Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Boy Erased, The Gift, The White Tiger, The Devil All the Time, Enemy) have composed the original music for the upcoming National Geographic documentary Cousteau. The film is directed by Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?, Lost Girls, Bobby Fischer Against the World) and focuses on the world’s most famous ocean explorer, […]
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Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring National Geographic’s ‘Cousteau’ Documentary
Posted: May 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cousteau, Danny Bensi, David Gelb, Disney Plus, Liz Garbus, National Geographic, Saunder Jurriaans, Wolfgang
‘The United Way’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Fenton, Mat Hodgson, score, Soundtrack, The United Way
Gearbox Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The United Way. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, The Blue Planet, Hitch, Anna and the King, Ever After). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Monday, May 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. […]
2021 ASCAP Screen Music Awards Winners Announced
Posted: May 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP, ASCAP Screen Music Awards
ASCAP has announced the winners of the 2021 ASCAP Screen Music Awards, recognizing its top film, television and video game composers. The accolades will take place under the hashtag #ASCAPAwards on ASCAP’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @ASCAP and @ASCAPScreen as part of a social media celebration through Thursday, May 20. The ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards, […]
‘Free Color’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Arvelo, Alvaro Paiva Bimbo, Devendra Banhart, Free Color, Gustavo Dudamel, Nascuy Linares, score, Sebastián Arvelo, Soundtrack
Karibanna Content has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Free Color. The album features the film’s original music composed by Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Gustavo Dudamel (The Liberator), Nascuy Linares (Embrace of the Serpent, Luxor), Devendra Banhart (Joshy, Arkansas), Alvaro Paiva Bimbo and Sebastián Arvelo. The soundtrack is […]
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Nevers’ Released
Posted: May 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack, The Nevers
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Nevers. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first six episodes composed by Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, Warrior, The Accountant, Judas and […]
Gaute Storaas Scoring Netflix’s ‘Dancing Queens’
Posted: May 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dancing Queens, Gaute Storaas, Helena Bergström, Netflix
Gaute Storaas (A Man Called Ove, The Last King, Nina’s Children, Victoria) has recently scored the upcoming Swedish Netflix original film Dancing Queens. The movie is directed by Helena Bergström (Mending Hugo’s Heart, Holy Mess) and stars Molly Nutley, Marie Göranzon, Claes Malmberg, Rakel Wärmländer, Christopher Wollter, Ann Westin, Mattias Nordkvist, Max Ulveson, Razmus Nyström, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 16, 2021)
Posted: May 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, AMC, Daniel Rojas, David Holmes, Death and Nightingales, Derrick Hodge, Gerry Diver, Hulu, Jack Halama, Martin Phipps, Marvel's M.O.D.O.K., Robert Glasper, Run the World, Solos, Starz, Too Close
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Death and Nightingales adapted and directed by Allan Cubitt and starring Matthew Rhys, Jamie Dornan and Ann Skelly. The show’s original music is composed by David Holmes (Ocean’s 11, Out of Sight, Haywire, Killing Eve, Logan Lucky, Ordinary Love, Analyze That) and Gerry Diver (Pixie). The […]
‘The Chicken Squad’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Geringas, Disney Junior, Mike Himelstein, Soundtrack, The Chicken Squad
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney Junior animated series The Chicken Squad. The album features the original songs from the first episodes of the show composed by Alex Geringas (Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, Arlo the Alligator Boy, Woody Woodpecker) and Mike Himelstein (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). The soundtrack is now […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 14, 2021)
Posted: May 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Army of the Dead, Brian Reitzell, Brian Tyler, Charlie Clouser, Fil Eisler, Finding You, Georgetown, Kieran Kiely, Lorne Balfe, Matthew James, Profile, Spiral, Stephen Warbeck, The Djinn, The Man in the Hat, The Perfect Candidate, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Timothy Williams, Tom Holkenborg, Us Kids, Volker Bertelmann
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the Saw reboot Spiral directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols. The film’s original score is composed by Charlie Clouser (Resident Evil: Extinction, Numbers, Death Sentence) who has written the music for […]
First Songs from ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, High School Musical: The Musical, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released the first songs from the soundtrack of the second season of the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Available to stream/download is the High School Musical 2 Medley and Something in the Air performed by the show’s cast and The Perfect Gift & Bet On It […]