Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, Divorce, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Sorry for Your Loss, The Hero) has recently scored the upcoming period horror thriller The Last Thing Mary Saw. The film is written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti and stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Rory Culkin, Judith Roberts an Stefanie Scott. The movie revolves around a young woman who is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family’s matriarch. Isen Robbins & Aimee Schoof (Tesla, Experimenter) are producing the project for Intrinsic Value Films, alongside Harrison Allen & Madeleine Schumacher for Arachnid Films, as well as Stephen Tedeschi (Blue Caprice). Read the rest of this entry »
Keegan DeWitt Scoring Edoardo Vitaletti’s ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’
Posted: August 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Edoardo Vitaletti, Keegan DeWitt, The Last Thing Mary Saw
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 13, 2021)
Posted: August 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bruno Coulais, Buckley's Chance, Christophe Beck, Christopher Gordon, Coda, Don't Breathe 2, Ema, Free Guy, Homeroom, Kris Bowers, Marius de Vries, Mike Tuccillo, Misha and the Wolves, Nick Foster, Nicolas Errèra, Nicolas Jaar, Raging Fire, Respect, Roque Banos, White as Snow
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the adventure comedy Free Guy directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi. The film’s original score is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man,WandaVision, The Hangover, The Peanuts Movie, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Hollywood Records has released two soundtrack albums featuring the songs from the movie and the composer’s score earlier this week. Click here for details of the song album and click here for the details of the score album and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama Respect directed by Liesl Tommy and starring Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Audra McDonald, Hailey Kilgore, Saycon Sengbloh, Skye Dakota Turner and Mary J. Blige. Kris Bowers (Green Book, Bridgerton, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Dear White People, Mrs. America) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Epic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, including an original song. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Schmigadoon!’ Episode 6 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: August 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Christopher Willis, Cinco Paul, Schmigadoon!, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released the sixth soundtrack for the Apple TV+ original series Schmigadoon!. The 6-track EP features the original songs ( You Make Me Wanna Sing & How We Change/Finale) from the final episode of the show’s first season written by Cinco Paul. Also included are four score cues from Episode 6 written by composer Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, Veep, The Personal History of David Copperfield). Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to both songs after the jump. The label has previously released the music from Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4 & Episode 5 over the last couple of weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard Scoring HBO’s ‘NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½’
Posted: August 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021 1/2, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Harriet, One Night in Miami…) has composed the original score for the new HBO docu-series NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½. The show is directed by Spike Lee and weaves together the stories, memories and insights of those who were eyewitnesses to New York’s greatest challenges. The 4-parter features interviews with Jon Stewart, Rosie Perez, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Chuck Schumer, Bill De Blasio, Dr. Anthony Fauci, among others and explores New York City’s resilience and grit and affirming its innate ability to rebound, rebuild and endure. Lee is also executive producing the 40 Acres and a Mule production with Nancy Abraham & Lisa Heller (Allen v. Farrow, The Vow, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Misha and the Wolves’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: August 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Misha and the Wolves, Netflix, Nick Foster, Sam Hobkinson, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Misha and the Wolves. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nick Foster (Thunderbirds Are Go, The A List, Cuckoo, Year of the Rabbit, Sackboy: A Big Adventure) and performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 3, 2021 by MovieScore Media’s new sub-label Reality Bytes and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Misha and the Wolves is directed by Sam Hobkinson and centers on a woman’s dramatic memoir of surviving the Holocaust that takes the world by storm, until a falling-out causes her publisher to investigate the veracity of her claims. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Pablo Larrain’s ‘Ema’ Released
Posted: August 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ema, Nicolas Jaar, Pablo Larraín, score, Soundtrack
Other People has released a soundtrack album for the Chilean drama Ema. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nicolas Jaar (Dheepan, Beginning). Also included are songs performed by Estado Unido, Senti Docomún and Stephanie Janaina. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio clips. Ema is directed by Pablo Larraín (Jackie, Neruda) and stars Mariana Di Girolamo, Gael García Bernal, Paola Giannini, Santiago Cabrera and Cristián Suárez. The movie follows a reggaeton dancer who sets out on an odyssey of personal liberation after a shocking incident upends her family life and marriage to a tempestuous choreographer. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Feeling the Love’ from Disney Channel’s ‘Descendants: The Royal Wedding’ Released
Posted: August 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Descendants, Descendants: The Royal Wedding, Disney Channel, Matthew Tishler, Shridhar Solanki
Walt Disney Records has released the original song Feeling the Love from the Disney Channel animated special Descendants: The Royal Wedding. The track is written by Matthew Tishler and Shridhar Solanki and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Descendants: The Royal Wedding is directed by Salvador Simó and features the voices of Dove Cameron, Cheyenne Jackson, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Mitchell Hope, Sarah Jeffery, Melanie Paxson, China Anne McClain, Jedidiah Goodacre, Anna Cathcart, Dan Payne and Bobby Moynihan. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Un Rescate De Huevitos’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste, Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste, score, Soundtrack, Un rescate de huevitos
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican animated feature Un rescate de huevitos. The album features the film’s original music composed by Zacarias M. de la Riva (Automata, The Kill Team, Below Zero, Tad the Lost Explorer, Bent) who previously scored the last installment in the in the Huevos film series, Un gallo con muchos huevos. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Un rescate de huevitos is written and directed by Gabriel & Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste and features the voice talent of Bruno Bichir, Maite Perroni, Angelica Vale and Jesus Ochoa. Read the rest of this entry »
First Soundtrack Album for Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘What If…?’ to Be Released
Posted: August 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack, What If
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music will release the first soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ original series What If…? The album features the original music from the show’s first episode (What If…Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?) composed by Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Set It Up, Paris Can Wait, Why We Hate, Step, Underground). The soundtrack will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms (including Amazon) tomorrow, August 13. What If…? is developed by A.C. Bradley, directed by Bryan Andrews and reimagines famous events from Marvel’s feature films in unexpected ways, focussing on different heroes from the MCU. Read the rest of this entry »
‘CODA’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Marius de Vries, Nicholai Baxter, score, Sian Heder, Soundtrack
Republic Records will release the official soundtrack album for the drama CODA. The album features the film’s original music composed Marius de Vries (Kick-Ass, Sucker Punch, Strange Magic, Teen Spirit, Easy Virtue) and produced by himself and Nicholai Baxter. Also included are tracks by Etta James, The Clash, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, as well as the original song Beyond the Shore written by de Vries, Baxter, director Siân Heder & Matt Dahan and performed by lead actress Emilia Jones. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 13 and will be available to stream/download here. CODA is written and directed by Heder and stars Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Troy Kotsur Daniel Durant and Marlee Matlin. The movie revolves around the only hearing member of a deaf family as she joins her high school’s choir club and dinds herself drawn to both her duet partner and her latent passion for singing. Read the rest of this entry »