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 »
‘White Riot’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aisling Brouwer, Rubika Shah, score, Soundtrack, White Riot
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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 »
Daniel Pemberton to Return for ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel
Posted: December 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Joaquim Dos Santos, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2
Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey, Enola Holmes, Motherless Brooklyn, The Trial of the Chicago 7) has confirmed that he will be returning to score the upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel. The animated film will be directed by Joaquim Dos Santos (Voltron: Legendary Defender) and is being written by David Callahm (Wonder Woman 1984, The Expendables, Zombieland: Double Tap). No plot details have been announced yet. Shameik Moore will return as the voice of Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld is set to reprise her role as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman. Amy Pascal (Spider-Man: Far from Home, Bridge of Spies) is producing the Sony Pictures Animation & Marvel Entertainment production with Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, 21/22 Jump Street). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Jacqui & David Morris’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ Released
Posted: December 14, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Christmas Carol, Alex Baranowski, David Morris, Jacqui Morris, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the new film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Alex Baranowski (The Windmere Children, Staged). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. A Christmas Carol is directed by Jacqui Morris & David Morris and stars Simon Russell Beale, Martin Freeman, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Serkis, Siân Phillips and Leslie Caron. The drama follows a Victorian family as they prepare a toy theater for their annual performance of A Christmas Carol. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 13, 2020)
Posted: December 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A California Christmas, Alfonso G. Aguilar, Amazon, CBS All Access, Chad Rehmann, Dashing in December, Disney Plus, El Cid, Epix, Gustavo Santaolalla, James Jandrisch, Jamie Christopherson, Jonathan Zalben, Lorne Balfe, Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott, Netflix, On Pointe, Paramount Network, Pennyworth, The Stand, Tiny Pretty Things
Premiering tonight is the second season of the Epix original series Pennyworth developed by Bruno Heller and starring Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Jason Flemyng, Ryan Fletcher, Emma Paetz, Dorothy Atkinson,Paloma Faith, James Purefoy, Edward Hogg, Ramon Tikaram, Jessye Romeo, Harriet Slater, Simon Manyonda and Jessica de Gouw. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, His Dark Materials, The Lego Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life) is scoring the show’s second season. Check out our previous news article for more details and to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Epix.
Also premiering tonight is the Paramount Network original movie Dashing in December written and directed by Jake Helgren and starring Juan Pablo Di Pace, Peter Porte, Caroline Harris and Andie MacDowell. The film’s original music is composed by Chad Rehmann (Camp Cold Brook, The Funhouse Massacre, Dream Killer). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official movie website for more information about the drama. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Midnight Sky’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George Clooney, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Midnight Sky
ABKCO Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Midnight Sky. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The Queen, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla). The soundtrack will be released on December 23 and is now available for pre-order here. (UPDATE 4/8/21: A CD version will be coming out on May 14, 2021 and is available for pre-order on Amazon). Two tracks (The Midnight Sky & Aether Spaceship) are already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. The Midnight Sky is directed by George Clooney who also stars in the film, alongside Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir and Tiffany Boone. The post-apocalyptic drama is based on Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel Good Morning, Midnight and follows a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop a woman and her fellow astronauts from returning home to Earth, where a mysterious global catastrophe has taken place. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tell Me Who I Am’ (‘Dime Quien Soy’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dime Quien Soy, Lucas Vidal, score, Soundtrack, Telemundo, Tell Me Who I Am
Movistar Sound has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish TV series Tell Me Who I Am (Dime Quien Soy). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6, The Raven, Palm Trees in the Snow, The Cold Light of Day, The Quiet Ones). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Tell Me Who I Am is created by José Manuel Lorenzo based on the novel of the same title by Julia Navarro and stars Irene Escol, Oriol Plá, Maria Pia Calzone, Pierre Kiwitt, Will Keen, Stefan Weinert and Pablo Derqui. Read the rest of this entry »
