Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me) & Breton Vivian (Five Feet Apart, Yellowstone) have teamed up to score the upcoming romantic drama Redeeming Love. The film is directed by D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, I Am Number Four) and stars Logan Marshall-Green, Abigail Cowen, Nina Dobrev, Famke Janssen, Tom Lewis and Eric Dane. The movie based on the novel of the same title by Francine Rivers (who also wrote the screenplay) is set against the romantic backdrop of the California Gold Rush of 1850 and centers on a woman who was sold into prostitution as a child and has survived through hatred and self-loathing, when she meets a man and discovers there is no brokenness that love can’t heal. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler & Breton Vivian Scoring D.J. Caruso’s ‘Redeeming Love’
Posted: January 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, D.J. Caruso, Redeeming Love
‘Island of the Hungry Ghosts’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Cupples, Gabrielle Brady, Island of the Hungry Ghosts, score, Soundtrack
PAN has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Cupples (Nocturnal, The Disappearance of My Mother). Also included are selections of sound recordist Leo Dolgan’s field recordings from the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 29 and is available for pre-order here. A vinyl edition is available to order on Amazon. Island of the Hungry Ghosts is directed by Gabrielle Brady and centers on trauma therapist Poh Lin Lee who works at Christmas Island’s asylum seeker detention center. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryan Miller Scoring Daryl Wein’s & Zoe Lister-Jones’ ‘How It Ends’
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daryl Wein, How It Ends, Ryan Miller, Zoe Lister-Jones
Guster lead singer Ryan Miller (Safety Not Guaranteed, The Kings of Summer, In a World…, The Fundamentals of Caring) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy How It Ends. The film is written and directed by Daryl Wein (White Rabbit, Consumed) & Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid) and stars Lister-Jones herself, alongside Cailee Spaeny, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Helen Hunt and Lamorne Morris. The movie is set on the day an asteroid is scheduled to obliterate Earth and centers on a freewheeling woman who scores an invite to one last wild gathering before it all goes down and – with little help from her whimsical younger – embarks on a journey by foot across Los Angeles as she seeks to make peace with her regrets. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Earwig and the Witch’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Earwig and the Witch, Goro Miyazaki, Satoshi Takebe, score, Soundtrack
Studio Ghibli will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Earwig and the Witch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Satoshi Takebe (From Up on Poppy Hill, The Adventures of Super Monkey, Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Earwig and the Witch is directed by Goro Miyazaki and features the voices of Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves and Dan Stevens. The movie is based on the children’s novel by Diana Wynne Jones and follows the title character whose life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in and she is forced to live with a selfish witch and discovers a world of spells and potions. Read the rest of this entry »
Natalie Holt Scoring Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘Loki’
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Kate Herron, Loki, Natalie Holt
Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, Knightfall, Deadwater Fell, Press) is currently scoring Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series Loki. The show is directed by Kate Herron and stars Tom Hiddleston in the title role, alongside Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku and Richard E. Grant. The 6-parter takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame and follows the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow. Michael Waldron (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) serves as the project’s head writer. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Lionsgate Records has released the first songs from the second season of the NBC musical comedy drama Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Available to stream/download now are the covers from the first episode of Season 2, including Hello, Dolly! from Jerry Herman’s musical of the same title, Jet’s Are You Gonna Be My Girl (performed by Skylar Astin & John Clarence Stewart) and Fun’s Carry On (performed by Andrew Leeds, Mary Steenburgen & Alice Lee). Listen to all three tracks below. More songs from Season 2 will be released weekly over the next weeks. Republic Records has previously released multiple EPs and singles featuring the songs from the show’s first season. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Guest Room’ (‘La Stanza’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Giorgio Giampà, La stanza, score, Soundtrack, Stefano Lodovichi, The Guest Room
Sony/ATV Music Publishing have released a soundtrack album for the Italian psychological thriller The Guest Room (La Stanza). The album features the film’s original music composed by Giorgio Giampà (Time Share, La profezia dell’armadillo, Cacciatore – The Hunter). Also included is the song New Kind performed by Gyda Valtýsdottir. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Guest Room is co-written and directed by Stefano Lodovichi and stars Guido Caprino, Camilla Filippi, Edoardo Pesce and Romeo Pellegrini. The movie follows a stranger who knocks on the door of an apartment where a broken-hearted woman is about to take her own life. Read the rest of this entry »
50 Cent’s ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Theme Song ‘Part of the Game’ Released
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: 50 Cent, NLE Choppa, Power, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Rileyy Lanez, Starz
G-Unit Records has released the theme song for the upcoming Starz original series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. The track is performed by 50 Cent (who serves as an executive producer on the show) feat. NLE Choppa & Rileyy Lanez. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single here. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Power Book III: Raising Kanan is created by Sascha Penn and stars Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller, Omar Epps, Lovie Simone and Hailey Kilgore. The drama, which explores the early life of Power character Kanan Stark (portrayed by 50 Cent in the original series), will premiere this summer on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cobra Kai’ Seasons 2 & 3 Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cobra Kai, Leo Birenberg, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Zach Robinson
La-La Land Records has announced two new soundtrack albums for the Netflix original series Cobra Kai featuring the original score from the show’s second and third seasons composed by Leo Birenberg (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Son of Zorn, PEN15) & Zach Robinson (Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Die Hart). The Season 2 album features all tracks from the original 2019 soundtrack, as well as ten previously unreleased bonus tracks (visit Amazon or the label’s official website to order the CD). The Season 3 soundtrack features 19 bonus tracks not included on the digital release, which is set to come out this coming Friday (click here to order the 2-CD set). Both albums are set to be released on January 19. The label has previously released the CD version of the Season 1 soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »
Owen Pallett Scoring Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘On the Count of Three’
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jerrod Carmichael, On the Count of Three, Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett (Her, The Box, Spaceship Earth, Life) is composing the original score for the upcoming comedic thriller On the Count of Three. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jerrod Carmichael and stars himself, alongside Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, J.B. Smoove, Lavell Crawford and Henry Winkler. The movie follows a man who has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things and teams up with his best friend, who is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, to execute a double suicide plan. Ari Katcher & Ryan Welch (Ramy) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
