Chris Egan (The Spanish Princess, Tiny World, Man Down) is currently recording his score for the upcoming animated feature Fireheart. The film is directed by Laurent Zeitoun & Ted Ty and features the voices of Kenneth Branagh, Olivia Cooke, Laurie Holden, William Shatner, Mara Junot, Wilex Ly and Ryan W. Garcia. The movie is set in New York in the roaring twenties and tells the story of a 16-year old young girl who dreams of being the world’s first-ever firefighter and, refusing to let others define her, heroically fights for her dream. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Egan Scoring Laurent Zeitoun’s & Ted Ty’s ‘Fireheart’
Posted: December 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Egan, Fireheart, Laurent Zeitoun, Ted Ty
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 20, 2020)
Posted: December 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Atticus Ross, Bridgerton, Disney Plus, DNA, Fabrice Lecomte, Jon Batiste, Kris Bowers, Netflix, Soul, Stephen Warbeck, Sylvie's Love, Trent Reznor
Premiering on Wednesday, December 23 is the period drama Sylvie’s Love written and directed by Eugene Ashe and starring Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi Kin, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jemima Kirke. The film’s original music is composed by Fabrice Lecomte. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday. The full album details will posted on this page within the next couple of days. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.
Premiering on Friday, December 25 is the animated feature Soul directed by Pete Docter and starring Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Daveed Diggs. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Mank) have composed the film’s original score and Jon Batiste has provided original jazz compositions and arrangements. Walt Disney Records has released a digital soundtrack featuring the score, the jazz music and the songs from the movie (click here for the full album details) and has also released two separate vinyl soundtracks featuring the score and Batiste’s jazz music (click here for more details). Soul will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ Movie ‘Nocturne’ Released
Posted: December 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Elizabeth Bernholz, Gazelle Twin, Nocturne, score, Soundtrack, Welcome to the Blumhouse
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Welcome to the Blumhouse installment Nocturne. The album features the film’s original music composed by British EDM artist Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Nocturne is written and directed by Zu Quirke and stars Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Jacques Colimon and Ivan Shaw. The movie is set at an elite arts academy and follows a music student who begins to outshine her more accomplished twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate. Read the rest of this entry »
Mondo Boys’ ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’ Cover from ‘Fatman’ Released
Posted: December 19, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eshom Nelms, Fatman, Ian Nelms, Mondo Boys
Milan Records has released the cover version of Do You Hear What I Hear from the comedy Fatman. The track, which was originally written by Gloria Shayne (music) & Noel Regney (lyrics), is performed by the film’s composers Mondo Boys (Phoenix Forgotten, She Dies Tomorrow, The Girlfriend Experience) feat. Spencer Day and Nisalda Gonzalez. Visit Amazon or any other digital music service to stream/download the track and also listen to the full song after the jump. Fatman is written and directed by Eshom Nelms & Ian Nelms and stars Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 18, 2020)
Posted: December 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Breach, David Buckley, Elliot Leung, Fatale, Geoff Zanelli, Greenland, Hunter Hunter, Kevon Cronin, Monster Hunter, Paul Haslinger, Ram Khatabakhsh, Scott Glasgow, Skylines, The Rescue
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the fantasy action adventure Monster Hunter written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and stars Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, Diego Boneta, Meagan Good, Jin Au-Yeung, Josh Helman and Ron Perlman. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, The Three Musketeers, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Death Race, Crank). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the thriller Fatale directed by Deon Taylor and starring Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, Danny Pino and Tyrin Turner. Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales, Disturbia, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Christopher Robin) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Breach’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Breach, John Suits, score, Scott Glasgow, Soundtrack
Fourteen Kings Music has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Breach. The album features the film’s original score composed by Scott Glasgow (The Gene Generation, Hatchet III, Hack!, Chasing Ghosts, The Ninth Passenger). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon & Apple Music/iTunes and will be added to other digital music services within the next few days. Breach is directed by John Suits and stars Bruce Willis, Cody Kearsley, Rachel Nichols and Thomas Jane. The movie follows a junior mechanic aboard an interstellar ark to New Earth who must outwit a malevolent cosmic terror intent on using the spaceship as a weapon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Perfect Planet’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Perfect Planet, BBC, Ilan Eshkeri, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC Earth docu-series A Perfect Planet. The album features the show’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, The Young Victoria, Still Alice, Layer Cake, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Coriolanus) and performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra and SinfoniaNord. The soundtrack will be released on January 8, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first single will be coming out on January 1. Click here to stream/download the single and also listen to the full track after the jump. A Perfect Planet is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and explores how forces of nature – volcanoes, sunlight, weather and oceans – drive, shape and support Earth’s great diversity of wildlife. The final episode of the 5-part series produced by Silverback Films & Discovery examines the impact of humans on the natural world and asks what can be done to restore a perfect balance. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Soul’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste, Pete Docter, Pixar, score, Soul, Soundtrack, Trent Reznor
Walt Disney Records has released the digital soundtrack album for Pixar’s animated feature Soul. The album features both the film’s original score composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Gone Girl, Mank), as well as the original jazz compositions and arrangements by Jon Batiste. Also included are the songs Rappin Ced performed by Daveed Diggs, Parting Ways performed by Cody ChesnuTT, as well as Batiste’s cover of the Curtis Mayfield classic It’s All Right. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. As announced last week, the label is also releasing two separate vinyl editions featuring Reznor’s & Ross’ score and Batiste’s jazz music today. Also being released separately today as a digital single is a duet version of It’s All Right by Batiste feat. Celeste (click here to stream/download the track). Also check out a new video featurette about the music of the movie after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Disney+’s ‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’ Released
Posted: December 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, Michael Kramer, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack for Lucasfilm’s LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. The 2-track digital single features the original score from the special composed by Michael Kramer (Ninjago, Lego Star Wars: Freemaker Adventures, Valley of Bones), as well as the Life Day song Joh Blastoh produced & arranged by Kramer, featuring lyrics by Leland Chee and performed by Omar Mille, Kelly Marie Tran & Billy Dee Williams. Visit Amazon or any other digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack. LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is directed by Ken Cunningham, written by David Shayne and also stars Anthony Daniels, Matt Lanter, Tom Kane, James Arnold Taylor and Dee Bradley Baker. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Mandalorian’ Chapters 13-16 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 18, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Ludwig Göransson, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars, The Mandalorian
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian. The album features selections of the original score from the final four episodes of the second season (Chapters 13-16) of the Lucasfilm production composed by Academy Award, Emmy Award and Grammy Award winner Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Tenet, Creed, Venom, Community). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring highlights from the composer’s music from Chapters 9-12, as well as eight albums featuring his score from the first eight episodes. The Mandalorian is developed and executive produced by Jon Favreau and stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers and Giancarlo Esposito. Read the rest of this entry »
