Mark Orton is scoring the upcoming indie comedy drama Elsewhere. The film is written and directed by Hernan Jimenez (About Us) and stars Aden Young, Parker Posey, Ken Jeong, Beau Bridges, Jacki Weaver and Jackie Tohn. The movie follows a man who is hopelessly attached to the seaside cottage that he and his late wife […]
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Mark Orton Scoring Hernan Jimenez’s ‘Elsewhere’
Posted: May 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elsewhere, Hernan Jimenez, Mark Orton
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 12, 2017)
Posted: March 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christian Lundberg, Crackle, Cries from Syria, Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, HBO, Iron Fist, John Swihart, Julie's Greenroom, Mark Orton, Martin Tillman, NBC, Netflix, Ryan Shore, Snatch, Trevor Morris, Trial & Error
Premiering tomorrow, March 13, is the documentary Cries from Syria directed by Evgeny Afineevsky. The film’s original music is composed by Martin Tillman (The Ring Two, Last Knights). Diane Warren contributed the original song Prayers for this World, which is performed by Cher and The West Los Angeles Children’s Choir. The movie explores the humanitarian crisis in Syria […]
Mark Orton to Score ‘Unleashed’
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Finn Taylor, Mark Orton, Unleashed
Mark Orton has signed on to score the upcoming indie comedy Unleashed. The film is written and directed by Finn Taylor (Dream With the Fishes, The Darwin Awards) and stars Kate Micucci, Steve Howey, Justin Chatwin, Sean Astin, Illeana Douglas, Hana Mae Lee and Josh Brener. The movie follows a 30-something app designer who moves […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 14, 2015)
Posted: August 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Air, Aleks de Carvalho, Amnesiac, Britta Phillips, Daniel Hart, Daniel Pemberton, Dean Wareham, Edo Van Breemen, Final Girl, Gabriel Yared, Garth Stevenson, Hauschka, J. Ralph, Joseph Trapanese, Marc Can, Mark Orton, Meru, Mistress America, Nathan Halpern, One & Two, People Places Things, Return to Sender, Straight Outta Compton, Ten Thousand Saints, The Boy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Tom at the Farm
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the biographical drama Straight Outta Compton directed by F. Gary Gray and starring O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, Aldis Hodge as MC Ren, Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ Yella […]
‘People Places Things’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Orton, People Places Things, score, Soundtrack
ABKCO Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie comedy People Places Things. The album features the film’s original music by Mark Orton (Nebraska, My Old Lady, The Good Girl). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. People Places Things is written and directed by Jim […]
Mark Orton Scoring ‘People, Places, Things’
Posted: December 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James C. Strouse, Mark Orton, People Places Things
Mark Orton is composing the music for the upcoming indie comedy People, Places, Things. The film is written and directed by James C. Strouse and stars Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Stephanie Allynne and Jessica Williams. The movie follows a newly single, under-employed graphic novelist balancing parenting his young twin daughters and a classroom full students while exploring a new love […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 12, 2014)
Posted: September 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: At the Devil's Door, Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?, Béatrice Thiriet, Bird People, Dolphin Tale 2, Elia Cmiral, Heather McIntosh, Honeymoon, Marco Beltrami, Mark Orton, Max Richter, My Old Lady, No Good Deed, Paul Haslinger, Rachel Portman, Ronen Landa, Son Lux, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, The Drop, The Green Prince
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the family movie Dolphin Tale 2 written and directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Harry Connick, Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Austin Stowell. The film’s original music is composed by Rachel Portman (The Cider […]
‘My Old Lady’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Orton, My Old Lady, score, Soundtrack
BAG Production will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama My Old Lady. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl). Also included is a track from the composer’s acoustic chamber group Tin Hat and a track by the jazz ensemble The Hot Club of San Francisco. […]
Craig Wedren and Mark Orton to Perform at BMI’s Snowball at Sundance
Posted: January 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Craig Wedren, Mark Orton, Snowball, Sundance
Film composers Craig Wedren and Mark Orton have been announced as performers at the annual Snowball, presented by BMI, on January 22, 2014 at the Sundance House in Park City, Utah. The event will also feature performances by Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall and vocalist and folk songwriter Kris Orlowski. The Snowball will begin at 8 […]
Mark Orton Scoring ‘My Old Lady’
Posted: December 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Big Significant Things, Drunktown's Finest, Mark Orton, My Old Lady, Redemption Trail
Mark Orton is the composer of the upcoming comedy drama My Old Lady. The film marks the directorial debut of Israel Horovitz (screenwriter of Sunshine, Author! Author!) and stars Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Dominique Pinon. The movie is based on a play by Horovitz and centers on a man from New […]