WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Franchise. The album features the show’s main title theme written by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Soul, Gone Girl, Challengers, Mank). Also included are selections of the comedy’s original score composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, White House Plumbers, Heels, The Kominsky Method, CSI :Miami, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the theme (in two versions) and first score track below. The Franchise is created by Jon Brown and stars Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, Lolly Adefope, Isaac Powell and Darren Goldstein. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Franchise’ Released
Posted: November 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Atticus Ross, HBO, Jeff Cardoni, score, Soundtrack, The Franchise, Trent Reznor
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 24, 2024)
Posted: November 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron M. Fernandez Olson, Carly Paradis, Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey, David Schweitzer, Dear Santa, Get Millie Black, HBO, Hulu, Jonathan Sadoff, Max, National Geographic, Netflix, Nutcrackers, Paramount+, Philip Klein, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Serj Tankian, Sweethearts, The Madness, Tsunami: Race Against Time, Vincent Pedulla
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original documentary series Tsunami: Race Against Time directed by Daniel Bogado and executive produced by Tanya Winston & Danny Horan about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that took over 225,000 lives. The show’s original music is composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, The Reluctant Traveler, The Afterparty, Our Great National Parks, World War II: From the Frontline, Sanditon). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 4-parter, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu tomorrow.
Premiering tomorrow, November 25, is the Paramount+ original movie Dear Santa directed by Bobby Farrelly and starring Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, Post Malone, P.J. Byrne, Jaden Carson Baker and Kai Cech. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Gilded Age, Smallfoot, The Perfect Couple, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the holiday comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Moana 2’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abigail Barlow, Dave Derrick Jr, Emily Bear, Mark Mancina, Moana, Moana 2, Opetaia Foa’I, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a second soundtrack album for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature Moana 2. The album features all of the film’s original songs written by Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical), Opetaia Foa’i and Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Twister, Bad Boys, Speed, August Rush, Brother Bear). Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Mancina, as well as six instrumental versions of the songs. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 25. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the first score track below. The original album featuring the songs was released digitally and physically this past Friday. Moana 2 is directed by Dave Derrick Jr., co-directed by Jason Hand and stars Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Gerald Faitala Ramsey, Alan Tudyk, Hualālai Chung, Awhimai Fraser, Rose Matafeo, Awhimai Fraser, David Fane, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Temuera Morrison and Nicole Scherzinger. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Adoration’ Released
Posted: November 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adoration, Adorazione, Giulia Tagliavia, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original series Adoration (Adorazione). The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Giulia Tagliavia (The King Who Never Was, My True Brilliant Friend. Also included is the original title song by Fabri Fibra and the song Ghost Town by Madame. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Adoration is based on the novel of the same title by Alice Urciuolo and stars Noemi Magagnini, Alice Lupparelli, Beatrice Puccilli,, Penelope Raggi and Giulio Brizzi. The teen mystery drama directed by Stefano Mordini centers on the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl that casts a shadow over a small community on the Roman coast. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Arcane: League of Legends’ Season 2 (Vol. 3) Score Album Details
Posted: November 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Seaver, Alexander Temple, Andrew Kierszenbaum, Arcane, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
The details of the third score album for the second season of the Netflix animated series Arcane have been revealed. The album features the original score from Act III of Season 2 composed by Alexander Temple, Alex Seaver, as well as Andrew Kierszenbaum. The Volume 3 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 24 by Riot Games and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services.. Two soundtracks featuring music from the first two acts of the new season have previously been released over the last two weeks and a separate album featuring the songs from Season 2 will becoming out this coming Monday, November 25. Arcane is created by Christian Link & Alex Yee based on the League of Legends game and features the voices of Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, Katie Leung, Reed Shannon, Amirah Vann, Mick Wingert, Brett Tucker and Ellen Thomas. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 22, 2024)
Posted: November 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Antonio Pinto, Armor, Black Dog, Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin, Breton Vivian, Flow, Gabriel Ferreira, Gints Zilbalodis, Gladiator II, Glenn Slater, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jason Smith, John Powell, Karl Sölve Steven, Never Look Away, Rihards Zalupe, Salvatore Sangiovanni, Say a Little Prayer, Spellbound, Stephen Schwartz, Susan DiBona, Wicked, Yagmur Kaplan
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the first part of the film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater and Keala Settle. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Happy Feet, Solo: A Star Wars Story) & Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas). Republic Records & Verve Label Group have released a soundtrack album featuring the Schwartz-penned songs from the movie today. A separate album featuring the score will be coming out on December 6. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Picture release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits.
Also opening wide is the historical action epic Gladiator II directed by Ridley Scott and starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Denzel Washington, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi and Connie Nielsen. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, The Gilded Age, Spy Game) has composed the film’s original music. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Read the rest of this entry »
Jelly Roll’s Original Song ‘Run It’ from ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Released
Posted: November 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Guetta, Jeff Fowler, Jelly Roll, Ryan Tedder, Sean Cook, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Republic Records has released the original song Run It from the action adventure comedy sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The track is co-written (with OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, French DJ David Guetta & Sean Cook) and performed by Jelly Roll and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is directed by Jeff Fowler and stars Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Idris Elba, Tika Sumpter, Keanu Reeves, Lee Majdoub, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally and Shemar Moore. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen Scoring Pixar’s ‘Elio’
Posted: November 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Molina, Domee Shi, Elio, Madeline Sharafian, Pixar, Rob Simonsen
Rob Simonsen (Deadpool & Wolverine, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Whale, It Ends with Us, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, The Age of Adaline, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer) is currently scoring Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Elio. The film is directed by Madeline Sharafian (Sparkshorts: Burrow), Domee Shi (Turning Red, Bao) & Adrian Molina (Coco) and features the voices of Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Brad Garrett, Remy Edgerly, Jameela Jamil and Shirley Henderson. The movie tells the story of an alien-obsessed boy who gets transported to the Communiverse, an interplanetary paradise that is home to intelligent life from galaxies far and wide, where he’s mistaken as Earth’s leader. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ Announced
Posted: November 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: ¿Qué he hecho YO para merecer esto!!, Bernardo Bonezzi, Pedro Almodovar, score, Soundtrack, What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1984 Spanish comedy What Have I Done to Deserve This? (¿Qué he hecho YO para merecer esto!!) written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Carmen Maura, Luis Hostalot, Gonzalo Suárez, Ángel de Andrés López, Chus Lampreave, Kiti Manver, Juan Martínez and Verónica Forqué. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bernardo Bonezzi (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, No News from God, Nobody Will Speak of Us When We’re Dead). The soundtrack, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 40th anniversary, is now available to order as a CD and vinyl edition on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Click here to order the CD version and click here to purchase the vinyl edition. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Madness’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Philip Klein, score, Soundtrack, The Madness
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series The Madness. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Philip Klein (Wish Dragon, The Last Full Measure, Pig, Medieval, Savage Salvation). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks (Muncie in Red & Philly State of Mind) below. The Madness is created by Stephen Belber and stars Colman Domingo, Marsha Stephanie Blake, John Ortiz, Tamsin Topolski, Deon Cole, Bradley Whitford, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Gabrielle Graham and Stephen McKinley Henderson. Read the rest of this entry »
