Dreamscore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Norwegian period drama Atlantic Crossing. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Raymond Enoksen (Haunted, Ice Road Rescue) and performed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. Atlantic Crossing is written by Alexander Eik & Linda May Kallestein, directed by Eik and stars Sofia Helin, Kyle MacLachlan and Tobias Santelmann. The limited series tells the untold story of Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha who became an influential figure in world politics during World War II, after Norway was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1940. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Atlantic Crossing’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Atlantic Crossing, Raymond Enoksen, score, Soundtrack
Henry Jackman Scoring Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
Posted: December 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Henry Jackman, Marvel, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6) has recently been scoring Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ original series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The show is written by Malcolm Spellman, directed by Kari Skogland (The Loudest Voice) and stars Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp and Wyatt Russell. The 6-parter follows Sam Wilson aka The Falcon & Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier, who came together in the final moments of Avengers: Endgame as they team up on a global adventure that tests their abilities—and their patience. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rust Creek’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: H. Scott Salinas, Jen McGowan, Rust Creek, score, Soundtrack
Lunacy Productions has released a soundtrack album for the survival thriller Rust Creek. The album features the film’s original music composed by H. Scott Salinas (The Banker, The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Birth of the Dragon, Cartel Land, Warrior, Sea of Shadows). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Rust Creek is directed by Jen McGowan and stars Hermione Corfield, Jay Paulson, Micah Hauptman, Sean O’Bryan, Daniel R. Hill, John Marshall Jones and Jeremy Glazer. The movie centers on an ambitious, overachieving college senior who gets lost deep in the frozen Kentucky woods while on her way to a job interview and finds herself pursued by a band of ruthless outlaws. Read the rest of this entry »
Bryce & Aaron Dessner Scoring Clint Bentley’s ‘Jockey’
Posted: December 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Clint Bentley, Jockey
Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner (of The National) have teamed up to score the upcoming indie drama Jockey. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Clint Bentley and stars Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker and Moises Arias. The movie follows a seasoned horse jockey Jackson who finds himself facing what could be his last season as his health deteriorates, when a budding young jockey shows up and claims to be his son. Bentley also co-wrote the screenplay with Greg Kwedar. They are both producing the project with Nancy Schafer (Barracuda, 7 Chinese Brothers, Running with Beto). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Meerkat: A Dynasties Special’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, BBC Earth, Benji Merrison, Meerkat: A Dynasties Special, score, Soundtrack, Will Slater
Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack EP for the BBC Earth documentary Meerkat: A Dynasties Special. The 4-track EP features selections of the original music from the special composed by Benji Merrison & Will Slater (One Strange Rock, Africa, Planet Earth Live). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. A full soundtrack album will be announced soon. The label has previously released the composers’ score from the original 2018 Dynasties series. Meerkat: A Dynasties Special is produced and directed by Emma Napper and follows a young meerkat queen living in the harsh beauty of the Makgadikgadi salt pans who must unite her family in the face of rivals, predators and immense dust storms. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 27, 2020)
Posted: December 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cleaning Up, Guy Garvey, Netflix, Paul Saunderson, Peter Jobson, Rebel Rodriguez, Sundance Now, We Can Be Heroes
Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday, December 31, is the British comedy Cleaning Up created by Mark Marlow and starring Sheridan Smith, Jade Anouka, Robert Emms, Kristy Philipps, Anya McKenna-Bruce, Uriel Emil and Branka Katic. The show’s original music is composed by Guy Garvey & Peter Jobson (Trying, Dead in a Week or Money Back) & Paul Saunderson (Three Identical Strangers, Starfish). The series, which revolves around a down-on-her-luck office cleaner who is lured into the high-risk world of insider trading, premiered in the UK last year on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on Sundance Now. Read the rest of this entry »
Robin Foster Scoring Sean Ellis’ ‘Eight for Silver’
Posted: December 27, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Dream, Eight for Silver, Robin Foster, Sean Ellis
Composer Robin Foster (Criminal: UK, Untogether, Truth Seekers) is reuniting with director Sean Ellis on the upcoming period horror drama Eight for Silver. The film is written and directed by Ellis (Cashback, The Broken) and stars Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran and Áine Rose Daly. The movie is set in the late 19th century and follows a pathologist who arrives in a remote country village to investigate an attack by a wild animal brutal and discovers a sinister presence lurking in the woods. Ellis is also producing the LD Entertainment production with Pete Shilaimon (Risen, Megan Leavey) and Mickey Liddell (Jackie, The Grey, Go). Read the rest of this entry »
John Powell – Film Suites Vol. 1 Album Released
Posted: December 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell
John Powell and 5 Cat Studios have released a new album featuring nine suites from some of the composer’s score best known scores. Among the titles are How to Train Your Dragon (for which he received his first Academy Award nomination) and its first sequel, The Bourne Identity, Chicken Run, X-Men: The Last Stand, Two Weeks Notice, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Endurance. The music was newly recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra and The Philharmonia Voices and conducted by José Serebrier. John Powell – Film Suites, Volume 1 is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes and other digital music stores. Read the rest of this entry »
Sarah Warne to Score BBC’s ‘Time’ & Channel 5’s ‘The Drowning’
Posted: December 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Channel 5, Jimmy McGovern, Lewis Arnold, Sarah Warne, The Drowning, Time
Sarah Warne has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC drama Time. The show is written by Jimmy McGovern (Broken, The Street, Accused) and stars Stephen Graham, Sean Bean, Siobhan Finneran, Sue Johnston, Hannah Walters, David Calder, Nadine Marshall, Michael Socha, Aneurin Barnard and Jack McMulllen. The 3-part series follows a teacher, husband and father, who killed an innocent man in an accident, as he accepts and even welcomes his four-year sentence. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 25, 2020)
Posted: December 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Peters, Anthony Willis, Dario Marianelli, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, News of the World, One Night in Miami, Pinocchio, Promising Young Woman, Terence Blanchard, The Dissident, Wonder Woman 1984
Four new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Wonder Woman 1984 directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal and Connie Nielsen. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Man of Steel, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Interstellar). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is now also available to stream on HBO Max.
Also opening wide is the western News of the World co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel. James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, King Kong, The Village) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
