The Guild of Music Supervisors today announced the nominations for its 11th annual awards ceremony, which will take place virtually on Sunday, April 11, 2021. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for the major categories. Also check out the nominations announcement presentation. For more information nominations, visit the organization’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
11th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
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‘Batwoman’ Season 1 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Batwoman, Blake Neely, score, Sherri Chung, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music will release the first soundtrack album for the CW superhero drama Batwoman. The album features selections of the original music from the first season of the show composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Greyhound, The Flight Attendant) & Sherri Chung (Riverdale, Blindspot, The Lost Husband). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 26 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other digital music services. Season 1 of Batwoman is developed by Caroline Dries based on the DC Comics characters and stars Ruby Rose, Meagan Tandy, Rachel Skarsten, Camrus Johnson, Nicole Kang, Elizabeth Anwei and Dougray Scott. The show follows Kate Kane as she soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman and – armed with a passion for justice and a flair for speaking her mind – must first overcome her own demons before becoming Gotham’s symbol of hope. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Violation’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrea Boccadoro, Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer, score, Soundtrack, Violation
Air-Edel Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Canadian thriller Violation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrea Boccadoro (Astrologaster). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 26, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Violation is directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli and stars Sims-Fewer herself, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe and Obi Abili. The movie follows a woman on the edge of divorce who returns to her hometown to seek solace in the comfort of her younger sister and brother-in-law. When they betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
Peacock’s ‘Punky Brewster’ Revival to Feature Original Music by Linda Perry
Posted: February 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Linda Perry, Peacock, Punky Brewster
Singer/songwriter Linda Perry (of the former rock band 4 Non Blondes) is the composer of the new Peacock original series Punky Brewster. The show is developed by Steve & Jim Armogida (School of Rock) based on the classic 80s sitcom and stars Soleil Moon Frye and Cherie Johnson who reprise their roles from the original series. They are joined by new cast members Freddie Prinze Jr., Quinn Copeland, Noah Cottrell, Oliver De Los Santos and Lauren Lindsey Donzis. The comedy follows Punky, who is now a single mother of three, as she is trying to get her life back on track when she meets a young girl in the foster system who reminds her a lot of her younger self. Read the rest of this entry »
Sherri Chung to Score The CW’s ‘Kung Fu’
Posted: February 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kung Fu, Sherri Chung, The CW
Sherri Chung (Batwoman, Blindspot, Riverdale, The Lost Husband) has been tapped to score the upcoming CW drama Kung Fu. The show is developed by Christina M. Kim (inspired by the original 70s series created by Ed Spielman) and stars Olivia Liang, Kheng Hua Tan, Shannon Dang, Jon Prasida, Eddie Liu, Gavin Stenhouse, Vanessa Kai,Tony Chung and Tzi Ma. The series revolves around a young Chinese American woman who returns to San Francisco from a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China and, when she finds her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, relies on her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wrong Turn: The Foundation’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: February 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mike P. Nelson, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Lukach, Wrong Turn, Wrong Turn: The Foundation
Königskinder will release a soundtrack album for the horror movie Wrong Turn (aka Wrong Turn: The Foundation). The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen Lukach (Sneaky Pete). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 25 and will be available to stream/download here. Wrong Turn is directed by Mike P. Nelson and stars Charlotte Vega, Adain Bradley, Bill Sage, Emma Dumont, Dylan McTee, Tim DeZarn, Daisy Head and Matthew Modine. The Constantin Film production follows a group of friends hiking the Appalachian Trail, where they come face-to-face with a community of dangerous mountain dwellers. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’
Posted: February 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo Del Toro, Nightmare Alley
Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, The Queen) is set to reteam with director Guillermo del Toro on the upcoming psychological thriller Nightmare Alley. The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham and stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Willem Dafoe, Toni Collette, Richard Jenkins, Ron Perlman and David Strathairn. The movie follows an ambitious young carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words as he hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. Read the rest of this entry »
First Song from Netflix’s ‘Ginny & Georgia’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Agatha Kaspar, Ginny & Georgia, Mason Temple, Netflix, Rebecca Ablack
Maisie Music Publishing has released the first song from the soundtrack for the new Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia. Available now to stream/download on all major digital music services (including Amazon) is the original song I Can Barely Breathe written by Greg Shulman and Agatha Kaspar (Kodachrome, Copenhagen) and performed by Mason Temple & Rebecca Ablack. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Ginny & Georgia is created by Sarah Lampert and stars Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Diesel La Torraca, Jennifer Robertson, Felix Mallard, Sara Waisglass, Scott Porter and Raymond Ablack. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Meerkat: A Dynasties Special’ Soundtrack Album Details Announced
Posted: February 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC Earth, Benji Merrison, Meerkat: A Dynasties Special, score, Soundtrack, Will Slater
Silva Screen Records has announced the details of the full soundtrack album for the BBC Earth documentary Meerkat: A Dynasties Special. The album features the original music from the special composed by Benji Merrison (SAS: Red Notice, Strange Magic) and Will Slater (One Strange Rock, Africa, Planet Earth Live) who previously scored the original 2018 Dynasties series. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 26 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. The label has previously released a 4-track EP featuring four score suites written by the composers last year. Meerkat: A Dynasties Special is produced and directed by Emma Napper, narrated by Sir David Attenborough follows the young meerkat queen Maghogho and her family battling to survive in hostile environment, during a drought. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac McCaughan Scoring Amy Poehler’s Netflix Film ‘Moxie’
Posted: February 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amy Poehler, Mac McCaughan, Moxie, Netflix
Mac McCaughan of the rock bands Superchunk and Portastatic has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film Moxie. The movie is directed by Amy Poehler (Wine Country) and stars Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, Alycia Pascual-Pena, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Nico Hiraga, Sydney Park, Josephine Langford, Clark Gregg, Anjelika Washington, Josie Totah, Charlie Hall, Sabrina Haskett, as well as Ike Barinholtz and Marcia Gay Harden. The teen comedy drama is based on the novel by Jennifer Mathieu and follows a shy 16-year-old who – inspired by her mom’s rebellious past and a confident new friend – publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school. Read the rest of this entry »
