Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Justin Tranter will serve as the executive music producer on the upcoming comedy drama The Young King. He will also be contributing original music to the film, which marks the feature directorial debut of Larin Sullivan and will star Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon and Barbie Ferreira. The movie follows an aspiring drag king who comes to Las Vegas to reconnect with her estranged father and to make her debut performance in America’s biggest drag king revue.
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Jonny Greenwood Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Jonny Greenwood was named Film Composer of the Year at the 22nd World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 49th Ghent Film Festival, for his scores for Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Pablo Larrain’s Spencer. Nicholas Britell was honored as TV Composer of the Year today for his score for the third season of the HBO original series Succession. He previously won the award in the same category in 2020 and also won Film Composer of the Year in 2019, Discovery of the Year in 2017 and for Best Original Song in 2021.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Black Adam directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari and Pierce Brosnan. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise co-written and directed by Ol Parker and starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever, Lucas Bravo, Maxime Bouttier and Billie Lourd. Lorne Balfe has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the movie was released overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 14, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend while also premiering on Peacock today is the slasher sequel Halloween Ends directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Kyle Richards and James Jude Courtney. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies (Firestarter) who previously scored 2018’s Halloween and last year’s Halloween Kills. Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide over the next couple of weeks is the biographical drama Till directed by Chinonye Chukwu and starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, Jayme Lawson, Frankie Faison, Tosin Cole and Haley Bennett. Abel Korzeniowski (Penny Dreadful, A Single Man, Nocturnal Animals, The Nun, The Courier) has composed the film’s original score. Mercury Classics will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on October 28. Click here for the full album details and to listen to a first track. Available separately is the original end credits song Stand Up performed by Jazmine Sullivan (click here for more information).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Smile written and directed by Parker Finn and starring Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Caitlin Stasey, Robert Weigert, Kal Penn and Rob Morgan. The film’s original music composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Third Day, National Treasure). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Bros co-written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence, Dot-Marie Jones, Ts Madison, Eve Lindley, Jim Rash, Guillermo Díaz and Amanda Bearse. Marc Shaiman (A Few Good Men, Hairspray, Mary Poppins Returns, When Harry Met Sally..., Misery, Sleepless in Seattle) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song co-written by himself and Eichner. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.
Nick Wilson’s ‘Singing in My Sleep’ to Feature Original Songs by Melanie Fontana & Lindgren
Deadline is reporting that Grammy Award-winning songwriters Melanie Fontana & Michel “Lindgren” Schulz have written five original songs for the upcoming musical drama Singing in My Sleep. The film is directed by Nick Wilson and stars Jessica Belkin, Malin Akerman and Gavin Leatherwood. The movie follows a talented teenage songwriter who feels stuck living in the shadow of her deceased father’s musical legacy and – together with her free-spirited mother – is forced to face his abandonment when a tribute concert is being set up.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, Wilde herself, and KiKi Layne. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne Identity, Happy Feet). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last week (click here for the full album details) and a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (including an original track written by Styles) today (click here for more information).
Opening in around 900 U.S. theaters today is the British family adventure drama Railway Children directed by Morgan Matthews and starring Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith, Tom Courtenay, John Bradley, Beau Gadsdon and K.J. Aikens. Edward Farmer (Prince Philip: The Man Behind the Crown, DNA Family Secrets,) and Martin Phipps (The Crown, The Aftermath, Woman in Gold) have composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this year when the movie opened overseas (under the title The Railway Children Return). Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blue Fox Entertainment release.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 16, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the historical drama The Woman King directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. The film’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, 25th Hour, Perry Mason). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original song by Jessy Wilson feat. Angélique Kidjo today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the murder mystery comedy See How They Run directed by Tom George and starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Adrien Brody, Harris Dickinson, Ruth Wilson and Shirley Henderson. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Trial of the Chicago 7) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Searchlight Pictures release.
World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year and Public Choice Category Nominations Announced
Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy have announced the second wave of nominees for the 2022 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award, Best Original Score for a Belgian Production and Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 22 at the Ghent International Film Festival. Also check our previous news article for the previously announced nominees.
‘The Alleys’ Soundtrack Released
SMP has released a soundtrack album for the Jordanian thriller The Alleys (Al Harra). The album features the film’s original music composed by Nasser Sharaf. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Alleys is written and directed by Bassel Ghandour and stars Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahnah, Nadira Omran and Maisa Abd Elhadi. The movie is set in East Amman and follows a hustler who passes himself off as a regular businessman, trying to scam enough money to legitimize his relationship with his secret lover.