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Music and Motion Productions has released a soundtrack album has been released for the Spanish romantic thriller The Tree of Blood (El arbol de la sangre). The album features the film’s original music composed by Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6, The Raven, The Cold Light of Day, The Quiet Ones). Also included is the original […]

Ramin Djawadi has been tapped to score the upcoming animated feature The Queen’s Corgi. The film is directed by Ben Stassen & Vincent Kesteloot and features the voice talent of Jack Whitehall, Julie Walters, Ray Winstone, Sheridan Smith, Matt Lucas and Tom Courtenay. The movie follows the adventure of Rex, the British monarch’s most beloved […]

Academy Announces Shortlists for Best Original Score & Songs

Posted: December 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 91st Academy Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song. The nominations will be announced on January 22, 2019 and the awards show will be held on February 24. 

Mica Levi (Jackie, Under the Skin, Marjorie Prime) has recently composed the original music for the upcoming drama Monos. The film is directed by Alejandro Landes (Porfirio) and stars Julianne Nicholson, Moisés Arias, Sofia Buenaventura, Deiby Rueda, Karen Quintero and Laura Castrillón. The movie revolves around a group of eight kids with guns who watch […]

Grammy nominee Dua Lipa has recorded an original song for the sci-fi action movie Alita: Battle Angel. She also co-wrote the track, entitled Swan Song, which will be featured in the movie directed by Robert Rodriguez, produced by James Cameron & Jon Landau and starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie […]

Daniel Pemberton has announced that he has composed the original score for the upcoming HBO original movie Brexit. The film is directed by Toby Haynes and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Dominic Cummings, who spearheaded the Vote Leave campaign and Rory Kinnear as Craig Oliver, Prime Minister David Cameron’s director of communications and head of the […]

A soundtrack album has been released for the Danish drama A Fortunate Man (Lykke-Per). The album features the films original music composed by Lorenz Dangel (Hell, What Will People Say). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A Fortunate Man is directed by Bille August (The […]

Premiering on Friday, December 21 in the U.S. is the British mini-series Vanity Fair developed by Gwyneth Hughes and starring Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman, Suranne Jones, Michael Palin, Johnny Flynn and Martin Clunes. The show’s original music is composed by show’s original music composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, The Split, Vita and Virginia). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring […]

Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah, One Dollar, 6 Balloons) is scoring the upcoming drama To the Stars. The film is directed by Martha Stephens (Land Ho!) and stars Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, Shea Whigham, Malin Akerman and Tony Hale. The movie centers on a withdrawn farmer’s daughter who forges an intimate friendship with a worldly […]

‘Jinn’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: December 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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A soundtrack album has been released for the indie coming-of-age drama Jinn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jesi Nelson. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Jinn is written and directed by Nijla Mu’min and stars Zoe Renee, Simone Missick, Kelvin […]