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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 9, 2017)

June 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Mummy directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance and Russell Crowe. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World). Back Lot Music has released a digital deluxe edition soundtrack today and will release a CD version next week. Click here for the full album details and also visit Film Music Magazine for an audio interview with Tyler & Kurtzman about their work on the project.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller It Comes at Night written and directed by Trey Edward Shults and starring Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough and Kelvin Harrion Jr. Brian McOmber (Krisha, A Teacher, Ugly) has composed the film’s original music. Milan 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 A24 release.

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Soundtrack for Hulu’s ‘Harlots’ to Be Released

May 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Harlots, Hulu, Rael Jones, score, Soundtrack

Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Harlots. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Rael Jones (Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, Kids in Love). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 19 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Harlots is created by Moira Buffini & Alison Newman and stars Samantha Morton, Jessica Brown Findlay, Eloise Smyth and Lesley Manville. The drama is set in 18th century London and centers on a woman who struggles to reconcile her roles as brothel owner and mother to her daughters.

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‘My Cousin Rachel’ Soundtrack Details

April 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: My Cousin Rachel, Rael Jones, Roger Michell, score, Soundtrack

Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama My Cousin Rachel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rael Jones (Suite Francaise, Kids in Love, Harlots). The soundtrack will be released on June 2, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. My Cousin Rachel is directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes) and stars Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger and Iain Glen. The movie is based on the 1951 novel by Daphne Du Maurier and tells the story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 26, 2017)

March 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: 13 Reasons Why, ABC, BET, ESKMO, Five Came Back, Harlots, Hulu, Imaginary Mary, Jeremy Turner, John Lunn, Michael Wandmacher, Netflix, PBS, Rael Jones, Raphael Saadiq, Rebel, Shie Rozow, Thomas Newman, To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV movie To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters written and directed by Sally Wainwright and starring Finn Atkins, Chloe Pirrie, Charlie Murphy, Jonathan Pryce and Adam Nagaitis. The film’s original music is composed by John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, The White Queen). The drama revolves around the Bronte sisters’ battle to overcome obstacles and publish their novels, which would become some of the greatest in the English language. The movie premiered in the UK this past December and airs in the U.S. as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. Visit PBS’ official website for more information.

Premiering on Tuesday, March 28, is the BET original series Rebel created by John Singleton & Amani Walker and starring Danielle Moné Truitt, Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson, Method Man, and LaTanya Richardson. Raphael Saadiq (Underground, Black Nativity, Underground) is composing the show’s original music and Shie Rozow contributed the music for the first two episodes. The drama about a racially motivated police shooting will air Tuesday nights on BET. Visit the official show website for updates.

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‘Kids in Love’ Soundtrack to Be Released

March 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Kids in Love, Rael Jones, score, Soundtrack

Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the British coming-of-age drama Kids in Love. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rael Jones (Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, Harlots). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 31, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Kids in Love is directed by Chris Foggin and stars Will Poulter, Cara Delevingne, Alma Jodorowsky, Jamie Blackley, Sebastian De Souza and Preston Thompson. The movie a follows young man drifting through his “gap year” when a chance encounter with a beautiful woman swerves his life radically off course.

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Hulu’s ‘Harlots’ to Feature Music by Rael Jones

March 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: Harlots, Hulu, ITV, Rael Jones

Rael Jones is composing the original score for the new Hulu original series Harlots. The show is created by Moira Buffini (Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe) & Alison Newman and stars Samantha Morton, Jessica Brown Findlay, Eloise Smyth and Lesley Manville. The drama is set in 18th century London and centers on a woman who struggles to reconcile her roles as brothel owner and mother to her daughters. Buffini and Newman are also executive producing the project with Alison Owen (Elizabeth, Saving Mr. Banks), Debra Hayward (Les Miserables, Bridget Jones’s Baby) and Alison Carpenter.

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Rael Jones Scoring Roger Michell’s ‘My Cousin Rachel’

January 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: My Cousin Rachel, Rael Jones, Roger Michell

This week, Rael Jones has recorded his score for the upcoming romantic drama My Cousin Rachel. The film is directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes, Morning Glory) and stars Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger and Iain Glen. The movie is based on the 1951 novel by Daphne Du Maurier and tells the story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. Michell also wrote the screenplay. Kevin Loader (The Lady in the Van, In the Loop, The History Boys, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin) is producing the project.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 9, 2016)

October 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series Divorce created by Sharon Horgan and starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon, Talia Balsam and Tracy Letts. The show’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (I’ll Follow You un My Dreams, Morris from America, Listen Up Philip, Queen of Earth). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.

Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Insecure created by Issa Rae & Larry Wilmore and starring Rae herself, alongside Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis and Lisa Joyce. Raphael Saadiq (Underground, Black Nativity) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy centers on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman. The series will air every Sunday night on HBO. Visit the official show website for updates.

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‘Suite Francaise’ Soundtrack Preview

February 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Rael Jones, Saul Dibb, Suite Française

Sony Classical has published audio clips from the soundtrack album for the period drama Suite Francaise. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rael Jones who recorded his orchestral score at Abbey Road Studios. Check out samples from all tracks on the soundtrack after the jump. For the full details of the album, which will be released overseas on March 16, check out our previous news article. Suite Francaise is directed by Saul Dibb and stars Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Margot Robbie, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson, Tom Schilling and Lambert Wilson.

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‘Suite Francaise’ Soundtrack Details

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

Tags: Alexandre Desplat, Rael Jones, score, Soundtrack, Suite Française

Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the drama Suite Francaise. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rael Jones, as well as songs performed by Lucienne Boyer, Josephine Baker, Rosita Serrano & more. Alexandre Desplat has composed Bruno’s Piano Piece. The soundtrack will be released overseas on March 16, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Suite Francaise is directed by Saul Dibb (The Duchess) and stars Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Margot Robbie, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson, Tom Schilling and Lambert Wilson. The movie is based on the works of Irène Némirovsky and follows a young woman in Nazi-occupied France who ends up falling in love with a German officer.

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