Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 25, 2021)

Posted: April 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Premiering on Thursday, April 29, is the Netflix original film Things Heard & Seen written and directed by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman and starring Amanda Seyfried, James Norton, Natalia Dyer, Alex Neustaedter, Rhea Seehorn and F. Murray Abraham. The movie’s original music is composed by Peter Raeburn (Woodshock, The Dry, Nancy, Tell Me Your Secrets, Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism, Photograph). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the horror thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix anime series Yasuke created by LeSean Thomas and starring LaKeith Stanfield, Takehiro Hira, Maya Tanida, Ian Chen, Ming-Na Wen, Gwendoline Yeo, Noshir Dalal, Darren Criss, Paul Nakauchi and Dia Frampton. Flying Lotus has composed the show’s original music. Warp Records has released a digital single featuring the artist’s opening theme and closing credits music earlier this week. Click here to listen to the tracks and for more information about the series, which will also be available to stream on Netflix Read the rest of this entry »

Soundtrack Album for Sky Series ‘Anna’ Released

Posted: April 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Octopus Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Sky original series Anna. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Rauelsson. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Anna is created and directed by Niccolò Ammaniti based on his novel of the same title and stars Giulia Dragotto and Alessandro Pecorel. The show produced by Fremantle’s Wildside, ARTE France & Kwaï is co-written by Ammaniti & Francesca Manieri and tells the story of a 13-year-old girl who must contend with a viral contagion that kills off all adults on the island of Sicily. Read the rest of this entry »

Alex Weston Scoring Lauren Hadaway’s ‘The Novice’

Posted: April 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Alex Weston (The Farewell, Wander Darkly) has recently scored the upcoming thriller The Novice. The film is written and directed by Lauren Hadaway and stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Kate Drummond, Jonathan Cherry and Charlotte Ubben. The movie revolves around a college freshman who joins her university’s cutthroat rowing team and undertakes an obsessive journey to make the top varsity boat. Ryan Hawkins (The Wedding Party) is producing the project for Picture Movers, alongside Steven Sims (The Stranded) for H2L Media, as well as Kari Hollend and Zack Zucker. Read the rest of this entry »

Ludovico Einaudi Film & TV Music Collection Album ‘Cinema’ Announced

Posted: April 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Decca Records has announced a new handpicked collection of the musical works from film & television by composer Ludovico Einaudi. The album, entitled Cinema, features 28 tracks by the composer written for and/or used in such films/TV shows as the Oscar-nominated Nomadland and The Father, Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner (including a previously unreleased track), Channel 4’s This Is England 90, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Third Murder, ITV’s Doctor Zhivago, Olivier Nakache’s & Éric Toledano’s The Intouchables & Samba, HBO’s Sharp Objects, James Wan’s Insidious, Kheiron’s All Three Of Us, among others. The album will be released digitally and physically on June 4, 2021. Visit Amazon to pre-order the 2-CD and double LP set and and click here to pre-order the digital version. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 23, 2021)

Posted: April 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Opening nationwide today is the action fantasy movie Mortal Kombat directed by Simon McQuoid and starring Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Mehcad Brooks, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Chin Han and Hiroyuki Sanada. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Shazam!, Annabelle Creation, Lights Out). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures and is available premiering on HBO Max today.

Also opening nationwide this week is the Japanese animated feature Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train directed by Haruo Sotozaki and starring Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Hiro Shimono, Satoshi Hino, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Daisuke Hirakawa, Abby Trott, Aleks Le, Zach Aguilar and Bryce Papenbrook. Yuki Kajiura & Go Shiina have composed the film’s original music. The movie, which is based on the shōnen manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge, broke local box office records when it opened in Japanese theaters last year and is being distributed in the U.S. by FUNimation. Read the rest of this entry »

‘LX 2048’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: April 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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NeoVega Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama LX 2048. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sarah DeCourcy feat. Ian Richter & Erez Moshe. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. LX 2048 is written and directed by Guy Moshe and stars James D’Arcy, Anna Brewster, Gina McKee, Gabrielle Cassi and Delroy Lindo. The movie is set in the near future, when the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the virtual realm and follows a dying man who seeks to ensure the future well-being of his family. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Initiation’ Soundtrack Album Details

Posted: April 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Alpha 7 Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror crime thriller Initiation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexander Arntzen (Beyond the Woods, Wally Got Wasted, A New York Christmas Wedding). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 7, 2021. Click here to stream/download the album. Initiation is co-written and directed by John Berardo and stars Isabella Gomez, Jon Huertas, Lochlyn Munro, Froy Gutierrez, Bart Johnson, Lindsay LaVanchy, Gattlin Griffth, Patrick Walker, James Berardo, Bart Johnson, Shireen Lai, Kent Faulcon, Maxwell Hamilton and Yancy Butler. The movie is inspired by Berardo’s short film Dembanger follows a trio of sorority sisters who are forced to uncover the truth behind their school’s hidden secrets after a star athlete is found impaled in his dorm, kicking off a spree of social media slayings. Read the rest of this entry »

Reba McEntire’s & Diane Warren’s Original Song ‘Somehow You Do’ from ‘Four Good Days’ Released

Posted: April 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Rockin’ R Records has released the original song Somehow You Do from the drama Four Good Days. The track written by Academy Award nominee Diane Warren and performed by Reba McEntire is now available as a digital single on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Four Good Days is directed by Rodrigo García and stars Mila Kunis, Glenn Close and Stephen Root. The movie tells the story of a long-estranged mother and daughter who navigate the most difficult four days of their lives together. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Bloodthirsty’ Soundtrack EP Released

Posted: April 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Arts & Crafts Productions has released a soundtrack EP for the horror thriller Bloodthirsty. The EP features four songs from the film written and performed by Lowell (who also co-wrote the movie’s screenplay). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Also listen to three of the tracks after the jump. Bloodthirsty is directed by Amelia Moses and stars Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katherine King So, Michael Ironside and Judith Buchan. The movie follows an indie singer whose music transformers after teaming up with a mysterious producer at his remote cabin, and is disturbed to find that so does her body and mind. Read the rest of this entry »

Sherri Chung’s ‘Kung Fu’ Main Title Theme Released

Posted: April 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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WaterTower Music has released the main title theme from the CW drama Kung Fu. The track is written by the show’s composer Sherri Chung (Riverdale, Batwoman, The Lost Husband, Blindspot, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music outlets, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme after the jump. Kung Fu is developed by Christina M. Kim based on the original 70s series created by Ed Spielman and stars Olivia Liang, Kheng Hua Tan, Jon Prasida, Shannon Dang, Eddie Liu, Vanessa Kai, Gavin Stenhouse, Tony Chung and Tzi Ma. Read the rest of this entry »

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