Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Bad Education, See You Yesterday, All Day and a Night) has recently scored the new HBO documentary Fake Famous. The film is directed by Nick Bilton and explores the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment. The movie follows three LA-based people with relatively small followings and the attempts made to turn them into famous influencers by purchasing fake followers and bots to “engage” with their social media accounts. Bilton (The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley) is also producing the Consolidated Documentaries production with Annabelle Dunne & Mary Recine (Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold). Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Abels Scoring HBO’s ‘Fake Famous’
Posted: January 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fake Famous, HBO, HBO Max, Michael Abels, Nick Bilton
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‘The Woman in White’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Jon Epstad, PBS, score, Soundtrack, The Woman in White
Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Woman in White. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Jon Opstad (Black Mirror, We Hunt Together, Silent Witness, Safe House). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other digital music stores), where you can also check out audio samples. The Woman in White is written by Fiona Seres based on Wilkie Collins’ novel and stars Ben Hardy, Jessie Buckley, Olivia Vinall, Dougray Scott, Riccardo Scamarcio and Charles Dance. The 5-part drama directed by Carl Tibbetts centers on the lives of two half-sisters and their drawing master as they get caught up in a deadly conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed all in white. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 24, 2021)
Posted: January 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Finding Ohana, Jongnic Bontemps, Joseph Trapanese, Marcelo Zarvos, Netflix, Noah Sorata, Palmer, Penguin Bloom, Resident Alien, Syfy, Tamar-Kali, We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Premiering on Wednesday, January 28, is the Australian drama Penguin Bloom directed by Glendyn Ivin and starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Rachel House, Leeanna Walsman, Lisa Hensley, Felix Cameron and Abe Clifford-Barr. The film’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, Enough Said, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan, The Door in the Floor). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will debut in the U.S. and most other markets exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Syfy original series Resident Alien developed by Chris Sheridan based on the Dark Horse comics and staring Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Alice Wetterlund, Corey Reynolds and Levi Fiehler. Noah Sorata (Falling Skies, The Gracefield Incident, Jinn, Reverie) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website for more information about the Amblin Television production, which will air every Wednesday night on Syfy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Welcome to Acapulco’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guillermo Ivan, Javier Bayon, Luc Suarez, score, Soundtrack, Welcome to Acapulco
John Palmer Records has released a soundtrack album for the action comedy Welcome to Acapulco. The album features the film’s original music composed by Javier Bayon (Te quiero, imbécil, Dorien) and Luc Suarez (Nightworld, The Nun). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Welcome to Acapulco is directed by Guillermo Ivan and stars William Baldwin, Michael Madsen, Bradley Gregg, Michael Kingsbaker, Ana Serradilla, Paul Sorvino, Jeannine Kaspar and Michael Papajohn. The movie follows a video game designer who finds himself on the run from high-powered criminals, deadly hitmen and the Feds, all looking for a mysterious package. Read the rest of this entry »
Alec Puro Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Crew’
Posted: January 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alec Puro, Netflix, The Crew
Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Higher Ground, The First Time, The Fosters, The Scribbler) is the composer of the new Netflix original series The Crew. The show is created by Jeff Lowell (The Ranch) and stars Kevin James, Freddie Stroma, Sarah Stiles, Gary Anthony Williams and Dan Ahdoot. The comedy revolves around a NASCAR crew chief who has to protect himself and his his tight-knit racing team when a new boss steps in and shakes things up. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love Sarah’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eliza Schroeder, Enis Rotthoff, Love Sarah, score, Soundtrack
Scoring Records has released a soundtrack album for the British romantic comedy Love Sarah. The album features the film’s original music composed by Enis Rotthoff (Guns Akimbo, The Sunlit Night, Wetlands) who recorded his score with the Budapest Art Orchestra. Also included is the original song For the Love of You written and performed by British R&B/jazz singer Tony Momrelle & his writing partner/pianist Emiliano Pari (featuring a string arrangement by Rotthoff). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Love Sarah is directed by Eliza Schroeder and stars Celia Imrie, Shannon Tarbet, Shelley Conn, Rupert Penry-Jones and Bill Paterson. The movie follows a young woman who wishes to fulfill her mother’s dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London and enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 22, 2021)
Posted: January 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Austin Wintory, Blitz/Berlin, Born a Champion, Brooke Blair, Brothers by Blood, Flinch, Miami Nights 1984, No Man's Land, Our Friend, PG: Psycho Goreman, Rob Simonsen, Séverin Favriau, Will Blair
Opening semi-wide in around 500 theaters and on PVOD today is the drama Our Friend directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and starring Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Gwendoline Christie, Cherry Jones, Jake Owen, Isabella Kai and Violet McGraw. The film’s original music is composed by Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Love, Simon, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer, Foxcatcher, The Way Back). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Gravitas Ventures release.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the western No Man’s Land directed by Conor Allyn and starring Frank Grillo, Andie MacDowell, George Lopez, Esmeralda Pimentel and Jorge A. Jimenez. Brooke Blair & Will Blair (Green Room, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Hold the Dark, The Informer, Black Christmas) have composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the IFC Films release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘PG: Psycho Goreman’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blitz/Berlin, PG: Psycho Goreman, score, Soundtrack, Steven Kostanski
Waxwork Records has announced a soundtrack album for the horror comedy PG: Psycho Goreman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Blitz//Berlin (The Void, Extraterrestrial, Still Born, It Stains the Sands Red). The soundtrack is now available to order as a vinyl deluxe edition on the label’s official website. A digital release (to be released on February 5) is also in the works and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. PG: Psycho Goreman is written and directed by Steven Kostanski and stars Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Adam Brooks, Alexis Hancey and Matthew Ninaber. The movie follows two siblings who resurrect an ancient alien overlord and use a magical amulet to force the monster to obey their childish whims. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shadow in the Cloud’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, Roseanne Liang, score, Shadow in the Cloud, Soundtrack
Endeavor Content has released a soundtrack album for the action horror thriller Shadow in the Cloud. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (The Legend of Baron To’a, Fantail, Housebound). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. Shadow in the Cloud is directed by Roseanne Liang and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, Callan Mulvey, Taylor John Smith, Joe Witkowski, Benedict Wall and Byron Coll. The movie centers on a female WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress as she encounters an evil presence on board the flight. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack EP for Amazon’s ‘Flack’ Released
Posted: January 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Wolfe, Amazon, Flack, Soundtrack, TYGERMYLK
Dharma Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the Amazon original series Flack. The EP features four songs from the show co-written by series composer Alexander Wolfe and performed by TYGERMYLK. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other digital music store. Flack is created by Oliver Lansley and stars Anna Paquin, Lydia Wilson, Sophie Okonedo, Rebecca Benson, Genevieve Angelson, Marc Warren, Arinzé Kene, Rufus Jones and Andrew Leung. The comedy drama revolves around a publicity maven who’s an expert at her craft but a complete self-saboteur when it comes to her personal life. Read the rest of this entry »
