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Alexis Grapsas (Monday, Trigonometry, Big Shot, Teacher) has recently been scoring the upcoming horror prequel A Quiet Place: Day One. The film is directed by Michael Sarnoski and stars Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon Hounsou. The movie explores the beginning of the invasion, in which deadly alien creatures with hyper-sonic hearing arrive […]

Hasbro has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the animated series Beast Machines: Transformers. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Robert Buckley (ReBoot, Casper’s Haunted Christmas, Storm Hawks) who also scored Hasbro’s Beast Wars: Transformers. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music […]

Milan Records has released the cover version of The Troggs’ Wild Thing from the upcoming British Prime Video original series My Lady Jane. The track (originally written by Chip Taylor) is produced by Dimitri Tikovoï & Andy Cozzaglio, performed by the rock band Black Honey and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music […]

Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Magnolia, Lady Bird, Punch-Drunk Love, Paranormal, The Other Guys) has composed the original score for the upcoming French romantic drama Beating Hearts (L’amour ouf). The film is directed by Gilles Lellouche and stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, François Civil, Mallory Wanecque, Alain Chabat, Malik Frikah, Benoit Poelvoorde, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Vincent Lacoste, Elodie […]

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (1953-2024)

Posted: May 21, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Jan A.P. Kaczmarek passed away today at age 71 in Krakow, Poland after a long battle with multiple system atrophy (MSA). The composer wrote numerous scores for film and television since the mid 1980s and received an Academy Award for his music for Marc Forster’s 2004 drama Finding Neverland. His other scoring credits include Adrian […]

Edizioni Curci has released a soundtrack album for the Italian thriller A Dark Story (Una storia nera). The album features the film’s original music composed by Ratchev & Carratello (aka Stefano Ratchev & Mattia Carratello) (Padrenostro, Pantafa, Citizens of the World, The Salt of Life). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also […]

The composer duo of WAZ-JACKSON (aka Jamie Jackson & Waz) is reuniting with writer/producer/director Bill Lawrence on the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey. The show is developed by Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) based on the bestselling novel by Carl Hiaasen and stars Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Alex Moffat, Natalie […]

Republic Records has released the theme song for the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish. The track is arranged and produced by Chris Sernel & Grayson DeWolfe and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. The Fairly OddParents: […]

Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Iron Man 3, Fast Five, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me) is currently recording his score for the upcoming animated feature Transformers One. The film is directed by Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) and features the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Steve […]

Hollywood Records has released the original songs from the latest episode and Season 14 season finale (Butt Sweat and Fears) of the Fox animated comedy Bob’s Burgers. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is a soundtrack EP featuring the songs Stir the Pot written by series creator Loren Bouchard and performed […]