Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2003 drama Cold Mountain directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Eileen Atkins, Jack White, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland and Ray Winstone. The 2-CD set features the expanded and remastered score from the Miramax production composed by Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408, Judy, The Life Ahead, Betty Blue, City of Angels) who received an Academy Award nomination for his music. The first disc includes the composer’s score in chronological order and the second disc features the original Academy Awards promo album, including variations, unused tracks and alternates. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Cold Mountain’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Minghella, Cold Mountain, Gabriel Yared, score, Soundtrack
Murray Gold Scoring Channel 4’s & HBO Max’s ‘It’s a Sin’
Posted: January 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Channel 4, HBO Max, It's a Sin, Murray Gold, Russell T. Davies
Murray Gold is the composer of the new Channel 4 & HBO Max limited series It’s a Sin. The show is created by Russell T. Davies and stars Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howell, Keeley Hawes, Stephen Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Tracy Ann Oberman, Shaun Dooley, Nathaniel Curtis and Lydia West. The 5-part drama explores friendship and love during the 1980s AIDS crisis through the eyes of three young gay men as they embark on a new life in London. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 17, 2021)
Posted: January 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Anne Nikitin, Call Your Mother, Fate: The Winx Saga, Hulu, Jeff Beal, Matt Cartsonis, Miss Scarlet & The Duke, Netflix, PBS, Ruth Barrett, The CW, The Sister, Tomas Daniels, Walker
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/Irish series Miss Scarlet & The Duke created by Rachael New, directed by Declan O’Dwyer and starring Kate Phillips, Stuart Martin, Ansu Kabia, Andrew Gower and Kevin Doyle. The show’s original music is composed by Tomas Daniels. The 6-part drama, which centers on the first-ever female detective in Victorian London who joins forces with a Scotland Yard Inspector to solve crime mysteries, premiered in the UK last year on Alibi and is making its U.S. debut as part of PBS Masterpiece series. Click here for more information.
Premiering on Thursday, January 21, is the CW drama Walker created by Anna Fricke based on the 90s series Walker, Texas Ranger and starring Jared Padalecki, Lindsey Morgan, Keegan Allen, Violet Brinson, Kale Culley, Molly Hagen, Coby Bell, Jeff Pierr and Mitch Pileggi. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Pollock, Rome, Carnivale, Ugly Betty, Blackfish) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air every Thursday night on The CW. Read the rest of this entry »
Lili Haydn Scoring Michèle Ohayon’s Netflix Documentary ‘Strip Down, Rise Up’
Posted: January 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lili Haydn, Michèle Ohayon, Netflix, Strip Down Rise Up
Lili Haydn (DriverX, Broken Kingdom, The House That Jack Built, Somewhere Between) has recently scored the new Netflix original documentary Strip Down, Rise Up. The film is directed by Michèle Ohayon (Colors Straight Up, Cowboy del Amor) and focuses on a diverse and vibrant group of women who heal their trauma and body image issues through sensual movement and the art of pole dancing. The movie follows women of all walks of life, all ages and ethnic backgrounds, as they shed trauma, shame, body image, sexual abuse and other issues locked in their bodies, and embark on a journey to reclaim themselves. Ohayon is also producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Killers Anonymous’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Killers Anonymous, Martin Owen, Roger Goula, score, Soundtrack
Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Killers Anonymous. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roger Goula (The Frankenstein Chronicles, Next Goal Wins, Tiger House, Identicals). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital service. Killers Anonymous is directed by Martin Owen and stars Gary Oldman, Jessica Alba, Tommy Flanagan, Michael Socha, Tim McInnerny, Suki Waterhouse, Rhyon Nicole Brown, Sam Hazeldine, Elizabeth Morris and Elliot James Langridge. The movie follows the members of a support group for killers, where one of the members is likely responsible for the assassination of a US senator that has police authorities on high alert. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 15, 2021)
Posted: January 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Skin, Carl-Johan Sevedag, Don't Tell a Soul, Henry Jackman, Horizon Line, Jon Ekstrand, Joseph Stephens, Sean Callery, Stefan Gregory, The Dig, The Marksman
Opening in theaters nationwide is the action thriller The Marksman directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick, Juan Pablo Raba and Teresa Ruiz. The film’s original music is composed by Sean Callery (24, Jessica Jones, Homeland, La Femme Nikita, Bones, Inhumans). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Open Road Films and Briarcliff Entertainment.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the drama American Skin written and directed by Nate Parker and starring Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi, Beau Knapp, Sierra Capri, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Shane Paul McGhie and Milauna Jackson. Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class, The Birth of a Nation) has composed the film’s original score. Warner Records has released an original song performed by Keedron Bryant & Symba feat. Gary Clark Jr. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Vertical Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Keedron Bryant’s & Symba’s Original Song ‘I Know I Been Changed’ from Nate Parker’s ‘American Skin’ Released
Posted: January 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: American Skin, Gary Clark Jr., Keedron Bryant, Nate Parker, Symba
Warner Records has released the original song I Know I Been Changed from Nate Parker’s drama American Skin.The track is performed by Keedron Bryant & Symba feat. Gary Clark Jr. who also co-wrote the song with Avery Earls, Curtis Washington, Demario Raynel, Donnie Meadows and Dwayne Abernathy Jr. Dem Jointz has produced the track, which is now available to stream/download here and can also be checked out after the jump. American Skin is written and directed by Parker and stars Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi, Beau Knapp, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Sierra Capri, Shane Paul McGhie and Milauna Jackson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Our Cartoon President’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Gabriel Gundacker, Our Cartoon President, Showtime, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Our Cartoon President. The album features the songs from the third season of the show composed by Gabriel Gundacker and performed by the comedy’s cast. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and will be available in other digital music stores soon. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the songs from the first two seasons. Our Cartoon President is created by Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Matt Lapin, Tim Luecke & R.J. Fried and features the voice talent of Jeff Bergman, Cody Lindquist, William Sadler, Emily Lynne, Gundacker himself, James Adomian, Emily Lynne, Cody Lindquist, John Viener and Griffin Newman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blithe Spirit’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blithe Spirit, Edward Hall, Soundtrack
Decca Records has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy Blithe Spirit. The album features the songs from the movie by artists such as Michael Ball, Shaun Escoffrey, Imelda May, Alfie Boe, Barney Kingswell & The Dandies, Gregory Porter, Thea Gilmore & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio samples. A CD version will be coming out next week and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Blithe Spirit is directed by Edward Hall and stars Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench, Leslie Mann, Aimee-ffion Edwards and Emilia Fox. The movie is based Noël Coward’s classic play of the same title and follows a crime author who invites an eccentric mystic to his home in hopes of curing a terrible case of writer’s block he encounters as he tries to finish his first script. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s & Netflix’s ‘The Serpent’ Released
Posted: January 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Dominik Scherrer, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Serpent
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC and Netflix limited series The Serpent. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, Primeval, Ripper Street, The Widow, Requiem). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. The Serpent is developed by Tom Shankland & Richard Warlow and stars Tahar Ramin, Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle, Mathilde Warnier, Ellie Bamber, Alice Englert, Gregoire Isvarine, Sahajak Boonthanakit and Fabien Frankel. The 8-part drama tells the true story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was the the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travelers on Asia’s hippie trail in the mid-70s. Read the rest of this entry »
