Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Noah, Moon, The Wrestler, Doom Patrol) is the composer of the new ITV limited series Playing Nice. The show is written by Grace Ofori-Attah (Malpractice) based on the best-selling novel by JP Delaney and stars James Norton, Niamh Algar, James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay. The […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 5, 2025)
Posted: January 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, American Primeval, Amine Bouhafa, Atli Orvarsson, Explosions in the Sky, Gavin Brivik, Max, Netflix, The Pitt
Premiering on Thursday, January 9, is the Netflix limited series American Primeval created by Mark L. Smith, directed by Peter Berg and starring Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham,Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, Preston Mota, Saura Lightfoot Leon and Joe Tippett.The show’s original music is composed by the post-rock band Explosions in the Sky (Friday Night […]
‘The Split: Barcelona’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: January 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Olivia Broadfield, Soundtrack, The Split
Cherry Bang has released a soundtrack EP for the BBC drama special The Split: Barcelona. The 4-track EP features the original songs from the 2-parter written and performed by Olivia Broadfield. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all four songs after the jump. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 3, 2025)
Posted: January 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Logan Nelson, Stephen McKeon, The Damned, The Last Republican
Opening semi-wide in around 700 U.S. theaters this weekend is the period psychological horror drama The Damned directed by Thordur Palsson and starring Odessa Young and Joe Cole. The film’s original music composed by Stephen McKeon (Evil Dead Rise, The Hole in the Ground, Pilgrimage, Queen & Country, Norm of the North, The Cellar, Rose Plays Julie). Moonflower Records […]
Bryce Dessner Scoring Clint Bentley’s ‘Train Dreams’
Posted: January 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bryce Dessner, Clint Bentley, Train Dreams
Bryce Dessner (of The National) (We Live in Time, The Two Popes, Bardo, Cyrano Manhunt, A Good Person, She Came to Me, Widow Cliquot) has composed the original score for the upcoming drama Train Dreams. The film is directed by Clint Bentley and stars Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon and William H. Macy. The movie follows an American railroad […]
‘From Darkness’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Erik K Skodvin, From Darkness, Philip W. da Silva, score, Soundtrack, Ur mörkret
Miasmah Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish horror thriller From Darkness (Ur mörkret). The album features the film’s original music composed by Erik K Skodvin (Darling, Schächten, Anbessa). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track after […]
Chris Benstead Scoring Guy Ritchie’s ‘Fountain of Youth’
Posted: January 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Chris Benstead, Fountain of Youth, Guy Ritchie
Chris Benstead has recently recorded his score for the upcoming action adventure Fountain of Youth. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, Snatch) and stars John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eiza González, Domhnall Gleeson, Carmen Ejogo, Laz Alonso and Stanley Tucci. The movie follows two estranged siblings who partner on a global heist and […]
2025 BAFTA Awards Original Score Longlist Announced
Posted: January 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced the longlists for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2025. This longlisting round was introduced in 2021, resulting in three rounds of voting. Round One voting produced the longlists in all categories announced today. 118 films were submitted for consideration. Round Two voting, […]
‘The Ark of the Sun God’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aldo Tamborrelli, Antonio Margheriti, Ghein, I sopravvissuti della città morta, score, Soundtrack
CAM Sugar has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 1984 Italian action movie The Ark of the Sun God (I sopravvis suti della città morta) directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring David Warbeck, John Steiner, Susie Sudlow and Luciano Pigozzi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aldo Tamborrelli (as Ghein) (First Action Hero, […]
Nick Ward Scoring Sophie Hyde’s ‘Jimpa’
Posted: January 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jimpa, Nick Ward, Sophie Hyde
Sydney-based singer/songwriter Nick Ward has made his feature scoring debut on the upcoming drama Jimpa. The film is directed by Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, 52 Tuesdays) and stars Olivia Colman, John Lithgow and Aud Mason-Hyde. The movie follows a mother who takes her nonbinary teenager to Amsterdam to visit their gay […]
