Singer/songwriter and record producer Poo Bear (aka Jason Paul Douglas Boyd) & Joe Wong (Master of None, Russian Doll, The Midnight Gospel, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) are composing the original score for the new NBC comedy Kenan. The show is created by Jackie Clarke (Superstore) & David Caspe (Happy Endings, Black Monday) and stars Kenan Thompson, Don Johnson, Dani & Dannah Lane, Kimrie Lewis and Chris Redd. The series revolves around a widowed dad who’s juggling a high-profile job as the host of an Atlanta morning show and raising his two girls. Read the rest of this entry »
Poo Bear & Joe Wong Scoring NBC’s ‘Kenan’
Posted: February 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joe Wong, Kenan, NBC, Poo Bear
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‘Woman in Motion’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Colin O'Malley, score, Soundtrack, Todd Thompson, Woman in Motion
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA. The album features the film’s original music composed by Colin O’Malley (Letters to God, Superman Returns video game, Tomb Raider: Underworld). Also included is Nichelle Nichols’s cover of Fly Me to the Moon. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Woman in Motion is directed by Todd Thompson and tells the true story of how renowned Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols pioneered the NASA recruiting program to hire people of color and the first female astronauts for the space agency in the late 1970s and 1980s. Read the rest of this entry »
Jessica Weiss & Mychael Danna Scoring Kay Cannon’s ‘Cinderella’
Posted: February 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cinderella, Jessica Weiss, Kay Cannon, Mychael Danna
Jessica Weiss (Friendsgiving, Trouble) and Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Onward, Capote) have teamed up to score the upcoming new film adaptation of Cinderella. The movie is written and directed by Kay Cannon (Blockers, Pitch Perfect series) and stars Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, Nicholas Galitzine, James Corden, Minnie Driver, John Mulaney, Maddie Baillio, Charlotte Spencer and Pierce Brosnan. The musical comedy reimagines the classic story and centers on the title character as an ambitious young woman whose dreams are bigger than the world will allow. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Care a Lot’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: February 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I Care a Lot, J Blakeson, Marc Canham, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller I Care a Lot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc Canham (The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Close, Final Girl, Burn Burn Burn). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. I Care a Lot is written and directed by J Blakeson and stars Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Dianne Wiest, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Macon Blair, Alicia Witt and Damian Young. The movie follows a crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears. Read the rest of this entry »
Blitz//Berlin to Score Syfy’s ‘Day of the Dead’ TV Series
Posted: February 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blitz/Berlin, Day of the Dead, Syfy
The composer trio of Blitz//Berlin (Still/Born, Extraterrestrial, It Stains the Sands Red) have been hired to score the upcoming Syfy original series Day of the Dead. The show is developed by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Malibu Rescue, Raven’s Home) based on George A. Romero’s classic feature and stars Keenan Tracey, Daniel Doheny, Natalie Malaika, Morgan Holmstrom and Kristy Dinsmore. The 10-parter tells the story of six strangers struggling to survive the first 24 hours of a zombie invasion. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Outpost’ Seasons 2 & 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: James Schafer, score, Soundtrack, The CW, The Outpost
Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records have released a new soundtrack album for the CW drama The Outpost. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second and third season composed by James Schafer (Mythica: The Iron Crown, The Christmas Dragon). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Varèse Sarabande has previously released the composer’s score from Season 1 back in 2019. The Outpost is created by Jason Faller & Kynan Griffin and stars Jessica Green, Jake Stormoen, Imogen Waterhouse, Anand Desai Barochia, Aaron Fontaine, Glynis Barber, Reece Ritchie, Izuka Hoyle, Jaye Griffiths, Adam Johnson and Georgia May Foote. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC Earth’s ‘The Planets’ Announced
Posted: February 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Christie, Anže Rozman, BBC Earth, Bleeding Fingers Music, David Fleming, Jacob Shea, score, Soundtrack, The Planets
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC Earth docu-series The Planets. The album features selections of the original music composed by Anže Rozman (Great Bear Rainforest) and Andrew Christie (The Flood), as well as Jacob Shea (Seven Worlds One Planet, Planet Earth II) and David Fleming (Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 5, 2021. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the album. The Planets is narrated by Professor Brian Cox (in the original UK version) & Zachary Quinto (in the U.S. version) and follows the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets that make up our solar system through five episodes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Paradise Cove’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Cardoni, Martin Gugui, Paradise Cove, score, Soundtrack
Fallout Shelter Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Paradise Cove. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, CSI: Miami, Young Sheldon, Just Friends, L.A. Finest). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Paradise Cove is directed by Martin Gugui and stars Todd Grinnell, Kristin Bauer van Straten and Mena Suvari. The movie revolves around a contractor and his wife who move to Malibu to flip his mother’s beach house, where they are terrorized by the deranged homeless lady living under the house. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC Earth’s ‘Primates’ Announced
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Lukas, BBC, BBC Earth, Bleeding Fingers Music, Denise Santos, PBS, Primates, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC Earth docu-series Primates. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Adam Lukas (Being The Queen, Roman Empire II) & Denise Santos (Gathering Storm, Savage Kingdom, Apollo: The Forgotten Films) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 5, 2021 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Primates created by the BBC Studios Natural History and narrated by Chris Packham follows our closest animal relatives and reveals how much we have in common with them. Read the rest of this entry »
Pinar Toprak Scoring Zach Parrish’s Disney Animated Short ‘Us Again’
Posted: February 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pinar Toprak, Us Again, Zach Parrish
Disney announced today that Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Krypton, Fortnite, McMillions, The Angel) has composed the original music for the upcoming Disney animated short Us Again. The film directed by Zach Parrish is set in a vibrant city pulsating with rhythm and movement, and follows an elderly man and his young-at-heart wife rekindle their youthful passion for life and each other on one magical night. The movie, which is told entirely without dialogue and set to an original funk and soul musical score reminiscent of the mid-60s, features choreography by dancers Keone and Mari. Read the rest of this entry »
