Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1988 fantasy adventure Willow directed by Ron Howard and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty and Jean Marsh. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the Lucasfilm production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Aliens, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), including around 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more details and check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded and Remastered ‘Willow’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, Ron Howard, score, Soundtrack, Willow
Jeff Cardoni Scoring John Hamburg’s Netflix Film ‘Me Time’
Posted: June 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Cardoni, John Hamburg, Me Time, Netflix
Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Ghosts, The Kominsky Method, Just Friends, Heels, CSI :Miami, Turner & Hooch) has recently been scoring the upcoming Netflix original film Me Time. The movie is written and directed by John Hamburg (I Love You, Man, Along Came Polly) and stars Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Regina Hall, Jimmy O. Yang and Luis Gerardo Méndez. The comedy follows a stay-at-home dad who enjoys his first me-time in years when his family is away by reconnecting with an old friend for a wild weekend that may upend his life. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from ‘The Andy Warhol Diaries’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Rossi, Brad Oberhofer, Netflix, The Andy Warhol Diaries
Netflix Music has released a track from the score of the Netflix original docuseries The Andy Warhol Diaries. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Life Has Passed Me By written by the show’s composer Brad Oberhofer (Alone Together, The Cleaner). Also listen to the full track below. The Andy Warhol Diaries is directed by Andrew Rossi, produced by Ryan Murphy and chronicles the life of Andy Warhol from the intimate vantage point offered by the artist’s own posthumously published diaries. Read the rest of this entry »
Dara Taylor Scoring Jessica M. Thompson’s ‘The Invitation’
Posted: June 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dara Taylor, Jessica M. Thompson, The Invitation
Dara Taylor (The Tender Bar, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Echo Boomers, Wildflower) is scoring the upcoming horror thriller The Invitation. The film is directed by Jessica M. Thompson (The Light of the Moon) and stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Hugh Skinner, Sean Pertwee, Courtney Taylor, Alana Boden and Stephanie Corneliussen. The movie is inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula and tells the story of a young woman who takes a DNA test after the death of her mother and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On the Edge’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Entre la vie et la mort, Giordano Gederlini, Laurent Garnier, On the Edge, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Belgian crime thriller On the Edge (Entre la vie et la mort). The album features the film’s original music composed by electronic music producer and DJ Laurent Garnier (Paris Is Us, May Allah Bless France!, The Bastard King). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. On the Edge is written and directed by Giordano Gederlini and stars Antonio de la Torre, Marine Vacth and Olivier Gourmet. The movie is set in Brussels and follows a Spanish metro driver as he sets off to track down the criminals responsible for the murder of his son under the watchful eye of the police. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Video Games’ Cover from ‘Westworld’ Season 4 Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Ramin Djawadi, Westworld
WaterTower Music has released the cover version of Lana Del Rey’s hit song Video Games by composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Uncharted, Pacific Rim, Eternals, A Wrinkle in Time, Clash of the Titans) from the first episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series Westworld. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full cover after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Djawadi’s score from Season 4 is expected to be released in August. Westworld is created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 feature of the same title and stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Hemsworth, Simon Quarterman, Angela Sarafyan and Ed Harris. Read the rest of this entry »
‘El Refugio’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: El Refugio, Murci Bouscayrol, Pantaya, score, Soundtrack, Starzplay, The Shelter
Murci Bouscayrol (Suddenly, Hide, La sangre brota) has released a soundtrack album for the Starzplay limited series El Refugio. The album features selections of the composer’s original score from the show and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. El Refugio is written by Julio Rojas, Francisco Ortega & Enrique Videla and stars Alberto Guerra, Ana Claudia Talancón, Zuria Vega, Paloma Woolrich, Alfredo Castro, Diego Escalona, Camila Valero, Jorge Guerrero, Gabriela Cartol and Fernanda Urrejola. The 6-part sci-fi drama directed by Pablo Fendrik follows a family as they experience an array of unusual phenomena apparently caused by an alien invasion. Read the rest of this entry »
H.E.R.’s ‘Dance to the Music’ Cover from ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Released
Posted: June 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: H.E.R., Jack Antonoff, Minions, Minions: The Rise of Gru
Decca Records has released the cover version of Sly and the Family Stone’s 1967 anthem Dance to the Music from the animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru. The track produced by Jack Antonoff (who serves as the executive producer of the film’s soundtrack) and performed by Academy Award winner H.E.R. is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Several other songs from the movie have been released over the last couple of weeks and the full soundtrack album will be coming out next Friday, July 1. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 24, 2022)
Posted: June 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Beauty, Disasterpeace, Eldad Guetta, Elliot Wheeler, Elvis, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Mark Korven, Mark Mancina, Michael Abels, Olga, Pierre Desprats, Press Play, The Black Phone, The Sea Beast
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the biographical drama Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and David Wenham. The film’s original score is composed by Elliott Wheeler (The Get Down, Every Day) who also serves as the project’s executive music producer. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, including classic tracks by Elvis Presley, as well new tracks by Doja Cat, Swae Lee & Diplo, Eminem & CeeLo Green & others. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the supernatural horror thriller The Black Phone directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Mason Thames, Jeremy Davies, Madeleine McGraw, James Ransone and Ethan Hawke. Mark Korven (The Witch, Cube, The Lighthouse, The Terror: Infamy, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Them) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Blumhouse production. Read the rest of this entry »