Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Snowtown Murders, Macbeth, Assassin’s Creed, The Babadook, The True History of the Kelly Gang, Overlord) has composed the original music for the new Chinese fantasy epic A Writer’s Odyssey. The film is directed by Lu Yang (Brotherhood of Blades, The Sacrifice) and stars Lei Jiayin, Yang Mi, Dong Zijian, Yu Hewei and Guo Jingfei, as well as Tong Liya and Dong Jie. The movie tells the story of Kongwen Lu, the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to confront Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author. Read the rest of this entry »
Jed Kurzel Scoring Lu Yang’s ‘A Writer’s Odyssey’
Posted: February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Writer's Odyssey, Jed Kurzel, Lu Yang
‘Willy’s Wonderland’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Émoi, Kevin Lewis, score, Soundtrack, Willy's Wonderland
Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Willy’s Wonderland. The album features the film’s original music composed by Émoi. The soundtrack will be coming out digitally tomorrow, February 12. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the album. Willy’s Wonderland is directed by Kevin Lewis and stars Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Beth Grant, Ric Reitz, Chris Warner, Kai Kadlec, Caylee Cowan, Jonathan Mercedes, Terayle Hill and Christian Del Grosso. The movie follows a quiet loner who finds himself stranded in a remote town when his car breaks down and – unable to pay for the repairs he needs – agrees to spend the night cleaning Willy’s Wonderland, an abandoned family fun center haunted by eight murderous animatronic mascots. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Your Honor’ to Be Released
Posted: February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hauschka, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann, Your Honor
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Your Honor. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Academy Award nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, Ammonite, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, The Art of Racing in the Rain). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Your Honor is developed by Peter Moffat based on the Israeli series Kvodo and stars Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Carmen Ejogo, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Hope Davis and Michael Stuhlbarg. The legal thriller is set in New Orleans and centers on a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choice. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Harris, HBO Max, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mark Isham, score, Shaka King, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (A River Runs Through It, Crash, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, Warrior, The Accountant) & jazz trombonist Craig Harris, as well as additional music by Quelle Chris & Chris Keys. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 12 and will be available to stream/download here. As previously reported, Six Course Music Group & RCA Records are releasing a separate album featuring H.E.R.’s original song Fight for You, as well as other songs inspired by the movie on the same day. Judas and the Black Messiah is directed by Shaka King and stars Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Dominique Fishback, Jesse Plemons, Ashton Sanders and Martin Sheen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tom & Jerry’ Movie Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Lennertz, HBO Max, score, Soundtrack, Tim Story, Tom & Jerry
The full details of the soundtrack album for the live-action/animated feature Tom & Jerry have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party, Agent Carter, Baywatch, Supernatural). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 12 by WaterTower Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Tom & Jerry is directed by Tim Story and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney and Ken Jeong. The movie follows Jerry as he moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” forcing the event’s desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him. Read the rest of this entry »
Details for ‘WandaVision’ Episode 5 Soundtrack Album Revealed
Posted: February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Disney Plus, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, score, Soundtrack, WandaVision
The details of the fifth soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series WandaVision have been revealed. The albums feature the original score from the fifth episode of the show composed by Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets, The Peanuts Movie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Also included is the 80s-style theme song Making It Up As We Go Along written and performed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 12 by Marvel Music & Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download here. WandaVision is directed by Matt Shakman, created by Jac Schaeffer based on the Marvel Comics characters, and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kat Dennings, Teyonah Parris, Kathryn Hahn and Randall Park. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Mauritanian’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Macdonald, score, Soundtrack, The Mauritanian, Tom Hodge
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the drama The Mauritanian. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Hodge (McMafia, Rise of the Nazis, The Man Behind the Microphone). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music store. The Mauritanian is directed by Kevin Macdonald and stars Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch. The movie is based on th NY Times best-selling memoir Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi and tells the true story of Slahi’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex McAulay, Don't Tell a Soul, Joseph Stephens, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the thriller Don’t Tell a Soul. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, The Righteous Gemstones Flower, Eastbound & Down, Flower, Vice Principals). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Don’t Tell a Soul is written and directed by Alex McAulay and stars Jack Dylan Grazer, Fionn Whitehead, Mena Suvari and Rainn Wilson. The movie follows two teenaged brothers, stealing money to help their sick mom, as they match wits with a troubled security guard who’s trapped in a well. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring CBS’ ‘Clarice’
Posted: February 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kurtzman, CBS, Clarice, Jeff Russo, Jenny Lumet
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy) is scoring the new CBS drama Clarice. The show is developed by Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek, Now You See Me) & Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married) and stars Rebecca Breeds in the title role, alongside Michael Cudlitz, Lucca De Oliveira, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Devyn Tyler and Marnee Carpenter. The series tells the untold personal story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling as she returns to the field in 1993, one year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for PBS Documentary ‘Hemingway’ to Be Released
Posted: February 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hemingway, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, PBS, Soundtrack
In a Circle Records will release the official soundtrack album for the PBS documentary Hemingway. The album is produced by Grammy award-winning producer and violinist Johnny Gandelsman and features the Hemingway-inspired original music from the three-part, six-hour film composed by artists including David Cieri, Gyan Riley, Shanir Blumenkranz, Gandelsman himself, Mathias Kunzli, Michael Nicolas & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on March 26, 2021. Visit Amazon to order the CD version and click here to order the digital version. Hemingway is directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick and examines the visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Voice actors appearing in the documentary include Jeff Daniels as Hemingway, as well as Meryl Streep, Keri Russell, Mary-Louise Parker and Patricia Clarkson as Hemingway’s Four Wives. Read the rest of this entry »
