Joseph Shirley (The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, Creed III, Fairfax, Bad Trip, The Underdoggs, The Mysterious Benedict Society) has composed the original score for the upcoming thriller Killer Heat. The film is directed by Philippe Lacôte (Night of the Kings) and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Richard Madden, Clare Holman, Bobou Ceesay and Abbey Lee. The movie is based on the short story The Jealousy Man by Jo Nesbø and follows an American expat in Greece working as a private eye who gets hired to investigate the supposed accidental death of a young shipping magnate on the island of Crete. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Shirley Scoring Philippe Lacôte’s ‘Killer Heat’
Posted: September 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Joseph Shirley, Killer Heat, Philippe Lacôte
‘Veteran 2: I, the Executioner’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chang Kiha, I the Executioner, Ryoo Seung-Wan, score, Soundtrack, Veteran, Veteran 2: I the Executioner
Genie Music has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean crime action thriller Veteran 2: I, the Executioner. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Chang Kiha . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to several tracks after the jump. I, the Executioner is written and directed by Ryoo Seung-Wan and stars Hwang Jung-Min, Jung Hae-In, Jang Yoon-Ju and Oh Dal-Su. The sequel to the director’s 2015 feature Veteran (scored by Bang Jun-seok) follows rookie detective Park Sun Woo and Seo Do-Cheol, a veteran of the Violent Crimes Investigation Division team, as they chase after a serial killer who shakes up their world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Julia Newman, MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original limited series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The album features the show’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Skyfall, Finding Nemo) and Julia Newman (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, At the Gates, American Horror Stories). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two tracks below. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is created by Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan and stars Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny, Cooper Koch, Nathan Lane, Ari Graynor, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Dallas Roberts and Leslie Grossman. The second installment of Netflix’s Monster true crime anthology series chronicles the case of the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents and explores the complex dynamics within the Menendez family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The American’ (‘Joika’) Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: September 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dana Lund, James Napier Robertson, Joika, score, Soundtrack, The American
Dana Lund (The Dark Horse, Whina) will release a soundtrack album for the New Zealand/Polish drama The American (aka Joika). The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, September 12 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. The American is written and directed by James Napier Robertson and stars Talia Ryder, Diane Kruger, Oleg Ivenko and Natasha Alderslade. The movie follows one of the select few Americans to be admitted into the prestigious, but punishing, Russian Bolshoi Ballet School, where she is tutored by a legendary teacher. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lost Soulz’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Katherine Propper, Lost Soulz, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a new soundtrack album for the drama Lost Soulz. The album features the songs from the movie performed by the film’s cast. Jonathan Zighelboim serves as the project’s executive music producer and Malachi Mabson is the associate music producer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released a separate EP featuring Adam Robl’s & Shawn Sutta’s original score from the movie last month. Lost Soulz is written and directed by Katherine Propper and stars Sauve Sidle, Krystall Poppin, Alexander Brackney, Aarond “Seven” Melloul and Siyanda Stillwell. The movie follows an aspiring rapper who joins a group of Gen-Z musicians on a tour through the heart of Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lord of the RIngs: The Rings of Power’ Season 2, Episode 5 (‘Halls of Stone’) Soundtrack Albums Details
Posted: September 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, score, Soundtrack, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The full details of the soundtrack album for the fifth episode of the second season of the Prime Video original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have been revealed. The albums features the original music from Episode 5 (entitled Halls of Stone) of Season 2 composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Happy Death Day). The soundtracks will be released digitally tomorrow, September 12 by Amazon Content Services and will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Music before becoming available on all major digital music services after the final Season 2 episode premieres. The label has previously released the composer’s scores from Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4, as well as the Season 2 album featuring selections of the composer’s music from the new season over the last few weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Technoboys’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gerardo Gatica, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Netflix, Soundtrack, Technoboys
Panorama Entertainment has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican Netflix original film Technoboys. The album features the songs from the movie produced by Amanda Escalante “Amandititita” & Ulises “El Licenciado” Lozano and performed by the titular fictional boy band. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Technoboys is directed by Gerardo Gatica & Luis Gerardo Méndez and stars Méndez himself, Karla Souza, Gabriel Nuncio, Fernando Bonilla, Mónica Del Carmen, Joaquín Ferreira, Daniela Vega and Luis Rodríguez “El Guana”. The comedy centers on a boyband seeking a renaissance as they must navigate a world they barely understand. Read the rest of this entry »
Murray Gold Scoring BBC’s & PBS’ ‘Moonflower Murders’
Posted: September 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Moonflower Murders, Murray Gold, PBS
Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Gentleman Jack, Dead Ringers, A Very English Scandal, It’s a Sin, Quiz) is returning to score the new PBS Masterpiece/BBC drama Moonflower Murders. The sequel to 2022’s Magpie Murders (scored by Gold) is written by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider, New Blood) based on his own bestselling novel of the same title and stars Lesley Manville & Timothy McMullan who reprise their roles of Susan Ryeland & Atticus Pünd from the original series, as well as Mark Gatiss, Rosalie Craig, Daniel Mays, Claire Rushbrook, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Conleth Hill, Matthew Beard, Adrian Rawlins and Sanjeev Kohli. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wild Wild Space’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gil Talmi, HBO, Ross Kauffman, Soundtrack, Wild Wild Space
Konsonant Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary Wild Wild Space. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gil Talmi (The Great Hack, All In: The Fight for Democracy, Jacinta, Savannah, Desert Migration). Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Wild Wild Space directed by Ross Kauffman is inspired by the New York Times best-selling book When the Heavens Went on Sale by Ashlee Vance and follows three rocket and satellite companies – Astra Space, Planet Labs, and Rocket Lab – and their idiosyncratic founders’ quests to conquer the burgeoning space industry. Read the rest of this entry »
Fernando Velázquez Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Last Night at Tremore Beach’
Posted: September 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fernando Velazquez, La última noche en Tremor Beach, Oriol Paulo, The Last Night at Tremore Beach
Composer Fernando Velázquez (A Monster Calls, The Impossible, Crimson Peak, The Orphanage, Hercules, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Devil) is reuniting with writer/director Oriol Paulo on the upcoming Spanish Netflix limited series The Last Night at Tremore Beach (La última noche en Tremor Beach). The show is created, co-written and directed by Paulo and stars Javier Rey, Ana Polvorosa, Willy Toledo and Pilar Castro. The 8-part psychological thriller is based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Mikel Santiago and follows a musician and composer in crisis who retreats into a coastal village in the north to finish his latest work, when he begins to experience some terrifying visions about his neighbors. Read the rest of this entry »