Edizioni Curci has released a soundtrack album for the Italian western My Body Will Bury You (Il mio corpo vi seppellira). The album features the film’s original music composed by Francesco Cerasi (The Dinner, Golden Men, Cosimo and Nicole, Dreamfools). Visit Amazon or any other major digital store to stream/download the album, check out the track list and listen to audio samples. My Body Will Bury You is directed by Giovanni La Parola and stars Miriam Dalmazio, Antonia Truppo, Margareth Madè, Giovanni Calcagno, Rita Abela and Guido Caprino. The movie is set in 1860 as Garibaldi’s troops are invading Sicily and follows four female bandits nicknamed the “Drudes” as they are looking for their own personal revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Body Will Bury You’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francesco Cerasi, Giovanni La Parola, Il mio corpo vi seppellira, My Body Will Bury You, score, Soundtrack
Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci to Compose Music for Netflix Animated Film ‘Steps’
Posted: March 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alyce Tzue, Kate Micucci, Netflix, Riki Lindhome, Steps
Netflix announced today that Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci are writing original music for the upcoming animated comedy Steps. The film is directed by Alyce Tzue and tells the story of two stepsisters who are overlooked for marriage by the Prince and embark on an epic journey, realizing that their own perfect fairytales might be different from what they originally thought. Lindhome is also writing the screenplay based on a story by herself and Micucci. Amy Poehler & Kim Lessing (Moxie) are producing the project for Paper Kite Productions, alongside Jane Hartwell (The Croods, UglyDolls). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Backstabbing for Beginners’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Backstabbing for Beginners, Per Fly, score, Soundtrack, Todor Kobakov
Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album for the political thriller Backstabbing for Beginners. The album features the film’s original score composed by Todor Kobakov (The Samaritan, Tricksters, Cardinal, Born to Be Blue, Sweetness in the Belly, Most Dangerous Game). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Backstabbing for Beginners is co-written and directed by Per Fly and stars Theo James, Ben Kingsley and Jacqueline Bisset. The movie is based on a true story and follows an idealistic young employee working at the UN as he investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may even involve his own boss. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Scoring Alexandre Aja’s ‘Oxygen’
Posted: March 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Aja, Netflix, Oxygen, Rob, Robin Coudert
Composer Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Revenge, Gretel & Hansel, Troy: Fall of a City, Planetarium, Amityville: The Awakening) is reuniting with director Alexandre Aja on the upcoming Netflix original film Oxygen. The survival thriller starring Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric and Malik Zidi tells the story of a young woman who wakes up in a cryogenic pod, not remembering who she is or how she ended up there, and must rebuild her memory to find a way out of her nightmare. Christie LeBlanc wrote the Black List-honored screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Libertad’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bandoleros, Libertad, Mario de Benito, score, Soundtrack
Movistar Sound has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish limited series Libertad. The album features the show’s original music composed by Mario de Benito (No Rest for the Wicked, Box 507). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Libertad is created by Miguel Barros & Michel Gaztambide, directed by Enrique Urbizu and stars Bebe, Isak Férriz, Xabier Deive, Jorge Suquet, Sofía Oria, Jason Fernández, Pedro Casablanc and Luis Callejo. The historical adventure is set in early 19th century Spain, in the wake of the French Revolution, and tracks the struggle of La Llanera in her search for freedom. Read the rest of this entry »
Max Aruj Scoring Jonathan Hensleigh’s ‘The Ice Road’
Posted: March 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonathan Hensleigh, Max Aruj, Netflix, The Ice Road
Max Aruj (Crawl, iBoy, Me You Madness, The Abandoned) has composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller The Ice Road. The film is written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh (The Punisher, Kill the Irishman) and stars Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne, Ray McKinnon, Marcus Thomas, Benjamin Walker and Amber Midthunder. The movie tells the story of a rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save trapped miners in a collapsed diamond mine in the far northern regions of Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 28, 2021)
Posted: March 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Concrete Cowboy, HBO Max, Hulu, Jeremy Turner, Keefus Ciancia, Kevin Matley, Made for Love, Netflix, WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn
Premiering on Thursday, April 1, is the HBO Max original series Made for Love based on Alissa Nutting’s novel of the same name and starring Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, Dan Bakkedahl, Noma Dumezweni, Augusto Aguilera and Ray Romano. The show’s original music is composed by Keefus Ciancia (Killing Eve, London Spy, As Above, So Below, The Fall, Nashville, Strangerland, Diana, The Motel Life). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
Premiering in the U.S. on Friday, April 2, is the British limited series The Serpent developed by Tom Shankland & Richard Warlow and starring Tahar Ramin, Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle, Ellie Bamber, Mathilde Warnier, Alice Englert, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Gregoire Isvarine and Fabien Franke. Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, Ripper Street, The Widow, Primeval, Requiem) has composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this year when the drama premiered in the UK. Click here for the full album details an for more information about the 8-parter, which will debut in the U.S. on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexei Aigui Scoring HBO’s ‘Exterminate All the Brutes’
Posted: March 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexei Aigui, Exterminate All the Brutes, HBO, HBO Max, Raoul Peck
Alexei Aigui (The Truth, Locust, Test) has recently scored the new HBO hybrid docu-series Exterminate All the Brutes. The show is written and directed by Raoul Peck (Sometimes in April) and follows the filmmaker as he deconstructs the making and masking of history, focusing on the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism – from America to Africa and its impact on society today. The 4-parter reframes and revisits the meaning of the Native American genocide and American slavery and their fundamental implications for our present. Josh Hartnett plays the lead role in the scripted portions of the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Six Minutes to Midnight’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Goddard, Marc Streitenfeld, score, Six Minutes to Midnight, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the British period thriller Six Minutes to Midnight. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood, Prometheus, The Grey, American Gangster, Raised by Wolves, Body of Lies). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other digital music stores. Six Minutes to Midnight is directed by Andy Goddard and stars Eddie Izzard, Judi Dench, James D’Arcy, Carla Juri, Jim Broadbent and Celyn Jones. The movie is set in 1939 and follows a teacher who is assigned to a finishing school on the south coast of England and becomes alarmed that the students include the daughters of high-ranking Nazis. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 26, 2021)
Posted: March 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arnau Bataller, David Buckley, Laura Karpman, Marc Streitenfeld, Nobody, Rael Jones, Senior Moment, Shoplifters of the World, Six Minutes to Midnight, The Toll, The Vault, Torin Borrowdale
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the action thriller Nobody directed by Ilya Naishuller and starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Aleksey Serebryakov and Christopher Lloyd. The film’s original music is composed by David Buckley (Angel Has Fallen, Jason Bourne, The Good Wife, Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Nice Guys, Unhinged). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the British period thriller Six Minutes to Midnight directed by Andy Goddard and starring Eddie Izzard, Judi Dench, Carla Juri, James D’Arcy, Jim Broadbent and Celyn Jones. Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, Robin Hood, American Gangster, The Grey, Body of Lies) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which was released in several foreign markets over the last couple of months and is being distributed in the U.S. by IFC Films.
