Big Branch Music has announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Athlete A. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, The Biggest Little Farm, Carnivale, Pollock, Monk, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Athlete A is directed by Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk and focuses on the gymnasts who survived USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s abuse and the reporters who exposed USAG’s toxic culture. The movie, which recently received a Critic’s Choice Award for Best Sports Documentary, features interviews with NCAA gymnast Maggie Nichols, Olympic bronze medalist Jamie Dantzscher and former gymnast Rachael Denhollander. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Athlete A’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Athlete A, Bonni Cohen, Jeff Beal, Jon Shenk, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
‘Godmothered’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Godmothered, Rachel Portman, score, Sharon Maguire, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Godmothered have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go). Also included are two songs by Jillian Shea Spaeder who also stars in the holiday comedy. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download here. Godmothered is directed by Sharon Maguire and stars Isla Fisher, Jillian Bell, Jane Curtin, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Willa Skye, June Squibb, Santiago Cabrera, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Artemis Pebdani, Stephnie Weir and Carlease Burke. The movie follows a young fairy godmother-in-training who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘The Comey Rule’ to Be Released
Posted: December 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Billy Ray, Henry Jackman, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, The Comey Rule
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime limited series The Comey Rule. The album features the show’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The Comey Rule is written and directed by Billy Ray and stars Jeff Daniels, Brendan Gleeson, Michael Kelly, Holly Hunter, Jennifer Ehle, Jonathan Banks, Scoot McNairy, Oona Chaplin, Steven Pasquale, Amy Seimetz, Peter Coyote and Kingsley Ben-Adir. The 2-parter is based on Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty and chronicles the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Monster Hunter’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Monster Hunter, Paul Haslinger, Paul W.S. Anderson, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy action adventure Monster Hunter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Death Race, The Three Musketeers, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Crank). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 and will be available to stream/download here. Monster Hunter is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and stars Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, Jin Au-Yeung and Ron Perlman. The Constantin Film production is based on the video game series by Capcom and follows a military unit as they are transported to a new world by an unexpected sandstorm and are shocked to discover that this hostile and unknown environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey’ Score Album Details
Posted: December 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David E. Talbert, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, John Debney, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a score album for the Netflix original film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey have been revealed. The album features the movie’s original score composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Hocus Pocus, Iron Man 2, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, The Greatest Showman). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Atlantic Records has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a score suite. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is directed by David E. Talbert and stars Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose, Madalen Mills, Phylicia Rashad, Ricky Martin, Justin Cornwell, Sharon Rose, Lisa Davina Phillip and Kieron Dyer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mank’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atticus Ross, David Fincher, Mank, score, Soundtrack, Trent Reznor
The Null Corporation will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Mank. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, Watchmen, Soul, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Patriots Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 4 and will be available to stream/download here. Mank is directed by David Fincher and stars Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, Joseph Cross, Jamie McShane, Toby Leonard Moore and Monika Gossmann. The drama follows social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spy City’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jonas Hofer, Paul Eisenach, score, Soundtrack, Spy City
Embassy of Music has released a soundtrack album for the TV series Spy City. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Paul Eisenach (O Beautiful Night, Lost Ones, Die Kleinen und die Bösen) & Jonas Hofer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Spy City is created by William Boyd (Chaplin, The Trench) and stars Dominic Cooper, Leonie Benesch, Johanna Wokalek, Romane Portail, Adrian Lukis, Rupert Vansittart, Wanja Mues, Leonard Kunz. The 6-part spy thriller is directed by Miguel Alexandre and tells the story of an English spy who is sent to Berlin in 1961 to sift out a traitor in the UK Embassy or among the Allies, shortly before the peak of the Cold War and construction of the Berlin Wall. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates Scoring Michael Haussman’s ‘Rajah’
Posted: December 2, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Haussman, Rajah, Will Bates
Will Bates (Unbelievable, Away, The Magicians, I Origins, The Looming Tower, Nightflyers) has composed the original music for the upcoming period adventure drama Rajah. The film is directed by Michael Haussman and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Josie Ho and Dominic Monaghan. The movie tells the story of Sir James Brooke, the 19th century explorer whose fight for the indigenous people of Borneo saw him become the real-life role model for Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim and Rudyard Kipling’s The Man Who Would Be King. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Hate New Year’s’ Score Album Announced
Posted: December 2, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christin Baker., Emer Kinsella, I Hate New Year's, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been announced for the romantic comedy I Hate New Year’s. The album features the film’s original score composed by Emer Kinsella. The soundtrack will be released next Friday, December 11 and will be available on all major digital music services. The streaming/download will be added to this article next week. I Hate New Year’s is directed by Christin Baker and stars Dia Frampton, Ashley Argota and Candis Cayne. The movie follows a rising musical star who heads home to Nashville for New Years Eve to break her writers block, and discovers that sometimes you find inspiration – and love – where you least expect it. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano Scoring Amazon’s ‘Invincible’
Posted: December 2, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Invincible, John Paesano, Robert Kirkman
John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Star) has recently been scoring the upcoming Amazon original series Invincible. The show is created by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Outcast) based on the Skybound/Image comic by himself, Cory Walker & Ryan Ottley and features the voices of Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Mark Hamill, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Mae Whitman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Melise, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey Griffin and Max Burkholder. The adult animated superhero series revolves around 17-year-old teenager who’s just like every other guy his age – except his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Read the rest of this entry »