Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the French spy comedy OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa (OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire). The album features the film’s original score composed by director Nicolas Bedos (La Belle Epoque) and Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen (My Cousin, I Still Hide to Smoke). Also included are songs by Indy Eka, Commodores & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list. A first track (Le Freak by Tessa B.) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa is directed by Bedos and stars Jean Dujardin, Pierre Niney and Fatou N’Diaye. The third installment in the OSS 117 series created by Michel Hazanavicius follows the titular French secret agent who has been sent on a mission to Africa to help out a president under attack from rebels, covertly led by his young wife. Read the rest of this entry »
‘OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, Nicolas Bedos, OSS 117 – Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire, OSS 117: Red Alert In Black Africa, score, Soundtrack
‘Impossible Things’ (‘Cosas Imposibles’) Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: July 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrés Sánchez Maher, Cosas Imposibles, Ernesto Contreras, Gus Reyes, score, Soundtrack
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the Mexican comedy drama Impossible Things (Cosas Imposibles). The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrés Sánchez Maher & Gus Reyes (El Chapo, Los Espookys, Falco, Tijuana). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 9 and is now available for pre-order here, where you can also check out the full track list. Impossible Things is directed by Ernesto Contreras (I Dream in Another Language) and stars Benny Emmanuel and Nora Velázquez. The movie is set in a Mexico City housing complex and revolves around a woman in her 60s whose dead abusive husband continues to torment her in her head, when she strikes an unlikely friendship with a troubled 19-year-old neighbor. Read the rest of this entry »
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba Scoring Peacock’s ‘Dr. Death’
Posted: July 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne, Dr. Death, Leopold Ross, Peacock
Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Gone Girl, Watchmen, Mank, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Earthquake Bird, Broken City) & Nick Chuba (Operation Varsity Blues) are scoring the new Peacock original series Dr. Death. The show is based on Wondery’s hit podcast and stars Joshua Jackson, Grace Gummer, AnnaSophia Robb, Christian Slater and Alec Baldwin. The drama is inspired by the true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a rising star in the Dallas medical community who was building a flourishing neurosurgery practice when everything suddenly changed when patients entered his operating room for complex but routine spinal surgeries and left permanently maimed or dead. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for TV Land’s ‘Younger’ Released
Posted: July 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chris Alan Lee, Paramount+, Soundtrack, TV Land, Younger
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the TV Land original series Younger. The album features a selection of songs from the show performed by artists such as Lykke Li, Ingrid Michaelson, Leon Bridges, Gemma Hayes, Zayde Wølf, Berlin & others, as well as previously unreleased tracks by series composer Chris Alan Lee (feat. Anna Dellaria) and stars Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff & Miriam Shor. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A vinyl edition is set to be released on August 20 and will be available to pre-order on Amazon soon. Younger is created by Darren Star based on the novel of the same title by Pamela Redmond Satran and stars Foster, Debi Mazar, Duff, Shor, Nico Tortorella, Peter Hermann, Molly Bernard and Charles Michael Davis. Read the rest of this entry »
Aska Matsumiya Scoring Halle Berry’s ‘Bruised’
Posted: July 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aska Matsumiya, Bruised, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, I’m Your Woman, Selah and the Spades, 37 Seconds) has composed a new score for the upcoming sports drama Bruised. The film marks the feature directorial of Halle Berry who also stars in the movie, alongside Adan Canto, Sheila Atim, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Shamier Anderson. The drama follows a former MMA fighter struggling to regain custody of her son and restart her athletic career. Michelle Rosenfarb wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Widow’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Widow, Cate Shortland, Disney Plus, Lorne Balfe, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music will release a soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Black Widow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials, Bad Boys for Life, The Tomorrow War, The Crown, Genius). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 9 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Black Widow is directed by Cate Shortland and stars Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour and Rachel Weisz. The movie follows Natasha Romanoff as she confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises and must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Girl Who Believes in Miracles’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Flaster, Richard Correll, score, Soundtrack, The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
The Mustard Seed Production Corporation has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama The Girl Who Believes in Miracles. The album features the film’s original score composed by Craig Flaster. Also included is the song I Wanna Believe in You performed by Chris Luke. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music stores), where you can also check out audio samples. The Girl Who Believes in Miracles is co-written and directed by Richard Correll and stars Mira Sorvino, Austyn Johnson, Sara Hopkins, Kevin Sorbo, Peter Coyote and Burgess Jenkins. The movie follows a young girl who after healing a bird, seemingly y through prayer, becomes a national celebrity when more miracles are attributed to her, while dying of an inoperable brain tumor. Read the rest of this entry »
Grégoire Hetzel Scoring Arnaud Desplechin’s ‘Deception’ (‘Tromperie’)
Posted: July 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arnaud Desplechin, Deception, Gregoire Hetzel, La croisade, The Crusade, Tromperie
Composer Grégoire Hetzel (Incendies, Summertime, The Midwife) is reuniting with director Arnaud Desplechin (Esther Khan, Jimmy P.) on the upcoming French drama Deception (Tromperie). The film starring Léa Seydoux, Denis Podalydès, Emmanuelle Devos, Anouk Grinberg & Rebecca Marder is based on Philip Roth’s autobiographical novel and revolves around an American novelist living in London as he converses with his wife, his mistress, and other female characters he may have dreamed up. Desplechin also co-wrote the screenplay with Julie Peyr. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seaspiracy’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ali Tabrizi, Benjamin Sturley, Netflix, score, Seaspiracy, Soundtrack
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Seaspiracy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benjamin Sturley (Beyond Borders). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music stores to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Seaspiracy is directed by Ali Tabrizi and follows the filmmaker as he sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species and uncovers alarming global corruption. The movie examines the global fishing industry, challenging notions of sustainable fishing and showing how human actions cause widespread environmental destruction. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 4, 2021)
Posted: July 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Brandon Roberts, Disney Plus, Dominic Lewis, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, Marco Beltrami, Matthew Herbert, Monsters at Work, Netflix, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, The Beast Must Die, Yugo Kanno
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, July 5, is the British series The Beast Must Die developed by Gaby Chiappe based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Blake and starring Jared Harris, Cush Jumbo OBE, Nathaniel Parker, Billy Howle and Geraldine James. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Gloria Bell, Disobedience, Temple, The Cave, Noughts + Crosses). Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past May when the drama premiered in the UK on BritBox. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on AMC+ before airing on AMC every Monday starting July 12.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 7, is the Disney+ original series Monsters at Work developed by Bobs Gannaway based on Pixar’s feature Monsters, Inc. and starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Jennifer Tilly, John Ratzenberger, Bonnie Hunt, Ben Feldman, Henry Winkler, Mindy Kalling, Lucas Neff and Alanna Ubac. Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Peter Rabbit, DuckTales, Free Birds, Money Monster) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the Disney Television Animation production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
