Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP for the DreamWorks Animation short Bird Karma. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Stockholm, Pennsylvania, Regarding Susan Sontag, Grand-Daddy Day Care). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Bird Karma is directed […]
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‘Bird Karma’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bird Karma, Dreamworks Animation, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, score, Soundtrack
‘Minuscule: Mandibles from Far Away’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mathieu Lamboley, Minuscule - Les mandibules du bout du monde, Minuscule: Mandibles from Far Away, score, Soundtrack
Music Box Records has announced a soundtrack album for the French animated sequel Minuscule: Mandibles from Far Away (Minuscule – Les mandibules du bout du monde). The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Mathieu Lamboley (Return of the Hero, I Kissed a Girl, Odd Job, Lolo) and performed by the […]
Terence Blanchard to Score Kasi Lemmons’ ‘Harriet’
Posted: January 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harriet, Kasi Lemmons, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard is reuniting with director Kasi Lemmons on the upcoming biographical drama Harriet. The film stars Cynthia Erivo in the title role, alongside Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Jennifer Nettles and Clarke Peters. The movie tells the story of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman and centers on her escape from slavery and subsequent missions […]
‘Bilby’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 14, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Bilby, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP for DreamWorks Animation’s short Bilby. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award and Golden Globe nominee Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation, Lights Out). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out […]
Justin Hurwitz Wins Critics’ Choice Award for ‘First Man’
Posted: January 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Star Is Born, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, Critics Choice Awards, First Man, Justin Hurwitz, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson
Justin Hurwitz was honored with the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Damien Chazelle’s First Man at tonight’s 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. He previously received a Critics’ Choice Award for his score for Chazelle’s La La Land in 2017. The other composers nominated in […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 13, 2019)
Posted: January 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Discovery of Witches, Alex Belcher, BBC America, Benji Merrison, Brexit, Butterfly, Close, Daniel Pemberton, Deadly Class, Dennis Smith, Dynasties, Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story, Fox, HBO, Henry Jackman, Hulu, IO, Jeff Russo, Jordan Gagne, Kyle Dixon, Lifetime, Marc Canham, Mario Grigorov, Michael Stein, Mike Suby, Nathan Matthew David, National Geographic, Netflix, Rob Lane, Roswell New Mexico, Steven Argila, Sundance Now, Syfy, The CW, The Passage, Valley of the Boom, Wayne, Will Slater, YouTube Premium
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom created by Matthew Carnahan and starring Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro and Oliver Cooper. The show’s original music is composed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things, Butterfly, Native Son). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the project […]
‘Drug$’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Asaf Sagiv, Drug$, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Drug$. The album features the film’s original music composed by Asaf Sagiv (Last Summer, Who Shot the Sheriff). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Drug$ is directed by Jonathan Marshall Thompson and explores the mystery of modern medicine’s skyrocketing price […]
Songs from National Geographic’s ‘Valley of the Boom’ Released
Posted: January 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: National Geographic, Soundtrack, Valley of the Boom
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack EP featuring a selection of songs from the new National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom. The 5-track EP includes tracks by Blondfire, Justine Bennett, Theron “Neff-U” Feemster, L.B.C, Langston Theard & Colton Fisher. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 11, 2019)
Posted: January 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dog's Way Home, Against the Clock, Ashes in the Snow, Bruno Coulais, Hauschka, Jose "Pepe" Ojeda, Mark Kilian, Michael Andrews, Mychael Danna, Perfect Strangers, Replicas, Rob Simonsen, Tall Tales, The Upside, Victor Reyes, Volker Bertelmann
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide: Opening in most theaters is the family drama A Dog’s Way Home directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Wes Studi, Alexandra Shipp, Jonah Hauer-King and Edward James Olmos. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine, On the Basis […]
Marco Beltrami to Score James Mangold’s ‘Ford v. Ferrari’
Posted: January 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ford v. Ferrari, James Mangold, Marco Beltrami
Marco Beltrami revealed in a recent interview with Next Best Picture that he is currently scoring the upcoming biographical drama Ford v. Ferrari. The film is directed by James Mangold (Walk the Line, Girl, Interrupted, Cop Land) and stars Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Paul Sparks […]