Duncan Thum & David Bertok have received their first Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) category for their score for Netflix’s Chef’s Table: Legends episode José Andrés at today’s second night of the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Duncan Thum & David Bertok Win Emmy Award for ‘Chef’s Table: Legends’ Episode ‘José Andrés’
Posted: September 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chef's Table: Legends, David Bertok, Duncan Thum, Emmy Awards, Kendrick Lama, Tony Russell
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 7, 2025)
Posted: September 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Adam Price, Dan Deacon, HBO, Mubi, Mussolini: Son of the Century, Nathan Lanier, Netflix, Task, The Crow Girl, The Wrong Paris, Tom Rowlands
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Task created by Brad Inglesby and starring Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Raúl Castillo, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox and Martha Plimpton. The show’s original music is composed by Dan Deacon (Venom: The Last Dance, Hustle, The Changeling, Rez Ball,Twixt, Strawberry Mansion, Ascension, Wedding Season). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 7-part crime drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, September 8, is the British TV series The Crow Girl developed by Milly Thomas based on Erik Axl Sund’s bestselling novel of the same title and starring Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly, Dougray Scott and Elliot Edusah. Adam Price (Apartment 7A, Curfew) has composed the show’s original music. Lorne Balfe serves as the project’s score producer. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring Price’s score earlier this year when the crime thriller premiered in tbe UK on Paramount+. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on Acorn TV. Read the rest of this entry »
Anna von Hausswolff & Filip Leyman Scoring Alice Winocour’s ‘Couture’
Posted: September 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alice Winocour, Anna von Hausswolff, Couture, Filip Leyman
Swedish singer/songwriter Anna von Hausswolff has teamed up with Filip Leyman to score the upcoming drama Couture. The film is written and directed by Alice Winocour (Proxima, Augustine) and stars Angelina Jolie, Anyier Anei, Louis Garrel and Ella Rumpf. The movie is set in the Parisian fashion industry and weaves together multiple threads of women and girls from Ukraine, Sudan, and France, in the lead up to a fashion show. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro & Mick Giacchino Win Emmy Awards for ‘Severance’ Season 2 & ‘The Penguin’ Scores
Posted: September 6, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Apple TV +, Christopher Lennertz, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Emmy Awards, Gabel Hilfer, Mick Giacchino, Severance, The Boys, The Penguin, The Studio, The White Lotus, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro has won his second Emmy Award for his score for the episode Cold Harbor from the second season of the Apple TV+ original series Severance in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category at tonight’s first night of the 77th Creative Prime Emmy Awards. He previously won his first Emmy for his music from Season 1 back in 2022 and was also nominated for his main title theme. Mick Giacchino received his first Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special category for his score from the episode After Hours of the HBO series The Penguin. Cristobal Tapia de Veer has won his fourth Emmy Award for his theme for the third season of HBO”s The White Lotus in the Outstanding Main Title Theme Music category. Read the rest of this entry »
Gener8ion Scoring Romain Gavras’ ‘Sacrifice’
Posted: September 6, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gener8ion, Romain Gavras, Sacrifice, Surkin
French electronic music producer/DJ Surkin is reteaming with director Romain Gavras (The World Is Yours, Our Day Will Come) on the upcoming British/Greek satirical thriller Sacrifice. Together with Gavras himself, under their multidisciplinary collaborative project Gener8ion, they have composed the original music for the film starring Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek Pinault, Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, Charli XCX, Ambika Mod and Jonatan “Yung Lean” Leandoer. The movie takes place during an environmental conference/benefit that gets disrupted – first by celebrities – and then by eco-terrorists. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 5, 2025)
Posted: September 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex McKenzie, Benjamin Wallfisch, Chad Gerber, Emile Mosseri, Expedition: Greenland, Freya Arde, Jaeil Jung, Jordan Seigel, Keegan DeWitt, Light of the World, Noah Sorota, Preparation for the Next Life, Riefenstahl, Stuart Michael Thomas, The American Southwest, The Baltimorons, The Conjuring: Last Rites, The Cut, The Threesome, Twinless
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites directed by Michael Chaves and starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation, Mortal Kombat, Shazam!). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters this weekend is the comedy drama Twinless written and directed by James Sweeney and starring Dylan O’Brien, Sweeney himself, Lauren Graham, Chris Perfetti, Aisling Franciosi, and Tasha Smith. Jaeil Jung (Parasite, Squid Game, Mickey 17, Okja, Broker) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Roadside Attractions. Read the rest of this entry »
Todor Kobakov Scoring Hubert Davis’ ‘Youngblood’ Reboot
Posted: September 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hubert Davis, Todor Kobakov, Youngblood
Todor Kobakov (Born to Be Blue, The Samaritan, 40 Acres, Backstabbing for Beginners, Most Dangerous Game, Tricksters, Sweetness in the Belly) has recently scored the upcoming Canadian sports drama Youngblood. The film is directed by Hubert Davis (Black Ice) and stars Ashton James, Blair Underwood, Henri Picard, Shawn Doyle, Tamara Podemski, Donald MacLean Jr., Alexandra McDonald and Allan Hawco. The movie is based on the 1986 cult classic of the same title (starring Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze & Keanu Reeves and scored by William Orbit) and follows a hockey prodigy who joins the Hamilton Mustangs and discovers that he must face off against toxic behavior on the ice and within himself to fulfill his potential as professional hockey player. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Light of the World’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex McKenzie, John J. Schafer, Light of the World, score, Soundtrack, Tom Bancroft
Ocean Avenue Entertainment has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based animated feature Light of the World. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alex McKenzie. Also included is the title song by Shane & Shane. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download in select digital music stores. A vinyl edition will be released in the coming weeks and is available to order on Amazon. Listen to a score track and the song after the jump. Light of the World is directed by John J. Schafer & Tom Bancroft and features the voices of Benjamin Jacobson, Ian Hanlin, Vincent Tong, Michael Benyae, Peter New and David Kaye. The movie tells the story of Jesus, from the beginning of his ministry through his crucifixion and resurrection, through the eyes of his young friend, the Apostle John. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Bear Scoring Adam Carter Rehmeier’s ‘Carolina Caroline’
Posted: September 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Carter Rehmeier, Carolina Caroline, Christopher Bear
Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, High Maintenance, Mother, Couch, Adults, Swallowed, The Passenger) has composed the original score for the upcoming romantic crime thriller Carolina Caroline. The film is directed by Adam Carter Rehmeier (Dinner in America, Snack Shack) and stars Samara Weaving, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick and Jon Gries. The movie tells the story of a young woman who skips her small town in search of her estranged mother, when she meets and falls in love with a charismatic con man. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Threesome’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chad Hartigan, Keegan DeWitt, score, Soundtrack, The Threesome
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy The Threesome. The album features the film’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Sorry for Your Loss,A Teacher, Morris from America, Love Again, Divorce). Also included are the songs How Does It Feel? written and performed by lead actor Jonah Hauer-King and Confidence written and performed by Hugo Manuel. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, September 12 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). A vinyl edition is available to order here. DeWitt’s main theme is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. The Threesome is directed by Chad Hartigan and also stars Zoey Deutch, Ruby Cruz, Josh Segarra, Jaboukie Young-White, Arden Myrin, Robert Longstreet, Kristin Slaysman, Allan McLeod and Julia Sweeney. Read the rest of this entry »
