Fallout Shelter Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Paradise Cove. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, CSI: Miami, Young Sheldon, Just Friends, L.A. Finest). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Paradise Cove is directed by Martin Gugui and stars Todd Grinnell, Kristin Bauer van Straten and Mena Suvari. The movie revolves around a contractor and his wife who move to Malibu to flip his mother’s beach house, where they are terrorized by the deranged homeless lady living under the house. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Paradise Cove’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Martin Gugui, Paradise Cove, score, Soundtrack
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Soundtrack Album for BBC Earth’s ‘Primates’ Announced
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Lukas, BBC, BBC Earth, Bleeding Fingers Music, Denise Santos, PBS, Primates, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC Earth docu-series Primates. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Adam Lukas (Being The Queen, Roman Empire II) & Denise Santos (Gathering Storm, Savage Kingdom, Apollo: The Forgotten Films) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 5, 2021 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Primates created by the BBC Studios Natural History and narrated by Chris Packham follows our closest animal relatives and reveals how much we have in common with them. Read the rest of this entry »
Pinar Toprak Scoring Zach Parrish’s Disney Animated Short ‘Us Again’
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pinar Toprak, Us Again, Zach Parrish
Disney announced today that Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Krypton, Fortnite, McMillions, The Angel) has composed the original music for the upcoming Disney animated short Us Again. The film directed by Zach Parrish is set in a vibrant city pulsating with rhythm and movement, and follows an elderly man and his young-at-heart wife rekindle their youthful passion for life and each other on one magical night. The movie, which is told entirely without dialogue and set to an original funk and soul musical score reminiscent of the mid-60s, features choreography by dancers Keone and Mari. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dissident’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Peters, Bryan Fogel, score, Soundtrack, The Dissident
West Hall Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Dissident. The album features the film’s original music composed by Adam Peters (Savages, Icarus, Snowden, The Yellow Birds). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (or any other major digital music stores), where you can also check out audio samples. The Dissident is directed by Bryan Fogel and centers on the disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. The movie follows Khashoggi’s fiancée and dissidents around the world as they are left to piece together clues to his brutal murder – and in their dogged quest for truth, expose a global cover-up perpetrated by the very country he loved. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac Quayle Scoring BBC’s ‘The Pact’
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Mac Quayle, The Pact
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Crime Story, Ratched, The Politician) has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC Wales drama The Pact. The show is written and created by Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches,Wentworth) and stars Laura Fraser, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Eddie Marsan, Aneurin Barnard, Eiry Thomas, Heledd Gwynn, Abbie Hern, Aled ap Steffan, Jason Hughes, Mark Lewis Jones, Rakie Ayola and Gabrielle Creevy. The 6-part crime thriller is directed by Eric Styles (That Good Night, Legendary) & Rebecca Johnson (Honeytrap) and follows the story of five friends, a sudden death and a web of lies. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Illegal’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danish Renzu, Eric Neveux, score, Soundtrack, The Illegal
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Illegal. The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Neveux (The Attack, A Stork’s Journey, SamSam, Intimacy, Zombillennium, Poly). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Illegal is directed by Danish Renzu and stars Suraj Sharma, Iqbal Theba, Jay Ali, Danny Vasquez, Hannah Masi, Farshad Farahat, Shweta Tripathi, William Moses, Adil Hussain and Neelima Azeem. The movie tells the story of a young film school student from middle-class India who leaves home to pursue the American Dream and is drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 14, 2021)
Posted: February 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alec Puro, Alexander Bornstein, Amazon, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, CBS, Clarice, Clinton Shorter, David Long, Disney Plus, Flora & Ulysses, Fox, Gabe Witcher, I Care a Lot, Jake Monaco, Jeff Russo, John Kimbrough, Marc Canham, Nathan Matthew David, NBC, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Peter Raeburn, Scott Seiver, Starz, Tell Me Your Secrets, The Crew, The Great North, The Luminaries, Tribes of Europa, Young Rock
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/New Zealand mini-series The Luminaries directed by Claire McCarthy, written by Eleanor Catton based on his novel of the same title and starring Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Eve Hewson, Ewen Leslie and Marton Csokas. The show’s original music is composed by David Long (6 Days, McLaren, Ice). Club Champion has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is making its U.S. debut on Starz.
Also premiering tonight following two preview episodes earlier this year is the Fox animated comedy The Great North created by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Minty Lewis and starring Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Megan Mullally, Will Forte, Paul Rust, Dulcé Sloan and Aparna Nancherla. John Kimbrough (Man with a Plan, Man Up!) & Scott Seiver are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Investigation’ Released
Posted: February 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, HBO Max, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, score, Soundtrack, The Investigation, Tobias Lindholm
Gateway Music has released a soundtrack album for the Scandinavian limited series The Investigation. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Before the Frost). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music stores to check out audio samples and to stream/download the soundtrack. The Investigation is written and directed by Tobias Lindholm and stars Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Pernilla August, Laura Christensen, Rolf Lassgård, Anders Juul, Hans Henrik Clemensen, Henrik Birch, Dulfi Al-Jabouri and Charlotte Munck. The 6-parter eplores the complex real-life investigation surrounding the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, one of the most notorious criminal cases in Danish media history. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Matthew David Scoring NBC’s ‘Young Rock’
Posted: February 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dwayne Johnson, Nahnatchka Khan, Nathan Matthew David, NBC, Young Rock
Nathan Matthew David (The Last Word, Slice, Deadly Class, Angie Tribeca, Surviving R. Kelly, Satisfaction) is composing the original score for the new NBC comedy Young Rock. The show is created by Dwayne Johnson & Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat, Always Be My Maybe) and stars Johnson himself, Joseph Lee Anderson, Stacey Leilua, Adrian Groulx, Uli Latukefu, Bradley Constant, Ana Tuisila, Fasitua Amosa and John Tui. The series focuses on different chapters of Johnson’s life, from growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being surrounded by the wild characters of his professional wrestling family and to playing football at the University of Miami. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 12, 2021)
Posted: February 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Writer's Odyssey, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Ben Sollee, Breaking News in Yuba County, Christopher Lennertz, Craig DeLeon, Craig Harris, Daniel Blumberg, Dara Taylor, Emile Mosseri, Émoi, Fear of Rain, French Exit, Jamie Muhoberac, Jed Kurzel, Jeff Beal, Jeff Cardoni, Judas and the Black Messiah, Land, Lapsis, Mark Isham, Max Aruj, Me You Madness, Minari, music, Nick deWitt, Noah Hutton, Paradise Cove, Sia, The Mauritanian, The World to Come, Time for Three, Tom Hodge, Willy's Wonderland
Opening in theaters nationwide today and also premiering on HBO Max is the drama Judas and the Black Messiah directed by Shaka King and starring Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Jesse Plemons and Martin Sheen. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, A River Runs Through It) & Craig Harris. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today (click here the full details). Also out now is a separate album featuring an original song by H.E.R. as featured in the movie, as well as other songs inspired by the film (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the drama Land directed by Robin Wright and starring Wright herself, Demián Bichir and Kim Dickens. Ben Sollee (Maidentrip) and the string trio Time for Three. have composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as a song written and performed by Daniel Toshian today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
