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 »
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
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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 »
‘Juda’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ariel Blumenthal, Hulu, Juda, score, Soundtrack
Zloty Music has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli vampire series Juda. The album features selections of the original score and songs from the show’s first two seasons composed by Ariel Blumenthal (Sky Raiders, Funeral Day), as well as additional tracks by Moana A, Kajmir Royale and Daniel Jakubovic. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Juda is created by Tzion Baruch who also stars in the United Studios production, which revolves around a low-life gambler hustling a living in the murky depths of the criminal underworld. Read the rest of this entry »
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba Scoring Netflix’s ‘Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal’
Posted: March 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Chris Smith, Leopold Ross, Netflix, Nick Chuba, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Gone Girl, Mank), Leopold Ross (Triple 9, The Defiant Ones, Dispatches from Elsewhere) & Nick Chuba have composed the original score for the new Netflix original documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal. The film is directed by Chris Smith (Fyre, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, Tiger King), written by Jon Karmen and examines the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged. The movie uses innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer (portrayed by Matthew Modine) and his clients. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 12, 2021)
Posted: March 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Paultre, Come True, Cosmic Sin, Dutch, Electric Youth, Greg Pliska, Insight, Joel Douek, Lauren Culjak, Long Weekend, Pilotpriest, Scott Glasgow, Sid De La Cruz, Trust
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the romantic dramedy Long Weekend written and directed by Steve Basilone and starring Finn Wittrock, Zoë Chao, Jim Rash, Casey Wilson and Damon Wayans, Jr. The film’s original music is composed by Lauren Culjak (Love, Victor). Madison Gate Records has 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 Stage 6 Films release.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the sci-fi horror thriller Come True co-written and directed by Anthony Scot Burns and starring Landon Liboiron, Skylar Radzion, Carlee Ryski, Julia Sarah Stone, Christopher Heatherington, Tedra Rogers,Tiffany Helm and Orin McCusker. Electric Youth and Burns (as Pilotpriest) have composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the IFC Films release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘White Fang’ & ‘Return to Oz’ Digital Soundtracks Released
Posted: March 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basil Poledouris, Davis Shire, Hans Zimmer, Return to Oz, score, Soundtrack, White Fang
Walt Disney Records has released the digital versions of the soundtracks for the studios’ 1991 drama White Fang directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer & Seymour Cassel and the 1985 fantasy adventure Return to Oz directed by Walter Murch and starring Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie & Fairuza Balk. Click here to stream/download the White Fang score composed by Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barbarian, Starship Troopers, Robocop) & Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Gladiator) and click here for the Return to Oz score composed and conducted by David Shire (The Conversation, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Both the White Fang and Return to Oz scores have previously been released as limited CD editions by Intrada Records. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dutch’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dutch, Preston A. Whitmore II, Soundtrack
Imani Records has released a soundtrack album for the crime drama Dutch. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Macy Gray, Manny World, Wheezy Outta Here, DaniLeigh, Eric Bellinger, B. Rae, Freeway and others. The soundtrack, which is executive produced by Wheezy Beatz and Manny Halley, is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Dutch is directed by Preston A. Whitmore II and stars Lance Gross, Jeremy Meeks, Macy Gray, Natasha Marc, Gunna, Tyrin Turner, Markice Moore, Melissa Williams and Michael Blackson. The movie revolves around an ambitious New Jersey drug dealer who makes moves on the street while facing a high-profile court case. Read the rest of this entry »
Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Chain of Fools’ Cover from ‘Genius: Aretha’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cynthia Erivo, Genius, Genius: Aretha, National Geographic
Rhino Atlantic has released the first track from the soundtrack for the National Geographic event series Genius: Aretha. Available to stream/download now is Cynthia Erivo’s cover of Aretha Franklin’s Chain of Fools (originally written by Don Covay). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to listen to the track and also check out the full song after the jump. Also check back on this page for more information about the soundtrack for the drama, which is scored by Terence Blanchard and will feature a new version of the Emmy Award-nominated theme by Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe. Genius: Aretha starring Erivo in the title role and Courtney B. Vance as her father, C.L. Franklin, explores Aretha Franklin’s musical genius and incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Wingard, Godzilla vs. Kong, Junkie XL, score, Soundtrack, Tom Holkenborg
The full details of the soundtrack album for the monster movie Godzilla vs. Kong have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel, Sonic the Hedgehog). The soundtrack will be released on March 26, 2021 by WaterTower Music and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version is available to order on Amazon. As previously reported, the first two tracks are already available to stream/download now. Godzilla vs. Kong is directed by Adam Wingard and stars Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Shun Oguri, Brian Tyree Henry, Eiza González, Kyle Chandler, Julian Dennison and Demian Bichir. The Legendary Pictures production follows the two mythic adversaries as they meet in a battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Violent Heart’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Swihart, Kerem Sanga, score, Soundtrack, The Violent Heart
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller The Violent Heart. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, How I Met Your Mother, Table 19, Switched at Birth, Youth in Revolt).The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Violent Heart is written and directed by Kerem Sanga and stars Jovan Adepo, Grace Van Patten, Mary J. Bilge, Lukas Haas, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Jahi Di’Allo Winston and Cress Williams. The movie follows a 24-year-old who – fifteen years after the murder of his older sister – finds himself falling for an outgoing high school senior. Read the rest of this entry »
