Ruyi Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese comedy Hi, Mom. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fei Peng (Bleeding Steel, Lost in Hong Kong, Lost in Russia, Hello Mr. Billionaire). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music stores), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Hi, Mom is co-written and directed by Jia Ling and stars Jia Ling, Shen Teng, Chen He and Zhang Xiaofei. The movie centers on a woman who travels back in time to befriend her own mother in an attempt to make her life better. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hi, Mom’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fei Peng, Hi Mom, Jia Ling, score, Soundtrack
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Christopher Willis Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Schmigadoon!’
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Christopher Willis, Cinco Paul, Schmigadoon!
Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep, The Lion Guard) is composing the underscore for the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Schmigadoon! The musical comedy is co-created by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets) and stars Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Dove Cameron, Aaron Tveit, Ariana DeBose, Jaime Camil, Fred Armisen, Jane Krakowski and Ann Harada. The show follows a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover a magical town in which everyone is living in a studio musical from the 1940s. Read the rest of this entry »
93rd Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
‘400 Bullets’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 400 Bullets, Max Sweiry, score, Soundtrack, Tom Paton
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller 400 Bullets. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Sweiry (Black Ops, Black Site, G-LOC, Dark Beacon). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. 400 Bullets is written and directed by Tom Paton and stars Jean-Paul Ly, Andrew Lee Potts, James Warren, Adele Oni and Steven Blades .The movie follows a Ghurka Soldier left to guard a British military outpost in Afghanistan, when a Captain arrives looking for refuge from a group of Rogue Special Ops and a cell of heavily armed Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Victoria Justice’s ‘Everybody’s Breakin’ Up’ Cover from ‘Trust’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian DeCubellis, Trust, Victoria Justice
PUSH HCV has released the cover version of Billy Paul’s Everybody’s Breakin’ Up from the romantic drama Trust. The track is performed by the film’s lead actress Victoria Justice and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Check out the official music video after the jump. Trust is co-written and directed by Brian DeCubellis and also stars Matthew Daddario, Katherine McNamara, Ronny Chieng, Lucien Laviscount and Lindsey Broad. The movie follows a New York gallery owner and her husband who each face exceptional temptations, with most unexpected results. Read the rest of this entry »
Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Grammy Award for ‘Joker’ Score
Posted: March 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billie Eilish, Finneas, Grammy Awards, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, No Time to Die
Hildur Guðnadóttir has won her second Grammy Award for her score for Todd Phillips’ Joker in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. She previously received an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her work on the film. The composer was honored with her first Grammy last year for her music for HBO’s Chernobyl in the same category. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Billie Eilish & Finneas won the award for the title song for the James Bond movie No Time to Die. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category, Jojo Rabbit was the winner. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 14, 2021)
Posted: March 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Atticus Ross, Bloodlands, Country Comfort, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Henry Jackman, Justice League, Leopold Ross, Netflix, Nick Chuba, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, Ruth Barrett, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Tim Lauer, Tom Holkenborg
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, March 15, is the British mini-series Bloodlands created by Chris Brandon, directed by Pete Travis and starring James Nesbitt, Lisa Dwan, Charlene McKenna, Lorcan Cranitch, Ian McElhinney, Lola Petticrew and Chris Walley. The show’s original music is composed by Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Collateral, Victoria, Harry Brown, Sanditon). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 4-part thriller, which premiered last month in the UK on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on Acorn TV.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 17, is the Netflix documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal directed by Chris Smith and written by Jon Karmen about Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal. Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Watchmen, Mank), Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Dispatches from Elsewhere) & Nick Chuba have composed the film’s original score. Click here to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Juda’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ariel Blumenthal, Hulu, Juda, score, Soundtrack
Zloty Music has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli vampire series Juda. The album features selections of the original score and songs from the show’s first two seasons composed by Ariel Blumenthal (Sky Raiders, Funeral Day), as well as additional tracks by Moana A, Kajmir Royale and Daniel Jakubovic. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Juda is created by Tzion Baruch who also stars in the United Studios production, which revolves around a low-life gambler hustling a living in the murky depths of the criminal underworld. Read the rest of this entry »
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba Scoring Netflix’s ‘Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal’
Posted: March 13, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Chris Smith, Leopold Ross, Netflix, Nick Chuba, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Gone Girl, Mank), Leopold Ross (Triple 9, The Defiant Ones, Dispatches from Elsewhere) & Nick Chuba have composed the original score for the new Netflix original documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal. The film is directed by Chris Smith (Fyre, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, Tiger King), written by Jon Karmen and examines the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged. The movie uses innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer (portrayed by Matthew Modine) and his clients. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 12, 2021)
Posted: March 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Paultre, Come True, Cosmic Sin, Dutch, Electric Youth, Greg Pliska, Insight, Joel Douek, Lauren Culjak, Long Weekend, Pilotpriest, Scott Glasgow, Sid De La Cruz, Trust
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the romantic dramedy Long Weekend written and directed by Steve Basilone and starring Finn Wittrock, Zoë Chao, Jim Rash, Casey Wilson and Damon Wayans, Jr. The film’s original music is composed by Lauren Culjak (Love, Victor). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Stage 6 Films release.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the sci-fi horror thriller Come True co-written and directed by Anthony Scot Burns and starring Landon Liboiron, Skylar Radzion, Carlee Ryski, Julia Sarah Stone, Christopher Heatherington, Tedra Rogers,Tiffany Helm and Orin McCusker. Electric Youth and Burns (as Pilotpriest) have composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the IFC Films release. Read the rest of this entry »
