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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 27, 2019)

December 27, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 1917, Alexandre Desplat, Clemency, Howard Shore, Joel P. West, Just Mercy, Kathryn Bostic, Little Women, Spies in Disguise, The Song of Names, Theodore Shapiro, Thomas Newman

Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the new film adaptation of Little Women written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Also playing nationwide is the animated feature Spies in Disguise directed by Troy Quane & Nick Bruno and starring Will Smith, Tom Holland, Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled and Masi Oka. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, Bombshell, Tropic Thunder) has composed the film’s original score. Fox Music/Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full details) and RCA Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).

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‘Little Women’ Soundtrack Details

November 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 15 comments

Tags: Alexandre Desplat, Greta Gerwig, Little Women, score, Soundtrack

Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Greta Gerwig’s new film adaptation of Little Women. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on December 13, 2019. Click here to order the digital version and visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition and check out the cover art of the vinyl version after the jump. Little Women is written and directed by Gerwig and stars Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Louis Garrel, Tracy Letts, Eliza Scanlen and Meryl Streep.

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Alexandre Desplat to Score Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ & Costa-Gavras’ ‘Adults in the Room’

April 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Adults in the Room, Alexandre Desplat, Costa-Gravas, Greta Gerwig, Little Women

Alexandre Desplat revealed at a masterclass at the Festival Rendez-vous 2019 in Rome last week that he is set to score the upcoming drama Little Women. The film is written and directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) and stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, Bob Odenkirk and Chris Cooper. The movie is based on the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott and tells the story of the March sisters as they come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 28, 2018)

September 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Smallfoot directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and starring Channing Tatum, Zendaya, James Corden, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito and Yara Shahidi. The director and Wayne Kirkpatrick have composed the film’s original songs and Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller Hell Fest directed by Gregory Plotkin and starring Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Christian James, Roby Attal, Matt Mercurio and Tony Todd. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Happy Death Day). Sparks & Shadows has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as tracks by Brendan McKian, John Massari and Crisis Couture. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 13, 2018)

May 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Antony Partos, Cargo, Daniel Rankine P.K.A. Trials, Dr. G Yunupingu, Fahrenheit 451, Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance, HBO, Johnathon Mangarri Yunupingu, Lifetime, Little Women, Mario Grigorov, Matteo Zingales, Michael Hohnen, Netflix, PBS, Stuart Earl

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Little Women written by Heidi Thomas based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, directed by Vanessa Caswill and starring Maya Hawke, Kathryn Newton, Annes Elwy, Willa Fitzgerald, Emily Watson, Dylan Baker, Angela Lansbury, Michael Gambon and Jonah Hauer-King. The 3-parter’s original score is composed by Stuart Earl (Lilting, My Brother the Devil, And Then There Were None). The drama premiered in the UK last year on BBC One and makes its domestic debut as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. Click here for more information.

Also premiering tonight is the Lifetime original movie Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance directed by Menhaj Huda and starring Murray Fraser & Parisa Fitz-Henley in the title roles, as well as Bonnie Soper as Princess Diana, Steve Coulter as Prince Charles, Maggie Sullivun as Queen Elizabeth II and Deborah Ramsay as Camilla Bowles. Mario Grigorov (Precious, The Paperboy, Shadowboxer) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama.

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