Mercury Classics will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary The Reason I Jump. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nainita Desai (For Sama, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Enemy Within, Fierce Queens, Telling Lies). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on April 16, 2021 and is now available for pre-order here. A first track is now available to stream/download (visit Amazon or Apple Music and also listen to Beauty Is In The Detail below). The Reason I Jump is directed by Jerry Rothwell and explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people around the world. The movie is based on the best-selling book book written by Naoki Higashida and follows a young Japanese boy as he gradually discovers what his autism means to him, how his perception of the world differs from others, and why he acts the way. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Reason I Jump’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Rothwell, Nainita Desai, score, Soundtrack, The Reason I Jump
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Lupin’ Released
Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Lupin, Mathieu Lamboley, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Maisie Music Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original series Lupin. The album features selections of the original music from the first part of the show composed by Mathieu Lamboley (A Minuscule Adventure, Daddy Cool, Return of the Hero, Sisters in Arms). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio clips. Lupin is created by George Kay & François Uzan and stars Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Nicole Garcia, Clotilde Hesme, Soufiane Guerrab, Hervé Pierre, Antoine Gouy, Vincent Londez, Fargass Assandé and Shirine Boutella. Read the rest of this entry »
‘To: Gerard’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Layla Minoui, Peacock, score, Soundtrack, Taylor Meacham, To: Gerard
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s short To: Gerard. The album features the film’s original music composed by Layla Minoui (Vampirina, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, The Mad Whale). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Also listen to two tracks after the jump. To: Gerard is written and directed by Taylor Meacham and tells the story of a sprightly elderly man who brightens the day of a little girl through magic. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Richmond Scoring NBC’s ‘Mr. Mayor’
Posted: January 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Richmond, Mr. Mayor, NBC, Robert Carlock, Tiny Fey
Jeff Richmond is the composer of the new NBC comedy Mr. Mayor. The show is created by Tina Fey & Robert Carlock and stars Ted Danson, Holly Hunter, Vella Lovell, Kyla Kenedy, Mike Cabellon and Bobby Moynihan. The series follows a retired businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he’s “still got it” and, once he wins, has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic and connect with his teenage daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Synchronic’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: January 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Moorhead, Jimmy LaValle, Justin Benson, score, Soundtrack, Synchronic, The Album Leaf
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Synchronic. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Album Leaf (aka Jimmy LaValle) (The Endless, Spring, The F**k-It List). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, January 15 and is now available for pre-order here. Synchronic is directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and stars Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Ally Ioannides and Katie Aselton. The movie follows two New Orleans paramedics and longtime best friends who called to a series of bizarre, gruesome accidents and chalk it up to the mysterious new party drug found at the scene. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pieces of a Woman’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, Kornél Mundruczó, Netflix, Pieces of a Woman, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Pieces of a Woman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Aviator, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Hobbit, The Departed, Seven). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 8 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Pieces of a Woman is directed by Kornél Mundruczó and stars Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie and Jimmie Fails. The movie executive produced by Martin Scorsese centers on a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably during a home birth at the hands of a flustered midwife who faces charges of criminal negligence. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicolas Bedos & Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen Scoring ‘OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa’
Posted: January 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, Nicolas Bedos, OSS 117 - Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noir, OSS 117: Red Alert In Black Africa
Director Nicolas Bedos and composer Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen are reuniting to co-score the upcoming French spy comedy OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa (OSS 117 – Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire). The film starring Jean Dujardin, Pierre Niney and Fatou N’Diaye is the third installment in the OSS 117 series created by Michel Hazanavicius and 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. Eric Altmayer & Nicolas Altmayer (By the Grace of God, In the House, Young & Beautiful) are producing the project for Mandarin Production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Heart Goes Boom!’ (‘Explota Explota’) Score Album Released
Posted: January 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Explota Explota, My Heart Goes Boom!, Nacho Alvarez, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack
Meliam Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Spanish musical comedy My Heart Goes Boom! (Explota Explota). The album features the film’s original score composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Come Play, Sexy Beast). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and other digital music stores), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Universal Music has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie (click here to order the CD version as an import). My Heart Goes Boom! is directed by Nacho Alvarez and stars Ingrid García-Jonsson, Verónica Echegui, Natalia Millán, Fernando Guallar, Fernando Tejero and Pedro Casablanc. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Screwball’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Billy Corben, Brian Robertson, score, Screwball, Soundtrack
BRob Makes Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Screwball. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brian “B-Rob” Robertson (537 Votes, Dawg Fight, The Tanning of America). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the album and to check out audio samples. Screwball is directed by Billy Corben and recounts the high-profile doping scandal that rocked Major League Baseball and delves into the surreal Miami underworld that provided performance-enhancing drugs to Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and other star players. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Wanting Mare’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Boudreaux, Nicholas Ashe Bateman, score, Soundtrack, The Wanting Mare
A soundtrack album will be released for the fantasy drama The Wanting Mare. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Boudreaux. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Monday, January 11, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Wanting Mare is written and directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman and stars Jordan Monaghan, Yasamin Keshtkar, Edmond Cofie, Bateman himself, Josh Clark and Christine Kellogg-Darrin. The movie revolves around a line of women who pass a recurring dream through multiple generations. Read the rest of this entry »
