Tag: Stephen Warbeck

Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 20, 2020)

Premiering on Wednesday, December 23 is the period drama Sylvie’s Love written and directed by Eugene Ashe and starring Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi Kin, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jemima Kirke. The film’s original music is composed by Fabrice Lecomte. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday. The full album details will posted on this page within the next couple of days. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.

Premiering on Friday, December 25 is the animated feature Soul directed by Pete Docter and starring Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Daveed Diggs. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Mank) have composed the film’s original score and Jon Batiste has provided original jazz compositions and arrangements. Walt Disney Records has released a digital soundtrack featuring the score, the jazz music and the songs from the movie (click here for the full album details) and has also released two separate vinyl soundtracks featuring the score and Batiste’s jazz music (click here for more details). Soul will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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‘DNA’ (‘ADN’) Soundtrack Released

22D Music & Why Not Productions have released a soundtrack album for the French drama DNA (ADN). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills, Billy Elliott, Proof, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio clips. DNA is co-written and directed by Maïwenn who also stars the movie, alongside Fanny Ardant, Louis Garrel, Alain Françon, Marine Vacth, Dylan Robert, Car­o­line Chan­iol­leau, Hen­ri-Noël Tabary and Omar Mar­wan. The drama centers on a woman with close ties to a beloved Algerian grandfather who protected her from a toxic home life as a child.

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‘The Man in the Hat’ Soundtrack Details

MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the British comedy The Man in the Hat. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills, Billy Elliott, Proof, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin) who has made his feature directorial debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Quartet Records will release a CD version (click here to order on Amazon). The Man in the Hat is co-written and directed by Warbeck & John Paul Davidson and stars Ciarán Hinds, Stephen Dillane and Maïwenn. The movie tells the story of a man journeying through France in a Fiat 500, chased by five angry men in a Citroën Dyane.

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Stephen Warbeck Scoring Maïwenn’s ‘DNA’ (‘ADN’)

Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliot, Captain Corelli’s Mandolins, Quills, Proof) is reteaming with actress/director Maïwenn on the upcoming French drama DNA (ADN). The film is co-written and directed by the filmmaker and stars herself, alongside Fanny Ardant, Louis Garrel, Marine Vacth, Alain Françon, Car­o­line Chan­iol­leau, Dylan Robert, Hen­ri-Noël Tabary and Omar Mar­wan. The movie revolves around a woman with close ties to a beloved Algerian grandfather who protected her from a toxic home life as a child.

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‘Mystery Men’ Score Album Announced

La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere score album release for the 1999 superhero action comedy Mystery Men directed by Kinka Usher and starring Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria, Claire Forlani,  Eddie Izzard, Greg Kinnear, William H. Macy, Kel Mitchell, Lena Olin, Paul Reubens, Geoffrey Rush, Wes Studi and Tom Waits. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills, Proof, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin), as well as additional music by Shirley Walker (Final Destination, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Batman: The Animated Series). The 2-CD set, which is part of the label’s Universal Pictures Film Music Heritage Collection, is now available to order on La-La Land’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.

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‘My Family and the Wolf’ (‘Ma famille et le loup’) Soundtrack Released

22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French fantasy adventure My Family and the Wolf (Ma famille et le loup). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliot, Captain Corelli’s Mandolins, Quills). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. My Family and the Wolf is directed by Adrià Garcia and stars Carmen Maura, Pierre Rochefort, Bruno Salomone and Franc Bruneau. The movie follows a 9 year-old boy who embarks on a journey to protect his ill 80-year-old grandmother from a mysterious beast.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 14, 2019)

Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action comedy Men in Black: International directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Larry Bourgeois, Rafe Spall, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland) & Chris Bacon (Source Code, Gnomeo & Juliet). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the Shaft sequel directed by Tim Story and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jesse T. Usher, Regina Hall, Alexandra Shipp, Matt Lauria, Titus Welliver, Cliff “Method Man” Smith and Richard Roundtree. Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Agent Carter, Ride Along) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie (including the original track Too Much Shaft performed by Quavo with Saweetie). Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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Stephen Warbeck to Make Directorial Debut with ‘The Thin Man’

Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliot, Quills, Proof) is making his feature directorial debut on the upcoming British comedy The Thin Man. He is co-directing the project with John Paul Davidson. The movie starring Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Dillane and Maïwenn tells the story of a man journeying through France in a Fiat 500, chased by five angry men in a Citroën Dyane. Warbeck & Davidson also wrote the screenplay. Warbeck will also compose the score for the comedy, which is produced by Daniel-Konrad Cooper (Dead In A Week: Or Your Money Back) for Rather Good Films. 

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 23, 2018)

Premiering tomorrow, September 24, is the new NBC drama Manifest created by Jeff Rake and starring Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J. R. Ramirez, Parveen Kaur and Luna Blaise. The show’s original music is composed by Danny Lux (Grey’s Anatomy, Halloween: Resurrection, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, My Name Is Earl). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC.

Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS drama Magnum P.I. developed by Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim based on the classic 80s series and starring Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill and Tim Kang. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians) & Keith Power (MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0) have scored the first episode and Power is composing the music for the rest of the season. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series and also click here for a video from the recording sessions of a new version of the classic Magnum theme. 

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 14, 2018)

Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action thriller The Predator directed by Shane Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown and Yvonne Strahovski. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring three tracks from the composer’s score today and will release a full soundtrack album later this month. Click here for more information.

Also opening wide is the thriller A Simple Favor directed by Paul Feig and starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart and Rupert Friend. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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