Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Mrs. America, When They See Us) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Bridgerton. The show is created by Chris Van Dusen and stars Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page, Golda Rosheuvel, Jonathan Bailey, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Ruby Barker, Nicola Coughlan, Sabrina Bartlett, Adjoa Andoh, Polly Walker, Ruth Gemmell, Bessie Carter, Harriet Cains, as well as Julie Andrews as the voice of Lady Whistledown. The drama is inspired by Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels and revolves around the eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family as they look for love and happiness in London high society. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ to Feature Music by Kris Bowers
Posted: December 1, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bridgerton, Kris Bowers, Netflix, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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Anne Dudley & Dan Gillespie Sells Scoring ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Movie Adaptation
Posted: December 1, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Dan Gillespie Sells, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Jonathan Butterell
Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, The Crying Game, Poldark, American History X) has teamed up with Dan Gillespie Sells to compose the underscore for the upcoming movie musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. The film is directed by Jonathan Butterell and stars Max Harwood, Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Sharon Horgan, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson, Adeel Akhtar, Samuel Bottomley and Richard E. Grant. The movie is based on the stage musical of the same title by Tom MacRae & Gillespie Sells and tells the story of an openly gay teenager, living on a council estate in Sheffield, England with ambitions to be a drag queen. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty’ Released
Posted: December 1, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, David Schweitzer, score, Soundtrack, The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty
East Prussian Archive has released a soundtrack album for the BBC docu-series The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty. The album features the show’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, Wonders of Life, Inside North Korea’s Dynasty, Charlie & Lola). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty is directed by Jamie Roberts and tells the story of Rupert Murdoch’s influence on world events and the dramatic personal battle for power at the heart of his own family. The 3-parter is narrated by Kate Fleetwood and details his rise to fame as well as the scandals that threatened his powers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dave Not Coming Back’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dave Not Coming Back, Gabriel Thibaudeau, Jonah Malak, Marc Bell, score, Soundtrack
Troublemakers will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Dave Not Coming Back. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc Bell and Gabriel Thibaudeau. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 1 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Dave Not Coming Back is directed by Jonah Malak and centers on two cave divers and long-time friends who – in October of 2004 – explored Boesmansgat, a mythical cave in South Africa, where they found a body and decided to retrieve it. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score Netflix’s ‘Back to the Outback’
Posted: November 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Back to the Outback, Clare Knight, Harry Cripps, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Tim Minchin
Netflix has announced today that Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Legend of Tarzan, Hacksaw Ridge, The Crown) will compose the original score for the upcoming animated film Back to the Outback. The movie marks the directorial debuts of editor Clare Knight (Kung Fu Panda trilogy, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part) & writer Harry Cripps (Penguin Bloom, The Magic Pudding) and features the voice talent of Isla Fisher, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Keith Urban, Rachel House, Celeste Barber, Aislinn Derbez, Diesel Cash La Torraca, Wayne Knight, Lachlan Ross Power and Jacki Weaver, as well as Tim Minchin who is also contributing original songs. The animated feature follows a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures as they plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged for their scales and fangs. Read the rest of this entry »
‘What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rick Baitz, Rob Garver, score, Soundtrack, What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Rick Baitz (The Education of Shelby Knox, Until the Violence Stops) will will release a soundtrack album for the documentary What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally on December 11, 2020. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is directed by Rob Garver and tells the story of New Yorker film critic and best-selling author Pauline Kael who battled to make her mark – fueled by brilliance, unshakable self-confidence, a complicated past, and a deep love of the arts. The movie is narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker and features over 40 new interviews and never-before seen archival material. Read the rest of this entry »
Hildur Guðnadóttir to Score David O. Russell’s Next Feature
Posted: November 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David O. Russell, Hildur Guðnadóttir
Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene) confirmed at today’s first panel at Variety’s Music for Screens Summit that she will be scoring director David O. Russell’s next, currently untitled, feature. The film is written and directed by O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Three Kings) and stars Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington. No plot details have been announced. Matthew Budman (Detroit, Spree) is producing the New Regency production. Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki serves as the director of photography of the project, which marks Guðnadóttir’s first feature scoring assignment following her Academy Award-winning score for Todd Phillips’ Joker. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Jones’ ‘Lady Macbeth’ Score Released
Posted: November 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Jones, Lady Macbeth, score, Soundtrack, William Oldroyd
Wave Theory Records has released the original score from the 2016 British drama Lady Macbeth directed by William Oldroyd, based on the novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Lesko and starring Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank. The film’s original music is composed by Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Vampire, Max, Man in an Orange Shirt, World on Fire, Any Human Heart, My Scientology Movie). The composer’s score is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon and other digital music stores. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 29, 2020)
Posted: November 29, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Disney Plus, Godmothered, Kishi Bashi, My Psychedelic Love Story, Paul Leonard Morgan, Rachel Portman, Showtime, Stillwater, Toby Chu
Premiering tonight is the Showtime documentary My Psychedelic Love Story directed by Errol Morris. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Dynasty, Tales from the Loop, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D) who previously collaborated with Morris on the Netflix series Wormwood and the features The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography and American Dharma. The movie, which examines the notorious high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of his famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith, premiered at this year’s AFI Fest and will debut exclusively on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday, December 4, is the Disney+ original movie Godmothered directed by Sharon Maguire and starring Isla Fisher, Jillian Bell, Jane Curtin, Jillian Shea Spaeder (who also contributed new songs to the project), Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Willa Skye, Santiago Cabrera, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Artemis Pebdani, Stephnie Weir, June Squibb and Carlease Burke. Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat) has composed the film’s original score. Check out our previous article to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
Cho Young-wuk Scoring Zhang Yimou’s ‘Impasse’
Posted: November 28, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cho Young Wuk, Impasse, Zhang Yimou
Earlier this month, Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, The Little Drummer Girl, Thirst, The Handmaiden) has recorded his score for the upcoming Chinese spy thriller Impasse. The film is directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) and stars Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei, Zhu Yawen, Qin Hailu, Ni Dahong and Liu Haocun. The movie centers on the escape of a group of CCP agents who have obtained proof the Japanese are conducting unethical human experiments. Liwei Pang (Shadow, One Second) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
