Mondo has announced a new soundtrack release for Cameron Crowe’s 1989 comedy drama Say Anything… starring John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Polly Platt and Bebe Neuwirth. The double LP features the content of the original soundtrack album (released by Columbia Records) on the first disc, as well as previously unreleased demos and material, including long lost demo recordings of the Joe Lies songs as performed by Nancy Wilson for actress Lili Taylor, on the second disc. Crowe, Cusack, Sky, Taylor & Wilson, among others have provided the liner notes. Visit the label’s official website to order the album and for more details about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Say Anything…’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cameron Crowe, Nancy Wilson, Say Anything..., Soundtrack
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Jónsi Scoring Stefano Sollima’s ‘Without Remorse’
Posted: February 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Jónsi, Stefano Sollima, Without Remorse
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi has composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller Without Remorse. The film is directed by Stefano Sollima (Sicario: Day of the Soldado) and stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Luke Mitchell, Jacob Scipio, Cam Gigandet, Jack Kesy, Todd Lasance and Brett Gelman. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Tom Clancy and follows U.S. Navy SEAL John Clark as he tries to exact vengeance for his wife’s murder, only to find himself inside a larger conspiracy. Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water, Sicario, Yellowstone) & Will Staples (The Right Stuff) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Viggo Mortensen’s ‘Falling’ Released
Posted: February 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Buckethead, Falling, score, Soundtrack, Viggo Mortensen
Perceval Press has released a soundtrack album for the drama Falling. The album features the original music from the film composed by director/lead actor Viggo Mortensen who collaborated with Buckethead on several tracks. Also included is Skating Polly’s song A Little Late. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Falling is written and directed by Mortensen who made his directorial debut on the project and also stars Lance Henriksen, Terry Chen, Hannah Gross, Sverrir Gudnason, Laura Linney and Bracken Burns. The movie follows a man who lives with his partner and their adopted daughter in Southern California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago, when he gets a visit from his conservative and aging father who is searching for a place to retire. Read the rest of this entry »
Guillaume Roussel to Score Clovis Cornillac’s ‘The Colors of Fire’
Posted: January 31, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clovis Cornillac, Couleurs de l'incendie, Guillaume Roussel, The Colors of Fire
Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Black Beauty, Happy!, The Spy, The Man with the Iron Heart) has been tapped to score the upcoming French period thriller The Colors of Fire (Couleurs de l’incendie). The film is directed by Clovis Cornillac (Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life) and stars Lea Drucker, Benoit Poelvoorde, Olivier Gourmet, Alice Isaaz, as well as Cornillac himself. The movie based on the best-selling novel by Pierre Lemaitre is set in Paris in the 1920s and tells the story of a woman who takes revenge after she misses out on inheriting the financial empire of her father after his death. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Attack of the Unknown’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 31, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Attack of the Unknown, Brandon Slagle, score, Scott Glasgow, Soundtrack, Theron Kay
Fourteen Kings Music has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi movie Attack of the Unknown. The album features the film’s original score composed by Scott Glasgow (The Gene Generation, Hatchet III, Breach. Hack!, Chasing Ghosts), as well as additional music by Theron Kay. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack. Attack of the Unknown is directed by Brandon Slagle and stars Robert LaSardo, Richard Grieco, Tara Reid, Jolene Andersen and Douglas Tait. The movie follows a SWAT team transporting a crime syndicate boss who find themselves trapped inside a county detention center as the world burns around them and must band together to escape the bloodthirsty alien forces attacking them. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 31, 2021)
Posted: January 31, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Bliss, Fake Famous, Federico Jusid, Firefly Lane, HBO, HBO Max, Jonathan Rhys Hill, Lili Haydn, Lisa Coleman, Michael Abels, Netflix, PBS, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Strip Down Rise Up, The Head, The Investigation, The Long Song, Wendy Melvoin, Will Bates
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series The Long Song created by Andrea Levy, directed by Mahalia Belo and starring Tamara Lawrance, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden, Jordan Bolger, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Gordon Brown, Ayesha Antoine, Leo Bill, Sir Lenny Henry and Madeleine Mantock. The show’s original music is written by late composer Jonathan Rhys Hill (The Trial of Christine Keeler). The 5-part drama, which centers on an indomitable, young slave who works on a sugarcane plantation with her detestable mistress, premiered in the UK in 2018 on BBC One and is making its domestic debut as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, February 1, is the Scandinavian limited series The Investigation directed by Tobias Lindholm and starring Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Pernilla August, Rolf Lassgård, Laura Christensen, Anders Juul, Henrik Birch, Hans Henrik Clemensen, Dulfi Al-Jabouri and Charlotte Munck. Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Before the Frost) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part drama, which explores 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, is making its U.S. debut on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Servant’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, score, Servant, Soundtrack, Trevor Gureckis
Lakeshore Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Servant. The album features selection of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Trevor Gureckis (The Goldfinch, Bloodline). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 last year. Servant is created by Tony Basgallop, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan and stars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free and Rupert Grint. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 29, 2021)
Posted: January 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Akira Kosemura, Keaton Henson, Labrinth, Malcolm & Marie, Nima Fakhrara, Saint Maud, Supernova, The Little Things, The Night, Thomas Newman, True Mothers
Opening in theaters nationwide and also premiering on HBO Max today is the psychological thriller The Little Things directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Natalie Morales, Chris Bauer, Terry Kinney, Joris Jarsky, Isabel Arraiza and Michael Hyatt. The film’s original music is composed by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Skyfall, Finding Nemo, Wall-E). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Opening in around 300 theaters is the drama Supernova written and directed by Harry Macqueen and starring Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, Sarah Woodward and James Dreyfus. Keaton Henson (Something Better to Come, Young Men) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the singer/songwriter’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Bleecker Street release. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Mike Cahill’s Amazon Movie ‘Bliss’ Announced
Posted: January 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Bliss, Mike Cahill, score, Soundtrack, Will Bates
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Amazon original movie Bliss. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Bates (Unbelievable, Away, The Magicians, I Origins, The Path, The Looming Tower, Another Earth). Also included is the original song You And I written by Bates and featuring vocals by Skye Edwards of Morcheeba (click here to stream/download the track and check out the official music video after the jump). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 5 and is now available for pre-order here. Bliss is written and directed by Mike Cahill and stars Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson, Madeline Zima, Nesta Cooper and Joshua Leonard. The sci-fi drama tells the story of an unfulfilled man who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets a mysterious woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Castle Freak’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Castle Freak, Fabio Frizzi, score, Shudder, Soundtrack, Tate Steinsiek
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror movie Castle Freak. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fabio Frizzi (Zombie, The Beyond, City of the Living Dead, The Psychic, Contraband, House of Forbidden Secrets). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other digital music store. Castle Freak is directed by Tate Steinsiek and stars Clair Catherine, Jake Horowitz, Chris Galust and Emily Sweet. The movie written by Kathy Charles is based on the 1995 cult classic of the same title directed by Stuart Gordon and follows a blind woman and her friends who travel to a mysterious Albanian castle that harbors dark secrets. Read the rest of this entry »
