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 »
‘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
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 »
‘Come True’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Scott Burns, Come True, Electric Youth, Pilotpriest, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi horror thriller Come True. The album features the film’s original music composed by Electric Youth and Pilotpriest (aka Anthony Scott Burns who also directed the movie). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 12, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Modern Fears (Pilotpriest Come True Version)) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. Come True is co-written and directed by Burns and stars Landon Liboiron, Skylar Radzion, Julia Sarah Stone, Carlee Ryski, Christopher Heatherington, Tedra Rogers, Skylar Radzion, Tiffany Helm and Orin McCusker. The movie follows a 18-year-old teenage runaway who submits to a university sleep study and hoping for an escape from her recurring nightmares, but soon realizes she’s become the conduit to a frightening new discovery. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Night of the Kings’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Night of the Kings, Olivier Alary, Philippe Lacôte, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois). The album features the film’s original music composed by Olivier Alary (Alllure, Felix and Meira, First Match, A Brother’s Love). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Night of the Kings is written and directed by Philippe Lacôte and stars Denis Lavant, Issaka Sawadogo, Steve Tientcheu and Koné Bakary. The movie, which has recently been shortlisted (as the Ivorian entry) in the Best International Feature Film category for this year’s Academy Awards, tells the story of young man incarcerated in a prison in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire who must spend the whole night recounting a story if he hopes to survive. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Kid Cosmic’ to Be Released
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andy Bean, Kid Cosmic, Netflix, Soundtrack
Maisie Music Publishing will release the first soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series Kid Cosmic. The soundtrack features selections of the original music from the show composed by Andy Bean (Muppet Babies, Puppy Dog Pals). The Kid Cosmic and the Sonic Courage album will be released digitally tomorrow, February 26 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Kid Cosmic is created by Craig McCracken and features the voices of Jack Fisher, Tom Kenny, Amanda C. Miller, Kim Yarbrough, Keith Ferguson, Grey Griffin and Lily Rose Silver. The animated comedy centers on a boy whose superhero dreams come true when he finds five powerful cosmic stones, but saving the day is harder than he imagined. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Score Scott Beck’s & Bryan Woods’ ’65’
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 65, Bryan Woods, Danny Elfman, Scott Beck
Danny Elfman has revealed in a recent interview with Inverse that he is scoring the upcoming sci-fi thriller 65. The film is written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (Haunt, screenwriters of A Quiet Place) and stars Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman. No plot details have been announced yet. Beck and Woods are also producing the project with regular Elfman collaborator Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Army of Darkness, Oz: The Great and Powerful, A Simple Plan), as well as Zainab Azizi and Deborah Liebling (PEN15, 50 States of Fright). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cherry’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Russo, Apple TV +, Cherry, Henry Jackman, Joe Russo, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the crime drama Cherry. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Kong: Skull Island, Big Hero 6). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 26 exclusively on Apple Music/iTunes before being added to other digital music services a couple of weeks later. Cherry is directed by Joe & Anthony Russo and stars Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Michael Rispoli, Jeff Wahlberg, Forrest Goodluck and Michael Gandolfini. The movie chronicles the journey of a disenfranchised young man from Ohio who meets the love of his life, only to risk losing her through a series of bad decisions and challenging life circumstances. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Morello to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Peter Sollett’s ‘Metal Lords’
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Metal Lords, Netflix, Peter Sollett, Tom Morello
Netflix announced today that Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine) will serve as the executive music producer on the upcoming Netflix original film Metal Lords. The movie is directed by Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Raising Victor Vargas, Freeheld) and stars Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth and Adrian Greensmith. The drama revolves around two kids who want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal. D. B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) wrote the screenplay and is also producing the project with Greg Shapiro (The Hurt Locker, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle). Read the rest of this entry »
Details for ‘The Flash’ Seasons 5 & 6 Soundtrack Albums Revealed
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Blake Neely, Nathaniel Blume, score, Soundtrack, The CW, The Flash
WaterTower Music will release two new soundtrack albums for The CW superhero drama The Flash have been revealed. The albums feature selections of the original music from the show’s fifth and sixth season composed by Blake Neely (The Flight Attendant, Supergirl, Greyhound, Riverdale) and Nathaniel Blume (Arrow, Prodigal Son, Deception). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 26. Click here to stream/download the Season 5 album and click here for the Season 6 album. The label and La-La Land Records have previously released four albums featuring the composers’ score from Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4. The Flash is developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns and stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Tom Kavanagh, Danielle Panabaker, Jesse L. Martin and Carlos Valdes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlos López Estrada, Don Hall, James Newton Howard, Raya and the Last Dragon, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature Raya and the Last Dragon have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Sixth Sense, Maleficent, Signs, The Fugitive). Also included is the original song Lead the Way written and performed by Jhené Aiko. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 26 by Walt Disney Records. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the album and to check out audio samples. Raya and the Last Dragon is directed by Don Hall & Carlos López Estrada and features the voice talent of Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, Izaac Wang, Thalia Tran, Alan Tudyk, Lucille Soong, Patti Harrison and Ross Butler. Read the rest of this entry »
