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 »
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
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‘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 »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 16, 2021)
Posted: April 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aldo Shllaku, Alexis Grapsas, Andrew Lockington, Beast Beast, Benji Merrison, Clint Mansell, Danny Madden, David C. Williams, In the Earth, Michael White, Monday, Night of the Sicario, Robert Allaire, SAS: Red Notice, Trigger Point, Vanquish
Opening in select theaters today is the horror movie In the Earth written and directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith, Ellora Torchia and Hayley Squires. The film’s original music is composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Noah, Rebecca, Moon, Titans, Doom Patrol). Lakeshore Records & Invada Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Neon.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the drama Monday co-written and directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and starring Sebastian Stan, Denise Gough, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos and Dominique Tipper. Alexis Grapsas (Trigonometry, Big Shot, Teacher) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score next Friday, April 23. Check back on this page for the full album details. The movie, which tells the story of two Americans in their mid-thirties living in Athens who meet in the heat of summer one whirlwind weekend, is being distributed by IFC Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kid 90’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Kid 90, Linda Perry, score, Soleil Moon Frye, Soundtrack
Linda Perry (of of the former rock band 4 Non Blondes) (Citizen Penn, Punky Brewster) has released a soundtrack album for the Hulu documentary Kid 90. The album features the singer/songwriter’s original score and several original songs (including The Letter, which has previously been released as a digital single) from the film. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the album and to check out audio samples. Kid 90 is directed by Soleil Moon Frye who – as a teenager in the 90s – carried a video camera everywhere she went documenting her group of friends (including David Arquette, Brian Austin Green and Mark-Paul Gosselaar) as they grew up in Hollywood and New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
