Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original anime series Pacific Rim: The Black. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Brandon Campbell (Slender Man, The Letter for the King, The Thinning, Amazing Stories) who previously served as a score coordinator on Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim feature for composer Ramin Djawadi. The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Friday, March 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (The Black) is already available now and can be checked out after the jump. Pacific Rim: The Black is created by Greg Johnson & Craig Kyle and features the voices of Gideon Adlon, Calum Worthy and Erica Lindbeck. The show inspired by the 2013/2018 features centers on two siblings who pilot a Jaeger to search for their parents after Kaiju ravage Australia and encounter new creatures, seedy characters and chance allies. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Pacific Rim: The Black’ to Be Released
Posted: March 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brandon Campbell, Netflix, Pacific Rim: The Black, score, Soundtrack
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste Win Golden Globe for ‘Soul’
Posted: February 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atticus Ross, Diane Warren, Golden Globes, Laura Pausini, Niccolo Agliardi, Soul, The Life Ahead, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste have won the Golden Globe Award in the Original Score category for Pixar’s animated feature Soul. Reznor & Ross have previously received their first Golden Globe for David Fincher’s The Social Network and were also nominated this year for their music for Fincher’s Mank. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were Ludwig Göransson (Tenet), Alexandre Desplat (The Midnight Sky) and James Newton Howard (News of the World). In the Original Song category, Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolo Agliardi won the award for the song Io Si (Seen) from Eduardo Ponti’s The Life Ahead. Check out the pre-recorded acceptance speeches of the winners after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 28, 2021)
Posted: February 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Peters, Agatha Kaspar, Amazon, Ben Bromfield, Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, Boss Level, Brandon Campbell, Clinton Shorter, Coming 2 America, Debris, Ginny & Georgia, Hans Zimmer, Hulu, Jermaine Stegall, Lili Haydn, Linda Perry, Mac McCaughan, Moxie, NBC, Netflix, Pacific Rim: The Black, Peacock, Punky Brewster, Raney Shockne, Steve Mazzaro, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Premiering tomorrow, March 1, is the NBC mystery drama Debris created by J.H. Wyman and starring Jonathan Tucker, Riann Steele, Norbert Leo Butz and Scroobius Pip. The show’s original music is composed by Raney Shockne (Queen of the South, Anger Management, The To Do List, Kevin Can Wait, The Wedding Year). The series, which revolves around a secretive international agency that is tasked with the mystery of a wreckage that starts falling from the sky, will air every Monday night on NBC. Visit the official show website for updates.
Also premiering tomorrow is the Netflix documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell directed by Emmett Malloy and executive produced by Sean Combs, Voletta Wallace, Mark Pitts, Stanley Buchthal & Brendan Malloy about the life of one of the most influential rappers. Adam Peters (Savages, Icarus, Snowden, Sand Castle, The Dissident) has composed the film’s original score. Rhino Atlantic will release a soundtrack album featuring fourteen tracks by The Notorious B.I.G. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: February 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, Netflix, Notorious B.I.G., Soundtrack
Rhino Atlantic will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell. The album features a selection of songs by the film’s subject, The Notorious B.I.G. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 1 and will be available to stream/download here. Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell is directed by Emmett Malloy (The Tribes of Palos Verdes, Out Cold) and offers a fresh look at the life of one of the most influential rappers of all time on his journey from hustler to rap king, by those who knew him best. The movie features rare footage filmed by his best friend Damion “D-Roc” Butler and new interviews with his closest friends and family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Red Dot’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alain Darborg, Carl-Johan Sevedag, Netflix, Red Dot, score, Soundtrack
Carl-Johan Sevedag (Horizon Line, Borg vs. McEnroe, Top Dog) has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish Netflix original film Red Dot. The album features the composer’s original music from the movie and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. Red Dot is co-written and directed by Alain Darborg and stars Nanna Blondell, Anastasios Soulis, Thomas Hanzon, Johannes Kuhnke, Tomas Bergström, Kalled Mustonen and Anna Azcárate. The psychological thriller follows a young couple trying to rekindle their marriage on a ski trip who suddenly finds themselves stalked by remorseless killers. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) to Score George Miller’s ‘Furiosa’ and Netflix’s ‘Army of the Dead’ Prequel & Anime Series
Posted: February 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, George Miller, Junkie XL, Netflix, Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) confirmed during a recent appearance on the Film Junkee Vodka Stream that he is attached to score George Miller’s upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa. The film will star Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role, alongside Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Miller (The Witches of Eastwick, Happy Feet, Baby: Pig in the City) is co-writing the screenplay with Nick Lathouris and is also producing the project with Doug Mitchell (Babe, Dead Calm). Holkenborg (Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel, Black Mass, Divergent) has previously scored 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road and is also collaborating with Miller on the upcoming Three Thousand Years of Longing. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 26, 2021)
Posted: February 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cherry, Christopher Lennertz, Crisis, Genevieve Vincent, Henry Jackman, Ludovico Einaudi, Michael Yezerski, Night of the Kings, Olivier Alary, Raphael Reed, Safer at Home, The Father, The Vigil, Tom & Jerry
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide is the live-action/animated feature Tom & Jerry directed by Tim Story and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Rob Delaney, Colin Jost and Ken Jeong. The show’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Lost in Space, Sausage Party, Agent Carter, Horrible Bosses, Supernatural). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is also premiering on HBO Max today.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide on March 12 is the drama The Father co-written and directed by Florian Zeller and starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots and Olivia Williams. Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, This Is England, Samba) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures Classics. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Vigil’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Keith Thomas, Michael Yezerski, score, Soundtrack, The Vigil
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller The Vigil. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, The Tax Collector, The Devil’s Candy, Deputy, Mr. Inbetween). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon or any other major digital music services. The Vigil is written and directed by Keith Thomas and stars Dave Davis, Fred Melamed, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman and Lynn Cohen. The movie follows a man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community who finds himself opposite a malevolent entity,. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Writer’s Odyssey’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Writer's Odyssey, Jed Kurzel, Lu Yang, score, Soundtrack
Beijing Touch Wonder Technology Co. has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese fantasy epic A Writer’s Odyssey. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders, Assassin’s Creed, The Babadook, Overlord, The True History of the Kelly Gang). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. A Writer’s Odyssey is directed by Lu Yang and stars Lei Jiayin, Yang Mi, Yu Hewei, Dong Zijian and Guo Jingfei. The movie tells the story of the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager on a quest to confront Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. Read the rest of this entry »
Elliott Wheeler to Team Up with Michael Sucsy on Movie Musical ‘A Lot Like Christmas’
Posted: February 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Lot Like Christmas, Michael Sucsy
Deadline is reporting that composer/music producer Elliott Wheeler (The Get Down) and writer/director Michael Sucsy (The Vow, Grey Gardens) are writing the music and lyrics for the original movie musical A Lot Like Christmas. Sucsy will also direct the film, which is set in New York City and revolves around EGOT-winner Riva DeLange, a woman synonymous with Christmas, as she revives her once-famous Christmas special in an attempt to reconnect with her children who hate the holidays because of their mother. Brian Oliver (1917, Black Swan) and Brad Fischer (Shutter Island, Zodiac) are producing the project for New Republic Pictures, alongside Sucsy’s HungryDuck Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
