Daniel Pemberton was named Film Composer of the Year at the 21st World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 48th Ghent Film Festival, for his scores for Aaron Sorkins’ The Trial of the Chicago 7, Harry Bradbeer’s Enola Holmes and the documentary Rising Phoenix. He previously received his first World Soundtrack Award in the Discovery of the Year category back in 2014. Carlos Rafael Rivera was honored as TV Composer of the Year today for his score for the Netflix limited series The Queen’s Gambit (for which he recently received his second Emmy Award) and HBO’s Hacks. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Named Film Composer of the Year at 2021 World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benji Merrison, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Daniel Pemberton, Nainita Desai, Nicholas Britell, World Soundtrack Awards
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‘Britannia’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Britannia, Epix, Neil Davidge, score, Sky, Soundtrack
SATV has released a new soundtrack album for the Sky original drama Britannia. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Neil Davidge (Unleashed, Push, Halo 4, Earth Moods, Monsters: Dark Continent, Hard Sun, Good People). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The label has previously released the composer’s music from the second season while 7Hz Productions has released his score from the first season. Britannia is created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth & James Richardson and stars David Morrissey, Zoë Wanamaker, Nikolaj Lie Kaas Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Hugo Speer, Mackenzie Crook, Daniel Caltagirone, Zaqi Ismail, Sophie Okonedo, Annabel Scholey and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 22, 2021)
Posted: October 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Arthur Sharpe, Becoming Cousteau, Daniel Dombrowsky, Danny Bensi, Dune, Gregory Tripi, Hans Zimmer, Henry Jackman, Jeymes Samuel, Jon Natchez, No Future, Ron's Gone Wrong, Saunder Jurriaans, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, The Estate, The French Dispatch, The Harder They Fall, Warning
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi epic Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista and Javier Bardem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Interstellar, The Lion King, Blade Runner 2049). WaterTower Music has released three soundtrack albums, including the composer’s score from the movie (click here for the full album details), The Dune Sketchbook (click here for more information) and the companion book music for The Art and Soul of Dune (click here for the full details). The film is now also available to stream on HBO Max.
Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Ron’s Gone Wrong directed by Sarah Smith & Jean-Philippe Vine and starring Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Justice Smith, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Ricardo Hurtado, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Marcus Scribner and Thomas Barbusca. Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Wreck-It-Ralph, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu) has composed the film’s original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as songs by Liam Payne and Dave Bayley & Jackman. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Estate’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Dombrowsky, James Kapner, score, Soundtrack, The Estate
Daniel Dombrowsky (Hustle & Tow, Ink & Steel) has released a soundtrack album for the comedic crime thriller The Estate. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. The Estate is directed by James Kapner and stars Eliza Coupe, Greg Finley, Chris Baker, Heather Matarazzo, Eric Roberts and Lala Kent. The movie follows a narcissistic son yearning for a life of luxury, and his father’s erratic gold-digging wife who decide to kill their way into their inheritance and employ the help of a mysterious hitman, initiating a psychosexual love triangle. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Shadow in My Eye’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Buck Sanders, Ceiri Torjussen, Marco Beltrami, Ole Bornedal, score, Skyggen i mit øje, Soundtrack, The Shadow in My Eye
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Danish drama The Shadow in My Eye (Skyggen i mit øje). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, The Wolverine, Ford v. Ferrari, Hellboy), Ceiri Torjussen (The Canal, Jack Goes Home, All Creatures Here Below) & Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker, Warm Bodies). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, October 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Shadow in My Eye is written and directed by Ole Bornedal and stars Danica Curcic, Alex Høgh Andersen, Fanny Bornedal and Mads Riisom. The movie tells the story behind the inconceivable tragedy that hit Denmark 21 March, 1945 – the catastrophic bombing of the French school in Copenhagen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Warning’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Agata Alexander, Gregory Tripi, score, Soundtrack, Warning
Node Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Warning. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregory Tripi (Ma, Manhunt: Unabomber, Rememory, Dark Places, The Fix). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Apple Music/iTunes. Warning is co-written and directed by Agata Alexander and stars Thomas Jane, Alex Pettyfer, Alice Eve, Annabelle Wallis, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Rupert Everett. The movie explores the repercussions that mankind faces when a global storm causes the omniscient technology they created to malfunction, leading to terrifying, deadly consequences. Read the rest of this entry »
First Tracks from Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Eternals’ Score Released
Posted: October 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chloe Zhao, Eternals, Marvel, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released the first two tracks from the original score from Marvel Studios’ Eternals. Available to stream download now is the Eternals Theme and Across the Oceans of Time written by the film’s composer Ramin Djawadi (Games of Thrones, Westworld, Clash of the Titans, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, A Wrinkle in Time). Listen to both tracks after the jump. The full score album will be released on November 3, 2021. Check back on this page for the full details. Eternals is directed by Chloe Zhao and stars Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Salma Hayek, Don Lee, Lia McHugh, Barry Keoghan and Kit Harington. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Future’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Irvine, Jon Natchez, Mark Smoot, No Future, score, Soundtrack
Little Twig Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama No Future. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jon Natchez (The Climb, BOO!, Last Call, Luzzu, Pledge, Cubby) of the indie rock band The War on Drugs . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. No Future is directed by Andrew Irvine & Mark Smoot and stars Catherine Keener, Charlie Heaton, Rosa Salazar, Jackie Earle Haley, Jefferson White and Austin Amelio. The movie follows a recovering addict who – after the tragic overdose of his estranged friend – returns home, where he is reunited with his friend’s grieving mother, with whom he begins a secret but volatile affair. Read the rest of this entry »
First Tracks from Max Richter’s ‘Invasion’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Invasion, Max Richter, score, Soundtrack
Decca Classics has released the first two tracks from the soundtrack for the new Apple TV+ original series Invasion. Available to stream/download now are the tracks Invasion Main Title & You’re Full of Stars written by the show’s composer Max Richter (The Leftovers, Ad Astra, Mary Queen of Scots, Waltz with Bashir, Hostiles, Taboo, My Brilliant Friend, Miss Sloane). Listen to both cues after the jump. A full soundtrack album is expected to be announced soon. Invasion is created by Simon Kinberg & David Weil and stars Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Shioli Kutsuna and Firas Nassar. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Adult Swim’s ‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ to Be Released
Posted: October 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adult Swim, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Crunchyroll, Soundtrack
Def Jam/Alcon Sleeping Giant (ASG) Records will release a soundtrack album for the Adult Swim & Crunchyroll original animated series Blade Runner: Black Lotus. The album features Alessia Cara’s opening titles song Feel You Now (check out the title sequence below), as well as fourteen other songs from the show by artists such as Daya, Tori Kelly, Walk Off the Earth, G-Eazy, Kiana Ledé, Iann Dior, 070 Shake, salem ilese & others. The soundtrack will be released on November 5 and is now available for pre-order here. Two first tracks (Water by X Ambassadors & By My Side by A7S) will be coming out tomorrow. Listen to both songs below. Blade Runner: Black Lotus is directed by Shinji Aramaki & Kenji Kamiyama and stars Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Samira Wiley, Brian Cox, Wes Bentley, Peyton List, Josh Duhamel Stephen Root, Barkhad Abdi, Gregg Henry, Henry Czerny and Jason Spisak. Read the rest of this entry »
