Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine written and directed by Benny Safdie and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, Oleksandr Usyk, Lyndsey Gavin, James Moontasri, Satoshi Ishii, Yoko Hamamura, Stephen Quadros and Jason Tremblay. The film’s original music is composed by Belgian experimental jazz musician […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 3, 2025)
Posted: October 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anemone, Ben Cherney, Bobby Krlic, Bone Lake, Brittany Allen, Brooke Blair, Coyotes, Eldad Guetta, Fairyland, Good Boy, Killing Faith, Michael Penn, Nala Sinephro, Roque Banos, Sam Boase-Miller, Shell, The Smashing Machine, Will Blair
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 18, 2025)
Posted: May 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Winkler, Amazon, Apple TV +, Chris Benstead, Fear Street: Prom Queen, Fountain of Youth, HBO, Jamie Jackson, Jon Brion, Matthew Head, Michael Abels, Michael Penn, Motorheads, Netflix, Pee-wee as Himself, She the People, Shudder, Sirens, The Newton Brothers, The Surrender, WAZ, WAZ-Jackson
Premiering on Tuesday, May 20, is the Prime Video original series Motorheads created by John A. Norris and starring Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Nicolas Cantu, Uriah Shelton, Mia Healey, Josh Macqueen, Drake Rodger, Matt Lanter, Johnna Dias-Watson and Audrey Gerthoffer. The show’s original music is composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (aka […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 7, 2025)
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexis Marsh, Armand, Bring Them Down, Dominic Lewis, Ella van der Woude, Hannah Peel, Heart Eyes, I Love You Forever, Jay Wadley, Jazzy, Lele Marchitelli, Love Hurts, Michael Penn, Neil Halstead, Parthenope
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Love Hurts directed by JoJo Eusebio and starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Lio Tipton, Sean Astin, Mustafa Shakir, Marshawn Lynch, André Eriksen and Rhys Darby. The film’s original music is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Fall Guy, The Man in the High Castle, Bullet […]
Matt Wolf’s ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ to Feature Music by Jon Brion & Michael Penn
Posted: January 22, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Brion, Matt Wolf, Michael Penn, Pee-wee as Himself
Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, Lady Bird, Paranormal) and Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Masters of Sex, Sunshine Cleaning, The Last Kiss) have contributed original music to the upcoming documentary Pee-wee as Himself. The 2-part film is directed by Matt Wolf (Spaceship Earth) and chronicles the life of artist and performer Paul Reubens […]
Michael Penn Scoring Cazzie David’s & Elisa Kalani’s ‘I Love You Forever’
Posted: March 9, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cazzie David, Elisa Kalani, I Love You Forever, Michael Penn
Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Sunshine Cleaning, Masters of Sex, The Last Kiss) has recently scored the upcoming comedy drama I Love You Forever. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Cazzie David & Elisa Kalani and stars Sofia Black-D’Elia, Ray Nicholson, Jon Rudnitsky, Raymond Cham Jr. and David herself. The movie follows a disillusioned […]
Michael Penn Scoring Andrew Durham’s ‘Fairyland’
Posted: December 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Durham, Fairyland, Michael Penn
Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Masters of Sex, Sunshine Cleaning, On the Verge, The Last Kiss) is scoring the upcoming coming-of-age drama Fairyland. The film is written and directed by Andrew Durham and stars Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Geena Davis, Cody Fern, Adam Lambert and Maria Bakalova. The movie based on Alysia Abbott’s 2013 memoir of the […]
‘Hollywood Stargirl’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: June 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Duncan Blickenstaff, Grace VanderWaal, Hollywood Stargirl, Julia Hart, Michael Penn, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Hollywood Stargirl have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by lead actress Grace VanderWaal and other cast members, including the original songs Figure It Out co-written by VanderWaal herself and Heaven Knows written by the show’s executive music […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 29, 2022)
Posted: May 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, August Fenger Janson, Borgen: Power & Glory, Disney Plus, Duncan Blickenstaff, Fire Island, Hollywood Stargirl, Hulu, JARV IS, Jay Wadley, Matthew Head, Michael Penn, Netflix, Rob Simonsen, The CW, This Is Going to Hurt, Tom Swift
Premiering tomorrow, May 31, is the CW drama Tom Swift created by Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau & Cameron Johnson starring Tian Richards, Ashleigh Murray, April Parker Jones, Marquise Vilsón, Albert Mwangi and LeVar Burton. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Head (P-Valley, Boomerang, The Family Business). The series, which is inspired by […]
Julia Hart’s ‘Hollywood Stargirl’ to Feature Original Score by Rob Simonsen & Duncan Blickenstaff and Songs by Michael Penn
Posted: May 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Duncan Blickenstaff, Hollywood Stargirl, Julia Hart, Michael Penn, Rob Simonsen
Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Adam Project, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, (500) Days of Summer, The Age of Adeline) and Duncan Blickenstaff (Alex, Inc., Outmatched, LA to Vegas) have composed the original score for the new Disney+ original movie Hollywood Stargirl. Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Masters of Sex) has previously been announced to compose music for the […]
Netflix’s ‘On the Verge’ to Feature Music by Michael Penn
Posted: September 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Julie Delpy, Michael Penn, Netflix, On the Verge
Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Sunshine Cleaning, Masters of Sex, The Last Kiss) has recently scored the new Netflix original series On the Verge. The show is created by Julie Delpy (2 Days in Paris, Before Sunrise) and stars herself, Elisabeth Shue, Sarah Jones, Alexia Landeau, Mathieu Demy, Troy Garity, Timm Sharp and Giovanni Ribisi. The […]
