Johnny Mandel has passed away at 94. The Grammy Award-winning composer wrote numerous scores and songs for film and TV between the late 50s and early 90s and was also known for writing and arranging other popular songs. Among his best known film scoring credits are Robert Altman’s 1970 classic MASH (for which he also […]
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Johnny Mandel (1925 – 2020)
Posted: June 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Johnny Mandel
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‘Followed’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Le, Followed, Jason Soudah, score, Soundtrack
Derby Zero Six Productions will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Followed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jason Soudah (Breaking for Whales). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 7, 2020 and will be available to stream/download here. Followed is directed by Antoine Le and stars Matthew Solomon, […]
John Debney Scoring David E. Talbert’s ‘Jingle Jangle’
Posted: June 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David E. Talbert, Jingle Jangle, John Debney, Netflix
This past weekend, John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, Cutthroat Island) has started recording his underscore for the upcoming Netflix original film Jingle Jangle. The movie is written and directed by David E. Talbert (Almost Christmas, Baggage Claim) and stars Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Phylicia Rashad, Anika […]
‘Tito and the Birds’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: June 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: André Catoto, Gabriel Bitar, Gustavo Kurlat, Gustavo Steinberg, Ruben Feffer, score, Soundtrack, Tito and the Birds
Notefornote Music will release a soundtrack album for the Brazilian animated feature Tito and the Birds. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ruben Feffer & Gustavo Kurlat (Boy and the World). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Friday, July 3, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Tito and […]
‘Perry Mason’ Chapter 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Perry Mason, score, Soundtrack, Terence Blanchard
WaterTower Music has released the second soundtrack album for the HBO original series Perry Mason. The album features the original music from the second episode of the show composed by Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods, 25th Hour, Red Tails). Also included are two songs performed by The Radiant Assembly of God. The soundtrack is […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 28, 2020)
Posted: June 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adú, Desperados, Disney Plus, Evgueni Galperine, Hamilton, HBO, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Jesse Novak, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mateo Messina, Netflix, Philip Sheppard, Roque Banos, Sacha Galperine, The Baby-Sitters Club, Welcome to Chechnya
Premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series I’ll Be Gone in the Dark directed and executive produced by Liz Garbus about writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of a violent predator she dubbed the Golden State Killer. The show’s original music is composed by Philip Sheppard (Love, Marilyn, Bobby Fischer Against the World, In the Shadow […]
‘Rebecka Martinsson’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Acorn TV, Dan Berridge, Rebecka Martinsson, score, Soundtrack
ODS Recordings has released the first soundtrack album for the Swedish crime drama Rebecka Martinsson. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Dan Berridge (The Girl, Penguins: Life on the Edge, Great Bear Stakeout). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can […]
Laurent Eyquem Scoring Davide Ferrario’s ‘Just Noise’
Posted: June 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Davide Ferrario, Just Noise, Laurent Eyquem
Laurent Eyquem (Copperhead, Nostalgia, Winnie Mandela, Rage, Momentum) is composing the original music for the upcoming historical drama Just Noise. The film is directed by Davide Ferrario (After Midnight, We All Fall Down) and stars Harvey Keitel and Malcolm McDowell. The movie depicts the bloody fight by Maltese citizens for their independence against Britain in […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 26, 2020)
Posted: June 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andries Smit, Bryce Dessner, Dominic Lewis, Force of Nature, House of Hummingbird, Irresistible, Jungle Beat: The Movie, Kubilay Uner, Matija Strniša, My Spy, Run with the Hunted, Segun Akinola, The Last Tree, Will Bates
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the comedy Irresistible written and directed by Jon Stewart and starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Topher Grace, Natasha Lyonne, Mackenzie Davis, CJ Wilson and Will Sasso. The film’s original music is composed by Bryce Dessner (The Two Popes, The Revenant, The Kitchen) of the […]
