Benjamin Wallfisch (The Invisible Woman, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, Annabelle Creation) is set to reunite with director Andy Muschietti on the upcoming superhero movie The Flash. The film stars Ezra Miller in the title role, alongside Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, Kiersey Clemons, Sasha Calle, Maribel Verdú and Ron Livingston. Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey, Bumblebee) wrote the screenplay. Michael Disco and Barbara Muschietti (Locke & Key) are producing the DC Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score Andy Muschietti’s ‘The Flash’
Posted: April 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Muschietti, Benjamin Wallfisch, The Flash
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‘Emily and the Magical Journey’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Emily and the Magical Journey, Joe Kraemer, Marcus Ovnell, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the family fantasy adventure Emily and the Magical Journey. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun, Pandora, Comrade Detectives, Femme Fatales). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Emily and the Magical Journey is directed by Marcus Ovnell and stars Tipper Seifert-Cleveland, Jenny Lampa, Chelsea Edge and Harriet Slater. The movie follows a young girl who – after losing her father – wants to help her mother find happiness, when she finds a mysterious chest that transports her to a magical world, where she meets fantastic and mythical creatures that become her new friends. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese to Score Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Escape from Spiderhead’
Posted: April 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Escape from Spiderhead, Joseph Kosinski, Joseph Trapanese, Netflix
Composer Joseph Trapanese (Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic) is reteaming with director Joseph Kosinski on the upcoming Netflix original film Escape from Spiderhead. The sci-fi movie starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett is set in the near future and revolves around two convicts who confront their pasts in a facility run by a visionary who gives them emotion-altering drugs. Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) wrote the screenplay based on a short story by George Saunders. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Paradise PD’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alejandro Saldarriaga, Netflix, Nicolas Barry, Paradise PD, Rene Garza, Soundtrack, Tomas Jacobi
Maisie Music Publishing has released a new soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series Paradise PD. The album features the original songs from third part of the show written by Nicolas Barry, Tomas Jacobi, Alejandro Saldarriaga and Rene Garza. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the songs from the first two seasons last year. Paradise PD is created by Waco O’Guin & Roger Black and features the voices of Dana Snyder, Cedric Yarbrough, David Herman, Sarah Chalke, Tom Kenny and Kyle Kinane. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Orton Scoring Ty Roberts’ ’12 Mighty Orphans’
Posted: April 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 12 Mighty Orphans, Mark Orton, Ty Roberts
Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady, The Last Shift, People, Places, Things) has composed the original music for the upcoming sports drama 12 Mighty Orphans. The film is directed by Ty Roberts (The Iron Orchard) and stars Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen, Vinessa Shaw, Jake Austin Walker, Wayne Knight, Treat Williams, Scott Haze, Ron White, and Robert Duvall. The movie is based on Jim Dent’s bestselling book of the same title and tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes to playing for the Texas state championships. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 18, 2021)
Posted: April 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cruel Summer, David Schwartz, Disney Plus, Freeform, H. Scott Salinas, HBO, Hulu, Joseph Trapanese, Lele Marchitelli, Lisa Coleman, Mare of Easttown, Netflix, Peacock, Raphaelle Thibaut, Rutherford Falls, Sasquatch, Secrets of the Whales, Shadow and Bone, Stowaway, Volker Bertelmann, Wendy Melvoin
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Mare of Easttown created by Brad Ingelsby, directed by Craig Zobel and starring Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Evan Peters, Angourie Rice, Guy Pearce, Joe Tippett, Cailee Spaeny, David Denman, John Douglas Thompson, James McArdle, Sosie Bacon, Patrick Murney and Neal Huff. The show’s original music is composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Young Pope, The Great Beauty, Loro). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 7-part drama, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Tuesday, April 20, is the Freeform original series Cruel Summer created by Bert V. Royal and starring Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Harley Quinn Smith, Froy Gutierrez, Michael Landes, Blake Lee, Allius Barnes and Brooklyn Sudano. Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Nurse Jackie, Dangerous Minds, Crossing Jordan) are composing the show’s original score. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will air Tuesdays on Freeform and will also be available on Hulu the following day. Read the rest of this entry »
57th Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards Winners Announced
Posted: April 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The 57th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing were given out today at a virtual ceremony. Among the scoring winners honored as part of the sound mixing teams were David Boucher for Pixar’s Soul (scored by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste) in the Motion Pictures – Animated category, Lawrence Manchester for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit (scored by Carlos Rafael Rivera) in the Non-Theatrical Motion Picture or Limited Series category, Stewart Lerman for Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (scored by Sam Phillips & Eric Gorfain) in the Television Series – 1 Hour category and Chris Fogel for Disney+’s The Mandalorian (scored by Ludwig Goransson) in the Television Series – 1/2 Hour category. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ‘Godfather of Harlem’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Epix, Godfather of Harlem, Soundtrack, Swizz Beatz
Epic Records has released the first songs from the second season of the Epix original series Godfather of Harlem. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms are Been To War by Swizz Beatz, DMX & French Montana, as well as Prince Hakeem by India Shawn & ADÉ. Also listen to both tracks below. More songs from the new season are expected to come out over the next couple of weeks. The label has previously released multiple digital singles featuring the songs from the show’s first season. Godfather of Harlem is created by Chris Brancato & Paul Eckstein and stars Forest Whitaker, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ilfenesh Hadera, Nigél Thatch, Giancarlo Esposito, Lucy Fry, Rafi Gavron, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Erik LaRay Harvey and Demi Singleton. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste Win Annie Award for ‘Soul’
Posted: April 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste, Kevin Kiner, Soul, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste were honored with their first Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music from Pixar’s Soul. The other contenders in the category were Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna for Onward, Steven Price, Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield & Helen Park for Over the Moon, Mark Mothersbaugh, Alessia Cara, Jon Levine, Colton Fisher for The Willoughbys and Bruno Coulais for Wolfwalkers. Read the rest of this entry »
Celeste, Daniel Pemberton, H.E.R., Leslie Odom, Jr., Laura Pausini, Diane Warren & Molly Sandén to Perform Oscar-Nominated Songs
Posted: April 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the performers of the Oscar-nominated original songs, which will be performed during the lead-in show, Oscars: Into the Spotlight, prior to the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, April 25. Celeste & composer Daniel Pemberton will perform Hear My Voice from Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, H.E.R. will perform Fight for You from Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, Laura Pausini & Diane Warren will perform Io Si (Seen) from Eduardo Ponti’s The Life Ahead, Leslie Odom, Jr. will perform Speak Now from Regina King’s One Night in Miami… and Molly Sandén will perform Húsavík from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Read the rest of this entry »
