Planets In Alignment will release a soundtrack album for the British crime thriller Nemesis. The album features the film’s original score composed by Chris Hurst & Robert Geoffrey Hughes (We Still Steal the Old Way, Tango One). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A limited edition CD version will also be available to order on the same day. Also available now separately as a digital single is the title song from the movie performed by Talia Dean. Listen to the track after the jump. Nemesis is directed by James Crow and stars Billy Murray, Nick Moran, Frank Harper, Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Julian Glover and Bruce Payne. The Shogun Films production centers on an underworld kingpin whose return to London triggers a violent series of events as his murky past catches up with him. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nemesis’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Hurst, James Crow, Nemesis, Robert Geoffrey Hughes, score, Soundtrack, Talia Dean
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 21, 2021)
Posted: March 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Week Away, Amazon, Andrea Boccadoro, Bad Trip, Benjamin Carson Backus, Danny Bensi, Dino Meneghin, Disney Plus, DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Genius: Aretha, HBO, HBO Max, Invincible, John Debney, John Paesano, Joseph Shirley, Keith Kenniff, Ludwig Göransson, Marcelo Zarvos, National Geographic, Netflix, Paul Haslinger, Raphael Saadiq, Saunder Jurriaans, Shudder, Terence Blanchard, The Day Sports Stood Still, The Irregulars, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, The Runaway Bunny, Tina, Violation
Premiering today is the the National Geographic event series Genius: Aretha created by Suzan-Lori Parks and starring Cynthia Erivo, Courtney B. Vance, Malcolm Barrett, Pauletta Washington, David Cross, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Steven Norfleet. The show’s original score is composed by Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, Da 5 Bloods, Malcolm X). Raphael Saadiq (Lovecraft County, Insecure) serves as the project’s executive music producer and Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe have provided a new version of their Emmy Award-nominated main titles theme. Rhino Atlantic has released a first song from the drama last week. Click here for more details and check back on this page for more information about a full soundtrack release.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 24 is the HBO Sports documentary The Day Sports Stood Still directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Brian Grazer & Justin Wilkes about the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, Enough Said, The Affair, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, The Loudest Voice) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which will premiere on Wednesday on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max the following day. Read the rest of this entry »
Keefus Ciancia Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Made for Love’
Posted: March 21, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO Max, Keefus Ciancia, Made for Love
Keefus Ciancia (Killing Eve, London Spy, The Fall, Nashville, Diana, The Motel Life) is scoring the new HBO Max original series Made for Love. The show is based on the novel of the same title by Alissa Nutting and stars Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, Dan Bakkedahl, Augusto Aguilera, Noma Dumezweni and Ray Romano. The comedy follows a thirty-something woman on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage who discovers that her husband has implanted a monitoring device in her brain, allowing him to track and watch her as she tries to regain her independence. Read the rest of this entry »
Linda Perry’s Original Song ‘The Letter’ from Hulu’s ‘Kid 90’ Released
Posted: March 20, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hulu, Kid 90, Linda Perry, Soleil Moon Frye
Linda Perry has released the original song The Letter from the Hulu documentary Kid 90. The track is written and performed by the singer/songwriter/composer (best known as a member of the former rock band 4 Non Blondes) who also scored the film. The song is now available as a digital single on Amazon and any other major/digital music service. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Kid 90 is directed by Soleil Moon Frye and centers on a group young Hollywood stars (including David Arquette, Brian Austin Green and Mark-Paul Gosselaar) growing up in the 1990. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 19, 2021)
Posted: March 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Chris Hajian, City of Lies, Happily, Jon Natchez, Joseph Trapanese, Last Call, Rose Plays Julie, Stephen McKeon, The Courier, Wojnarowicz
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the spy thriller The Courier directed byDominic Cooke and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley and Merab Ninidze. The film’s original music is composed by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, Penny Dreadful, Nocturnal Animals, The Nun, W.E., Romeo and Juliet).. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Roadside Attractions release.
Opening semi-wide in around 550 theaters is the crime thriller City of Lies directed by Brad Furman and starring Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Rockmond Dunbar, Shea Whigham, Xander Berkeley, Neil Brown Jr., Wynn Everett, Louis Herthum, Toby Huss and Shamier Anderson. Chris Hajian (The Infiltrator, The Take, Woody Woodpecker, Critical Thinking) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Saban Films and will also be available on VOD on April 9. Read the rest of this entry »
English Version of Emile Mosseri’s ‘Rain Song’ from ‘Minari’ Released
Posted: March 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Emile Mosseri, Lee Isaac Chung, Minari, Yeri Han
Milan Records has released a new English language version of the Oscar-shortlisted original song Rain Song (written by Emile Mosseri) from Lee Isaac Chung’s Academy Award-nominated drama Minari. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream download/the track, which is now available as a digital single, which also features the original Korean version (with lyrics by Stefanie Hong and vocals by Yeri Han). Also listen to the full track after the jump. Mosseri recently received his first Academy Award nomination for his score for the movie starring Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Yuh-Jung Youn and Alan Kim. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wojnarowicz’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 3 Teens Kill 4, Chris McKim, Soundtrack, Wojnarowicz
World of Wonder Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Wojnarowicz. The album includes the music from the film by the New York band 3 Teens Kill 4, which featured the movie’s subject David Wojnarowicz as a member. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Wojnarowicz is directed by Chris McKim and centers on the New York painter/photographer/musician/writer who emerged in the 1980s as an internationally known firebrand. The movie focuses on the fiercely political, unapologetically queer artist who was especially critical of mainstream indifference to AIDS, the epidemic that would take his life at age 37. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bad Trip’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bad Trip, Joseph Shirley, Kitao Sakurai, Ludwig Göransson, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Bad Trip. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Shirley (The Open House) and Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Tenet, Creed, Venom, Community). The soundtrack will be released next Friday, March 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Two tracks (Bad Trip Suite & I Saw a Girl Today feat. vocals by Eric André) are already available to stream/download now. Bad Trip is directed by Kitao Sakurai and stars Eric André, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish and Michaela Conlin. The movie follows two best friends bonding on a wild road trip to New York as they pull real people into their raunchy, raucous antics. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Along Came a Spider’ & ‘The Serpent and the Rainbow’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Posted: March 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Along Came a Spider, Brad Fiedel, Jerry Goldsmith, Lee Tamahori, score, Soundtrack, The Serpent and the Rainbow
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD club series, including a new deluxe edition soundtrack for the 2001 thriller Along Came a Spider directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Penelope Ann Miller and Michael Moriarty. The album features the complete original score from the film composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, Chinatown, The Omen, Planet of the Apes, L.A. Confidential, Patton), including almost 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as bonus track of outtakes. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to order the CD, which is limited to 1,500 copies and to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Unforgotten’ Seasons 3 & 4 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Michael Price, PBS, score, Soundtrack, Unforgotten
Lakeshore Records has released a new soundtrack album for the ITV crime drama Unforgotten. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third and fourth season composed by Emmy Award winner Michael Price (Sherlock, Eternal Beauty, Dracula, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Horrid Henry: The Movie, Wild Target, Just Jim). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Silva Screen Records has previously released two soundtracks featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 & Season 2. Unforgotten is created by Chris Lang and stars Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Peter Egan, Jordan Long, Pippa Nixon, Lewis Reeves and Carolina Main. Read the rest of this entry »
