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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 12, 2021)

Posted: September 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: Acorn TV, American Rust, Chicago Party Aunt, Edmund Butt, Evgueni Galperine, Finding Alice, FX on Hulu, HBO, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Herdís Stefánsdóttir, Hulu, Laurent Perez Del Mar, Marty Beller, Michael Abels, Michael Kramer, My Son, Nathan Whitehead, Netflix, Nightbooks, Peacock, Sacha Galperine, Scenes from a Marriage, Showtime, Y: The Last Man

Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Scenes from a Marriage written and directed by Hagai Levi and starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac. The show’s original music is composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Undoing, Radioactive, The Family, Nine Lives, Loveless, Gagarine, Wizard of Lies) a. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 5-part drama, which is premiering today on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Also premiering today is the Showtime original series American Rust created by Dan Futterman based on the novel of the same title by Philipp Meyer and starring Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, Bill Camp, Alex Neustaedter, David Alvarez, Julia Mayorga, Mark Pellegrino and Rob Yang. Marty Beller (In Treatment, Korengal, Gracepoint, Another Gay Movie, Gypsy 83) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Delicious’ (‘Délicieux’) Soundtrack Released

Posted: September 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Christophe Julien, Délicieux, Delicious, Éric Besnard, score, Soundtrack

Nord-Ouest Films has released a soundtrack album for the French historical comedy Delicious (Délicieux). The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Julien (Nothing to Hide, See You Up There, Bye Bye Morons, 9-Month Stretch). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to check out the full track list and to listen to audio samples. Delicious is co-written and directed by Éric Besnard and stars Grégory Gadebois, Isabelle Carré, Benjamin Lavernhe and Guillaume de Tonquédec. The movie follows a gifted chef and his unlikely protégé who must find the resolve to free themselves from servitude. Read the rest of this entry »

Nathan Whitehead Scoring Netflix’s ‘Chicago Party Aunt’

Posted: September 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
Tags: Chicago Party Aunt, Nathan Whitehead, Netflix

Nathan Whitehead (The Purge, Keanu, Days Gone, The Veil, Stephanie, The Remaining) has composed the original score for the new Netflix animated series Chicago Party Aunt. The show is created by Chris Witaske, Jon Barinholtz & Katie Rich and features the voice talent of Lauren Ash, Rory O’Malley, RuPaul Charles, Jill Talley, Ike Barinholtz, Matthew Craig, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Hagerty, as well as Witaske, Jon Barinholtz & Rich themselves. The animated comedy follows the title character, an idolized troublemaker with a talent for avoiding adulthood — and a soft spot for her soul-searching nephew. Read the rest of this entry »

ASTU’s Song ‘Hold the Line’ from Pixar SparkShorts’ ‘Twenty Something’ Released

Posted: September 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: ASTU, Disney Plus, Pixar, Sparkshorts, Twenty Something

Walt Disney Records has released the original song Hold the Line from Pixar Animation Studios’ SparkShorts title Twenty Something. The track, which is featured in the short’s end credits sequence, is written and performed by singer/songwriter ASTU and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Also listen to the full song below. Twenty Something is directed by Aphton Corbin, produced by Erik Langley and follows a young woman as he deals with “adulting” on the night of her 21st birthday. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 10, 2021)

Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Anne Dudley, Dan Gillespie Sells, Daniel Hart, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Fauci, Giancarlo Vulcano, Joseph Bishara, Kathryn Kluge, Kim Allen Kluge, Kyle McCuiston, Malignant, Queenpins, Robert Levon Been, Show Me the Father, Siddhartha Khosla, Small Engine Repair, The Card Counter

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Malignant directed by James Wan and starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michole Briana White, Jake Abel and Ingrid Bisu. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (Insidious, Annabelle, The Conjuring, The Curse of La Llorona, The Unholy). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release, which is also premiering today on HBO Max.

Also opening wide is the faith-based documentary Show Me The Father directed by Rick Altizer and produced by Alex, Stephen & Shannon Kendrick (known as the Kendrick Brothers). Kyle McCuiston (Like Arrows, Snitches, Less Than 30) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score was released earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures’ AFFIRM Films. Read the rest of this entry »

Germaine Franco Scoring Disney’s ‘Encanto’

Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Byron Howard, Encanto, Germaine Franco, Jared Bush

Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, Dope Little) has recently been recording her score for the upcoming animated feature Encanto. The film is directed by Byron Howard (Tangled, Bolt) & Jared Bush (Zootopia) and features the voices of Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Angie Cepeda, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan. The movie tells the story of the Madrigals family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a wondrous place called an Encanto and follows an ordinary 15-year-old who’s struggling to find her place in her family. Lin-Manuel Miranda has composed the original songs for the Walt Disney Animation Studios production. Read the rest of this entry »

Amandla Stenberg’s Original Song ‘The Anonymous Ones’ from ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Released

Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Amandla Stenberg, Benj Pasek, Dear Evan Hansen, Justin Paul, Stephen Chbosky, SZA

Interscope Records & Universal Studios have released the original song The Anonymous Ones from the film adaptation of the stage musical Dear Evan Hansen. The song performed by Amandla Stenberg who also co-wrote the track with songwriters Benj Pasek & Justin Paul is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also being released today is SZA‘s version of the song (click here to stream/download). Listen to both full tracks after the jump. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album will be released digitally and physically on September 24 (visit Amazon to pre-order) and several other songs are already available now. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Copshop’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Clinton Shorter, Copshop, Joe Carnahan, score, Soundtrack

Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Copshop. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, The Expanse, Contraband, 2 Guns, Pompeii, Boss Level). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Copshop is directed by Joe Carnahan and stars Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, Alexis Louder and Toby Huss. The movie follows a wily con artist on the run from a lethal hitman who devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station, but when the assassin turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs. Read the rest of this entry »

Jonathan Goldsmith Scoring Michael McGowan’s ‘All My Puny Sorrows’

Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: All My Puny Sorrows, Jonathan Goldsmith, Michael McGowan, The Middle Man

Jonathan Goldsmith (Away from Her, Take This Waltz, Casino Jack, Burn Your Maps, Dreamland, Stories We Tell) has composed the original music for the new drama All My Puny Sorrows. The film is written and directed by Michael McGowan (Still Mine, Saint Ralph) and stars Alison Pill, Sarah Gadon, Mare Winningham, Amybeth McNulty and Donal Logue. The movie is based on Miriam Toews’ novel of the same title and revolves around two sisters: a writer who’s tormented by self-doubt and is going through a tough divorce and her a well-known concert pianist whose struggle with depression threaten to consume her. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Show Me The Father’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Kyle McCuiston, Rick Altizer, score, Show Me the Father, Soundtrack

Kyle McCuiston (Like Arrows, Snitches) has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based documentary Show Me The Father. The album features the composer’s original score from the movie and is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Show Me The Father is directed by Rick Altizer and produced by the Kendrick Brothers (War Room, Overcomer, Courageous) features personal interviews from former NFL players Sherman Smith, Deland McCullough & Eddie George, author and pastor Dr. Tony Evans, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly, among others. Read the rest of this entry »