Richard M. Sherman passed away today at age 95 in at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California, due to age-related illness. Together with his brother Robert B. Sherman, the composer/lyricist wrote numerous songs for film and television and received two Academy Awards for the score and original song Chim Chim Cher-ee from Disney’s 1964 […]
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Posted: May 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Richard M. Sherman
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Alex Somers Scoring Mimi Cave’s ‘Holland, Michigan’
Posted: May 25, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Somers, Amazon, Holland Michigan, Mimi Cave
This past week, Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Honey Boy, Causeway, Together, Together, Aloha, Charm City Kings, Dawson City: Frozen Time) has recorded his score for the upcoming thriller Holland, Michigan. The film is directed by Mimi Cave and stars Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen, Rachel Sennott, Jude Hill, Isaac Krasner, Lennon Parham and Jeff Pope. The movie follows […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 24, 2024)
Posted: May 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Lockington, Atlas, Charles Lavoie, David Fleming, Fabio Massimo Capogrosso, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Graham Reynolds, Hit Man, Jim Henson Idea Man, John Debney, Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara, Sean Philip Johnson, Sight, Solo, The Garfield Movie, Tom Holkenborg
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the post-apocalyptic action adventure Furiosa: A Mad Max Story co-written and directed by George Miller and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke and Alyla Browne. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Sonic the Hedgehog, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Godzilla x Kong: […]
David Michael Frank’s ‘Poison Ivy’ & ‘Suburban Commando’ Scores to Be Released
Posted: May 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Call Me, David Michael Frank, Going Under, Katt Shea, Poison Ivy, score, Soundtrack, Suburban Commando
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced a new soundtrack album featuring the world premiere release of four previously unreleased scores composed by David Michael Frank (Above the Law, Code of Silence, Extreme Justice, The Mole). The 2-CD includes the composer’s score from the 1992 erotic thriller Poison Ivy directed by Katt Shea and starring Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, […]
‘Predator 2’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Predator, Predator 2, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Hopkins
Hollywood Records has released a digital version of the original soundtrack album for the 1990 sci-fi horror sequel Predator 2 directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Bill Paxton, María Conchita Alonso and Kevin Peter Hall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alan Silvestri […]
Nathan Johnson to Return for Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
Posted: May 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Knives Out, Knives Out 3, Nathan Johnson, Netflix, Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Nathan Johnson (Looper, Nightmare Alley, Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Don Jon, Poker Face, Kill the Messenger) is set to return to score the third installment in Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The film written and directed by Rian Johnson will star Daniel Craig who is reprising his role of Benoit Blanc from […]
‘Who Killed Him?’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ¿Quién Lo Mató?, Rodrigo Dávila, score, Soundtrack, Who Killed Him?
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican Prime Video limited series Who Killed Him? (¿Quién Lo Mató?). The album features selections fo the show’s original music composed by Rodrigo Dávila (A la mala, Perfect Strangers, Road to Mars, Lost Paradise). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also […]
Chris Benstead Scoring Rohit Karn Batra’s ‘The Gun on Second Street’
Posted: May 24, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Benstead, Rohit Karn Batra, The Gun on Second Street
Chris Benstead (The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Wrath of Man) has been tapped to score the upcoming drama The Gun on Second Street. The film is directed by Rohit Karn Batra (Line of Descent) and stars Poppy Delevingne, Tom Arnold, Noah Fearnley and Shô Oyamada. The movie follows two Pittsburgh […]
Soundtrack Album for Paramount+ UK’s ‘Insomnia’ Released
Posted: May 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hannah Peel, Insomnia, Paramount+, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the Paramount+ UK original series Insomnia. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Hannah Peel (Rogue Agent, Scoop, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, The Midwich Cuckoos, The Deceived). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and […]
‘Death Hunt’ World Premiere Soundtrack Release Announced
Posted: May 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Death Hunt, Jerrold Immel, Peter Hunt, score, Soundtrack
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1981 action adventure Death Hunt directed by Peter Hunt and starring Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Maury Chaykin, Carl Weathers, Ed Lauter and Andrew Stevens. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jerrold Immel (How the West Was Won, Megaforce, […]
