Singer/songwriter, record producer and actor Benjamin Biolay has composed the original music for the upcoming French biographical drama Becoming Maria (Maria). The film is written and directed by Jessica Palud (Revenir) and stars Anamaria Vartolomei as Last Tango in Paris star Maria Schneider and Matt Dillon as Marlon Brando. The movie is based on Vanessa […]
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Benjamin Biolay Scoring Jessica Palud’s ‘Being Maria’
Posted: May 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Becoming Maria, Benjamin Biolay, Jessica Palud
‘The Shameless’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Konstantin Bojanov, Petar Dundakov, score, Soundtrack, The Shameless
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Shameless. The album features the film’s original music composed by Petar Dundakov (February, The Good Postman, Irina). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Shadow’s Flight) below. […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 19, 2024)
Posted: May 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Disney Plus, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Leo Birenberg, Netflix, Robert Glasper, The Beach Boys, The Big Cigar
Premiering on Friday, May 24, is the Netflix animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory based on Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World franchise and starring Paul-Mikél Williams, Sean Giambrone, Darren Barnet, Kausar Mohammed and Raini Rodriguez. The show’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Bottoms, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Florida Man, Twisted Metal, Son of […]
Martin Dirkov Reteams with Ali Abbasi on ‘The Apprentice’
Posted: May 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ali Abbasi, Brian Irvine, David Holmes, Martin Dirkov, The Apprentice
Composer Martin Dirkov (Shorta, Knocking, Holiday, The Charmer) is reteaming with director Ali Abbasi on the upcoming drama The Apprentice. The film stars Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump, Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump and Martin Donovan as Fred Trump Sr. The movie charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power […]
‘Stop Making Sense’ Tribute Album Released
Posted: May 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Demme, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads
A24 Music has released the tribute album (Everyone’s Getting Involved) for the 1984 concert movie Stop Making Sense directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Talking Heads (David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz & Jerry Harrison). The album features covers of the Talking Heads songs from the film performed by Miley Cyrus, The National, The Linda […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 17, 2024)
Posted: May 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Babes, Back to Black, IF, James Everingham, Jay Lifton, John Powell, Justin Burnett, Michael Giacchino, Nick Cave, Oscar Senen, Ryan Miller, Stewart Mitchell, The Blue Angels, The Strangers: Chapter 1, Thelma the Unicorn, Warren Ellis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the family fantasy adventure IF written and directed by John Krasinski and starring Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, Krasinski himself, Steve Carell, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Louis Gossett Jr. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Lost, Up, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Jurassic World, Rogue […]
‘Silverado’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Lawrence Kasdan, score, Silverado, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a digital version of the (expanded) soundtrack album for the 1985 western Silverado co-written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Costner, John Cleese, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Linda Hunt and Jeff Goldblum. The album features the film’s complete original score composed and […]
Fernando Velazquez Scoring David Schurmann’s ‘My Penguin Friend’
Posted: May 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Schurmann, Fernando Velazquez, My Penguin Friend
Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Crimson Peak, A Monster Calls, Hercules, The Orphanage, Devil) has been tapped to score the upcoming family adventure drama My Penguin Friend. The film is directed by David Schurmann (Little Secret, Desaparecidos) and stars Jean Reno and Adriana Barraza. The movie is based on a true story and centers on the friendship between […]
‘The Casagrandes Movie’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Treviño, Miguel Puga, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Casagrandes Movie
Republic Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated film The Casagrandes Movie. The album features the original score from the Nickelodeon Animation Studios production composed by Marcelo Treviño (The Last Kids on Earth). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen […]