ABC Classic has released a soundtrack album for the Australian stop-motion animated feature Memoir of a Snail. The album features the film’s original music written by composer and pianist Elena Kats-Chernin (best known for her ballet Wild Swans) and performed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the title track after the jump. Memoir of a Snail is written and directed by Adam Elliot and features the voices of Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jacki Weaver. The movie tells the story of lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books who falls into a series of misfortunes after being separated from her twin brother and strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman who is full of grit and lust for life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Memoir of a Snail’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Elliot, Elena Kats-Chernin, Memoir of a Snail, score, Soundtrack
World Premiere Release of Michel Colombier’s ‘Major League II’ Score Announced
Posted: October 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David S. Ward, Major League II, Michel Colombier, score, Soundtrack
Enjoy the Ride Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 sports comedy sequel Major League II directed by David S. Ward and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert, Omar Epps, James Gammon, Eric Bruskotter, Takaaki Ishibashi and David Keith. The soundtrack is being released as a limited edition vinyl (in three different variants) and features the songs from the film by artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyle Lovett, X, Albert King, Maurice John Vaughn, Jimmie Vaughan & Double Trouble, as well world premiere release of the movie’s original score composed by Michel Colombier (The Golden Child, Against All Odds, The Money Pit, Purple Rain, Asterix and the Big Fight). Visit the label’s official website to order the album and for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pimpinero: Blood and Oil’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Andrés Baiz, Pedro Bromfman, Pimpinero: Blood and Oil, Pimpinero: Sangre y Gasolina, score, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Columbian crime thriller Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (Pimpinero: Sangre y Gasolina). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pedro Bromfman (Narcos, RoboCop, Elite Squad, Far Cry 6, Thumper). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Carreras) below. Pimpinero: Blood and Oil is co-written and directed by Andrés Baiz and stars Laura Osma, Alejandro Speitzer, Alberto Guerra and Juanes. The movie is set in the early 2010s and takes place in the treacherous desert bordering Colombia and Venezuela, where gasoline smugglers or pimpineros risk their lives transporting illegal fuel. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard to Score Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Lost Bus’
Posted: October 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, James Newton Howard, Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus
James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Signs, The Village, Maleficent) is set to score the upcoming drama The Lost Bus. The film is directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum, United 93) and stars Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson and Spencer Watson. The movie is set during the disastrous 2018 Camp Fire that became the deadliest fire in California history and is told through the perspective of heroic bus driver Kevin McKay and school teacher Mary Ludwig who helped navigate a bus full of children through the deadly wildfire. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Come Closer’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Come Closer, Ginevra Nervi, score, Soundtrack, Tom Nesher
Radiofandango has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli/Italian drama Come Closer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ginevra Nervi (Shake, Prisma, Custodes). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Come Closer is written and directed by Tom Nesher and stars Lia Elalouf, Darya Rosenn, Netta Garti, Shlomi Shaban, Jacob Zada Daniel, Ido Tako, Yael Shoshana Cohen and Ofek Pesach. The movie revolves around a young woman whose life is shattered when her beloved younger brother dies in a tragic accident and takes increasingly desperate measures to fill the void left by her brother’s absence. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Jetty’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, score, Soundtrack, The Jetty, Tim Morrish
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC crime drama The Jetty. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed byTim Morrish (One Day, Fifteen-Love, Brassic, Red Rose). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 18. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. The Jetty is created and written by Cat Jones and stars Jenna Coleman, Tom Glynn-Carney, Archie Renaux, Ruby Stokes, Laura Marcus, Bo Bragason and Weruche Opia. The 4-parter follows a Detective who must figure out how a fire that tears through a property in a scenic Lancashire town is connected to a podcast journalist investigating a missing persons cold case and an illicit relationship between a man and two underage girls. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sicilian Letters’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Piazza, Colapesce, Fabio Grassadonia, Iddu, score, Sicilian Letters, Soundtrack
RCA Numero Uno has released a soundtrack album for the Italian biographical drama Sicilian Letters (Iddu). The album features the film’s original music composed by Sicilian singer/songwriter Colapesce who has made his feature scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s “ouverture” track after the jump. Sicilian Letters is written and directed by Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza and stars Elio Germano, Toni Servillo, Daniela Marra, Giuseppe Tantillo, Barbora Bobulova, Fausto Russo Alesi, Tommaso Ragno and Antonia Truppo. The movie centers on Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro (aka “the last godfather”) and focuses on the time period when he was at the peak of his nefarious powers as a fugitive from Italian justice. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of Carter Burwell’s ‘Fear’ Score Announced
Posted: October 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carter Burwell, Fear, James Foley, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1996 psychological thriller Fear directed by James Foley and starring Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, William Petersen and Amy Brenneman. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Carter Burwell (Carol, The Banshees of Inisherin, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Fargo, True Grit, Twilight) and conducted/orchestrated by Shirley Walker. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Transformers: EarthSpark’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Crush Effect, Paramount+, score, Soundtrack, Transformers: EarthSpark
Hasbro will release a new soundtrack album for the Paramount+ animated series Transformers: EarthSpark. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by producer duo Crush Effect (and might also contain music from Season 2 based on the track list). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music. Also listen to the first track (Everyone Infected) below. A first soundtrack featuring music from Season 1 has previously been released last fall. Transformers: EarthSpark is developed by Dale Malinowski, Ant Ward & Nicole Dubuc and features the voices of Sydney Mikayla, Zion Broadnax, Jon Jon Briones, Kathreen Khavari, Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk, Benny Benni Latham, Zeno Robinson, Diedrich Bader, Cissy Jones, Rory McCann, Cyrus Arnol, Z Infante and Stephanie Lemelin. Read the rest of this entry »
Emily Bear Scoring Stephen Herek’s Netflix Film ‘Our Little Secret’
Posted: October 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emily Bear, Our Little Secret, Stephen Herek
Composer, singer/songwriter and pianist Emily Bear is reteaming with director Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, 101 Dalmatians) on the upcoming Netflix original film Our Little Secret. The romantic comedy starring Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Rudnitsky, Tim Meadows, Henry Czerny, Chris Parnell, Judy Reyes, Dan Bucatinsky Katie Baker & Ash Santos follows two resentful exes who must spend Christmas under one roof after discovering their significant others are siblings – while hiding their romantic history. Read the rest of this entry »
