The Professor and the Madman – Film Music Reporter

Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 10, 2019)

May 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Pokémon Detective Pikachu directed by Rob Letterman and starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton and Ken Watanabe. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details). Also available now is the original song Carry On performed by Kygo and Rita Ora (click here for more information).

Also opening wide is the comedy The Hustle directed by Chris Addison and starring Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson and Alex Sharp. Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X, Poldark, Elle, The Crying Game) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical 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 MGM release.

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‘The Professor and the Madman’ Soundtrack Details

May 9, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Bear McCreary, score, Soundtrack, The Professor and the Madman

Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the historical drama The Professor and the Madman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, Happy Death Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 10 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is also in the works and is available to pre-order here. The Professor and the Madman starring Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer, Jennifer Ehle, Steve Coogan, Stephen Dillane, Ioan Gruffudd and Jeremy Irvine. The movie is based on the book The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester and tells the true story of professor James Murray, who began compiling the Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 and Dr. William Chester Minor, who submitted more than 10,000 entries while he was an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.

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Bear McCreary Scoring Farhad Safinia’s ‘The Professor and the Madman’

July 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Bear McCreary, Farhad Safinia, The Professor and the Madman

Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Professor and the Madman. The film is directed by Farhad Safinia (Boss, screenwriter of Apocalypto) and stars Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Irvine, Ioan Gruffudd, Steve Coogan, Laurence Fox and Jennifer Ehle. The movie is based on the book The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester and tells the story of professor James Murray, who began compiling the Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 and Dr. William Chester Minor, who submitted more than 10,000 entries while he was an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.

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