Neil Davidge (Unleashed, Push, Halo 4, Monsters: Dark Continent, Britannia, Hard Sun, Good People) has composed the original music for National Geographic’s upcoming short-form visual series Earth Moods. The show is produced and edited by Ryan Fouss and takes viewers on the ultimate retreat – transporting them to a vast array of colorful and calming corners of the world. Over five episodes, viewers travel to blue glaciers, arid deserts, lush rainforests and pulsating metropolises to escape from the cacophony of everyday life. Read the rest of this entry »
Neil Davidge Scoring National Geographic’s ‘Earth Moods’
Posted: March 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Earth Moods, National Geographic, Neil Davidge
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‘Ku’damm 63’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Karim Sebastian Elias, Ku'damm 63, score, Soundtrack
Bavaria Sonor Records will release a soundtrack album for the German mini-series Ku’damm 63. The album features the show’s original music composed by Karim Sebastian Elias (Treasure Island, Saudi Runaway, Of Fathers and Sons, Siegfried) and performed by the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester . The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Friday, March 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Ku’damm 63 created by Annette Hess is the followup to 2016’s Ku’damm 56 and 2018’s Ku’damm 59 and tells the story of Germany’s halting evolution toward larger justice and liberty told through the loves, hard-won freedoms and suffering of three sisters. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring Antoine Fuqua’s HBO Documentary ‘The Day Sports Stood Still’
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antoine Fuqua, HBO, Marcelo Zarvos, The Day Sports Stood Still
Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Affair, Wonder, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said, The Loudest Voice) has recently scored the new HBO Sports documentary The Day Sports Stood Still. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer) and tells the story of the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. The movie chronicles the abrupt stoppage, athletes’ prominent role in the cultural reckoning on racial injustices that escalated during the pandemic, and the complex return to competition in the summer and fall. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hi, Mom’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fei Peng, Hi Mom, Jia Ling, score, Soundtrack
Ruyi Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese comedy Hi, Mom. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fei Peng (Bleeding Steel, Lost in Hong Kong, Lost in Russia, Hello Mr. Billionaire). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music stores), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Hi, Mom is co-written and directed by Jia Ling and stars Jia Ling, Shen Teng, Chen He and Zhang Xiaofei. The movie centers on a woman who travels back in time to befriend her own mother in an attempt to make her life better. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Willis Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Schmigadoon!’
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Christopher Willis, Cinco Paul, Schmigadoon!
Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep, The Lion Guard) is composing the underscore for the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Schmigadoon! The musical comedy is co-created by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets) and stars Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Dove Cameron, Aaron Tveit, Ariana DeBose, Jaime Camil, Fred Armisen, Jane Krakowski and Ann Harada. The show follows a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover a magical town in which everyone is living in a studio musical from the 1940s. Read the rest of this entry »
93rd Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
‘400 Bullets’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 400 Bullets, Max Sweiry, score, Soundtrack, Tom Paton
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller 400 Bullets. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Sweiry (Black Ops, Black Site, G-LOC, Dark Beacon). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. 400 Bullets is written and directed by Tom Paton and stars Jean-Paul Ly, Andrew Lee Potts, James Warren, Adele Oni and Steven Blades .The movie follows a Ghurka Soldier left to guard a British military outpost in Afghanistan, when a Captain arrives looking for refuge from a group of Rogue Special Ops and a cell of heavily armed Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Victoria Justice’s ‘Everybody’s Breakin’ Up’ Cover from ‘Trust’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian DeCubellis, Trust, Victoria Justice
PUSH HCV has released the cover version of Billy Paul’s Everybody’s Breakin’ Up from the romantic drama Trust. The track is performed by the film’s lead actress Victoria Justice and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Check out the official music video after the jump. Trust is co-written and directed by Brian DeCubellis and also stars Matthew Daddario, Katherine McNamara, Ronny Chieng, Lucien Laviscount and Lindsey Broad. The movie follows a New York gallery owner and her husband who each face exceptional temptations, with most unexpected results. Read the rest of this entry »
Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Grammy Award for ‘Joker’ Score
Posted: March 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billie Eilish, Finneas, Grammy Awards, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, No Time to Die
Hildur Guðnadóttir has won her second Grammy Award for her score for Todd Phillips’ Joker in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. She previously received an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her work on the film. The composer was honored with her first Grammy last year for her music for HBO’s Chernobyl in the same category. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Billie Eilish & Finneas won the award for the title song for the James Bond movie No Time to Die. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category, Jojo Rabbit was the winner. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 14, 2021)
Posted: March 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Atticus Ross, Bloodlands, Country Comfort, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Henry Jackman, Justice League, Leopold Ross, Netflix, Nick Chuba, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, Ruth Barrett, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Tim Lauer, Tom Holkenborg
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, March 15, is the British mini-series Bloodlands created by Chris Brandon, directed by Pete Travis and starring James Nesbitt, Lisa Dwan, Charlene McKenna, Lorcan Cranitch, Ian McElhinney, Lola Petticrew and Chris Walley. The show’s original music is composed by Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Collateral, Victoria, Harry Brown, Sanditon). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 4-part thriller, which premiered last month in the UK on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on Acorn TV.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 17, is the Netflix documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal directed by Chris Smith and written by Jon Karmen about Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal. Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Watchmen, Mank), Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Dispatches from Elsewhere) & Nick Chuba have composed the film’s original score. Click here to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
