team, Stuart Earl, Sundance Now, Ten Days in the Valley, The Good Doctor, The Halcyon, The Mayor, W.G. Snuffy Walden, Young Sheldon
Premiering tonight is the new ABC drama Ten Days in the Valley created by Tassie Cameron and starring Kyra Sedgwick, Felix Solis, Erika Christensen, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Kick Gurry, Ella Thomas and Emily Kinney. The show’s original music is composed by W.G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, Nashville, Under the Dome). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website to learn more […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 10, 2017)
Posted: September 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Vandal, Bruce Broughton, Darien Shulman, Epix, Foreman, Fox, HBO, Ilan Eshkeri, Joel McNeely, John Debney, Netflix, Paul S. Henning, Riviera, Sundance Now, The Deuce, The Orville
Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy drama The Orville created by Seth MacFarlane and starring himself, alongside Adrianne Palicki, Mark Jackson, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, J Lee, Halston Sage and Penny Johnson. Bruce Broughton (Silverado) has composed the show’s theme and score for the first episode and John Debney (The Passion of the Christ) and Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West) are scoring the following episodes. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 8, 2017)
Posted: September 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 9/11, Bear McCreary, Benjamin Wallfisch, Erick Lee, Fallen, Gregory Tripi, Home Again, It, Jeff Toyne, Jeremy Turner, Johan Söderqvist, John Debney, Mark Isham, Rebel in the Rye, Rememory, The Limehouse Golem, Trophy
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller It directed by Andrés Muschietti and starring Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Chosen Jacobs, Nicholas Hamilton and Bill Skarsgård. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Annabelle: Creation, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, A Cure for Wellness). WaterTower Music […]
John Debney Joins ‘The Orville’ Music Team
Posted: August 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, John Debney, Seth MacFarlane, The Orville
John Debney has joined the music team of Fox’s upcoming comedy drama The Orville and will score multiple episodes of the show created by Seth MacFarlane (Ted, Family Guy) who also stars in the series alongside Adrianne Palicki, Mark Jackson, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, J Lee, Halston Sage and Penny Johnson. As previously reported, Bruce Broughton has already scored the pilot episode […]
‘The Greatest Showman’ to Feature Score by John Debney
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Home Again, John Debney, Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman
John Debney is composing the underscore for the movie musical The Greatest Showman. The film is directed by Michael Gracey and stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. The movie is inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum and revolves around a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. […]
John Debney to Score Brad Anderson’s ‘High Wire Act’
Posted: February 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brad Anderson, High Wire Act, John Debney
John Debney is reteaming with director Brad Anderson on the upcoming political action thriller High Wire Act. The film starring Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Larry Pine, Shea Whigham and Mark Pellegrino centers on a former U.S. diplomat who gets called back into service in 1980s Beirut to save a former colleague from the […]