Epic Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for the action comedy sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Tonight performed by Black Eyed Peas x El Alfa feat. Becky G. Also listen to the song below and check back on this page for the details of full soundtrack album. Bad Boys: Ride or Die is directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah and stars Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Alexander Ludwig, Vanessa Hudgens, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Paola Nuñez, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Haddish and Joe Pantoliano. Read the rest of this entry »
First Song from ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adil El Arbi, Bad Boys 4, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Bilall Fallah
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 10, 2024)
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ainz Brainz Prasad, Ameya Saraf, Andrew Bird, Caroline Ho, Force of Nature: The Dry 2, John Paesano, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Mother of the Bride, Not Another Church Movie, Peter Raeburn, Poolman, Power, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes directed by Wes Ball and starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy and Peter Macon. The film’s original music is composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Cheaper by the Dozen, Invincible, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Truth Be Told). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening wide is the comedy Not Another Church Movie written and directed by Johnny Mack and starring Kevin Daniels, Jamie Foxx, Vivica A. Fox, Kyla Pratt, Tisha Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Lamorne Morris, Luc Ashley, Buddy Lewis, T’Shaun Barret and Mickey Rourke. Ainz “Brainz” Prasad (Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!) and Ameya Saraf have composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a billionaire talk show host who uses her direct connection to God to demand he deliver a hero to help her plummeting ratings, is being released by Briarcliff Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonny Greenwood to Score Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Feature
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson
Jonny Greenwood has confirmed in a recent interview with The Guardian that he has started work on his score for the next (currently untitled) feature directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film is written and directed by Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights) and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Alana Haim, Wood Harris, and Chase Infiniti. No plot details have been announced yet. Anderson is also producing the project with Sara Murphy (If Beale Street Could Talk, Never Rarely Sometime Always) and Adam Somner. Read the rest of this entry »
T Bone Burnett to Write Original Songs for Robert D. Krzykowski’s ‘Grendel’
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grendel, Robert D. Krzykowski, T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett (True Detective, Crazy Heart, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Inside Llewyn Davis, Walk the Line) has been tapped to contribute original songs to the upcoming monster movie Grendel. The film will be directed by Robert D. Krzykowski (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot) and is set to Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista, Bryan Cranston, Thomasin McKenzie and Aidan Turner, as well as Burnett himself as The Shaper. The movie is based on John Gardner’s novel of the same name and tells the tale of the legendary monster at the heart of the Beowulf epic poem who steps forth to tell his side of this story. Read the rest of this entry »
Volker Bertelmann Scoring Jordan Scott’s ‘A Sacrifice’
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Sacrifice, Jordan Scott, Volker Bertelmann
Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Old Guard, Patrick Melrose, One Life, Ammonite) has composed the original score for the upcoming thriller A Sacrifice. The film is written and directed by Jordan Scott (Cracks) and stars Eric Bana, Sadie Sink, Sylvia Hoeks, Jonas Dassler, Stephan Kampwirth, Sophie Rois and Lara Feith. The movie is inspired by Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel Tokyo Nobody and follows an American social psychologist living in Berlin who investigates a disturbing cult, while his rebellious teenage daughter gets involved with a mysterious local boy who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. Read the rest of this entry »
Wendy & Lisa Scoring Tapped as Composers of Prime Video’s ‘Outer Range’ Season 2
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Lisa Coleman, Outer Range, Wendy & Lisa, Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Crossing Jordan, Dangerous Minds, Nurse Jackie, Firefly Lane) are the new composers of the Prime Video original series Outer Range. The duo has composed the original music for the second season of the show created by Brian Watkins and starring Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Lewis Pullman, Tamara Podemski, Tom Pelphrey, Shaun Sipos, Noah Reid, Isabel Arraiza and Olive Abercrombie. The new season of the mystery drama follows Royal and his wife Cecelia as they struggle to keep their family together in the aftermath of their granddaughter’s sudden disappearance. Read the rest of this entry »
Jack White to Serve as Music Director on Potsy Ponciroli ‘s ‘Motor City’
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Jack White, Motor City, Potsy Ponciroli
Grammy Award-winning musician Jack White, best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist of the rock band The White Stripes and as a member of the Raconteur and the Dead Weather, will serve as the music director of the upcoming action thriller Motor City. The film is directed by Potsy Ponciroli (Old Henry) and will star Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster and Pablo Schreiber. The movie follows a convicted Detroit auto-worker whose life and girlfriend who was framed by a local gangster and – upon release from prison – unleashes a maelstrom of vengeance on those who wronged him as he attempts to win his girl back. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Woman in the Maze’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Kallis, Mitesh Patel, score, Soundtrack, Woman in the Maze
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Woman in the Maze. The album features the film’s original music composed by George Kallis (Cliffs of Freedom, After We Fell, The Last Warrior, The Black Prince, See You on Venus, First Love). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Woman in the Maze is directed by Mitesh Patel and stars Meredith VanCuyk, Joey Heyworth, Sean Dillingham, George Nelson,Missy Jane, Brenda Jean Foley and Cortney Davis. The movie follows a young woman who rents a cursed house in America’s largest ghost town, Jerome, Arizona, forcing her to solve the mystery to find a way out. Read the rest of this entry »
‘This Town’ Score Album Released
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Kormac, score, Soundtrack, This Town
Globe has released a new soundtrack album for the BBC drama This Town. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Kormac (The Diplomat, Professionals, Red Election, Tarrac). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (Jeannie’s Demo) below. Polydor Records has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the series last month. This Town is created by Steven Knight and stars Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock, Levi Brown, David Dawson, Ben Rose, Eve Austin and Jordan Bolger. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maxton Hall’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Maxton Hall, Maxton Hall - Die Welt zwischen uns, score, Songs in Cinema, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the German Prime Video original series Maxton Hall (Maxton Hall – Die Welt zwischen uns). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Songs in Cinema (Victoria Hillestad & Julian Erhard). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audios samples. Also listen to the first two songs and first score track on the album below. Maxton Hall is created by Daphne Ferraro and stars Damian Hardung, Harriet Herbig-Matten, Sonja Weißer, Clelia Sarto, Fedja Van Huêt, Runa Greiner, Martin Neuhaus, Andrea Guo, Julia-Maria Köhler and Justus Riesner. The drama is based on Mona Kasten’s bestseller Save Me and follows a quick-witted scholarship student who unwittingly witnesses a secret at the titular private school and an arrogant millionaire heir who is determined to silence her. Read the rest of this entry »
