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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror movie Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fabio Frizzi (The Beyond, Zombi 2, City of the Living Dead). Also included is The Origins of Puppet Master Theme by Richard Band who scored the previous installments in the Puppet Master […]

Tyler Bates has been tapped to score the upcoming USA original series The Purge. The show is created by James DeMonaco based on his hit movie franchise and stars Gabriel Chavarria, Lili Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Jessica Garza, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, Hannah Emily Anderson and William Baldwin. The drama revolves around a 12-hour period when all […]

The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouja: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Detachment) and Callaghan Belle have written the original end titles song for the sci-fi thriller Extinction. JoJo is featured as a vocalist on the track. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Extinction is directed by Ben Young and stars Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, […]

Votiv Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The New Radical. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Moon, Noah). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The New Radical is […]

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Dog Days. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Wedren (The School of Rock, GLOW, Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer, How to Be a Latin Lover) and Matt Novack (They Came Together, Childrens Hospital), including songs featuring Jasmine Cephas Jones who also appears […]

Mark Isham has recently recorded his score for the biographical drama Bolden. The film is co-written and directed by Dan Pritzker and stars Gary Carr, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ian McShane, Breon Pugh, Reno Wilson, Yaya DaCosta and Michael Rooker. The movie tells the story of Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans cornet player who was a […]

The full details of the soundtrack album for Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie performed by The Coup, including collaborations with Janelle Monae, Lakeith Stanfield, Tune-Yards, Killer Mike & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 27 by Interscope Records and will […]

Label Obscura has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Crescent. The album features the film’s original music composed by Seth A. Smith who also directed the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 7, 2018. A limited vinyl edition is also coming out on the same day. The Crescent is […]

Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the  supernatural horror thriller Slender Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans) and Brandon Campbell (The Thinning). The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally on August 10, 2018 (click here to download) and physically […]

Patrick Williams (1939 – 2018)

Posted: July 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Patrick Williams has passed away today at age 79. The composer has scored numerous features, TV shows and television movies over a five decade-spanning career. Among his feature film credits are John Water’s 1990 comedy Cry-Baby, the 1992 drama The Cutting Edge, Robert Zemeckis’ Used Cars, Richard Donner’s 1982 film The Toy,  and Richard Lester’s […]