Christopher Lennertz & Dara Taylor have teamed up to score the upcoming comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. The film is directed by Josh Greenbaum (Becoming Bond) and stars Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan and Damon Wayans. The movie follows two lifelong friends as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time. Wiig & Mumolo also wrote the screenplay and are producing the project with Will Ferrell & Adam McKay (The Big Short, Talladega Nights), Jessica Elbaum (Hustlers, Booksmart) and Margot Hand (Brittany Runs a Marathon). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Fleming, Hans Zimmer, Hillbilly Elegy, Netflix, Ron Howard, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack for the Netflix original film Hillbilly Elegy. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, The Thin Red Line, Rain Man) & David Fleming (Blue Planet II, The Perfect Guy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 20 (visit Amazon to stream/download the album) and physically in early December. Hillbilly Elegy is directed by Ron Howard and stars Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins and Owen Asztalos. The movie is based on J.D. Vance’s memoir of the same title about a Yale Law student who gets pulled back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Come Away’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brenda Chapman, Come Away, John Debney, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy drama Come Away. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, Bruce Almighty). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Come Away is directed by Brenda Chapman (Brave) and stars David Oyelowo, Anna Chancellor, Clarke Peters, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Caine, Jordan Nash, Keira Chansa, Reece Yates, David Gyasi, Derek Jacobi and Angelina Jolie. The movie tells the origin story of Peter before he became Pan and Alice before she visited Wonderland, when they were siblings living in an idyllic country home with their parents and their older brother. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dark and the Wicked’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryan Bertino, score, Soundtrack, The Dark and the Wicked, Tom Schraeder
A soundtrack album will be released for the horror thriller The Dark and the Wicked. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tom Schraeder (Hurt, Beast Mode). Also included are two original songs written and performed by the singer/songwriter and composer. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 6 and is now available for pre-order here. The Dark and the Wicked is written and directed by Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) and stars Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr. and Xander Berkeley. The movie follows two siblings who return home to say goodbye to their dying father but soon begin to suffer from a darkness marked by waking nightmares. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Luxor’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 4, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Luxor, Nascuy Linares, score, Soundtrack, Zeina Durra
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the drama Luxor. The album features the film’s original music composed and performed by Nascuy Linares (Embrace of the Serpent, Los silencios, Once Upon a Time in Venezuela). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 6 and is now available for pre-order here. Luxor is written and directed by Zeina Durra and stars Andrea Riseborough, Karim Saleh, Michael Landes and Shereen Reda. The movie follows a British aid worker who returns to the ancient city of Luxor, where she comes across a talented archeologist and former lover and struggles to reconcile the choices of the past with the uncertainty of the present. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Met a Girl’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: November 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I Met a Girl, Luke Eve, Matteo Zingales, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the Australian romantic drama I Met a Girl. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matteo Zingales (99 Homes, Fahrenheit 451, Mystery Road, Secrets and Lies, The Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 4 and will be available on Amazon, Apple Music and other digital music services. I Met a Girl is directed by Luke Eve and stars Brenton Thwaites, Joel Jackson and Lily Sullivan. The movie follows an aspiring musician with schizophrenia who falls madly in love with a mysterious girl and – when she suddenly vanishes – embarks on ajourney to find her. Read the rest of this entry »
Jake Monaco Scoring Lena Khan’s Disney+ Movie ‘Flora & Ulysses’
Posted: November 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Flora & Ulysses, Jake Monaco, Lena Khan
Jake Monaco (Dumplin’, Let’s Be Cops, Like a Boss, Out, Forky Asks a Question, Keeping Up with the Joneses) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Flora & Ulysses. The film is directed by Lena Khan (The Tiger Hunter) and stars Matilda Lawler, Alyson Hannigan, Ben Schwartz, Evans Ainsworth and Danny Pudi. The family drama is based on the children’s book Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo and tells the story of a 10-year-old avid comic book fan and a self-avowed cynic, who saves a squirrel she names Ulysses only to have its unique superhero powers wreak havoc. Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release Two Soundtrack Albums for Pixar’s ‘Soul’
Posted: November 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atticus Ross, Disney Plus, Jon Batiste, Pixar, score, Soul, Soundtrack, Trent Reznor
Walt Disney Records will release two soundtracks for Pixar’s animated feature Soul, including an album featuring the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mank), as well as a separate album featuring the jazz compositions and arrangements by Jon Batiste who is best known for being the bandleader on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and also served as a cultural consultant for the movie. The soundtrack is set to be released on December 18, 2020. Click here to pre-order the vinyl edition of the score album and click here to order the vinyl edition of the jazz album. Check back on this page for the full details and the final cover art of both albums. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Dudley Scoring FX’s & BBC’s ‘Black Narcissus’
Posted: November 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, BBC, Black Narcissus, FX
Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, The Crying Game, American History X, The Hustle, Poldark) is the composer of the new FX and BBC limited series Black Narcissus. The show is developed by Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard, The Trial of Christine Keeler) based on the best-selling novel by Rumer Godden and stars Gemma Arterton, Alessandro Nivola, Aisling Franciosi, Diana Rigg, Jim Broadbent, Rosie Cavaliero, Karen Bryson, Patsy Ferran, Nila Aalia, Kulvinder Ghir, Chaneil Kular, Dipika Kunwar, Gina McKee, Soumil Malla and Gianni Gonsalves. The 3-part drama is set in Mopu, Himalayas, 1934 and centers on a group of young nuns as they attempt to establish a mission at a remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hope Gap’ Soundtrack EP Announced
Posted: November 3, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Hope Gap, score, Soundtrack, William Nicholson
Air-Edel Records has announced a soundtrack EP for the British drama Hope Gap. The 6-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Alex Heffes (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, Roots, Touching the Void, 11.21.63) ). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Hope Gap is written and directed by William Nicholson and stars Annette Bening, Bill Nighy and Josh O’Connor. The movie charts the life of a woman shocked to learn her husband is leaving her for another after 29 years of marriage, and the ensuing emotional fallout the dissolution has on their only grown son. Read the rest of this entry »
