Netflix has announced today that Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man, Death Note, Resident Evil: Vendetta) is the composer of the upcoming Chinese fantasy adventure The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity. The film is directed by Guo Jingming (Tiny Times) and stars Mark Chao, Allen Deng, Olivia Wang, Jessie Li and Wang Duo. The movie is based on the Japanese fantasy novel Onmyōji by Baku Yumemakura and revolves around Abe no Seimei, the most renowned yin-yang master during the Heian period, and his fantastical encounters with demons and evil spirits. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Anders, Nikki Anders & Peer Astrom to Compose Music for ‘Road to Bethlehem’
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Anders, Nikki Anders, Peer Astrom, Road to Bethlehem
Deadline is reporting that music producer/composer Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages, Dirty Dancing) is set to make his directorial debut on the upcoming musical feature Road to Bethlehem. He will also compose the project’s original music with singer/songwriter Nikki Anders and songwriter/music producer Peer Astrom. Christy Hall (I Am Not Okay with This) is writing the screenplay. Anders is also producing the Monarch Media, SPACE + ART Entertainment and STORY Collective production with Steve Barnett (Priceless) & Alan Powell, Brandt Andersen (Don Verdean, Exeter) and Stephen Meinen & Ryan Busse. Read the rest of this entry »
Colin Stetson Scoring Karen Cinorre’s ‘Mayday’
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Colin Stetson, Karen Cinorre, Mayday
Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Color Out of Space, The First, Barkskins) is composing the original score for the upcoming drama Mayday. The film is written and directed by Karen Cinorre and stars Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Havana Rose Liu, Soko, Théodore Pellerin and Juliette Lewis. The movie follows a young woman who is mysteriously transported to an alternate world after a short circuit at her workplace and meets a crew of female soldiers caught in an endless war. Cinorre is also producing the project with Jonah Disend, Lucas Joaquin (Love Is Strange, Selah and the Spades) and director of photography Sam Levy (Lady Bird, Frances Ha). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘A World of Calm’ Released
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A World of Calm, HBO Max, score, Soundtrack, Tom Howe
Redrocca has released a soundtrack album for the HBO Max unscripted A World of Calm. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Tom Howe (A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Early Man, Ted Lasso, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. A World of Calm combines mesmeric imagery with narration by A-list talent including Mahershala Ali, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Idris Elba, Nicole Kidman, Oscar Isaac, Zoë Kravitz, Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Keanu Reeves and Kate Winslet. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Gregson-Wiliams, Ridley Scott, The Last Duel
Composer Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Mulan, Man on Fire, Unstoppable) is reteaming with director Ridley Scott on the upcoming period drama The Last Duel. The film is directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner) and stars Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck and Harriet Walter. The movie is set in 14th century France and tells the tale two of knights whose bond is tested by treachery and a young woman forced to navigate the brutal and oppressive culture of the era in order to survive. Affleck & Damon also wrote the screenplay with Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said, Friends with Money) based on Eric Jager’s novel of the same title. Read the rest of this entry »
‘White Riot’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aisling Brouwer, Rubika Shah, score, Soundtrack, White Riot
Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album for the British documentary White Riot. The album features the film’s original score by Aisling Brouwer. Visit Amazon or any other digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack. White Riot is directed by Rubika Shah and explores how punk influenced politics in late-1970s. The movie centers on a motley crew of mavericks who band together with The Clash and other top punk bands of the day to create Britain’s biggest-ever civil rights movement, Rock Against Racism. Read the rest of this entry »
Murray Gold Scoring Sky’s ‘Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse’
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Kerr, Murray Gold, Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse, Sky
Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Gentleman Jack, Quiz, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, A Very English Scandal) has composed the original music for the new Sky holiday special Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse. The film is directed by David Kerr (Johnny English Strikes Again) and stars Dawn French as Beatrix Potter, Harry Tayler as the young Roald Dahl, as well as Jessica Hynes, Rob Brydon, Nina Sosanya, Bill Bailey, Alison Steadman and Nick Mohammed. The movie is inspired by the true story of when 6-year old boy set off on a big adventure to meet his favorite author, Beatrix Potter. John Hannah is narrating the comedy drama. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Electric Jesus’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris White, Daniel Smith, Electric Jesus, Soundtrack
Joyful Noise Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age comedy Electric Jesus. The album features the score and songs from the movie, including the original tracks from the film performed by the fictional Christian hair metal band 316. Daniel Smith (aka Danielson) serves as the score composer and music producer. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 26, 2021 and is available to pre-order here. A vinyl edition is also in the works. Electric Jesus is written and directed by Chris White and stars Judd Nelson, Brian Baumgartner, Shawn Parsons, Rhoda Griffis and Claire Bronson. The movie tells the story of a never-famous 1980s metal band that gets introduced to a flashy Christian Rock promoter who wants to take the band on the road for a summer of paid rock gigs, a shot at recording an album in Nashville and fulfilling the bands’ biggest dream – to open for Stryper. Read the rest of this entry »
Noah Sorota Scoring Syfy’s ‘Resident Alien’
Posted: December 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Noah Sorota, Resident Alien, Syfy
Noah Sorota is scoring the upcoming Syfy original series Resident Alien. The show is developed by Chris Sheridan (Family Guy) based on the Dark Horse comic of the same title and stars Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund and Levi Fiehler. The comedy follows an alien that crash lands on Earth with a secret mission to kill all humans and passes himself off as a small-town human doctor. Sheridan is also executive producing the Amblin TV and Dark Horse Entertainment production with Mike Richardson (Hellboy, The Umbrella Academy) & Keith Goldberg (The Umbrella Academy) and Justin Falvey & Darryl Frank (The Americans). Read the rest of this entry »
‘In Full Bloom’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: December 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam VillaSenor, Andrew Kawczynski, In Full Bloom, Reza Ghassemi, score, Soundtrack
Dozo will release a soundtrack album for the period boxing drama In Full Bloom.The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Kawczynski (The Eight Hundred, The Corrupted, Sky Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. In Full Bloom is written and directed by Reza Ghassemi & Adam VillaSenor and stars Tyler Wood, Yusuke Ogasawara, Hoiroyuki Watanabe, Hazuki Kato, S. Scott McCracken, Stefanie Estes and Timothy V. Murphy. The movie is set in post-World War II Japan and follows an undefeated Japanese boxing champion as he is preparing for the biggest fight of his life: a showdown with a down-and-out American pugilist enlisted to defend his country’s honor. Read the rest of this entry »
