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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 26, 2016)

August 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Expected to top this weekend’s box office is the horror thriller Don’t Breathe directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, Sexy Beast, Oldboy) who previously scored the director’s Evil Dead. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for a short video featurette about the music.

Also opening wide this week is the action thriller Mechanic: Resurrection directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh. Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It) who previously scored the first part in the series has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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‘Before I Wake’ Soundtrack Announced

August 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Before I Wake, Danny Elfman, Mike Flanagan, score, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers

The details of the soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Before I Wake have been announced. The album features the film’s original score composed by The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Detachment, Life of Crime, High School), as well as additional music/themes by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The soundtrack will be released on September 9, 2016 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Before I Wake is co-written and directed by Mike Flanagan and stars Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok and Jacob Tremblay. The movie follows a couple who take in an orphaned child whose dreams and nightmares manifest when he sleeps.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 5, 2016)

August 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Amateur Night, David Boulter, Dickon Hinchliffe, Evgueni Galperine, Five Nights in Maine, Giona Ostinelli, Graham Reynolds, Little Men, Nine Lives, Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, Sacha Galperine, Steven Price, Suicide Squad, The Newton Brothers, The Remains

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer and starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Karen Fukuhara and Viola Davis. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, The World’s End, Fury). WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this coming Monday. Click here for the full album details and visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Price about his work on the project. Atlantic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Check out our previous article for more information.

Also opening wide is the family comedy Nine Lives directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Malina Weissman, Cheryl Hines, Christopher Walken and Robbie Amell. Evgueni & Sacha Galperine (The Family, The Past, Madame Bovary) have composed the film’s original music. EuropaCorp has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the song Three Cool Cats by The Coasters. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 10, 2016)

June 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Warcraft directed by Duncan Jones and starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Rob Kazinsky and Daniel Wu. The film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, Person of Interest). Back Lot Music 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 Legendary Pictures production.

Also opening wide is the action adventure sequel Now You See Me 2 directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Varese Sarbande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details. Also visit YouTube to check out a video featuring Tyler conducting his music at a recent concert in London and also check out SoundWorks Collection for a lengthy audio interview with the composer about his work on the project.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 3, 2016)

June 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Craig Armstrong, Danny Bensi, Matthew Compton, Me Before You, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Saunder Jurriaans, Steve Jablonsky, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, The Fits, The Newton Brothers, Urge

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the action adventure sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows directed by David Green, produced by Michael Bay and starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Stephen Amell, Tyler Perry, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson, Brian Tee and Stephen “Sheamus” Farrelly. The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender’s Game, The Island, Pain & Gain). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the romantic drama Me Before You directed by Thea Sherrock and starring Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, Matthew Lewis, Vanessa Kirby, Stephen Peacocke and Brendan Coyle. Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, Love Actually, The Incredible Hulk) has composed the film’s original score. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists including Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Max Jury, HOLYCHILD, Jessie Ware, The 1975 & more. Click here for the full album details.

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‘Hush’ Soundtrack Released

April 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Hush, Mike Flanagan, score, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers

Algorithm has released a soundtrack album for Mike Flanagan’s horror thriller Hush. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija 2, Life of Crime, Detachment, The Runner). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Hush is co-written and directed by Flanagan and stars John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco, Kate Siegel (who also co-wrote the screenplay) and Samantha Sloyan. The movie produced by Jason Blum follows a deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life and must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears in her window.

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The Newton Brothers to Score ‘The Bye Bye Man’

March 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Stacy Title, The Bye Bye Man, The Newton Brothers

The Newton Brothers have signed on to score the upcoming horror thriller The Bye Bye Man. The film is directed by Stacy Title (The Last Supper) and stars Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount, Doug Jones, Cleo King, Jenna Kanell, Erica Tremblay, Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway. The movie follows three Wisconsin college students who move into an old, off-campus house, where they find themselves hunted by a supernatural entity called The Bye Bye Man. Jonathan Penner has written the screenplay. Trevor Macy (The Raven) is producing the project for Intrepid Pictures and Jeffrey Soros & Simon Horsman are producing for LAMF.

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The Newton Brothers Scoring ‘Urge’

January 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Aaron Kaufman, The Newton Brothers, Urge

The Newton Brothers have been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Urge. The film marks the directorial debut of producer Aaron Kaufman (Machete Kills, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) and stars Pierce Brosnan, Ashley Greene, Alexis Knapp, Justin Chatwin, Danny Masterson, Bar Paly, Alexis Knapp, Chris Geere and Nick Thune. The movie follows a group of young friends who experiment with a new designer drug that perilously diminishes one’s ability to control destructive urges. Skip Williamson & Mark Neveldine (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Gamer) are producing the project.

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The Newton Brothers to Score ‘Ouija 2’

December 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Mike Flanagan, Ouija, Ouija 2, The Newton Brothers

The Newton Brothers are reteaming with director Mike Flanagan on the upcoming horror thriller Ouija 2. The film is a sequel to last year’s hit horror feature Ouija and stars Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser, Henry Thomas, Lulu Wilson, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, and Doug Jones. No plot details have been announced yet. Flanagan has also co-written the screenplay with Jeff Howard. Michael Bay (Transformers, Armageddon), Brad Fuller & Andrew Form (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Purge, Friday the 13th) are producing the project for Platinum Dunes, alongside Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) for Blumhouse Productions, Trevor Mercy and Brian Goldner & Stephen Davis (G.I. Joe, Battleship) for Hasbro.

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The Newton Brothers Scoring Mike Flanagan’s ‘Hush’

October 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: Hush, Mike Flanagan, The Newton Brothers

The Newton Brothers have composed the music for the upcoming horror thriller Hush. The film is written and directed by Mike Flanagan and stars John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco, Kate Siegel (who also co-wrote the screenplay) and Samantha Sloyan. No plot details have been announced yet. Trevor Macy (The Raven, The Cold Light of Day) is producing the project for Intrepid Pictures, alongside Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge) for his Blumhouse production company. The composers have previously collaborated with Flanagan on the features Oculus and the upcoming Before I Wake.

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