Composer Nathan Wang is set to reteam with director Andy Fickman on the upcoming Disney Channel original movie Christmas Again. The holiday comedy starring Scarlett Estevez, Daniel Sunjata, Alexis Carra, Ashlyn Jade Lopez, Priscilla Lopez, Beth Lacke, Tony Amendola and Gary Anthony Williams centers on a high-spirited 11-year-old girl experiencing a lackluster Christmas who makes a wish to a mall Santa for a “do-over,” and unexpectedly finds herself reliving Christmas day over and over. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Wang to Score Disney Channel’s ‘Christmas Again’
Posted: November 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Fickman, Christmas Again, Disney Channel, Nathan Wang
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‘Never Too Late’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angela Little, Mark Lamprell, Never Too Late, score, Soundtrack
BSX Records will release a soundtrack album for the Australian comedy drama Never Too Late. The album features the film’s original music composed by Angela Little (The Clinic, The Will, Back of the Net). Also included is the song Beautiful Day performed by Garth Taylor. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 27 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Never Too Late is directed by Mark Lamprell and stars James Cromwell, Jacki Weaver, Dennis Waterman, Jack Thompson, Shane Jacobson and Roy Billing. The movie follows a group of seniors as they makes plans to break out of their retirement home to achieve their unrealized dreams before it’s too late. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s & IMDb TV’s ‘Alex Rider’ to Be Released
Posted: November 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Rider, Amazon, IMDb TV, Raffertie, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the first soundtrack album for the British series Alex Rider. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Raffertie (aka Benjamin Stefanski) (White Dragon, Zone 414). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2020 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Alex Rider is developed by Guy Burt based on the novels by Anthony Horowitz and stars Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Andrew Buchan, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor and Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo. The spy thriller follows the title character as he is recruited by a subdivision of MI6 as a teenage spy to infiltrate places that others are unable to. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Girl from Mogadishu’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 25, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Girl from Mogadishu, Mary McGuckian a, Nitin Sawhney, score, Soundtrack
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the drama A Girl from Mogadishu. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Breathe, Lila Says, Traitors). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. A Girl from Mogadishu is written and directed by Mary McGuckian and stars Aja Naomi King, Martha Canga Antonio, Barkhad Abdi, Orla Brady and Stanley Townsend. The movie tells a true story based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who having escaped war-torn Somalia, emerged as one of the world’s foremost international activists against gender-based violence. Read the rest of this entry »
Kurt Russell’s & Darlene Love’s Original Song ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ from ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ Released
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Columbus, Darlene Love, Kurt Russell, Netflix, Steven Van Zandt, The Christmas Chronicles 2
Maisie Music Publishing has released the original song The Spirit of Christmas from Chris Columbus’ Netflix original film The Christmas Chronicles 2. The track is written by Steven Van Zandt (who previously penned songs for Columbus’ Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Nine Months) and is performed by lead actor Kurt Russell and Darlene Love. The song is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The Christmas Chronicles 2 is written and directed by Columbus and also stars Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Jahzir Bruno, Julian Dennison, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Judah Lewis and Tyrese Gibson. Read the rest of this entry »
Nate Walcott & Mike Mogis Scoring CBS All Access’ ‘The Stand’
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS All Access, Josh Boone, Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott, The Stand
Nate Walcott & Mike Mogis are composing the original score for the upcoming CBS All Access limited series The Stand. The show is developed by Josh Boone & Benjamin Cavell based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel of the same name and stars Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Jovan Adepo, Amber Heard, Owen Teague, Henry Zaga, Brad William Henke, Greg Kinnear, Irene Bedard and Nat Wolff. Boone has directed the first and last episodes and is also executive producing the project with Cavell (SEAL Team), Taylor Elmore (Justified), Will Weiske, Jimmy Miller (Bad Teacher, The Other Guys), Roy Lee (It, The LEGO Movie) and Richard P. Rubinstein (Dawn of the Dead, Children of Dune). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Unearth’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dorota Swies, Jane Saunders, John C. Lyons, score, Soundtrack, Unearth
A soundtrack album has been released for the horror drama Unearth. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jane Saunders. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is available to order on Amazon. Unearth is directed by John C. Lyons & Dorota Swies and stars Adrienne Barbeau, Marc Blucas, Allison McAtee, P.J. Marshall, Monica Wyche, Rachel McKeon and Brooke Sorenson. The movie follows a man desperate to save his family who turns to the one place that can save his home, the gas and oil industry. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Princess of the Row’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Julian Scherle, Princess of the Row, score, Soundtrack, Van Maximilian Carlson
Scissors will release a soundtrack album for the drama Princess of the Row. The album features the film’s original music composed by Julian Scherle (Let’s Be Evil, Disrupted, Pause, Hudson). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 27 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and other digital music stores. Princess of the Row is co-written and directed by Van Maximilian Carlson and stars Edi Gathegi, Tayler Buck, Martin Sheen, Ana Ortiz, Jacob Vargas, Tabitha Brow and Jenny Gago. The movie, which is executive produced by Morgan Freeman & Lori McCreary, tells the story of a runaway foster child who will stop at nothing to live with the only family she knows: her homeless, mentally-ill veteran father who lives on the streets of Los Angeles’ skid row. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Carlo Lavagna’s ‘Shadows’ Released
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlo Lavagna, Michele Braga, score, Shadows, Soundtrack
Ascent Film has released a soundtrack album for the Italian/Irish thriller Shadows. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michele Braga (Dogman, They Call Me Jeeg, Blessed Madness, Nevia). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Shadows is directed by Carlo Lavagna and stars Mia Threapleton, Lola Petticrew and Saskia Reeves. The movie is set in a post-apocalyptic world and follows a mother and her two daughters who must avoid contact with daylight and its shadows in order to survive. Read the rest of this entry »
63rd Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: November 24, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 63rd Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Ad Astra – Max Richter
Becoming – Kamasi Wahsington
Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
1917 – Thomas Newman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams
