Sigur Rós lead singer Jónsi (Without Remorse, We Bought a Zoo) and Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Nickel Boys, Holland, Honey Boy, Together, Together, Causeway, Dawson City: Frozen Time) are reuniting to score the upcoming comedy drama Rental Family. The film is directed by Hikari (37 Seconds, Beef) and stars Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman and Akira Emoto. The movie follows a lonely, down and out American actor living in Tokyo who starts working for a Japanese “rental family” company to play various stand-in roles in other people’s lives. Read the rest of this entry »
Jónsi & Alex Somers Scoring Hikari’s ‘Rental Family’
Posted: July 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Somers, Hikari, Jónsi, Rental Family
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BJ The Chicago Kid’s Original Song ‘Make It Hot’ from Tim Story’s ‘The Pickup’ Released
Posted: July 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BJ The Chicago Kid, Eryn Allen Kane, The Pickup, Tim Story
Sony Masterworks has released the lead single from the soundtrack for the upcoming Prime Video original movie The Pickup. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the original song Make It Hot produced by Jarius “JMO” Mozee and written and performed by BJ The Chicago Kid feat. Eryn Allen Kane. Also listen the track after the jump and check back on this page for updates on the release of more music from the film. The Pickup is directed by Tim Story and stars Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer, Eva Longoria, Jack Kesy, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Andrew Dice Clay, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i and Marshawn Lynch. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Singing in My Sleep’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Louis Weeks, Nick Wilson, score, Singing in My Sleep, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the musical drama Singing in My Sleep. The album features the original songs from the film written by Melanie Fontana & Lindgren and performed by lead actors Jessica Belkin & Gavin Leatherwood, as well as six tracks of the movie’s original score composed by Louis Weeks. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the first two songs and first score track below. Singing in My Sleep is written and directed by Nick Wilson and also stars Malin Akerman. The movie revolves around a gifted teen songwriter who must confront her late father’s absence as the 20th anniversary of his landmark album nears and decide if she’s ready to step out of his shadow and into a spotlight of her own. Read the rest of this entry »
Misty Miller’s Original Songs from Netflix’s ‘Too Much’ Released
Posted: July 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Lena Dunham, Misty Miller, Netflix, Soundtrack, Too Much
Back Lot Music has released a digital single featuring two original songs from the new Netflix original series Too Much: Green Girl & Praying written and performed by Misty Miller. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to both tracks below. Too Much is created by Lena Dunham & Luis Felber (who also serves as the project’s executive music producer and co-scored the show) and stars Megan Stalter, Will Sharpe, Richard E. Grant, Michael Zegan, Janicza Bravo, Adele Exarchopoulos, Daisy Bevan, Rita Wilson, Andrew Rannells, Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Rhea Perlman, Emily Ratajkowski, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Stephen Fry. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Take Me Away’ Cover from ‘Freakier Friday’ Released
Posted: July 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Christina Vidal, Freakier Friday, Nisha Ganatra
Hollywood Records has released a new version of Christina Vidal‘s song Take Me Away from Freakier Friday. The track (originally written by Andrew Klippel, Barry Palmer, Micaela Slayford, Belinda Reid, Jessica Bennet & Jaclyn Pearson for 2003’s Freaky Friday movie) is produced by Suzy Shinn, performed by the fictional band Pink Slip & Vidal and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Freakier Friday is directed by Nisha Ganatra and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Manny Jacinto, Sophia Hammons, Rosalind Chao, Vanessa Bayer, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Chad Michael Murray and Mark Harmon. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Paris – Hollywood’ Album Announced
Posted: July 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat
Warner Classics will release Paris – Hollywood, a new concert album featuring music composed by Alexandre Desplat. The record features new arrangements of fifteen scores written by the Academy Award-winning composer, performed by the Orchestre de Paris and conducted by Desplat himself. Titles include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Godzilla, The Imitation Game, Little Women, The Queen, Argo, Syriana, among other films. Paris – Hollywood will be released digitally and as a 2-CD set on September 19. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. A first track (The King’s Speech) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tornado’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jed Kurzel, John Maclean, score, Soundtrack, Tornado
Invada Records has released British period drama Tornado. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, Monkey Man, The Babadook, The Snowtown Murders, The Mustang, Echo Valley, Overlord, Assassin’s Creed, The Pope’s Exorcist). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Tornado is written and directed by John Maclean and stars Kōki, Jack Lowden, Tim Roth and Takehiro Hira. The movie follows a young Japanese woman who vows to seek vengeance after her father’s puppet Samurai show is ambushed by a notorious gang and forges her own destiny by stealing the gang’s ill-gotten gold. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘GOODLIFE’ from ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Released
Posted: July 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Dreamworks Animation, Pierre Perifel, Rag'n'Bone Man, The Bad Guys, The Bad Guys 2, WizTheMc
Back Lot Music has released the original song GOODLIFE from DreamWorks Animation’s sequel The Bad Guys 2. The track written (with Gary Go & WizTheMc) and produced by the film’s composer Daniel Pemberton and performed by Rag’n’Bone Man feat. WizTheMc is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric music video after the jump. The Bad Guys 2 is directed by Pierre Perifel and features the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, Danielle Brooks, Maria Bakalova, Natasha Lyonne, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Richard Ayoade and Alex Borstein. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Foundation’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Bear McCreary, Foundation, score, Soundtrack, Sparks & Shadows
Sparks & Shadows has released new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Foundation. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) who has provided the themes and his Sparks & Shadows team. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released an album featuring the composers’ score from Season 2 in 2023, while Lakeshore Records has released the soundtrack for Season 1 back in 2021. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Madea’s Destination Wedding’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jongnic Bontemps, Madea's Destination Wedding, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Perry
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Madea’s Destination Wedding. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 4400, My Name Is Pauli Murray, Redfall, United Skates, World’s Best, Wedding Season). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. Madea’s Destination Wedding is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Perry himself in the title role, alongside Cassi Davis Patton, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Taja V. Simpson, Diamond White, Jermaine Harris, Xavier Smalls, Walnette Santiago and Brandon Sutton. The comedy follows Madea as she packs her best floral dresses and a whole lot of chaos when the Simmons family heads to the Bahamas for the whirlwind wedding of her grandniece. Read the rest of this entry »
