Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Dangerous Minds, Nurse Jackie, Crossing Jordan, Just Wright) are scoring the new Netflix original series Firefly Lane. The show is created by Maggie Friedman based on the best-selling novel by Kristin Hannah and stars Katherine Heigl, Sarah Chalke, Ben Lawson, Beau Garrett, Ali Skovbye, Roan Curtis, Yael Yurman, Jon-Michael Ecker, Brandon Jay McLaren, Paul McGillion, Chelah Horsdal and Brendan Taylor. The drama tells the story of two inseparable best friends and their enduring, complicated bond, spanning four tumultuous decades. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Firefly Lane’ to Feature Music by Wendy & Lisa
Posted: January 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Firefly Lane, Lisa Coleman, Netflix, Wendy & Lisa, Wendy Melvoin
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Jonny Greenwood to Score Pablo Larraín’s ‘Spencer’
Posted: January 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonny Greenwood, Pablo Larraín, Spencer
Neon announced today that Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is attached to score the upcoming biographical drama Spencer. The film is directed by Pablo Larraín (Jackie) and stars Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, alongside Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins and Sean Harris. The movie is set during the Christmas holiday in December 1991 when Princess Diana decided to leave her marriage to Prince Charles. Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Eastern Promises, Locke) wrote the screenplay. Jan de Dios Larraín (A Fantastic Woman, Gloria Bell) is producing the project for Fabula Films, alongside Jonas Dornbach & Janine Jackowski (Toni Erdmann) for Komplizen Film and Paul Webster (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) for Shoebox Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘White Wall’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Timo Kaukolampi, Tuomo Puranen, White Wall
Svart Records has released a soundtrack album for the Scandinavian sci-fi series White Wall. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Timo Kaukolampi & Tuomo Puranen (Euthanizer, Maria’s Paradise). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to listen to audio samples and to stream/download the soundtrack. White Wall is created by Aleksi Salmenperä, Mikko Pöllä & Roope Lehtinen and stars Vera Vitali, Aksel Hennie, Eero Milonoff, Mattias Nordkvist and Ardalan Esmaili. The drama revolves around the discovery of a mysterious white wall at the site of the world’s largest nuclear waste depository and the team at the nuclear waste center who must decide how to deal with it. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun’ to Be Released
Posted: January 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aunty Donna, Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun, Netflix, Soundtrack, Thomas Armstrong
Maisie Music Publishing & etcetc Music will release the first soundtrack album for the Netflix sketch comedy series Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun. The album features the songs from the show’s first season written by Tom Armstrong and performed by the comedy trio Aunty Donna (Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly & Zachary Ruane). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 27 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon (and other digital music services). Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun is created by Armstrong, Sam Lingham, Max Miller, Bonanno, Kelly & Ruane, executive produced by Ed Helms and features Aunty Donna as they showcase their uniquely absurd and offbeat style through an array of sketches, songs and eclectic characters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bloody Hell’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alister Grierson, Bloody Hell, Brian Cachia, score, Soundtrack
Bcmuse Studios has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Bloody Hell. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Cachia (The Osiris Child, Infini, Terminus, Blood Vessel). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Bloody Hell is directed by Alister Grierson and stars Ben O’Toole, Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland and Travis Jeffery. The movie follows a man with a mysterious past who flees the country to escape his own personal hell – only to arrive somewhere much, much, worse. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Gureckis to Score M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’
Posted: January 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: M. Night Shyamalan, Old, Trevor Gureckis
Trevor Gureckis (The Goldfinch, Bloodline) has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Old. The film is written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable, Split) and stars Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Gael García Bernal, Alex Wolff, Vicky Krieps, Aaron Pierre, Abbey Lee, Embeth Davidtz and Rufus Sewell. No plot details have been announced yet. Shyamalan is also producing the project with Ashwin Rajan (Glass) and Marc Bienstock (The Visit, Charm City Kings). Read the rest of this entry »
Andra Day’s & Raphael Saadiq’s Original Song ‘Tigress & Tweed’ from ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Released
Posted: January 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andra Day, Hulu, Lee Daniels, Raphael Saadiq, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Warner Records has released the original song Tigress & Tweed from the biographical drama The United States vs. Billie Holiday. The track is performed by lead actress Andra Day who also co-wrote it with composer, singer/songwriter and record producer Raphael Saadiq (Lovecraft Country, Underground, Insecure). The song is now available as a digital single on Amazon and all other major digital music platforms and can also be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released Day’s covers of Holiday’s All of Me and Strange Fruit from the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Acorn TV’s ‘London Kills’ Released
Posted: January 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Acorn TV, Justine Barker, London Kills, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Acorn TV original series London Kills. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Justine Barker (Casualty, Suspects). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio clips. London Kills is created by Paul Marquess and stars Hugo Speer, Sharon Small, Bailey Patrick, Tori Allen-Martin and Jennie Jacques. The drama follows an elite team of cops as they investigate murders taking place in the English capital. Read the rest of this entry »
Kurt Farquhar Scoring Lifetime’s ‘Wendy Williams: The Movie’
Posted: January 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Darren Grant, Kurt Farquhar, Lifetime, Wendy Williams: The Movie
Kurt Farquhar (Black Lightning, The King of Queens, Moesha, Sister, Sister, Being Mary Jane) has composed the original score for the new Lifetime original film Wendy Williams: The Movie. The biographical drama is directed by Darren Grant (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Make It Happen) and stars Ciera Payton in the title role, alongside Morocco Omari as Wendy’s ex-husband Kevin Hunter. The movie chronicles Williams’ journey, from her scrappy upstart days in urban radio to the success of her own syndicated talk show. Read the rest of this entry »
Bobby Krlic (The Haxan Cloak) Tapped as Composer of ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 2
Posted: January 25, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bobby Krlic, Snowpiercer, The Haxan Cloak, TNT
Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Seven Seconds, Triple 9) has been tapped to score the second season of the TNT original series Snowpiercer. The new season stars Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Sean Bean, Rowan Blanchard, Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, Iddo Goldberg, Katie McGuinness, Lena Hall, Annalise Basso, Sam Otto, Roberto Urbina, Sheila Vand and Steven Ogg. Graeme Manson (Orphan Black) serves as the project’s showrunner and is executive producing the Tomorrow Studios production with Marty Adelstein & Becky Clements (Hanna), Matthew O’Connor (Continuum), Ben Rosenblatt, Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange, Sinister), and the original 2013 film’s producers, including Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), Miky Lee, Tae-sung Jeong, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun and Dooho Choi. Read the rest of this entry »
